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Phare de Whitby

Le phare de Whitby (ou Whitby High) est un phare situé sur la colline de Ling, sur la côte au sud-est de Whitby, au-delà de Saltwick Bay (en), dans le comté du Yorkshire du Nord en Angleterre. Il ne faut pas le confondre avec les deux phares du port situés dans Whitby lui-même. Ce phare est géré par le Trinity House Lighthouse Service à Londres,l'organisation de l'aide maritime des côtes de l'Angleterre. Il est maintenant protégé en tant que monument classé du Royaume-Uni de Grade II. Histoire Le phare est une tour octogonale en brique blanche qui a été conçu par James Walker ingénieur civil de Messrs. Walker, Burgess & Cooper. Les fondations ont été posées le 12 avril 1857 par le constructeur local William Falkingbridge de Well Close Square à Whitby. La supervision de la construction a été faite par James Walkers mandaté par Trinity House. Le phare a été mis en service le 1er octobre 1858. À l'origine, deux phares étaient alignés nord-sud et étaient connus comme Twin lights of Witby North (les lumières jumelles de Whitby Nord) et également connus sous le nom de High Light ou Whitby South. Leur but était de marquer par des lumières fixesdes dangers de Whitby Rock. En 1890, une lumière plus efficace a été installée pour le High Light, permettant au South Light d'être désactivée. Le phare a été électrifié en 1976 et automatisé en 1992. Les maisons des anciens gardiens attenantes au phare sont maintenant disponibles à la location par les vacanciers. Le signal de brouillard situé à côté du phare a été désactivé, et le bâtiment est également maintenant utilisé comme logement de vacances. Identifiant : ARLHS : ENG-164 - Amirauté : A2596 - NGA : 1992 . Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Whitby Lighthouse » (voir la liste des auteurs). Voir aussi Liens connexes Liste des phares en Angleterre Phare de Whitby East Pier Phares de Whitby West Pier Liens externes (en) Lighthouses of Northeastern England (Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham et North Yorkshire) (en) Whitby Lighthouse - Trinity House (en) Whitby High Lighthouse - Lighthouse Explorer Portail des phares Portail de la mer du Nord Portail du Yorkshire Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Latarnia morska Whitby

Latarnia morska Whitby – latarnia morska położona na wybrzeżu hrabstwa North Yorkshire, na klifach około 5 kilometrów na południowy wschód od wejścia do portu w Whitby, z którego w 1768 roku James Cook wyruszył na swoją pierwszą wyprawę. Została zaprojektowana przez Jamesa Walkera i zbudowana na Ling Hill w 1858 roku. Pierwotnie była to para latarni znanych jaki High Light oraz South Light, których celem było wskazać pozycję Whitby Rock. W 1890 roku na High Light zostało zainstalowane mocniejsze światło, a South Light zostało zamknięte. Latarnia została zelektryfikowana w 1976 roku, a w pełni zautomatyzowana w 1992. Zasięg światła białego wynosi 18 Mm, a czerwonego 16 Mm, wysyłany sygnał biały i czerwone światło pulsujące w przeciwnej fazie z okresem 5 sekund. Obecnie stacja jest monitorowana z Trinity House Operations & Planning Centre w Harwich. Przypisy
Whitby Museum

Whitby Museum is an independent museum in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, run by Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, a learned society and registered charity, established in 1823. The museum is located in a building opened in 1931 in Pannett Park, Whitby, which also contains the Society's Library and Archive. Collections The museum contains a wide range of material relating to the history of Whitby, and has specialist collections relating to Jurassic fossils, in particular ammonites and marine reptiles, Whitby jet, Captain James Cook and HM Bark Endeavour, Whitby's whaling industry, and the natural history of the North Yorkshire coast and moors. In addition to this, there are costume and textiles exhibits as well as a collection of photography, including the collection and archive of the museum's former curator Frank Meadow Sutcliffe. The museum has a reference library and archive documenting the industries and social history of the town and area, which is used as a research facility. The museum also contains a Hand of Glory, the dried and pickled hand of a hanged man, said to have magical powers. Between the 1890s and 1930 the museum collection included the mummy of an Egyptian man who had died around 300 BC. The mummy had previously been owned by Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet and was donated to the museum on his death. The mummy was purchased for £15 by Thomas Sheppard, the then curator of the Hull Municipal Museum, in 1930 and is now at the Hands On History Museum in Kingston upon Hull. History The museum opened in 1823, and was originally located in two small rooms above a shop on Baxtergate in Whitby. In 1827, once the collection began to overflow this space, it moved into a larger building, above the public baths. In 1924, the decision was taken to build a new building for the collection, and today's current museum building in Pannett Park was opened in August 1931. References External links Whitby Museum website
List of schools in the London Borough of Harrow

