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Middlewich High School

Middlewich High School is a co-educational secondary school located in Middlewich, Cheshire, England. It is a school for 11- to 16-year-olds, and had 708 pupils on roll as of the last OFSTED report, less than the average comprehensive. In its last OFSTED report, it achieved Good. 98.6% of pupils are of white British origin and no pupils take English as an additional language. 10.7% of pupils have Special Educational Needs (SEN). In 2006 Middlewich High School celebrated its centenary. In 2007 it achieved its best GCSE results: 71% at A* - C. The school is one of the partner high schools of Sir John Deane's Sixth Form College, and sends around 30% of its Year 11 leavers there every September. Previously a community school administered by Cheshire East Council, in February 2022 Middlewich High School converted to academy status. It is now sponsored by The Sir John Brunner Foundation. References External links Middlewich High School Homepage
Middridge Quarry

Middridge Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It is a disused quarry, situated alongside the railway line between Newton Aycliffe and Shildon, 1 km south of the village of Middridge. The quarry was excavated in Magnesian Limestone, the lowest level of which is an exceptionally fossiliferous marl slate which has yielded the richest and most varied Permian flora in the Britain and is the type locality for the pteridosperm Pseudoctensis middridgensis. Fossils obtained from the quarry have included several species of fish and reptiles, numerous invertebrates and plants, and the site is considered to be of international palaeontological importance. References
Midford Castle

Midford Castle ist eine Folly im Dorf Midford, 5 km südlich von Bath in der englischen Grafschaft Somerset. Die Burg im mittelalterlichen Stil ließ Henry Disney Roebuck nach Plänen des Architekten John Carter 1775 in Form eines Kreuzsymbols von Spielkarten (♣) erbauen. Ein Artikel in einem Magazin von 1899 postulierte, dass Roebuck die Folly in Form eines Spielkartenkreuzes bauen ließ, weil er das Geld hierfür bei einem Kartenspiel gewonnen hatte. Dies ist aber unwahrscheinlich, weil die Vorhalle, die den Stamm des Kreuzes darstellt, erst später angefügt wurde. Wahrscheinlicher ist es, dass er die Form aus einem Artikel im Builder's Magazine von 1774 hatte. Das Haus hat einen Grundriss in Form eines dreiblättrigen Kleeblattes, das drei halbrunde Türme bilden, die in gotischem Stil zusammengefügt sind. Das Gebäude wurde von English Heritage als historisches Bauwerk I. Grades gelistet. 1810 kaufte die Burg einer der Conollys aus Castletown House im irischen County Kildare, der die Vorhalle anbauen und die Stallungen und die Kapelle in der Nähe errichten ließ, die heute „Priorei“ genannt werden. Letztere verfielen, nachdem der letzte Conolly das Haus 1901 verkauft hatte. Bald nach 1810 wurde Kingham Field, ein Teil des Anwesens, als Steinbruch, ähnlich den nahegelegenen Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines betrieben. William Smith, der als „Vater der englischen Geologie“ bekannt wurde, schlug vor, die Steine mit einer Eisenbahn hinunter nach Tucking Mill zu transportieren, wo sie mit Maschinen gesägt und dann auf Kanalbarken verladen und über den Somerset Coal Canal und den Kennet-und-Avon-Kanal nach Bath und London transportiert würden. Im April 1814 verpfändete Smith den Rest des Anwesens an Charles Conolly, der dann die Eisenbahn kontrollierte und sie vermutlich bis zur Vinegar-Down-Steinbruch verlängern ließ. Das System funktionierte nicht und 1819 ließ Conolly Smith wegen Schulden im King's-Bench-Gefängnis einsperren und übernahm die Sägemühle und Smiths Haus in Tucking Mill. Michael Briggs und seine Gattin Isabel (besser bekannt unter ihrem Pseudonym Isabel Colegate) kauften Midford Castle 1961. Sie ließen umfangreiche Renovierungsarbeiten durchführen, bei denen u. a. die Kapelle in einen Garten als pittoreske Ruine integriert wurde. Im Juli 2007 wurde die Burg für £ 5 Mio. an den Schauspieler Nicolas Cage verkauft. Cage verkaufte die Burg 2009 weiter. Einzelnachweise Weblinks
Midford Castle

