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Портсмут

Портсмут (англ. Portsmouth) — місто в британському графстві Гемпшир на березі протоки Солент, що відокремлює Англію від острова Вайт. Основна частина міського населення зосереджена на острові Портсі. Тут розташована одна з головних військово-морських баз британського ВМФ. Населення міста — 197 000. До обміління Ла-Маншу порт розташовувався у Портчестері, де збереглася напівзруйнована кам'яна фортеця римлян, перебудована у XI—XII століттях у феодальний замок. У 1194 р. король Річард I Левине Серце видав Портсмуту міську хартію і дозволив проводити в місті ярмарок. Ця хартія діяла до 1627 року. Значення Портсмута значно збільшилося за династії Тюдорів. У 1496 р. був заснований сухий док, який після розширення у 1698 р. займає площу у 120 га. У сухому доці виставлені знамениті кораблі минулого — тюдорівська карака «Мері Роуз» і HMS Victory — флагман адмірала Гораціо Нельсона. Під час Другої світової війни місто зазнало сильних бомбардувань. Зруйнована будівля ратуші була відновлена у 1959 році. Серед історичних пам'яток — невеликий, частково романський собор (XII століття), тюдорівські укріплення в курортному районі Саутсі (1544 р.) і будинок, у якому народився Чарльз Діккенс. Географія Унітарна одиниця Портсмут займає територію 40 км², омивається на сході, півдні і заході протокою Солент, на півночі межує з неметропольним графством Гемпшир. Населення На території унітарної одиниці Портсмут проживає 186 701 чоловік, при середній щільності населення 4,638 чол./км², найбільшою у Великій Британії (для порівняння — в Лондоні щільність населення 4,562 чол./км²). Економіка З Портсмута на острів Вайт ходять пороми компанії «Wightlink»: пасажирський катамаран в місто Райд і автомобільний пором в село Фішберн. Пасажирське судно на повітряній подушці компанії «Hovertravel» ходить в Райд з Саутсі, передмістя Портсмута. Портсмут є центром поштового району, якому відповідає код «PO». Крім Портсмута в цей район входять населені пункти Гемпшира, острова Вайт і Західного Суссексу: Бембрідж, Богнор Регіс, Вентнор, Східний Коуз, Ґоспорт, Західний Коуз, Ньюпорт, Райд, Саутсі, Сендаун, Вотерлувіль, Фарегем, Гавент, Чічестер, Шанклін, Ярмут та інші. Політика Портсмут управляється радою унітарної одиниці, що складається з 42 депутатів, обраних в 14 округах. В результаті останніх виборів 23 місця в раді займають ліберальні демократи. Спорт У місті Портсмут базується професійний футбольний клуб «Портсмут», дворазовий чемпіон Англії, дворазовий володар Кубка Англії і володар Суперкубка Англії. «Портсмут» приймає суперників на стадіоні «Фраттон Парк» місткістю 20 000 глядачів. Відомі люди Монтегю Лав (1877—1943) — британський актор театру, кіно і водевілів. Міжнародні відносини Міста-побратими Портсмут є містом-побратимом таких міст: Дуйсбург, Німеччина (1950) Кан, Франція (1987) Лейквуд, США Міста-партнери Хайфа, Ізраїль Маскат, Оман Майдзуру, Японія Портсмут, США Сідней, Австралія Примітки Посилання Місто на сайті Open Directory Project (англ.)
Polsloe Priory

