NoeFlandre/osm-polygon-wikidata-only huggingface dataset:
Asia House, Manchester

Asia House at No. 82 Princess Street, Manchester, England, is an early 20th century packing and shipping warehouse built between 1906 and 1909 in an Edwardian Baroque style. It is a Grade II* listed building as at 3 October 1974. Nikolaus Pevsner's The Buildings of England describes the warehouse, and its companion, No. 86, Manchester House, as "quite splendid ... good examples of the warehouse type designed for multiple occupation by shipping merchants". It attributes its design to I.R.E. Birkett, architect of the Grade II listed companion building, Manchester House, which is similar in design. English Heritage attributes it to Harry S. Fairhurst. Asia House has an "exceptionally rich" entrance hall and stairwell, "lined with veined marble and green and cream faience, with designs of trees and Art Nouveau stained glass". The warehouse was built for the Refuge Assurance Company and in 1910 was occupied by the Oxford Packing Company and 36 shipping merchants. Built on a trapezoidal plan, it has two linked blocks which are six storeys high plus an attic above a double basement. Its façade is pink-brown sandstone, brick and marble while the side elevations, where the service and workers entrances were located, are in glazed white brick and the rear common brick. The warehouse loading bays are between the blocks and were linked to the packing rooms in the basement by shafts. Many warehouses were built to a common design, often with steps to a raised ground floor with showroom and offices and the first floor contained more offices and waiting rooms for clients and sample and pattern rooms all decorated to impress customers. The working areas above were plain with large windows to allow in natural light. Orders were packed there and sent to the basement on hoists powered by Manchester's hydraulic power system and packed into bales using hydraulic presses before dispatch. The warehouse was lighted by gas. Asia House was converted for residential use in 2003 and the basement is a car park. Noel Gallagher, singer songwriter with Oasis, is a former occupant. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester Listed buildings in Manchester-M1 Notes References Hartwell, Clare, Hyde, Matthew and Pevsner, Nikolaus, The Buildings of England: Lancashire: Manchester and the South East (2004) Yale University Press Hartwell, Clare, Pevsner Architectural Guides: Manchester (2002) Yale University Press
Aske Hall

Aske Hall è una residenza di campagna in stile georgiano, con parco, attribuito a Lancelot Brown, situata a 1,5 miglia (2,4 km) a nord di Richmond, nel nord del Yorkshire, in Inghilterra. Esso contiene una notevole collezione di mobili, dipinti e porcellane del XVIII secolo, e in un terreno di John Carr, vi si trova una cappella in epoca vittoriana con arredamento in stile italiano, un giardino recintato in stile gotico costruito da Daniel Garrett intorno al 1745. La tenuta è, attualmente, di proprietà del marchese di Zetland. Storia È un luogo di una certa antichità e lungo della residenza dei marchesi di Zetland, ma in un primo momento consisteva semplicemente di una torre quadrata circondata da campi nudi e paludosi. In questo stato è rimasto fino a quando non è stato acquistato, nel 1727, da Sir Conyers Darcy, che hanno iniziato i miglioramenti che la resero uno dei posti più belli del Yorkshire. Vi è una prospettiva sulla campagna circostante dalla cima del Tempio, che è costruito sul modello esatto di un tempio indù. Su Pilmore Hill (tra Aske e Richmond) vi è una torre che porta il nome di Olliver Ducat, che si dice essere una controparte perfetta di una Indian Hill-Fort. La sua storia è stata ben documentata, in particolare in Richmond Architecture e in un articolo in due parti di Giles Worsley pubblicato sul Country Life, nel marzo 1990. È aperto al pubblico (solo per visite guidate) su un numero molto limitato di giorni all'anno. Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Aske Hall Collegamenti esterni Official site, su aske.co.uk.
Askham Bryan College

