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Cresswell Pele Tower

Cresswell Pele Tower is in the village of Cresswell, situated overlooking the coast approximately 4 miles (6 km) to the north of Ashington, Northumberland, England. The tower is a Grade II* listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It was removed from Historic England's Heritage at Risk register after an extensive renovation completed in 2021, which included the addition of a brand-new wooden-framed roof. History Cresswell Pele Tower was constructed in the 14th century as a defence against the Border Reivers. Unlike many of the 80 Pele towers in Northumberland, the Cresswell Tower is in a relatively good state of preservation. Since its construction the three-storey Pele Tower has had an interesting journey through time. The engraving shown on the Pele Tower Project websites, for example, is dated 1829 and shows the Pele Tower connected to Cresswell Hall, since demolished. The only remaining evidence of this union surviving above ground today is the front entrance of Cresswell Hall, now bricked up. Cresswell Pele Tower was probably built in the 14th century. The doorway on the ground floor is not the original entrance; the ground floor was used for storage, and was only accessible from above. The outline of the original entrance on the first floor can still be seen, but has been blocked up. The only way to get to the living quarters above is by a very narrow, twisty stone staircase which was designed to be easily defended. On the first floor, there was a kitchen, living area, and garderobe (toilet). The top floor was probably used for sleeping and would have been particularly cold and damp as there are no fireplaces at this level. There are stairs from here to the parapet that runs around the top of the tower. Next to the stairs is a faint inscription which is reputed to read “William Cresswell brave hero”. In about 1750 a grand Mansion House was built onto the side of the tower. This house was demolished in about 1845. For some unknown reason the entrance doorway to the Mansion House was saved, and it can still be seen built into the field wall on the east side of the tower. It is visible on the right in the photo above. The White Lady A sad local legend associated with the tower tells how a beautiful daughter of the Cresswell's had fallen in love with a young Danish prince. The couple made plans for the prince to cross the sea from Denmark and carry off the young girl to his home country where they were to be married. One day he landed on the shore and with great excitement she prepared to meet him. Then, to her horror, she watched her brothers ambush the prince and kill him. The girl, stricken with grief, could not be comforted. She lost all will to live and soon afterwards died of a broken heart. It is said that her ghost – in the form of a white lady - can still occasionally be seen gazing out to sea from the tower roof. References External links Cresswell Pele Tower project
Cricket Field Lane

Cricketfield Lane is a cricket ground in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. The earliest recorded match on the ground was in 1862 between Bishop's Stortford and an All England Eleven. In 1895 Hertfordshire played their first Minor Counties Championship match on the ground, which came against Norfolk. From 1895 to the present day, the ground has played host to 54 Minor Counties Championship matches and 6 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. The ground has hosted a single first-class match, which came in 1872 when a United South of England Eleven played a United North of England Eleven. The first List-A match played on the ground came in the 1991 NatWest Trophy between Hertfordshire and Derbyshire. The second and final List-A match played at the ground was between Hertfordshire and Ireland in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. The Essex Second XI has also used the ground for a number of matches. In local domestic cricket, Cricket Field Lane is the home ground of Bishop's Stortford Cricket Club who play in the Home Counties Premier Cricket League. References External links Cricket Field Lane on CricketArchive Cricket Field Lane on Cricinfo
Cricklewood Baptist Church

Cricklewood Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Cricklewood, London, and is part of the London Baptist Association. Built in 1907, the church had its first service on 5 January 1908. In 1930, a church hall was added and after the main church building was sold to property developers in 1990, the hall became the central place of worship for the congregation. Historical background The area around the church was owned by All Souls College, Oxford and in 1900, housing was built along Anson Road. By 1904 there were 210 houses in the area and another 65 were being built. The influx of people and the number of houses being built began to give Cricklewood an identity as a residential district and it was during this time that several churches were built. A Congregationalist church opened on Chichele Road in 1893, St Gabriels, Cricklewood Anglican church opened on Walm Lane in 1898 and St. Michael's Anglican church opened on St Michael's Road in 1910. Cricklewood Baptist Church celebrated its centenary in November 2008 with a visit from local Liberal Democrat MP, Sarah Teather. In December 2014, the congregation held a carol service in the foyer of the original church building on Anson Road. This was the first service to be held in the old church since it was sold to developers in 1990 and became Trinity Court. Architectural features The building was designed by Arthur Keen of Kenton & Company, Clerkenwell in the style of Italian Byzantine architecture and consists of red and yellow brick. The church tower is a recognisable landmark and the west window of the hall contains an Art Deco stained glass window depicting Christ holding a sheep. Along the north wall are several smaller stained glass windows telling the Parable of the Sower. References External links The London Baptist Association
Cricklewood Pumping Station