Midford Castle is a folly castle in the village of Midford, and the parish of Southstoke 3 miles (5 km) south of Bath, Somerset, England. The castle was built in 1775 for Henry Disney Roebuck from designs by John Carter in the shape of the "clubs" symbol used in playing cards (♣). It has been suggested, originally in a magazine article in 1899, that he asked for the clubs design to represent an ace of clubs because he had obtained the money for the castle from gambling on a card game, but this is unlikely, as the porch which creates the "stem" of the symbol was added later. It is more likely that the layout was taken from an article which had been published in Builder's Magazine in 1774. The house has a sub triangular or trefoil plan formed by 3 semi-circular towers conjoined in a gothic style. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building. In 1810, the castle was bought by one of the Conollys of Castletown House in County Kildare, who added the porch (said to give the clubs symbol its stalk) and built the nearby stables and chapel, known as the priory. The latter fell into disrepair after the last of the Conollys sold the house in 1901. Soon after 1810 Kingham Field, which was part of the estate, was operating as a stone quarry similar to the nearby Combe Down and Bathampton Down Mines. William Smith, who became known as "Father of English Geology", proposed conveying the stone by a railway down to Tucking Mill where it would be sawn by machinery, and then loaded on to canal barges and transported via the Somerset Coal Canal and the Kennet and Avon Canal to Bath and London. In April 1814, Smith mortgaged the remainder of his estate to Charles Conolly who then controlled the railway and probably extended it to his Vinegar Down Quarry. The scheme failed and in 1819 Conolly had Smith committed to the King's Bench Prison for debt and took over the sawmill and Smith's house at Tucking Mill. Michael Fenwick Briggs and his wife Isabel (better known by her pen name of Isabel Colegate) bought Midford in 1961 and carried out extensive renovation work; which included incorporating the chapel into the garden as a picturesque ruin. In July 2007, the castle was sold to actor Nicolas Cage for £5 million. Cage sold the castle in 2009 to Scott Adams, founder of Nutrisport. The castle was then restored and converted into its current form as both the Adams family home, and a boutique hotel. The castle is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England. The castle grounds also include the Grade II listed archway with lodge and screen wall, a pair of gatepiers and gates, and the Grade II* listed group of the stables, old chapel, walls enclosing the stable yard, coach house and greenhouse. The priory 500 yards to the north east of the castle is Grade II listed. See also Sham Castle Beckford's Tower Browne's Folly References
Midland Air Museum

The Midland Air Museum (MAM) is situated just outside the village of Baginton in Warwickshire, England, and is adjacent to Coventry Airport. The museum includes the Sir Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre (named after Frank Whittle, the local aviation pioneer and inventor of the jet engine), where many exhibits are on display in a large hangar. It also has a small hangar, and a fenced-off green area where many aircraft are on display in the open. Aircraft on display The museum's two largest aircraft are an Avro Vulcan B.2 and an Armstrong Whitworth Argosy AW.650 (series 101). The restored Avro Vulcan is a delta-winged aircraft that was originally part of the V bomber force and could be equipped with nuclear missiles as part of Britain's role in NATO's nuclear deterrent force during the Cold War. It is on display near the museum's car park, together with an Avro Blue Steel missile, an early design format of such a nuclear missile, and a Boulton Paul BP.111A, an experimental delta-winged aircraft of the 1950s. The museum also has an English Electric Canberra PR.3, two English Electric Lightnings (the RAF's fastest ever interceptor), two Gloster Meteors (one on loan from the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands), an Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FGA.6, a Mil Mi-24 helicopter, and many others. List of aircraft on display Former residents on the British Aircraft Preservation Council register BAPC. 25 - Nyborg TGN-111 glider. BAPC. 26 - Auster AOP.9. BAPC. 67 - Bf 109 (replica) BAPC. 68 - Hurricane (replica) BAPC. 69 - Spitfire (replica) BAPC. 72 - Hurricane (replica) BAPC. 125 - Clay Cherub Engines on display The Midland Air Museum has a number of aero engines on display with a dedicated section on the work of Frank Whittle. Piston engines Alvis Leonides Bentley BR1 Rolls-Royce Griffon Gas turbine engines Armstrong Siddeley Mamba Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire Armstrong Siddeley Viper de Havilland Ghost (Svenska Flygmotor RM2) Bristol Siddeley Orpheus Rolls-Royce Avon Rolls-Royce Derwent Rolls-Royce Gem Rolls-Royce Spey Rover W2B/26 Rocket engines Bristol Siddeley BS.605 Armstrong Siddeley Stentor See also List of aerospace museums References Footnotes Notes Bibliography External links Official website Viscount F-BGNR owned by the Viscount 35 Association is currently on display at the Midland Air Museum. A Canberra website with a section that charts the restoration of the Museums Canberra PR.3 WF922 which was undertaken by Malcolm Lambert Website about the Midland Air Museums Javelin FAW.5 XA699
Midland Air Museum

