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Bethnal Green Library

Bethnal Green library is a public library situated in Bethnal Green Gardens on Cambridge Heath Road in Bethnal Green, London. The library was opened by Mayor Councillor J.J. Vaughan on 13 October 1922. The first known building on the site was built in 1570 and was leased in 1727 to Matthew Wright. It was then turned into a private lunatic asylum which became known as Wright's Madhouse. The asylum closed in 1920. History The first building that has been recorded on the site in Bethnal Green Gardens was a large timber-framed mansion. It was built in 1570, by a rich merchant named John Kirby, and was known as 'Kirby's Castle' by locals. Matthew Wright was leased the building in 1727 and turned it into a private lunatic asylum: Wright's Madhouse. It became notorious for its cruel treatment of patients. Thomas Warburton bought the asylum in September 1800. Shortly after, it was extended and renamed the White House. There was another large mansion next door, named the Red House, which also became a part of the mental asylum. Eventually the White House was demolished, and the Red House was enlarged to include a new male block in the south-west side of the asylum in 1896. This would eventually become the site of Bethnal Green Library. The library was hit by a bomb at the beginning of the World War Two Blitz, then librarian George F. Vale and his deputy Stanley Snaith extended the library service to the underground bomb shelters with a "Shelter Library". In 2019 the library was renovated and nominated for the New London Architecture Awards' Conservation and Retrofit category. In March 2021 the library, along with Cubitt Town Library, was threatened with closure. The decision was reversed at the last moment at a council cabinet meeting. 2022 will see Bethnal Green Library celebrate its centenary, with events and activities. Events The library has held many types of events. The bands Sacred Paws, Ste McCabe and Tuff Love have played gigs at the library. There have also been talks, children's activities and book fairs. References
The George, Fitzrovia

The George is a grade II listed public house on the corner of Mortimer Street and Great Portland Street in the City of Westminster, London. According to Historic England, it has an Italianate façade from the 1860s and a more ornate frontage than typical of a pub of its age. The interior is also notable for its surviving ornate original features which include glasswork, panelling, and painted tiles depicting riders and dogs. On 25 November 2021 The George was reopened by JKS Restaurants in partnership with Dominic Jacobs and James Knappett after four years of closure and an extensive restoration. References External links Media related to The George, Fitzrovia, London at Wikimedia Commons
People's Palace, Mile End

The People's Palace is a Grade II listed building in Mile End in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is home to the Great Hall, a large theatre and entertainment venue, and is now part of Queen Mary University of London. It was the site of the first People's Palace (1887) which provided local people with a library, education and recreation. History "The institution ... for the education and recreation of the residents of Whitechapel, East London. ... was the result of a visit from Walter Besant, the famous novelist, who was casting about in this portion of London in search of material for a new romance. A short time after his visit he produced a work of fiction called All Sorts and Conditions of Men (1882). The story is of a dream, in which a great "Palace of Delight" has been erected, where the lower classes gather for instruction and amusement ... ." The story inspired several philanthropists and charities to fund this fictional dream into reality. The first People's Palace was built on the site of what is now the Queens' Building, and was officially opened on May 14, 1887 by the Queen with other dignitaries as a source of training and recreation. About 25,000 attended the grand opening along the route, including security, as the Queen toured in an open carriage through this poor district called "The City". It was designed by Edward Robert Robson and it was heated by hot water and lit by gas. The octagonal library was based on the Prior's Kitchen of Durham Cathedral and it could hold 250,000 books. It boasted that it employed women librarians at the suggestion of Sir Edmund Hay Currie who was the chair of the trustees and Walter Besant. The first two women librarians were called Miss Black and Miss Low. There was an iron spiral staircase that allowed access to the galleries and books could be sent down on wires in brass fittings that could carry 112lb of books. In 1889 Minnie James became one of the first women to lead a major UK library. She understood her working class clientele and she introduced novels and opened the library on Sundays. She left in 1894 in protest at the poor funding. The library closed in 1901 for a few years. It was destroyed by a fire in 1931, and a new People's Palace was built on the current site, immediately adjacent to the former. It was opened by King George VI on 13 February 1937, in what was his first public engagement as king. The People's Palace was acquired by Queen Mary College in 1954. See also People's Palace, other organisations with the same name References External links The People's Palace – Home of the Great Hall – Queen Mary Venues New People's Palace – Theatres Trust
St Peter-in-the-Forest