Askham Bryan College is a specialist land-based further education college and university college based in Askham Bryan, York, England. Established in 1936 as the Yorkshire Agricultural Institute, Askham Bryan College has campuses in Askham Bryan, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Saltaire and Wakefield. Askham Bryan College is a member of the Land Based Colleges Aspiring to Excellence (Landex). History Askham Bryan College was built in 1936, but not opened until after World War II as the Yorkshire Agricultural Institute. It first opened to students in 1948 in Askham Bryan, York, England. 19 years later, it became the Askham Bryan College of Agriculture and Horticulture. Since its founding, the college has opened a number of facilities, including at Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Saltaire and Wakefield. Newton Rigg College, based in Penrith, Cumbria, became part of Askham Bryan College in 2011, while Liz Philip was Principal. At that time, Askham Bryan College had eight other locations, and 4,000 students. Degrees were validated by Harper Adams University College and York St John University. In July 2013, it opened a new £2.4 million campus in Penrith. Between 2016 and 2020 student numbers at Newton Rigg fell by 40%. In 2020 Tim Whitaker announced that teaching at the Newton Rigg site would cease in July 2021. According to Cumbrian Lord Inglewood, the process of asset stripping may be "unlawful". The campus closed in 2021. In 2022, Askham Bryan College was granted foundation degree awarding powers, allowing it to create its own named degrees for its students with the University Centre Askham Bryan, its higher education arm, becoming the only land-based college in the UK with foundation degree awarding powers. Tim Whitaker remained CEO and Principal in 2022. Programs and facilities The college runs courses in Agriculture, Animal Management, Veterinary Nursing, Equine, Engineering, Motorsport, Horticulture, Arboriculture, Floristry, Countryside Management, Outdoor Adventure Sport, Sport Coaching and Fitness, Uniformed Public Services and Foundation Vocational Programmes. In 2024, University Centre Askham Bryan (UCAB) had 3,850 students studying courses in areas such as animal science, agriculture, veterinary nursing, equine science and zoo and wildlife conservation. The college farm is 1,022 acres (414 ha) and supports three farms: Westfield Farm which accommodates a 250 Holstein Friesian dairy herd and the National Beef Training Centre; East Barrow Farm which houses the college Equine Department with 53 horses and Animal Management Department; and Headley Hall Farm which is the arable farm formerly of the University of Leeds. It opened a new gym in 2024. Alumni Geoffrey Smith, a horticulturalist, writer and broadcaster Joe Maiden, a horticulturalist and broadcaster for BBC Radio Leeds. See also List of UCAS institutions List of universities in the United Kingdom List of agricultural universities and colleges List of further education colleges in England References External links Official website
Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands Golf Club

Aspley Guise & Woburn Sands Golf Club is a golf club in Bedfordshire, England, situated between the village of Aspley Guise and the town of Woburn Sands (Buckinghamshire). It was originally established in 1914 as a 9-hole golf course, with a further 9 holes opened in 1974. The course is ranked as the fifth best golf course in the county by the website Top 100 Golf Courses. The course is based upon designs by Sandy Heard and is a mixture of mature parkland and heath. References External links Official site
Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells

The Assembly Hall Theatre is a theatre in Tunbridge Wells seating 1,020 people. The theatre hosts a variety of popular music, comedy, family, dance, drama, classical music and variety events, as well as an annual pantomime. Since 1967, the Assembly Hall has been home to the Tunbridge Wells Operatic and Dramatic Society. Their first performance was Gilbert and Sullivan's The Gondoliers. Past performers have included Shane Filan of Westlife, Coolio, Let Loose and The Stranglers. History Built by the Tunbridge Wells Corporation and designed by Percy Thomas and Ernest Prestwich, the Assembly Hall Theatre opened on 24 May 1939. When first built, the auditorium had a capacity of 822 on the ground floor, with a further 320 in the balcony. It was also equipped with a 22 ft x 29 ft cinema screen to allow films to be shown. It now seats up to 993 people, with 672 on the ground floor (373 in the stalls and 300 in tiered stalls) and 320 on the balcony (circle). During World War II, the theatre was used for dances for troops, film shows and events to raise money for the war effort. By 2001, the theatre was attracting audiences of over 150,000 each year. The theatre was refurbished in 2001 with works including the provision of additional dressing rooms, remodelling the bar, repainting of the foyer and front of house areas, and new seating, air conditioning and other facilities. The auditorium closed again in August 2015 for a £1.5 million refurbishment. New tiered charcoal-coloured seating replaced the previous fixtures. The balcony seating was re-upholstered in the same hard-wearing material. Overheating was addressed and the bar area was redesigned in black, charcoal and gold. Upon reopening, the bar will accept contactless payments. Location The theatre is located on Crescent Road, forming part of the Tunbridge Wells Civic Centre in the centre of the town. Architecture The building is predominantly built from brick, with details in silver and red bricks and in Portland stone. The walls and floor of the entrance hall are of Roman Travertine Marble, with gold and fawn ceilings. A large lounge was constructed parallel with the main hall, originally designed for suppers to be served when the hall was used for dances. References External links Official Website The Tunbridge Wells Project – Assembly Hall Image Gallery
Astley Castle