Cricklewood Pumping Station was built in 1905 to supply water to London's north west suburbs. It is situated at the eastern extremity of Gladstone Park, Cricklewood and is a locally listed building. History By 1900, about half of the sixty acre estate that had belonged to local industrialist George Furness had been built on by housing developers. It was around this time that the New River Company bought some of the land for water works. The pumping station was responsible for providing water from the River Thames to London's expanding suburbs, some as far away as Hampstead and Hendon, where it was stored in reservoirs including those in Golders Green and Muswell Hill. In the Willesden area, the West Middlesex Waterworks Company supplied water to homes until 1903 when the Metropolitan Water Board took over. The Metropolitan Water Board had reservoirs at Harlesden Road and one at St. Michael's Road, Cricklewood, the same road as the pumping station. Starting in 1908, water arrived at Cricklewood from the new water works at Kempton Park. Two triple-expansion steam engines would pump 15 million imperial gallons (68,000 m3) of water per day through a 42-inch (110 cm) diameter main to Cricklewood. From there, three Lilleshall steam engines would pump the water further to the reservoir at Fortis Green near Muswell Hill. Cricklewood Pumping Station was coal-fired until the 1950s and the distinctive 135-foot (41 m) chimney was used to discharge smoke. By the late 1950s, the station had converted to electric power, rendering the chimney obsolete. In 1987, the station attained notoriety when a pipe burst leaving the surrounding streets so badly flooded that residents had to be evacuated. Current Use In 1978, Cricklewood Pumping Station became the Cricklewood works of the Thames Water Authority, now Thames Water, and remains in use today. The defunct chimney has found a new lease of life as a mobile phone mast. Popular culture The interior of Cricklewood Pumping Station was used as a double for the Titanic's engine rooms in the Kenneth More film A Night to Remember. The station was the eponymous setting of Chapter 8 of book four of the Belinda Blinked series and subsequently Season 4 Episode 8 of the podcast, My Dad Wrote a Porno. References External links Thames Water
Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries

Crime Rigg and Sherburn Hill Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It lies about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) east of the village of Sherburn Hill and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the city of Durham. The site is a working quarry in which is exposed a sequence of Lower Permian Yellow Sands overlying Marl Slate and Lower Magnesian Limestone. The exposures of Permian sands exhibit complex cross-bedding that is believed to represent ancient seif dune deposits. References
Guards Crimean War Memorial

The Guards Crimean War Memorial is a Grade II listed memorial in St James's, London, that commemorates the Allied victory in the Crimean War of 1853–56. It is located on Waterloo Place, at the junction of Regent Street and Pall Mall, approximately one-quarter of the way from the Duke of York Column to Piccadilly Circus. Description and history It was unveiled in 1861 and consisted of the statues of three Guardsmen, with a female allegorical figure referred to as Honour. It was cast in bronze, with components cast from cannons melted down that had been captured at the siege of Sevastopol. The sculptor was John Bell. On the front, by the statues of the Guardsmen, are two plaques. The older one states: The foundation stone of the Guards' Memorial was laid in the year of our lord 1861 by Margaret Johanna Bell. The other plaque reads: The Guards' Memorial was pulled down in the year of our lord 1914 and was re-erected 30 feet north in order to permit the erection of the Florence Nightingale and Sidney Herbert statues. On the back facade of the monuments, facing the road up to Piccadilly is another plaque, a shield surrounded by foliage and mounted on guns. This reads: To the memory of 2152 Officers, Non-Com. Officers and Privates of the BRIGADE OF GUARDS who fell during the war with Russia in 1854–56. Erected by their Comrades. The mournful attitude of Bell's figures caused some controversy, as it contrasted with the heroic poses expected of war memorials at that time. An anonymous critic writing in The Illustrated London News described it as "an eyesore" and wrote that the figure of Honour resembled "a street acrobat throwing his four rings". In 1914, the monument was moved northwards to make room for new statues of Florence Nightingale and Sidney Herbert who was Secretary at War during the Crimean War. It is only then that the allegorical figure was referred to as Victory. The sculpture of Nightingale was by Arthur George Walker, and the sculpture of Herbert was by John Henry Foley. References External links Media related to Crimean War Memorial, London at Wikimedia Commons
Gárdadandár emlékmű