St Peter-in-the-Forest is a 19th-century Church of England parish church in Walthamstow, London Borough of Waltham Forest, sited adjacent to a small portion of Epping Forest. History The building was founded in 1840 as a chapel of ease to St Mary's Church, Walthamstow, at the instigation of the vicar, William Wilson, who also established two other daughter churches for the rapidly growing town. The new church was designed by the architect John Shaw Jr. and built of London stock brick in the Italianate style. It became a parish of its own in 1844. The church served the nearby Forest School until a school chapel was built in 1857. The advowson, the right to appoint a vicar, was originally held by the vicar of St Mary's, but in 1859 was given to Edward Warner, who had donated £1,000 for a vicarage house and whose son would develop the Warner Estate; it remains with the Warner family to the present. St Peter's was assigned a cemetery in 1845, and extended in westwards in 1887, so that the tower now stands at the centre of the south aisle rather than in the southwest corner. The interior was remodelled by Martin Travers in 1936–37. In 1945, a V-2 rocket landed nearby causing substantial damage to the north side; this was repaired in 1951 when an entrance lobby and vestries were also added. Further work in 1958 altered the chancel, sanctuary and added a west window depicting Christ the King. A fire in 1975 damaged some original internal fittings. The church was given Grade II listed building status in 2009 because it was considered "of special architectural interest for its pleasing Italianate Romanesque design by the notable architect John Shaw Junior". However, it later appeared on the Heritage at Risk Register. In 2017 it was announced that St Peter's had been awarded £117,500 by the Heritage Lottery Fund for restoration and improvement of the building to make it more suitable for use by the local community. References External links Official website Media related to St Peter-in-the-Forest, Walthamstow at Wikimedia Commons
Wanstead United Reformed Church

Wanstead United Reformed Church is a United Reformed place of worship in Wanstead, east London. It was originally built as St Luke's Church, on a site in Euston Road, St Pancras, London, in 1856-61, to the design of John Johnson. In 1866-67, it was dismantled and re-erected in modified form on its present site, also to a design by Johnson, to make way for St Pancras Station. It was designated as a Grade II listed building in 2009. St Luke's Church, Euston Road St Luke's Church, Euston Road (51°31′47″N 0°07′31″W) was a Church of England parish church on the Euston Road in St Pancras, London. It was designed by John Johnson, also one of the architects of St Paul's Church, Camden Square. It was built in between 1856 and 1861 on the corner of Midland Road. The construction in the 1860s of the Midland Railway's London terminus, St Pancras railway station, necessitated the church's demolition. It was taken down and re-erected in 1866–67, with alterations by Johnson, as Wanstead United Reformed Church. Its sale to Wanstead provided £526 which was combined with £12,500 compensation from the railway company to build a replacement in Kentish Town. References External links Media related to Wanstead United Reformed Church at Wikimedia Commons
W. Martyn grocers shop

The W. Martyn grocers shop is a grade II listed building at 135 Queens Parade, Muswell Hill Broadway, London. Queens Parade was built in 1897 by James Edmundson. The shop front dates from the 1930s. It was designated as a listed building with Historic England in 2009 as a "rare example of a late-Victorian or Edwardian grocery shop interior with matchboard panelling, mahogany shelving and counter and metal storage bins with mahogany lids". Gallery References External links Media related to W. Martyn grocers shop at Wikimedia Commons
St Edward the Confessor Catholic Church, Romford