Polsloe Priory, also known as St Katherine's Priory, was a Benedictine priory for women (a nunnery) in Devon, England. It was founded in around 1159 on land to the east of Exeter, on a site that is now part of the city's suburb of Polsloe. At the time it was the only religious house for women in Devon, but two others were founded later: at Cornworthy and Canonsleigh Abbey. The first prioress of whom any record survives was Avelina in 1218. Amongst the holdings of the priory was the Church of St Mary, Marston Magna in Somerset. In common with most other Catholic institutions, it was dissolved by Henry VIII, in 1539, even though it had paid a fine of £400 for exemption from the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535. At dissolution it had 14 nuns, including the prioress and subprioress. Most of the buildings have been demolished, but one remains, built of the local red sandstone and believed to date from around 1320. English Heritage have designated it a Grade II* listed building. As of 2016 it is used by the local community association for occasional events, having passed from private to City Council hands in 1934. See also Exeter Cathedral Exeter monastery References Sources Lega-Weeks, Ethel (1934), "The Pre-Reformation History of St. Katherine's Priory, Polsloe", Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association, 66: 181–199 Further reading Lega-Weeks, Ethel (1935), "The History of St. Katherine's Priory, Polsloe, Part II", Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association, 67: 349–359 Lega-Weeks, Ethel (1937), "The History of St. Katherine's Priory, Polsloe, Part III", Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association, 69: 447–470 Lega-Weeks, Ethel (1938), "The History of St. Katherine's Priory, Polsloe, Part IV. Polsloe Tithes", Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association, 70: 423–432 Orme, Nicholas (2015), "Polsloe Priory", Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association, 147: 185–212
Poltair School

Poltair School is a coeducational secondary school located on the site of the former St Austell Grammar School in St Austell, Cornwall, England. It is run by the Cornwall Education Learning Trust. Admissions It has educational links with schools in Dithmarchen, Germany, notably the Gymnasium Heide-Ost. It has also had links with Collège des Quatre Vents in Lanmeur, Brittany, France. History Grammar school It was founded in 1907. Comprehensive It became comprehensive in 1971, at the same time that it lost its sixth form. St Austell Sixth Form College was built at the same time next to the Mid-Cornwall College of Further Education on Palace Road. These merged in 1993 to form St Austell College, opposite the school. In 2007, Poltair School held its centenary, which included guided tours of the school, a service at St John's Methodist Church, and celebrations at St Austell's Eden Project. Academy In September 2019 Poltair School converted to academy status and is now sponsored by the Cornwall Education & Learning Trust. Buildings The school has recently undergone a £5 million redevelopment programme, which included a new main hall, dining hall, radio studio, and dance/drama facilities, amongst other additions. The school launched a full student radio station, Inferno Radio, in 2004. This is no longer running. Academic performance The school's GCSE pass rate increased 16% in the 2 years up until July 2007. However its GCSE pass rate is well below the England average, and the second lowest in Cornwall (above Redruth School). Notable former pupils Steve Baker, former Conservative MP (2010-2024) for Wycombe Steve Double, former Conservative MP (2015-2024) for St Austell and Newquay Andrew Patrick, British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and British Ambassador to Myanmar St Austell County Grammar School Robert Duncan, actor Felicity Goodey, former presenter on Radio 4 and BBC North West Tonight Sir Laurence Martin, Vice-Chancellor from 1978 to 1990 of Newcastle University, and gave the BBC's Reith Lecture in 1981. John Nettles, actor Edward Rowe, Cornish comedian and theatre actor (AKA:Kernow King) A. L. Rowse, academic and author. Robin Skynner, psychiatrist, known for 1983 book Families and How to Survive Them L. H. C. Tippett, statistician David Tremlett, artist Fred Trethewey, former Archdeacon of Dudley References Sources The Times Monday 30 October 1972, page 12 External links EduBase
Pond Meadow School

Pond Meadow School is a small special school with academy status located in Guildford, Surrey, England for pupils aged 2 – 19. History The school was officially opened by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 2009. It replaced the Bishop Reindorp School, built in the 1960s. In 2015, a minibus used by the school caught fire with eight children onboard. Three of the children were wheelchair users and were unable to leave the bus independently. They were rescued by the driver and some passers-by. Nobody was harmed in the incident. References The first Special school in Guildford Surrey
Ponden Hall