This is a list of schools in the London Borough of Harrow, England. State-funded schools Primary schools Secondary schools * This school is located in Harrow but also accepts pupils from Brent Special and alternative schools Alexandra School The Helix Education Centre The Jubilee Academy Kingsley High School Shaftesbury High School Woodlands School Further education Harrow College St Dominic's Sixth Form College Stanmore College Independent schools Primary and preparatory schools Alpha Preparatory School Buckingham Preparatory School Harmony Primary School Orley Farm School Reddiford School Senior and all-through schools Harrow Independent College Harrow School The John Lyon School North London Collegiate School Special and alternative schools Pathways School The Red Balloon Learner Centre Further education Regent Independent College References
Whitchurch Silk Mill

Whitchurch Silk Mill is a watermill on the River Test, located in the town of Whitchurch, Hampshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building History The mill was constructed in 1800 by Henry Hayter on a plot of land called Frog Island. The mill is probably on the same site as one of the four mills recorded in the Domesday Book. Originally it was a fulling mill (part of the finishing process of cloth weaving). Some years later, in 1817, it was bought by William Madick who changed its operation to throw silk. In 1844 it was acquired by Alexander Bannerman and John Spencer, merchants of Manchester. William Chappell, the manager of the mill, purchased it from them in 1846. At this time the mill employed 108 staff, including 39 children under the age of 13. By 1866 the mill had passed into the ownership of the Hide family with whom it remained until the death of James Hide in 1955. During this time, the mill wove silk for Burberry, then based in nearby Basingstoke, who used it as coloured linings for their raincoats. It ultimately passed to Ede and Ravenscroft who operated it up to 1985, producing legal and academic gowns. It was then acquired by the Hampshire Buildings Preservation Trust who, after renovation works, opened it to the public in 1990. In December 2012, the Trustees recommenced silk production. Ownership and management The building is owned by the Hampshire Buildings Preservation Trust and leased to a dedicated trust, the Whitchurch Silk Mill Trust, to ensure preservation. The trust operates as a registered charity and two registered companies. The Whitchurch Silk Mill states on the UK Charity Commission website: "Whitchurch Silk Mill Trust weaves silk on Victorian machinery in the Georgian watermill of Whitchurch Silk Mill, Hampshire. The mill is open to the public who come from across the UK and abroad. The charity educates visitors about silk, retains and develops the skills of silk weaving and restores its historic machinery." Local organisations, including the Town Council, and the public offered support to the Silk Mill so that weaving activity was restored to the Mill. Machinery The mill was powered by a low breastshot water wheel, 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) in diameter driving the machinery through line shafting. There are currently 15 looms in total, 10 Tappet looms dating to 1890–1932, 3 Dobby looms dating to the 1950s and 2 1960s Hattersley looms acquired in 1972. These days the looms are powered by individual electric motors. In addition there is a warping mill and winding frames also dating from the 1890s. References External links Whitchurch Silk Mill official website Archived 2 April 2006 at the Wayback Machine Description of Silk Mill on town's official website Archived 1 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine Companies House: The Registrar of Companies for England and Wales Archived 6 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine. The two companies operating the Silk Mill are nos.02506000 (the Trust) and 01968546 (for trading).
Whitcombe Church