St Edward the Confessor Church is a Catholic Parish church in Romford, Borough of Havering, London. It was built in 1856 in the Gothic Revival style. It was paid for by the William Petre, 12th Baron Petre and designed by Daniel Cubitt Nichols. It is located in the town centre on St Edward's Way, next to Romford Town Hall and Romford Central Library. It is a Grade II listed building and according to Historic England its design and architecture is reminiscent of Augustus Pugin. History Foundation Before 1848, Catholics in Romford had to travel to St Mary Moorfields for Mass. From 1848, a priest would travel to Romford to minister to the Catholics there. That year, Mass was celebrated in a house in Romford, in a cottage on Church Lane. In 1852, a temporary church building was on the current site of the church. In 1854, a mission was started in Romford, with a priest being resident in the town. From the start of that mission, plans were drawn up for a permanent church to be built there. Construction Construction on the church finished in 1856. On 6 May 1856, the church was opened and dedicated by Cardinal Wiseman, the first Archbishop of Westminster. The land on which the church stands was donated by William Petre, 12th Baron Petre. The Petre were long-time supporters of the Catholic Church in England. William Petre also paid for the construction of Brentwood Cathedral. Of his twelve children, one became a priest and three became religious sisters. Baron Petre also paid for the building's construction, coming to £1,800, which, with the cost of the land, came to a total of £2,000. The church was designed by Daniel Cubitt Nichols. He also designed Holy Family Church in Witham, and the Clock Tower Of Little Ellingham Hall. The interior of the church was furnished by donation from Agnes Clifford, the sister of Baron Petre and wife of Charles Clifford, 8th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh. She donated the main altar, the reredos, various statues and stained-glass windows. The statues were made by Richard Lockwood Boulton, and the stained-glass windows by Hardman & Co. The church was dedicated to Edward the Confessor, because his summer house was located in nearby Havering-atte-Bower. Parish In 1918, the church was given its own parish. There is a parish centre. From 1890 to 1891, a small school was built. It closed in 1961, and the site became a social club and then the parish centre. The church is open from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday and it has three Sunday Masses at 6:30 pm on Saturday and at 9:30 am and 11:30 am on Sunday. See also Diocese of Brentwood St Edward the Confessor Anglican Church, Romford References External links Official website
Golders Green United Synagogue

Golders Green United Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 41 Dunstan Road, Golders Green, in the Borough of Barnet in London, England, in the United Kingdom. History It dates to 1915 when services were first held, during the First World War, in the hall of Golders Green Parish Church. The current synagogue building in Dunstan Road, which was designated a Grade II listed building on 20 May 2007, opened in 1922 and currently serves more than 500 member households. Golders Green Synagogue is closely associated with Rimon Jewish Primary School, which opened its doors in 2012 on the synagogue premises. References External links Official website
Dunboyne Road Estate

The Dunboyne Road Estate previously known as the Fleet Road Estate is a Grade II-listed modernist estate, designed in Gospel Oak, London by Neave Brown in the late 1960s. Description The scheme was designed by Neave Brown and the Camden Architects Department, it was the first application of the low-rise high-density housing scheme attached to public building. They were built in 1967, as an experiment where 71 houses, a shop, and a studio, were arranged in parallel terraced rows, in groups of eight or sixteen, following the split level principles that Brown had used in his small housing scheme in Winscombe Street. Each house had a large terrace which overlooked the communal gardens. No 36 Dunboyne Road retains many of it original features. It is a split level two bedroomed maisonette. The sitting room and study are on the split level, with large sliding French windows leading onto a paved terrace. Details include: full storey height doors; a tiled concrete kitchen worktop with timber built in cupboards and drawers; stairs in a glazed stairwell and stairs between the split level living areas; the sliding partition between the living area and study allows the residents to configure their living space. See also Alexandra Road Estate References External links Residents Association
East Sheen Filling Station

East Sheen Filling Station is a petrol service station at 567 Upper Richmond Road, East Sheen, London SW14 in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It dates from about 1926. In 2012 Historic England designated it as a Grade II listed building, citing it as "one of the earliest surviving examples of a purpose-built filling station" and "a pioneering UK instance of an 'American-style' filling station, with canopy and office under a single roof". References
Space House