Ponden Hall is a farmhouse near Stanbury in West Yorkshire, England. It is famous for reputedly being the inspiration for Thrushcross Grange, the home of the Linton family, Edgar, Isabella, and Cathy, in Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights since Brontë was a frequent visitor. However, it does not match the description given in the novel and is closer in size and appearance to the farmhouse of Wuthering Heights itself. The Brontë biographer Winifred Gerin believed that Ponden Hall was the original of Wildfell Hall, the old mansion where Helen Graham, the protagonist of Anne Brontë's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, fled from her husband. Ponden shares certain architectural details with Wildfell: latticed windows, a central portico and date plaque above. The "old house" was built in 1634 by Robert Heaton (1587–1641) for his son, Michael Heaton (1609–1643), although the east end incorporates an older building from 1541. The "old porch and peat house" was later built by Michael's son Robert (1642–1704) and in 1801 the hall was re-built by Robert's great-grandson, Robert Heaton (1757–1817). In the early 19th century Ponden Hall held what was reputedly the largest private library in Yorkshire, which saw regular visits from Brontë children as they and the Heaton children would play together as well. There are two entwined withered pear trees on the property, said to be planted there by one of the boys, Robert, as he longed for Emily's heart (was not meant to be as she was a little older). In the 19th century the Heaton family were textile manufacturers – particularly wool. With the death of Robert in 1898, the last surviving Heaton male, the Hall was sold. The final Heaton male, George Smith Heaton, the son of Michael and Ellen Heaton of Royd House, died penniless at the Bendigo Benevolent Asylum in Victoria, Australia, on 12 February 1901. The house is a Grade II* listed building. The summary states that it was built in 1634 with an addition in 1801. "Coursed stone, stone slate roof, 2 storeys". The listing also listing states that the "farmstead built on the opposite side of the road" was demolished in 1956. The property was converted in 2014 into an award-winning bed-and-breakfast establishment. A September 2020 article in Country Life magazine provided an update, with photographs, about the property, after it was listed for sale for £1 million. The main house includes eight bedrooms while the annex has two. A great deal of care had been taken during restorations to maintain authenticity: "the beams, walls, floors, ceilings, fireplaces and windows are gloriously authentic". See also Grade II* listed buildings in Bradford Listed buildings in Haworth, Cross Roads and Stanbury References External links Reader's Guide to Wuthering Heights - Ponden Hall, Information on the house by the present owners.
Ponds Forge

Ponds Forge International Sports Centre is a multipurpose sports centre and leisure complex in Sheffield, England. The facility has a 2,600 seating capacity Olympic-sized swimming pool and diving pit, a leisure pool, a 10-court indoor sports hall, in addition to multiple gyms and fitness studios. History Ponds Forge was opened in 1991 ahead of the 1991 Summer Universiade, which the facility was a host venue. The 1993 European Swimming Championships were held at the pool. During the event Karoly Guttler of Hungary went 1.00.95 in the heats of the Mens 100m Breast stroke to set a new world record. As of May 2026 it has been the only Long Course world record set at Ponds Forge. In the 1994 UK Sports Design Awards, Ponds Forge won British Steel award for the best use of steel in construction, and was highly commented in the overall category. In the 2000s Ponds Forge was a venue for Channel 4 series The Games, in which celebrities competed against each other in a wide range of events. Facilities Olympic-sized swimming pool The swimming pool hosted the 1993 European Aquatics Championships (including the Men's European Water Polo Championship). It has also hosted the 2006 Underwater Hockey World Championships, in addition to the junior world championships in 2019. The pool is also used for the national underwater hockey competitions run by the British Octopush Association. Diving pool Ponds Forge has Europe's deepest diving pool at 5.85 metres. This pool hosted the FINA World Diving Series Championships in April 2011 and was home to USA Diving Squad for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It is also home to the City of Sheffield Water Polo Club, a first division water polo team. Surf City leisure pool Surf City leisure pool includeds a 25 metre lane pool, a lazy river that goes around the outside of the pool, slides, a smaller and shallower children's with, a sensory wall, fountains, and a mini slide, and a leisure pod for disabled swimmers equipped with a disabled hoist. Gym The 140-piece gym was refurbished in 2008. Sports hall The 10-court sports hall can facilitate badminton, table tennis, netball, volleyball, basketball, and indoor football. In 2026, the sports hall became the home venue of Sheffield Eagles wheelchair rugby league team who play in the RFL Wheelchair Super League. See also List of long-course swimming pools in the United Kingdom References External links Official Website Historic England. "PONDS FORGE INTERNATIONAL SPORTS CENTRE (1369229)". Research records (formerly PastScape).
Pontefract Museum