A Londonban álló gárdadandár emlékmű (Guards Crimean War Memorial) azoknak a brit katonáknak állít emléket, akik a gárdadandár tagjaiként elestek a krími háborúban. 1861 áprilisban leplezték le a St James's kerületben. Története Az emlékmű John Henry Foley és Arthur George Walker alkotása. A gránit talapzaton három alak áll, egy gránátos, egy skót és egy, a Coldstream ezredbe tartozó bronzkatona. Mögöttük zászlók, fölöttük, az oszlopon egy széttárt karú nőalak, amely babérkoszorúkat tart. Az oszlop oldalain pajzsok, rajtuk három nagy csata helyszíneː Alma, Inkerman és Szevasztopol. Több plakett is látható az emlékművön. A bronzhoz zsákmányolt, majd beolvasztott orosz ágyúkat is felhasználtak. Az emlékmű talapzatát 1859. február 10-én kezdték építeni, a munkálatok 1861 áprilisban fejeződtek be. 1914-ben lebontották, és nagyjából tíz méterrel északabbra állították fel ismét, hogy helyet csináljanak Florence Nightingale és Sidney Herbert szobrának. Jegyzetek Források ↑ Imperial War Museum: Guards Crimean War Memorial. Imperial War Musem. Hozzáférés: 2021. december 9.. ↑ The London Encyclopaedia: Guards Crimea Memorial. The London Encyclopaedia. Hozzáférés: 2021. december 9..
Crimple Valley Viaduct

Crimple Valley Viaduct, also known as Crimple Viaduct and Crimple Beck Viaduct is a railway viaduct which crosses the Crimple Valley between Pannal railway station and Hornbeam Park railway station in North Yorkshire. It is a Grade II* listed structure. History The viaduct was built for the Harrogate–Church Fenton line (then part of the York & North Midland Railway) and crosses Crimple Beck, and also the Leeds Northern Railway which opened in 1849. The Leeds Northern Railway line went underneath the eastern side of the viaduct through the second arch inwards, and then soon after crossed a ten-arch viaduct referred to as Crimple Low Viaduct to differentiate between the two. In 1854, the North Eastern Railway was formed, which amalgamated several railway companies, including the Leeds Northern and the Y&NMR, and so in 1862, a new connection was built between the Leeds & Thirsk and the Church Fenton Line, with a rising gradient line which connected the two lines at the extreme eastern end of the viaduct at Crimple Junction. It is 1,872 feet (571 m) long and has 31 arches, each of 52-foot (16 m) span, which reach a maximum height of 110 feet (34 m) above the Crimple Valley. The viaduct is also built on a rising gradient of 1-in-91, which levels off on the approach into Harrogate itself. The sharp bend in the track on the south side of the viaduct causes trains to reduce speed significantly. Older Pacer rolling stock units are locally known to loudly squeal whilst passing around the tight bend due to increased pressure on the bogies and wheels. It was completed in 1848 for the York and North Midland Railway company, and opened for traffic in July of that year. It is built of brick, and rusticated grit stone ashlar. The viaduct was designed by John Cass Birkinshaw and was built by James Hartley, mason. The stone was obtained from Brown Hill in Plompton. The section of the Leeds Northern Railway between Pannal and Starbeck which went under the viaduct was closed in June 1951. Crimple Viaduct is part of the Harrogate line which has traffic running between Leeds and York via Harrogate and Knaresborough. The track is designated as up towards Leeds (the northernmost line on the viaduct), whilst towards Harrogate is the down line. Network Rail designate the bridge as number LEH3; the LEH stands for Leeds and Harrogate line. See also Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) Listed buildings in Harrogate (Hookstone Ward) Arthington Viaduct Kirkstall Viaduct Knaresborough Viaduct Nidd Viaduct References Sources Bairstow, Martin (2022). Railways through Harrogate. Farsley: Bairstow. ISBN 978-1-871944-49-5. Chapman, Stephen (2011). Railway Memories No. 24 Harrogate & Wetherby. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. ISBN 978-1871233-24-7. External links Image of the viaduct from the south-east showing the sharp curve at the eastern end Disused stations site about Crimple railway station - has photo's of the viaduct Video of an Azuma crossing the viaduct hosted on YouTube
Crispin School