Le Musée aéronautique des Midlands (MAM) se trouve à la sortie du village de Baginton, dans le Warwickshire, en marge de l'aéroport de Coventry. Il consacre une halle entière, le Frank Whittle Jet Heritage Centre, au pionnier anglais de la propulsion par réaction. Appareils visibles dans ce musée Les deux plus gros avions exposés dans ce musée sont un Avro Vulcan B.2 restauré et un Armstrong Whitworth Argosy AW.650 (series 101). L'Avro Vulcan est un avion à ailes delta qui faisait partie des V bombers britanniques. Doté de la frappe nucléaire, il était une composante de la contribution britannique aux forces de dissuasion de l'OTAN durant la Guerre froide. Il est stationné sur le parking du musée, aux côtés d'un missile Avro Blue Steel, arme nucléaire de première génération, et d'un Boulton Paul BP.111A, avion experimental à ailes delta des années 1950. Le musée possède aussi un English Electric Canberra PR.3, deux English Electric Lightning (l’intercepteur le plus rapide de la RAF), deux Gloster Meteor (dont l'un prêté par le musée de la RAF), un Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk FGA.6, un hélicoptère Mil Mi-24 etc. Moteurs exposés Le Midland Air Museum possède plusieurs moteurs d'avion et consacre une salle à l'oeuvre de Frank Whittle, pionnier de la propulsion par réaction. Moteurs à explosion Alvis Leonides Bentley BR1 Rolls-Royce Griffon Turboréacteurs Armstrong Siddeley Mamba Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire Armstrong Siddeley Viper de Havilland Ghost (Svenska Flygmotor RM2) Bristol Siddeley Orpheus Rolls-Royce Avon Rolls-Royce Derwent Rolls-Royce Gem Rolls-Royce Spey Rover W2B/26 Fusées Bristol Siddeley BS.605 Armstrong Siddeley Stentor Voir également Liste des musées aéronautiques (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Midland Air Museum » (voir la liste des auteurs). Portail des musées Portail de l’Angleterre Portail de l’aéronautique
HSBC Sports and Social Club

HSBC Sports and Social Club is a sports ground in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley, owned by HSBC bank. The ground was used for one First XI cricket match by Kent County Cricket Club and hosted one match in the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup. It was known as the Midland Bank Sports Ground until Midland Bank was purchased by HSBC in 1992. It is located around 0.75 miles (1.21 km) north-west of Beckenham town centre on Lennard Road. The Mid-Kent railway line runs along the eastern edge of the ground with New Beckenham railway station adjacent to the south-east corner. The River Pool runs along the western edge the ground. Cricketing history The ground was established in 1920 by the London Joint City and Midland Bank Sports Association, an organisation which dated back to 1871 and became the Midland Bank Sports association in 1923. The first recorded cricket match on the ground was in 1930 when the Club Cricket Conference played the Universities Athletic Union. The ground hosted a single List-A cricket match when Kent County Cricket Club beat Lancashire in a rain affected match in the 1970 John Player League. The ground was used as part of the centenary celebrations of the Midland Bank Sports association. The match saw Kent win by scoring more runs in the first nine overs of their innings than Lancashire had scored in their first ten overs, scoring 58 for 1 wicket. The result attracted some controversy because technically Kent had to bat for 10 overs before able to claim a win. Beckenham was part of Kent until 1965 and the county has played matches at a number of grounds in what it describes as "Metropolitan Kent". It maintains a current base at the Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from the ground. During the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup the ground held a single Women's One Day International when Australia women were beaten by New Zealand women. Debbie Hockley, who top-scored with 38 not out, and Penny Kinsella passed the Australian total of 77 without losing a wicket. Julie Harris took 3 wickets for 15 runs from nine overs for New Zealand as they knocked the favourites Australia out of the tournament in the final series of round-robin matches. Modern use In local cricket, the ground is the home of New Beckenham Cricket Club, formerly known as HSBC Cricket Club who play in the Kent Cricket League. This site includes three cricket pitches as well as a number of net areas. As well as cricket, a number of other sports are played at the ground, including hockey, football, tennis and squash. The astroturf pitch is used by New Beccehamian Hockey Club which has four men's and three women's teams who play in the Kent Hockey League. See also List of Kent County Cricket Club grounds References External links Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Cricket Club at CricInfo New Beckenham Hockey Club Website
Midland Bridge