Astley Castle er resterne af en befæstet herregård fra 1500-tallet i North Warwickshire. Den har været forfalden og forsømt siden en brand ødelagde bygningen i 1978, mens den var i brug som hotel. Den er på listen over Buildings at Risk. Bygningen blev genåbnet i 2012 efter store renoveringer. I 2013 modtog Astley Castle Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Prize. Den har været en listed building af anden grad siden 1952 og et Scheduled Ancient Monument siden 1994. Se også Liste over borge og slotte i England Referencer Eksterne henvisninger
Astley Green Colliery Museum

The Astley Green Colliery Museum is a heritage museum in Astley near Tyldesley in Greater Manchester, England, operated by the Red Rose Steam Society. The site was originally a working colliery that produced coal from 1912 until its closure in 1970 and is now protected as a Scheduled Monument. The museum occupies a 15-acre (6 ha) site beside the Bridgewater Canal and contains the only surviving pit headgear and engine house on the Lancashire Coalfield. History Astley Green Colliery was established to extract deep coal seams of the Manchester Coalfield beneath the peat bog known as Chat Moss, motivated by high coal demand in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the depletion of accessible coal reserves in the Irwell Valley. Shaft sinking began in 1908 by the Pilkington Colliery Company, a subsidiary of the Clifton and Kersley Coal Company, and the pit began production in 1912. In 1928 the colliery was amalgamated with other local collieries to form Manchester Collieries. The mine was modernised when the coal industry was nationalised in 1947. Astley Green Colliery was closed in 1970 and was subsequently opened to the public as a museum. Museum The colliery’s headgear, constructed of wrought iron lattice girders with riveted joints and three wheel mounts, rises to nearly 30 metres (98 ft). Built by Head Wrightson of Stockton-on-Tees and completed in 1912, it is the only surviving pit headgear on the Lancashire coalfield. It has two large and one small wheel mounted at the top. In the winding house there is a twin tandem compound steam engine made by Yates and Thom of Blackburn who supplied 16 Lancashire boilers. Its engine house has the largest steam winding engine used on the coalfield. The 3,300 horse power twin tandem compound engine was built by Yates & Thom in Blackburn. The museum’s collection includes 28 colliery locomotives, which has been described by sources as the largest assembly of its kind in the United Kingdom. Railway Volunteers have restored a section of approximately 200 m of track, and one locomotive was operational as of 2019, with another undergoing essential maintenance pending the start of passenger services on the railway. See also List of Collieries in Astley and Tyldesley Scheduled Monuments in Greater Manchester Listed buildings in Astley, Greater Manchester References External links Astley Green Colliery Museum website History of Astley Green Coal Mine
Musée de la mine d'Astley Green