Space House, also formerly known as One Kemble Street, Civil Aviation Authority House and CAA House, is an architecturally notable building off Kingsway in the London Borough of Camden. It is a grade II listed building with Historic England. Like nearby Centre Point, it was built for the developer Harry Hyams as part of the 1960s commercial property boom and kept empty for several years after completion. Design and construction The building was designed by George Marsh, a partner in Richard Seifert's architectural firm, for Oldham Estates, the vehicle for the developer Harry Hyams, and built between 1964 and 1968 by Robert McAlpine and Sons. Marsh had also designed the nearby Centre Point, also for Hyams. The consulting engineers were C.J. Pell & Partners. Space House replaced the Edwardian building Magnet House, built by Hugo Hirst for his General Electric Company in 1921, and comprises a rectangular eight-storey office building at 45–59 Kingsway and a cylindrical tower now known as One Kemble Street on a triangular plot to the west bounded by Kemble Street, Wild Street and Keeley Street. The cylindrical shape was chosen in order not to block the light of the buildings in those streets. The buildings are joined by a two-level enclosed walkway. Underneath the building is a car park that originally had a mini filling station. The 16-storey tower was built using a façade of precast cruciform blocks of white concrete joined by dowels and dry grout. They were laid out in a grid pattern to allow fast and low-cost construction without the need to use a scaffold. Each block is of 10 feet (3.0 metres) diameter, the same height as each storey, with a precast concrete floor panel forming the base of each storey and radiating out from a central core. The base of the tower incorporates Y-shaped columns of capstone concrete as also used at Centre Point. The concrete units in the building were made by Portcrete Limited. The eight-storey block on Kingsway, now known as CAA House, was also built using precast concrete blocks, with the addition of a row of central supporting columns. It was laid out with a large central office space and services and circulation at each end of the building. Later history The building was first let to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in 1975. It had large-scale refurbishments in 1996 and 2003. It was listed grade II with Historic England in January 2015. The Kingsway block is now known as CAA House while the tower has been renamed One Kemble Street and had tenants such as the main office of the Government Legal Department and the Office of Rail and Road. The CAA's lease ended in December 2019 and these agencies have since vacated the building. Redevelopment The Civil Aviation Authority left the building and from 2022 it was redeveloped by Squire and Partners and Seaforth Land. The redevelopment removed the plant floor at the top of the tower and replaced it with a "facsimile" floor and another set back. Gallery References External links Official website Media related to 1 Kemble Street at Wikimedia Commons
Church of the Holy Ghost and St Stephen

The Church of the Holy Ghost and St Stephen is a Catholic church at 44 Ashchurch Grove, Shepherds Bush, London, W12 9BU. The church and its attached presbytery is a Grade II listed building, built in 1903–04 and designed by the architect-priest Alexander Scoles. The east window in the sanctuary was designed in 1906, and the west window of the north aisle in 1905, both by the Ealing designer Edward Stanley Watkins. References
Igreja do Espírito Santo e Santo Estêvão

A Igreja do Espírito Santo e Santo Estêvão é uma igreja católica em 44 Ashchurch Grove, White City, em Londres. A igreja e o seu presbitério anexo são um edifício listado como Grau II, construído em 1903–04 e projectado pelo arquitecto-sacerdote Alexander Scoles. Referências
Кралска академия по изкуствата

Кралската академия по изкуствата (на английски: Royal Academy of Arts, често просто Royal Academy) е най-влиятелната и авторитетна асоциация на художниците в Обединеното кралство. Основана е на 10 декември 1768 г., когато са утвърдени първите 40 членове на Академията. Първи президент е Джошуа Рейнолдс. В днешно време съставът на Академията е ограничен до 80 места, от които 14 за скулптори, 12 за архитекти и 8 за графици; останалите 46 се заемат от живописци. Новите академици се избират от действащите членове. Основна дейност на Академията са ежегодните публични изложби. В тях могат да участват не само академици, но и всеки желаещ художник, за което е необходимо той да предаде работата си на конкурсната комисия. Много от творбите на ежегодната изложба се продават. Към Академията има и постоянно действащ музей, приходите от който, наред с приходите от изложбите, са основният източник на приходи на Академията. Това е важно, тъй като по статута си Кралската академия не получава финансова издръжка от държавата или от краля. Сред членовете на Академията са били такива изтъкнати британски художници като Томас Гейнзбъро, Джоузеф Търнър, Джон Констабъл, Джон Миле и др. Настоящи членове са Норман Фостър и Ричард Роджърс. Към Кралската академия съществува и училище, в което са се учили също известни художници, в това число Джоузеф Търнър. Външни препратки ((en)) Официален сайт
Royal Academy of Arts