Whitcombe Church in Whitcombe, Dorset, England was built in the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant on 29 October 1971, and was vested in the Trust on 12 February 1973. The site of the church was used for worship in the Saxon era and there are fragments of two Saxon crosses. The nave of Whitcombe Church dates from the 12th century, with the chancel being added in the 15th. The tower was added in the late 16th century. The interior includes several wall paintings, including one of St Christopher, and a 13th-century Purbeck marble font. William Barnes the English writer, poet, minister, and philologist was the curate at Whitcombe from 1847 to 1852, and again from 1862 preaching his first and last sermons in the church. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect and much other work including a comprehensive English grammar quoting from more than 70 different languages. See also List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in South West England References
White Barrow

White Barrow is a large Neolithic long barrow just below the crest of Copehill Down on Salisbury Plain, just south of the village of Tilshead in Wiltshire, England. It is a scheduled monument, and the first ancient monument to be purchased by the National Trust. History White Barrow is 77.5 m long and approximately 47 m wide (including the surrounding ditch). It has never been fully excavated, but dating of materials found in and around it suggests that it dates from 3500 to 4000 BC, making it contemporary with other long barrows on Salisbury Plain, as well as the nearby causewayed enclosure called Robin Hood's Ball. The antiquarian Colt Hoare opened the mound in the 1806, and found areas of black earth that he believed to be the remains of a wooden-structured burial chamber. A geophysical survey by English Heritage in 1997 found evidence of a possible burial chamber or mortuary cairn inside the barrow, and an arc of post pits at its eastern end. A former trackway crossing the site from southwest to northeast was also found. The barrow was designated as a scheduled monument in 1960. National Trust purchase White Barrow was the first piece of land that the National Trust acquired purely in the interests of archaeological conservation. Prior to that, the Trust had mainly been concerned with open spaces, houses and gardens. The barrow, along with 2.75 acres (11,100 m2) of land, was purchased by subscription in 1909 for £60, at a time when the War Office was rapidly buying up land around it as part of what became the Salisbury Plain Training Area. Badger exclusion In 1998, a family of seven badgers was evicted from a sett they had dug into the barrow. A badger exclusion licence was obtained from English Nature, and English Heritage gave scheduled monument consent. The badgers were lured to a new sett outside of the property, and the barrow was covered in chain link fencing to prevent animals from burrowing into it again. Finds in the badger spoil from the old sett included struck flints, Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery, and part of a red deer antler. References
White City, Greater Manchester

White City is an area in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Part of the site, which is adjacent to Chester Road, is now a retail park. The area was originally the former Manchester Botanic Gardens that occupied the southeast corner of the docks area and Manchester United's ground. The gateway of the Botanic Gardens still stands at the edge of the retail park. In 1857, the Art Treasures Exhibition was held in the gardens. White City has also been an amusement park and a sports stadium that has featured athletics, greyhound racing and motorsports. Toponym The area is named after White City Limited, which opened an amusement park on the site in 1907. History Botanic gardens In 1827 the Botanical and Horticultural Society was founded in Manchester to encourage the study of botany and horticulture. The society built a botanical garden on the site covering 16 acres (65,000 m2). The site was chosen by John Dalton for the society as it was down-wind of pollution from the city. The land, which was owned by Thomas de Trafford, was leased to the society at a price of the society's choosing. The gardens featured a complex of plant houses and a conservatory that was built by Clarke and Jones of Birmingham. The building was 321 feet (98 m) in length and the conservatory had a 40 feet (12 m) high dome. The buildings were heated by a system of hot water flowing through pipes. The Grade II listed gateway that still faces Chester Road was the entrance to the gardens. In 1857 the gardens hosted the Art Treasures Exhibition which was opened by Prince Albert. The exhibition was visited by 1.3million visitors in 142-days. A further exhibition was held in 1887 to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. This exhibition attracted 4.74 million people over 192-days. Redevelopment By the end of the 19th century, interest in the gardens was waning as the wealthy were moving away from Manchester city centre. In 1907, part of the garden's site was leased to White City Limited, a company set up by Heathcote and Brown. The company opened the "White City Amusement Park" on the site on 20 May 1907. The remaining 11 acres (45,000 m2) was sold to Canine Sports Ltd on 1 November 1927 for the construction of White City Stadium. Stadium White City Stadium held its first motorcycle speedway race on 16 July 1928. After the stadium was completed, greyhound racing starting in 1930. In July 1953, a 6-lane cinder track for athletics was added. The stadium was a greyhound track from 1927 until 1982, speedway from 1928 to 1932 and stock cars from 1972 to 1982. At the end of 1981. the stadium was sold to a developer. It was left vacant, fell into disrepair and closed in 1982. Retail park The stadium was eventually demolished and the site was redeveloped as White City Retail Park. The mid-sized shopping park has out-of-town parking with retail units and food outlets. References Notes Bibliography See also Art Treasures Exhibition, Manchester 1857 Botanical Gardens Cricket Ground Royal Jubilee Exhibition, Manchester 1887
White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre

White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre, also known as the New River Stadium is a multi-purpose rugby league and athletics stadium in Wood Green, Haringey, north London, England that is home to London Skolars rugby league club, Enfield and Haringey Athletic Club, Wood Green Weightlifting Club, Park View F.C., Haringey Rhinos rugby union club and Haringey Cycling Club. The stadium has hosted the Britbowl, the championship game of British American football, in 2019 and 2022. The New River Stadium also hosts the Middlesex 9s rugby league nines tournament. The stadium is within walking distance of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The grandstand at the ground holds approximately 1,000 people, while the ground itself has a capacity of 5,000. Transport Wood Green tube station on the Piccadilly line is the closest station to the stadium which is roughly a 15 minutes walk away. Also Alexandra Palace is a 30 minutes walk away which serves trains to both King's Cross St Pancras and Moorgate. White Hart Lane railway station is also around a 25-minute walk away which serves trains to Liverpool Street. References External links New River Stadium on Worldstadia.com London Skolars site Middlesex Nines website Haringey Cycling Club Haringey Rhinos Rugby Club Archived 2 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Hashtag United website Next Level Football League youtube channel
White Moss House

White Moss House is situated at the north end of Rydal Water in the English Lake District. William Wordsworth bought White Moss House when he moved from Dove Cottage in Grasmere to Rydal Mount. Wordsworth rented all the houses that he lived in, and it was thought that he never owned a house, but Dove Cottage archives and the deeds for White Moss House, show that he bought this building for his son, Willie to live in. Dorothy Wordsworth loved the White Moss area Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth and wrote about it extensively in her Grasmere Journals The Wordsworth family expanded White Moss House from three miners cottages to a comfortable family home. The Wordsworth family lived there until the 1930s. The Dixon family have lived here for over 40 years. References
White Nancy