Le musée d'Astley Green Colliery est un musée géré par la Red Rose Steam Society, situé à Astley, près de Tyldesley, dans le Grand Manchester, Angleterre, au Royaume-Uni. Avant de devenir un musée, le site était une mine de charbon en activité qui produisait du charbon de 1912 à 1970 ; il est maintenant protégé en tant que Monument historique. Le musée occupe un site de 15 acres (6 ha) le long du canal de Bridgewater, qui abrite le seul chevalement et la salle des machines encore existants sur le bassin houiller du Lancashire. Histoire La mine d'Astley Green exploitait les couches profondes de charbon du bassin houiller de Manchester sous la tourbière connue sous le nom de Chat Moss, et a été motivée par la forte demande de charbon pendant la fin du XIXe et le début du XXe siècle et l'épuisement des réserves de charbon de la vallée de l'Irwell. Le fonçage du puits a commencé en 1908 par la Pilkington Colliery Company, filiale de la Clifton and Kersley Coal Company, et la mine a commencé la production en 1912. En 1928, la mine a été fusionnée avec d'autres mines locales pour former les Manchester Collieries. La mine a été modernisée lorsque l'industrie du charbon a été nationalisée en 1947. La mine d'Astley Green a été fermée en 1970, et a été ensuite ouverte au public en tant que musée. Musée Astley Green Colliery possède le seul chevalement et la salle des machines encore existants sur le bassin houiller du Lancashire. Le chevalement est constitué de poutres en treillis en fer forgé avec des plaques rivetées aux joints. Il a deux grandes roues et une petite roue montées en haut. Il mesure presque 30 mètres (98,425197 pi) de hauteur et a été construit par Head Wrightson de Stockton-on-Tees et achevé en 1912. Dans la salle des machines, il y a une machine à vapeur à deux cylindres en tandem fabriquée par Yates et Thom de Blackburn qui ont fourni 16 chaudières Lancashire. Sa salle des machines abrite la plus grande machine à vapeur de remontée utilisée sur le bassin houiller. La machine à deux cylindres en tandem de 3 300 chevaux a été construite par Yates & Thom à Blackburn. Le musée possède également une collection de 28 locomotives de mine, la plus grande collection de ce type au Royaume-Uni. Chemin de fer Depuis l'été 2019, une section de voie d'environ 200 mètres a été restaurée et construite par des bénévoles. Une locomotive est actuellement opérationnelle et une autre est en cours de maintenance essentielle avant que les services de passagers ne puissent commencer sur le chemin de fer. Notes et références Liens externes (en) Site web du musée d'Astley Green Colliery sur agcm.org.uk (en) [PDF] Histoire de la mine de charbon d'Astley Green sur aditnow.co.uk Sites officiels : www.agcm.org.uk/index.shtml et lancashireminingmuseum.org Portail des musées Portail des transports en commun Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Aston's Eyot

Aston's Eyot is a 33-acre (13 ha) island on the east bank of the River Thames in the city of Oxford, England, southeast of Christ Church Meadow. Eyot is another spelling of ait meaning small island. The island is roughly triangular, bounded to the northwest by the River Cherwell and to the southeast by the Shirelake Ditch. There is a mixture of habitats, part woodland, part open/scrub. The site is leased by Oxford City Council from Christ Church. At the turn of the 19th/20th centuries it was used as a rubbish tip. It is currently owned by the friends of Aston's Eyot who operate it as a nature reserve References External links Friends of Aston's Eyot
Aston's Eyot

Aston's Eyot är en 13 hektar stor ö på Themsens östra strand i staden Oxford i England, sydost om Christ Church Meadow. Eyot är en annan stavning av ait som betyder liten ö. Ön är triangelformad och avgränsas i nordväst av floden Cherwell och i sydost av Shirelake Ditch. Det finns en blandning av livsmiljöer, delvis skog, delvis öppen/buskmark. Tomten arrenderas av Oxford City Council av Christ Church. Vid sekelskiftet mellan 1800- och 1900-talen användes den som soptipp. Det ägs för närvarande av vännerna till Aston's Eyot som driver det som ett naturreservat. Referenser Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, 20 mars 2025. Externa länkar Friends of Aston's Eyot
Aston Academy

Aston Academy (till 30 april 2011 Aston Comprehensive School) är en gymnasieskola i Aston, Aston cum Aughton-regionen i Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Skolans specialämnen är matematik och data. Åldersgrupperna för skolan är 11-18 år, som hyser cirka 1850 elever på skolan. Externa länkar Officiell webbplats
Aston Down