La Royal Academy of Arts o Acadèmia reial d'Arts és una institució artística amb seu a Piccadilly, Londres. La Reial Acadèmia va sorgir des d'una disputa en la Societat d'Artistes, pel lideratge, entre dos arquitectes, Sir William Chambers i James Paine. Paine va guanyar, però Chambers va jurar venjança i va usar les seves connexions amb el rei per crear una nova institució artística, la Reial Acadèmia, el 1768. Els quaranta fundadors van ser admesos el 10 de desembre de 1768. Sir Joshua Reynolds va ser el primer president, i Benjamin West el segon. La Reial Acadèmia no rep suport financer de l'estat ni de la Corona. Obté ingressos de les seves exposicions i de donacions. L'Acadèmia dirigeix una escola d'art per a postgraduats, amb seu a Burlington House. Els alumnes acostumen a fer dues exposicions a l'any. El nombre d'acadèmics està limitat a vuitanta. Es cerca l'equilibri entre les diferents disciplines, i d'aquesta manera, s'acostuma a exigir que n'hi hagi, per exemple, almenys catorze escultors i dotze arquitectes. A més a més dels membres de l'acadèmia (R.A.), existeixen associats (A.R.A.), però no és requisit previ per ésser acadèmic. El 2018, el 250è aniversari de l'Acadèmia, es van donar a conèixer els resultats d'una gran reforma. El projecte va començar l'1 de gener de 2008 amb el nomenament de David Chipperfield. El suport de Heritage Lottery Fund es va assegurar el 2012. El 19 d'octubre de 2016 la seu de Burlington Gardens es va tancar al públic i es van començar les renovacions, que van incloure la restauració de 150 finestres de guillotina, millores de vidre a 52 finestres i la instal·lació de dues grans llums del terrat. El "New RA" es va obrir al públic el 19 de maig de 2018. La inversió de 56 milions de lliures inclou noves galeries, una sala de conferències, un espai públic de projectes per a estudiants i un pont que uneix les seus de Burlington House i Burlington Gardens. Com a part del procés, es van digitalitzar 10.000 obres de la col·lecció de la RA i es van posar a disposició en línia. Referències Enllaços externs Royal Academy of Arts - Lloc web oficial (anglès)
Royal Academy of Arts

Royal Academy of Arts je umělecká instituce nacházející se na Piccadilly v londýnském obvodu Westminster. Historie Royal Academy of Arts byla založena jako konkurent Society of Arts, po sporu dvou významných architektů sira Williama Chamberse a Jamese Paineho. Paine vyhrál, ale Chambers využil své styky u dvora a roku 1768 založil novou uměleckou organizaci. Ustavující schůze akademie 10. prosince 1768 se konala za účasti čtyřiceti zakládajících členů. Prvním prezidentem byl Joshua Reynolds. Do roku 1771 sídlila akademie na Pall Mall. Poté byla přestěhována do Somerset House, vládní budovy určené pro vzdělávací instituce. Roku 1837 byla přemístěna do nově zbudované budovy Národní galerie na Trafalgar Square a poté, roku 1868 do Burlington House na Piccadilly, kde se nachází i v současnosti. Aktivity Royal Academy of Arts není podporována státem ani královským dvorem. Jedním z nejdůležitějších zdrojů financování její činnosti je pořádání specializovaných výstav. Ty jsou na velmi vysoké úrovni srovnatelné s Národní galerií nebo Tate Gallery. Pod vedením Normana Rosenthala akademie hostila v roce 1997 ambiciózní výstavu současného umění Sensation – sbírku prací mladých britských umělců vlastněnou Charlesem Saatchi. Akademie také pořádá pravidelnou letní výstavu současného umění, která se stala významnou společenskou událostí. Každý může akademii poslat svůj obraz, a pokud je obraz vybrán, je vystaven vedle děl akademiků. Mnoho z těchto obrazů je možno koupit. Akademie také provozuje postgraduální školu umění a vědeckou knihovnu. Royal Academy Schools je nejstarší školou umění v zemi a sídlí v Burlington House. Členství Počet členů je limitován počtem 80 akademiků, kteří mohou být malíři, tiskaři, sochaři nebo architekté a musí být profesionálně činní ve Velké Británii. Pravidla určují minimální podíl jednotlivých profesí – 14 sochařů, 12 architektů, 8 tiskařů a zbytek je doplněn malíři. Noví akademici jsou voleni současnými členy akademie. 19. května 1997 byla členkou akademie zvolena architektka Eva Jiřičná. Odkazy Reference Související články The London Group Externí odkazy Encyklopedické heslo Akadémie v Ottově slovníku naučném ve Wikizdrojích Obrázky, zvuky či videa k tématu Královská akademie umění na Wikimedia Commons