Crispin School Academy is a secondary school in Street, Somerset. The school is at the eastern end of Street and shares a campus with Strode College. History Crispin School was formed in 1973 by the merger of Elmhurst Grammar School and Strode Secondary Modern School. In 1999, the school was awarded specialist technology status. A second specialism in music was awarded in 2008. Crispin School was converted to an academy in 2011, under the provisions of the Academies Act 2010. Subjects As of 2023, the following subjects are mandatory for students in Years 7 and 8: English Mathematics Science History Geography Beliefs and Values Art Drama Food Technology French or Spanish Graphics ICT and Computing Music PSHE PE Textiles Resistant Materials Beginning in Year 7, students have the choice to study Spanish or French When completing the General Certificate of Secondary Education during Years 10 through 11, students are required to study the following subjects: English English Literature Mathematics Science (at least two GCSEs) Physical Education Religious Studies Curriculum for Life During this time, they may also optionally enroll in: Geography History French Spanish Religious Studies Art Drama Food and Nutrition Graphics Health and Social Care ICT and Computing Computer Science Music Music Technology Media Photography Sport Sociology Business Studies Textiles and Resistant Materials Extracurricular activities Students may participate in daily musical activities such as the school choir, senior choir, orchestra, and string group. Crispin School also participates in an Annual Carol Service at Wells Cathedral, a joint Christmas Concert with Brookside Academy, a Spring Concert, and School of Rock Days. Annual trips take place to galleries in London, Bristol Zoo, and the Eden Project. Several residential trips take place, including ones to Iceland, France, Italy, New York, Swaziland, and Kenya. Crispin has a link with a school in Kenya and the 'Masana Block' is named in recognition of this link. School shows are performed at the nearby Strode Theatre. Recent productions include Tales of the Arabian Nights (2016), Oliver (2017), Alice (2018), Find Me (2018), Bugsy Malone (2019), and Sister Act (2020). Over the past six years, more than 90% of art and photography students at Crispin School have received GCSE scores of A*-C/4-9 In 2023, approximately half of the student body is studying Art and/or Photography. Houses In 2019, the school introduced a House system with 10 vertical tutor groups in each House. These Houses are Corvus, Falco, Sturnus and Tyto, with the names being derived from various bird genera. Each House has a Head of House, a House Learning Coordinator, and a House Captain, the latter being voted in by staff and students with the House. The school hosts weekly competitions for students to compete in on behalf of their Houses, such as spelling bees and tug of war. Alumni Helen Chamberlain, television presenter Beccy Huxtable, radio personality and producer Jaye Jacobs, actress in Holby City, former deputy head girl of Crispin Ewan Richards, professional rugby player References External links Official website
Criterion Theatre (Coventry)

The Criterion Theatre is situated in Earlsdon, Coventry, England. It puts on about seven shows a year. The company has won the Godiva Award for best theatre in the region several times. The current patrons are Pete Waterman, music producer and railway preservationist, born in Coventry and Ron Cook, stage and screen actor of Thunderbirds and Doctor Who fame, who first acted as an amateur at the Criterion. The Coventry born actor, Sir Nigel Hawthorne (1929–2001), was a former patron. Theatre building The building was constructed in the 1880s and originally served as the Earlsdon Methodist Church. It remained in use as the main church until 1923, when a new Methodist church was opened on the corner of Albany Road and Earlsdon Avenue South. After this, the original building became a Sunday school and a venue for a wide range of community activities. In 1960, the Methodist Church sold the property to the Criterion Players, a local amateur dramatic society founded in 1955. The group converted the building into a theatre with a single stage, and the Criterion Theatre officially opened in 1961 by Mr S. H. Newshome, a patron of the society and the managing director of the since‑demolished Coventry Hippodrome. References External links Criterion Theatre website Coventry City Council. Theatre and the Arts.
Crofton Academy