Aston Down är ett privat flygfält nära Minchinhampton i Gloucestershire, sydvästra England. Tidigare militärt flygfält under Royal Air Force ägo. Det användes av RAF från första världskriget till 1967, då det var Cotswold Gliding Club hemmafält. 2002 såldes flygältet av Ministry of Defence till privat ägo. Externa länkar The Story Of The Air Transport Auxiliary Cotswold Gliding Club Webcam view of northeastern end of main runway at 15-minute intervals over the past two hours
Aston Hall

Aston Hall je jakobínský dům v Astonu v Birminghamu, v Anglii, který navrhl John Thorpe a který byl postaven v letech 1618 až 1635. Je to ukázkový příklad jakobínského sídla a je památkově chráněn. V roce 1864 byl dům koupen společností Birmingham Corporation a stal se prvním historickým venkovským domem, který přešel do obecního vlastnictví a je stále vlastněn městskou radou v Birminghamu. Nyní je zde komunitní muzeum spravované Birmingham Museums Trust a je otevřené pro veřejnost v letních měsících (po rozsáhlé rekonstrukci dokončené v roce 2009). Historie John Thorpe ho navrhl pro sira Thomase Holta. Stavba začala v dubnu 1618, Thomas Holte se přestěhoval v roce 1631 a dům byl dokončen v dubnu 1635. Byl vážně poškozen po útoku parlamentních jednotek v roce 1643; některé škody jsou stále zřejmé. Na schodišti je díra od dělové koule, která proletěla přes okno, otevřenými dveřmi až k zábradlí. Dům zůstal v rodině až do roku 1817, kdy byl prodán a pronajímán Jamesem Wattem Jr., synem průmyslového průkopníka Jamese Watta. Byl pak koupen v roce 1858 soukromou společností (Aston Hall a Park Company Ltd) jako veřejný park a muzeum. Po finančních obtížích byl v roce 1864 odkoupen Birminghamskou korporací a přešel do obecního vlastnictví. Několik let po roce 1878 byly po požáru přesunuty sbírky umění a muzeum zbraní do Aston Hall. Ve dvacátých letech 20. století měla Birmingham Corporation finanční potíže a musela si vybrat mezi záchranou Aston Hall a nedalekého Perry Hall. Aston Hall byl zachráněn a v roce 1927 navrhla The Birmingham Civic Society úpravy zahrady, které město realizovalo s pracovními silami nezaměstnaných a státními dotacemi. Schéma však zahrnovalo fontány, terasy a kamenné urny a sochu Pana od Williama Bloyea, které Civic Society zaplatila sama. V roce 1934 byla dokončená práce představena Výboru městských parků a odhalena sirem Gilbertem Barlingem. Odkazy Reference V tomto článku byl použit překlad textu z článku Aston Hall na anglické Wikipedii. Externí odkazy Obrázky, zvuky či videa k tématu Aston Hall na Wikimedia Commons
Aston Hall

Aston Hall est un manoir de style jacobin, monument devenu municipal, situé à Aston, Birmingham, Royaume-Uni. Washington Irving l'a employé comme modèle pour Bracebridge Hall pour ses histoires dans son livre The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (Le Livre d’esquisses en français) Histoire La construction débute en avril 1618 et Sir Thomas Holte s'installe dans le manoir en 1631. La construction est achevée en avril 1635. Elle est conçue par John Thorpe. Ce manoir est classé aux monuments historiques anglais. La maison est sévèrement endommagée après une attaque par les troupes parlementaires en 1643 ; certains des dommages sont encore visibles. Il y a un trou dans l'escalier où un boulet de canon est passé à travers une fenêtre et une porte ouverte pour finir dans la rampe d'escalier. Utilisation actuelle Aston Hall est maintenant un musée de la communauté géré par le conseil municipal de Birmingham et ouvert au public pendant les mois d'été, depuis la rénovation effectuée en 2008-09. Il est constitué d'une série de salles d’époque qui possèdent des meubles anciens, des peintures, des textiles et des pièces de métal ouvrées des collections du Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Références Liens externes Aston Hall sur le site officiel des Musées de la ville (en) Site officiel Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Ressource relative aux beaux-arts : Art UK (lieux d'art) Portail des châteaux Portail de Birmingham Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni Portail des musées