White Nancy − budowla na szczycie północnego krańca wzgórz The Saddle of Kerridge, ponad wsią Kerridge i miastem Bollington w hrabstwie Cheshire w Anglii. Ma status zabytku drugiego stopnia (Grade II) i widnieje w spisie zabytków narodowych Anglii (National Monuments Record). Sylwetka budynku jest używana jako logo miasta Bollington, a jego nazwę zapożyczyło kilka lokalnych organizacji. Pochodzenie nazwy nie jest znane. Historia Zanim wybudowano White Nancy, w tym miejscu znajdowała się rotunda z cegieł, w której w razie inwazji można było rozpalić ogień będący światłem ostrzegawczym. White Nancy została zbudowana w 1817 przez Johna Gaskella juniora z North End Farm jako upamiętnienie bitwy pod Waterloo (1815). John Gaskell z rodziną mieszkali w pobliskim Ingersley Hall. Budowla początkowo miała wejście, a w środku znajdował się okrągły kamienny stół oraz kamienna ława wzdłuż ściany. Obecnie wejście jest zamurowane. Budynek określa się jako dom letni lub folly. W połowie lat 40. XX w. Royal Signal Corps Trials Unit z bazą w Catterick wprowadził na wzgórze antenę nadawczo-odbiorczą na ciężarówce. Przeprowadzano testy transmisji danych (bez obrazu) z użyciem promieni katodowych do drugiej ciężarówki lub mobilnego odbiornika. Odbiornik był oddalany coraz bardziej na południe, aż z czasem sygnał docierał nawet na południowe wybrzeże Anglii. Jedna z legend mówi, że nazwa White Nancy pochodzi od imienia konia, który zawiózł na wzgórze użyte przy budowie materiały budowlane. Inna legenda mówi, że nazwa pochodzi od imienia jednej z córek rodziny Gaskell. Opis Budowla na planie koła, o kształcie głowy cukru, zwieńczona kulistym kwiatonem. Zbudowana z potłuczonego piaskowca pokrytego stiukiem i pomalowanego. Wysokość około 18 stóp (5,48 m). Wokół budowli jest położony kamienny chodnik z wyrytymi rumbami róży wiatrów. Budowla znajduje się na wysokości ok. 248 m n.p.m. Przynajmniej do 1925 budynek nie był pomalowany. Na przestrzeni lat był malowany przeważnie na biało, tylko w czasie II wojny światowej przemalowano go na zielono, aby nie był punktem orientacyjnym dla samolotów wroga. W 2005 wandale pomalowali go częściowo na różowo. W marcu 2009 przemalowano go na biało z czarnym kwiatonem. W czerwcu 2012 na północno-zachodniej ścianie namalowano koronę upamiętniającą jubileusz 50-lecia panowania królowej, wraz z datami 1952–2012. Na południowo-wschodniej ścianie namalowano koła olimpijskie. Atrakcja turystyczna White Nancy służy za punkt orientacyjny na skraju wzgórza Saddle of Kerridge i punkt widokowy: na równinę Cheshire Plain w kierunku gór północnej Walii na zachód, wzgórza Shropshire na południe oraz Góry Pennińskie na północ i wschód. W pobliżu przebiega Cheshire Gritstone Trail. Przypisy
White Rock Theatre

White Rock Theatre is a medium-scale receiving house venue owned by Hastings Borough Council situated on the seafront of Hastings, East Sussex, on the south coast of England. It currently presents a varied programme of touring shows including opera, ballet, musicals, the Hastings Musical Festival and children's shows. History The original East Sussex Hospital was replaced with the White Rock Pavilion which was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales in April 1927. It was built for the Hastings Municipal Orchestra. The pavilion underwent a further re-modification in 1939, when along with an electrical/electronics and acoustics upgrade, the seats were modified to be of the cinema 'folding' type and again in 1985 when it was renamed the White Rock Theatre. The auditorium is split on two levels – The Stalls and The Circle with an overall capacity of 1082 seats or 1620 for standing/seated events. The Stalls is also split into flat and raked seating areas. The stage is 47 feet (14 m) wide and 31.6 feet (9.6 m) deep, with a 1/28 rake. The seating capacity used to be 1066 (after the Battle of Hastings, but in early 2019 the capacity and layout was increased to allow more flexibility to the venue. From its very beginning Hastings Borough Council ran the Theatre. As the years went by and the Theatre continued to run at a loss, the council decided to close the Theatre down. This announcement was met with the fierce opposition from local people and groups rallied round in support of the White Rock. In May 2002 Clear Channel Entertainment, a huge American organisation, took over management of the venue. In December 2005 Clear Channel Entertainment was spun off from the main body of Clear Channel and became Live Nation. On February 1, 2009, HQ Theatres took over as operator of the White Rock in partnership with Hastings Borough Council. In March 2021, White Rock Theatre came under the control of Trafalgar Entertainment as part of their acquisition of HQ Theatres. As of February 1, 2024, The Guildhall Trust took over the White Rock from Trafalgar Theatres (formerly HQ Theatres) and continues to operate it alongside Portsmouth Guildhall. Performances The Theatre has seen a selection of entertainment over the years including Motörhead, Russell Brand, Hot Chocolate, Eartha Kitt, Al Murray, Geri Halliwell, Jools Holland, Derren Brown, Ricky Tomlinson, Tim Vine and Greg Davies. It also hosts an annual pantomime. Current activity The venue houses a Café, the Stalls bar and the Circle Bar. Also part of the venue is the Campbell Room and Studio – both used for smaller shows, community groups, corporate hospitality and private functions. References External links White Rock Theatre, An HQ Theatre - Official Website White Rock Theatre - Facebook