Pontefract Museum is a local museum in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The collections cover archaeology, archives, decorative and applied art, fine art, photographs and social history. The museum opened in 1975. History The museum is located in an Art Nouveau building in the middle of the town which was originally a Carnegie library. The library was opened in 1904 and designed by George Pennington. In 1975, a new library was built and the Carnegie building was converted into a museum. It retains a tiled entrance hall and original 1904 furnishings. The building was registered as Grade II Listed when it was opened as a museum in March 1975. Collections Exhibits include information on Pontefract Castle and the liquorice industry (Pontefract Cakes) on the town. There are archaeological finds from Pontefract Castle and St. John's Priory, Pontefract, including the Ackworth Hoard, made up of almost 600 coins dating from the English Civil War. In addition, there are displays of packaging from the Pontefract liquorice factories, coloured glass and locally printed materials. Pontefract was also the location of the country's first secret ballot, which took place in 1872, and the ballot box (which was sealed with Pontefract liquorice) is held in the museum. Most of the collection has Pontefract connections, including the mining history of the town. The museum has three exhibition spaces and, as well as the permanent collections, the museum has a space for temporary exhibitions, and a reference room holding archives relating to the town's history. See also Listed buildings in Pontefract References External links Official website
Pontefract Racecourse

Pontefract Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. Layout The track is left-handed undulating course with a sharp bend into the home straight. Horses drawn low (i.e. on the inside of the track) usually have the advantage. The final 3 furlongs of the track are uphill, making it quite testing. The course was originally a horseshoe of 1½ miles, but in 1983, it was converted into a full circuit of about 2m ½f. This made it the longest continuous flat racing circuit in Europe and allowed it to stage one of the longest races in the calendar, the Pontefract Marathon at 2m 5f 139y. History Racing is recorded as having taken place in Pontefract as early as 1648, just before the local Castle was taken by the forces of Oliver Cromwell. Races were held in the meadows near the town but these were discontinued by 1769. The townsfolk restarted the sport in 1801 and it has continued ever since. In 1827 the races were held in September and reported as being very fashionably attended. While it cannot "claim to be one of Yorkshire's major courses" it was used for some major races during World War II when other courses were out of action. These included the war substitute Lincoln and November Handicaps. Pontefract installed a photo finish in 1952 and was also the first English course to have a dope testing facility. The course traditionally began its afternoon race meetings at 2.45 pm – later than most other courses – so that miners at the adjacent colliery could finish the morning shift in time to go racing. This remained the case until the colliery closed in 2002. Facts and figures Flat Number of fixtures (2012) – 15 Prize money (2012) – £731,810 Top trainer (2007 – 2011 inc.) – Richard Fahey, 28 wins from 213 races Notable races References Bibliography Fox, George (1827). The History of Pontefract in Yorkshire. Pontefract, England: John Fox. Retrieved 21 May 2013. pontefract racecourse. Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopaedia of British Racing. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-354-08536-0. Wright, Howard (1986). The Encyclopaedia of Flat Racing. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0-7090-2639-0. External links Official website Course guide on GG.COM Course guide on At The Races
Pontefract bus station