The Midland Bridge is a road bridge over the River Avon in Bath, Somerset, England, now carrying the B3118 road. It was originally built in 1870 by the Midland Railway Company to allow access to and from their goods station at Sydenham Field on the south bank of the river Avon, the opposite bank to the passenger Green Park terminus station and the city centre. History The Midland Railway's Mangotsfield and Bath branch line opened to a temporary passenger terminus on the south side of the Avon on 4 July 1869; the railway bridge and the new permanent passenger station were built in the early months of 1870, and the road bridge followed by the middle of the year. The two bridges and the station were designed by John Holloway Sanders and engineered by Messrs Allport Jnr and Wilson, and the original road bridge resembled the railway bridge – which still exists – but without a central pier in the middle of the river. The railway complex on the south side of the river became more important in 1874 with the opening of the Bath extension of the Somerset and Dorset Railway. But the new bridge also provided an important road link between the centre of Bath and the late Victorian suburbs to the south and west such as Oldfield Park and Twerton. The current Midland Bridge dates from 1905. The original bridge was replaced under a deal done between the city corporation and the Bath Electric Tramways Company, in which the tramways company paid a total of £16,400 for various road improvements around Bath that would assist the expansion and electrification of its tram system. The new bridge was built by the Derby foundry company Handyside and Co., and was 36 feet wide, against the 20 feet of the original, which also allowed two pavements to be provided where there had been only one before. The tram company's interest was in providing a new access route from Twerton and Oldfield Park to the city centre via the bridge, Kingsmead Square and Westgate Street; the bridge was built with a single line of tram tracks in place. But although the city council gave permission and the mayor was very encouraging at the bridge's opening, the tram scheme did not materialise and the single track was eventually removed. The original bridge was re-used to provide a link between the old 'scavenger's yard' and the new 'Destructor' incinerator across the Avon further to the west of the city. This relocation and reconstruction was undertaken by the engineer John Cambridge. It was replaced by a new bridge in 2016, though not opened to vehicles until 2020. The Midland Bridge now carries the B3118 road, which is one of the main inner city road crossings over the River Avon. A major refurbishment of the bridge was carried out in 2015. References
Midland Hotel (Morecambe)

Midland Hotel je budova ve stylu Art deco nebo také v tzv. Streamline Moderne v Morecambe v hrabství Lancashire v Anglii. Byla postavena železniční společností London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) v roce 1933 podle návrhu architekta Olivera Hilla se sochařskou výzdobou Erica Gilla a nástěnnými malbami Erica Raviliouse. Je na seznamu chráněných památek II. stupně. Architekt Oliver Hill navrhl třípodlažní budovu se zaoblenými tvary s centrální kruhovou věží s hlavním vchodem a spirálovým schodištěm a také s kruhovou kavárnou na severním konci. Přední strana budovy je zdobena dvěma sochami mořských koníků, které lze vidět zblízka z hotelové střešní terasy. Hotel stojí na břehu moře k němuž se prohýbá delší strana budovy tvarovaná do oblouku. Hill navrhl budovu, aby svým tvarem podpořila zaoblenou křivku promenády, která hostům dovolovala lépe si vychutnat působivá panoramata pobřeží Severozápadní Anglie. Nástěnné malby od Erica Raviliouse vydržely pouze dva roky kvůli špatnému podkladu omítky. Malby byly dočasně znovu nainstalovány pro natáčení seriálu Hercule Poirot v roce 1989 a upravenou verzi namaloval Jonquil Cook v roce 2013. V kultuře Hotel se objevil ve filmu z roku 1960 The Entertainer. Hotel byl využit při natáčení seriálu Hercule Poirot (1989) s Davidem Suchetem, a to především v epizodě „Dvojnásobný zločin”. Povídka anglického spisovatele a básníka Davida Constantina „Tea at the Midland” je zasazena do prostředí hotelu a začíná debatou o díle sochaře Erica Gilla. Galerie Odkazy Reference V tomto článku byl použit překlad textu z článku Midland Hotel, Morecambe na anglické Wikipedii. Externí odkazy Obrázky, zvuky či videa k tématu Midland Hotel na Wikimedia Commons
Отель Мидлэнд