Crofton Academy (formerly Crofton High School) is an 11-16 state secondary school outside Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. The school is also an academy. History A school has been on this site for the past 200 years, with Richmal Mangnall opening the Crofton School for young ladies, in the Crofton Old Hall, which is now part of the school's complex. The old high school was built in 1964, after the village rapidly expanded and saw a huge housing boom, which saw the demand for a larger school. Many estates such as Manorfields, Meadowfields and Ashdene were built at this time, demanding even more schools. In August 1995, the school suffered a serious fire. It was rebuilt on the same site and reopened on 30 October 1998. In August 2011 the school became an academy with specialist status in Mathematics and Computing. In May 2017 the school dropped sharply in its Ofsted grade under new Ofsted guidelines, as it dropped from "Outstanding" to "Requires improvement" (formerly "Satisfactory"). In the 2019 Ofsted report, the school had improved to a "Good" rating in the category of "Personal development" but retained the lower rating in all other categories. The most recent inspection in June 2023 concluded that Crofton Academy was a 'Good' school. Collaboration with Wakefield College In 2012, Crofton, together with Wakefield College, proposed the building of a sixth form centre. The staff was to be from Wakefield College and Crofton Academy. The sixth form remained until May 2018 when it was closed down, and turned into a modern foreign languages block (with the downstairs used for in school sanctions) as is shown in the schools current official map. References External links School homepage
Crofton Roman Villa

Crofton Roman Villa in Crofton, Orpington, in the London Borough of Bromley, is a Roman villa which was inhabited between approximately 140 and 400 AD. It was the centre of a farming estate of about 500 acres (200 ha), with farm buildings nearby, surrounded by fields, meadows and woods. The house was altered several times during its 260 years of occupation, and at its largest it probably had at least 20 rooms. The remains of ten rooms can be seen today. Two rooms contain the remains of "opus signinum" floors, and three have evidence of tiled, or "tessellated", floors. Details of an underfloor central heating hypocaust can also be seen, featuring both channelled and pillared systems, as can small finds from the site. The villa is adjacent to Orpington railway station, and is not far from Lullingstone Roman Villa, near Eynsford, Kent. Discovery The site was discovered in 1926, when workmen were preparing a driveway for some new council offices, and unearthed some Roman artefacts. Preliminary archaeological investigations at the time established the existence of the villa, but the site was not fully investigated until 1988, when further work was carried out by the Kent Archaeological Rescue Unit (KARU). Details of their findings were published in a book in 1996. The site is protected within a modern building. Gallery References External links Media related to Crofton Roman Villa at Wikimedia Commons Crofton Roman Villa website Local council website
Crofton School

Crofton School is a coeducational secondary school, located in Stubbington, Hampshire, England. The school has around 1,100 students aged between 11 and 16 (years 7 to 11). The school accepts pupils from the areas of: Stubbington, Hill Head, Titchfield, Peel Common, Gosport and Locks Heath. Crofton opened in 1974 as a purpose-built mixed comprehensive school. The headteacher is Simon Harrison, who was appointed in January 2017. Crofton was awarded Specialist Science Status in 2005 but this has since been revoked. Crofton has two 'feeder' schools: Crofton Hammond Junior School and Crofton Anne Dale Junior School. Attendance at one of these feeder schools is a factor in admission to Crofton School. Previously a foundation school administered by Hampshire County Council, in April 2023 Crofton School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the HISP Multi Academy Trust. Ofsted inspections The school was previously judged Good by Ofsted, confirmed at a short inspection in 2018 which upheld the judgement from a full inspection in 2014. A full inspection took place on 3 March 2026 under Ofsted's renewed inspection framework, which replaced the previous four-point scale with five descriptors: Exceptional, Strong Standard, Expected Standard, Needs Attention, and Urgent Improvement. The inspection returned the following judgements: References External links Crofton School official website