Pontefract bus station serves the town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. It is owned and managed by West Yorkshire Metro. Description The bus station is situated in Pontefract town centre and can be accessed from Horsefair and Northgate. There are nine stands, labelled A-H and J. Facilities include a coffee shop and a newsagent. Services The main operators that serve the bus station are: Arriva Yorkshire Stagecoach Yorkshire Globe Holidays Ross Travel TJ's Travel. Routes connect the town with Barnsley, Knottingley, Leeds, Selby and Wakefield. References External links Metro's Pontefract bus station webpage
Pontrilas Army Training Area

Pontrilas Army Training Area is a British Army training camp, located just north of the village of Ewyas Harold near to Pontrilas in Herefordshire, England. Originally developed pre-World War II by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as an ammunition dump, it was served by the Golden Valley Railway. History During the 1930s, there was a recognition of a need to provide secure storage for munitions within the United Kingdom. The proposal was to create three central ammunition depots (CAD): one in the south (Monkton Farleigh); one in the north of England (Longtown, Cumbria); and one in the Midlands (Nesscliffe). Beyond these, a series of sub-depots was created by the MoD in the area, to allow further distribution. Each was connected to the national rail network, and was laid out over an extensive area to avoid total destruction should an accidental explosion occur, or the site be attacked by an enemy. Named Elm Bridge, the servicing railway branch line was just before Abbeydore railway station and the level crossing. Unlike the main CAD's, the initial war-time onsite batch of locomotives and train drivers was provided by the Great Western Railway, which also maintained the extensive onsite network. Always guarded by the Royal Military Police and serviced by regular troops, it was only after the war from 1948 that the Royal Engineers provided the onsite logistics. After the closure and lifting of the Golden Valley Railway to Dorstone in 1953 and cessation of passenger services, the line was maintained as a freight-only facility to service the depot until its closure in 1957. Present Retained as an MoD facility, its remote location and proximity to the Special Air Service headquarters at Hereford meant that it has been utilised as a training base in some form since closure of the depot. Although never confirmed officially, the training facility has been used by various special forces, including "The Det". Presently managed by QinetiQ on behalf of the MoD, they have installed various facilities which are used in counter-terrorism (CT) and assault training. In September 2006, Lance Corporal Gordon Campbell of the 1 Assault Group Royal Marines, aged 28, while fast-roping from a helicopter whilst on a training exercise at PATA, fell to the ground and died. References
Pool Hayes Academy

Pool Hayes Academy is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Willenhall, in the West Midlands of England. It is one of the biggest secondary schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall. Buildings Construction of the school began in the early 1960s. Pool Hayes Farm was levelled and a nearby pool plus Pool Hayes Colliery were filled in to make way for the school. Patricks Lane was renamed 'Pool Hayes Lane' and was redeveloped in 1965. The school itself was opened in 1964 around the same time as construction of the surrounding areas (including housing), was still in progress. During 2006 the school came under partial redevelopment. The original 40-years old wooden windows were removed and replaced by new PVC framed windows. The I.T block was also redeveloped along with the tennis court, plus automatic doors replaced the original 60s wooden ones in the reception area. The maths section was altered as part of the redevelopment, with the two original doors either side being bricked over and replaced with a main door, which faces the grassy area. School performance and inspection judgements As of 2022, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was on 26 April 2022, with a judgement of Good. Specialist status In September 2006, Pool Hayes was designated a Specialist Status as an Arts College which brought an increase in resources to support Drama, Music Technology and Creative Technology. This Specialist Status also carries with it the challenge of raising standards in those subjects throughout the school. Academisation Pool Hayes Arts and Community School, previously administered by Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, was converted to academy status in February 2016 and was renamed Pool Hayes Academy. The school is now part of the Academy Transformation Trust, but continues to coordinate with Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions. Notable former pupils Mark Davies, footballer with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bolton Wanderers. References External links Official School Website