Отель Мидлэнд (англ. Midland Hotel) — отель в стиле ар-деко, расположенный на северо-западе Англии в Моркаме, графство Ланкашир. Возведён железнодорожной компанией LMS в начале 1930-х годов по проекту архитектора Оливера Хилла (Oliver Hill), при участии скульптора Эрика Джилла (Eric Gill). Здание отеля занесено в списки представляющих особый интерес архитектурных объектов Комиссии по историческим зданиям и памятникам Англии как выдающийся пример архитектуры 1930-х годов. История Отель на 40 номеров был построен в 1932-33 годах компанией London, Midland and Scottish Railway в качестве пересадочного пункта между железнодорожной станцией Morecambe Promenade и морским транспортом. Церемония открытия состоялась в июле 1933 года. Архитектор Оливер Хилл разработал проект здания в ультрасовременном на начало тридцатых годов направлении стримлайн-модерн (Streamline Moderne), принадлежавшем к стилю арт-деко. Трёхэтажное здание имеет в плане вид обращённой к морю дуги окружности. Этажи соединяются между собой винтовой парадной лестницей, проходящей внутри расположенной посередине здания цилиндрической башни. К северному крылу пристроено кафе, также имеющее форму цилиндра. Фасад украшен парными скульптурами морских коньков работы Эрика Джилла, которые посетители могут рассмотреть во всех подробностях с прогулочной площадки на крыше здания. Из окон отеля открывается отличный вид на северо-западное побережье Англии. В сентябре 1939 отель был реквизирован и по сентябрь 1947 года находился в ведении Британского Королевского флота, который выплачивал компании-владельцу символическую арендную плату в £1900 в год. После этого железная дорога и отель были национализированы и переданы в ведение государственной Британской комиссии по транспорту (British Transport Commission). В 1952 году отель был вновь продан в частные руки. На рубеже 1980-х — 90-х годов отель Мидлэнд был задействован в съёмках нескольких эпизодов известного британского сериала «Пуаро Агаты Кристи». К концу 1990-х годов отель пришёл в упадок и требовал капитального ремонта. В 2006—2008 годах он был отреставрирован компанией Urban Splash по проекту дизайнерской студии Union North. В настоящее время находится под управлением этой компании в содружестве с English Lakes Hotels. Галерея Ссылки Официальный сайт отеля.
Midland Mills, Leeds

Midland Mills is a former flax mill on Silver Street in Holbeck, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, in the Holbeck Urban Village regeneration area. Since the 1980s it has been used for light industrial work. History John Jubb built the first mill on the site in 1793 but sold his business and mill in the early 19th century. The new owner took advantage of the expansion of the flax spinning industry in the Holbeck area by diversifying into the manufacture of textile machinery. This machinery was sold to local and national mills, including the mills of Leeds entrepreneur Benjamin Gott. The mills changed ownership a few years later when the owners moved to premises on Meadow Lane, selling the Midland Mills site to the Drabble Brothers who were in the employment of John Marshall at the same time as Matthew Murray. Drabble Brothers continued to manufacture textile machinery and also patented designs for cart axles until a disagreement between the two brothers saw their firm go bankrupt in 1812. Taylor and Wordsworth, two employees of the Drabble brothers, bought the site in 1812 and established Taylor, Wordsworth and Co. By the early 1850s both Taylor and Wordsworth had died but the company continued to trade under the same name but under new management. In the 1930s Platts bought the factory, Platts soon became the largest textile machine-makers in the world, employing over 15,000 people. Unfortunately the economic turbulence of the 1980s caused recession and the decline of manufacturing in the UK. The factory ceased trading in 1981 and Platts followed in 1982. The closure of Midland Mills marked the end of the textile industry in Leeds. Present Since 1981 Midland Mills has been divided into industrial units. Most of these have been used for light industrial work. Midland Mills is situated in the Holbeck Urban Village regeneration area. References
Future plc

Future plc (også kendt som Future Publishing) er en international medievirksomhed med kontorer i London, Bath, San Francisco, New York og Sydney. Virksomheden beskæftiger over 1200 mennesker på verdensbasis og udgiver blandt andet magasiner og internetsider. Future plc udgiver over 100 magasiner og tiltrækker over elleve millioner unikke brugere til sine internetsider. Eksterne henvisninger Officiel hjemmeside Arkiveret 10. september 2008 hos Wayback Machine