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Southwick House

Southwick House is a Grade II listed 19th-century manor house of the Southwick Estate in Hampshire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Portsmouth. It is home to the Defence School of Policing and Guarding and related military police capabilities. History Early history The house was built in 1800 in the late Georgian style to replace Southwick Park house. The three-storey house is distinct for its two-storey foyer lit from a cupola and a series of elliptical rooms. A semi-circular portico is centred on the house's colonnade of paired Ionic columns. World War II The house became important during World War II. In 1940 the estate owners allowed the Royal Navy to use the house to accommodate overnight pupils of the Royal Navy School of Navigation, HMS Dryad, which was based in Portsmouth Naval Dockyard. In 1941, after heavy bombing of the dockyard, the house was requisitioned and became the new home of HMS Dryad. In 1943, with the planning for D-Day already underway, the house was chosen to be the location of the advance or forward command post (Sharpener Camp) of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force. Because of this, HMS Dryad was moved out of the house onto further land requisitioned from the estate. D-day preparation In 1944, in the months leading up to D-Day, the house became the headquarters of the main allied commanders, including Allied Supreme Commander General Eisenhower, Naval Commander-in-Chief Admiral Ramsay and Army Commander-in-Chief General Montgomery. The large wall maps that were used on D-Day are still in place in the house in the main map room. After HMS Dryad In 2004, the functions of HMS Dryad were transferred to HMS Collingwood in Fareham and the site reverted to its original name of Southwick Park. Since 2005, it has been home to the tri-Service Defence School of Policing and Guarding (formerly the Defence College of Policing and Guarding). Listings In 1987, the house was recorded as Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England. The following year the detached clock tower – a three-stage Italianate structure with a slate roof – was also Grade II listed. References Bibliography Beevor, Antony; D-Day: The Battle for Normandy, Viking Publications, ISBN 978-0-670-88703-3 External links High resolution Gigapixel image of the Southwick House D-Day map The D-Day Story – information about visiting Southwick House O'Connor, Jerome M. "Southwick House – Where D-Day Began". historyarticles.com. Royal Military Police Museum
Southwick House

Southwick House e il suo parco erano una proprietà privata della famiglia Thistlethwayte, prima di essere requisito durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Southwick House è nota per essere stato il quartier generale del comando alleato (SHAEF) durante l'organizzazione dello sbarco in Normandia. Storia La proprietà apparteneva alla famiglia Thistlethwayte, che la utilizzava come palazzina di caccia. Quando Thomas Thistlethwayte l'ereditò, fece importanti lavori sia all'edificio, ricostruito in stile georgiano, che al parco che lo circondava. S'ipotizza che il parco sia stato progettato da Humphry Repton e che quest'ultimo abbia anche progettato il laghetto di circa 400 metri, che si trova a sud, vicino al fiume Wallington. Il palazzo attuale fu costruito nel 1841 sempre dalla famiglia, dopo che l'edificio precedente era andato distrutto a causa di un incendio nel 1838. Nel 1941 la Marina britannica espropriò l'edificio, dopo che la Old Naval Academy era stata distrutta da un bombardamento. Nel 1944 la casa divenne il quartier generale del comando alleato e divenne la sede d'importanti decisioni. Da lì fu diretto lo sbarco in Normandia. Vi soggiornarono fra l'altro il capo della marina britannica, l'ammiraglio Bertram Ramsay, il comandante supremo alleato, il generale statunitense Dwight D. Eisenhower, e il comandante in capo dell'esercito, il generale britannico Bernard Law Montgomery. All'interno dell'edificio esiste ancora la sala con la mappa originale riportante il programma dello sbarco. Oggi l'edificio è la sede della Defence School of Policing and Guarding e del Museo della Royal Military Police. La sala con la mappa del D-Day può essere visitata su speciale appuntamento. Architettura L'edificio, in stile georgiano, si sviluppa su tre piani. Un portico semicircolare, sostenuto da colonne in stile ionico, ingentilisce la facciata, interamente dipinta di bianco. Note Voci correlate Castello di La Roche-Guyon Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su Southwick House Collegamenti esterni Sito ufficiale, su rhqrmp.org.
Latarnia morska Southwold

Latarnia morska Southwold – latarnia morska położona w kurorcie Southwold w Suffolk. Latarnia jest wpisana na listę English Heritage. Położona jest pomiędzy latrnią Orfodness oraz latarnią morską Lowestoft. Budowa latarni pod kierownictwem głównego inżyniera Trinity House Sir Jamesa Douglassa, rozpoczęła się w 1887 roku. Latarnia została zaprojektowana i zbudowana w celu zastąpienia latarni z Orford, która była zagrożona zniszczeniem w wyniku erozji brzegu. Latarnia rozpoczęła pracę 3 września 1890 roku. Latarnia została zelektryfikowana i zautomatyzowana w 1938 roku. W 2012 roku jej zasięg został zwiększony z 17 Mm do 24 Mm z powodu wycofania z użytkowania latarni Orfodness. Obecnie latarnia służy także za muzeum i jest zarządzana przez Southwold Millennium Foundation. Przypisy Linki zewnętrzne Southwold Lighthouse. Our Transport Heritage. [dostęp 2014-01-24]. (ang.).
HMS Belfast (C35)

HMS Belfast (C35) byl lehký křižník podtřídy Edinburgh třídy Town britského válečného námořnictva – Royal Navy. Byl nejtěžším britským lehkým křižníkem, který se zapojil do bojů druhé světové války. V současné době je zakotven na řece Temži poblíž Tower Bridge a slouží jako muzeum. Toto muzeum, jako poslední velký válečný křižník, spravuje Imperial War Museum. Služba Loď byla spuštěna na vodu 17. března 1938 (na den svatého Patrika) a do služby vstoupila 5. srpna 1939. Krátce po zahájení války byla poškozena minou, která poškodila její trup a zranila několik členů posádky. Tento incident vyřadil křižník z provozu na tři roky. Mezi její nejznámější akce patří účast v bitvě u Severního mysu, kde byl potopen německý bitevní křižník Scharnhorst a dělostřelecká podpora vylodění v Normandii. Křižník byl také použit při podpoře sil OSN v době korejské války. Loď byla vyřazena z provozu 24. srpna 1963 a roku 1971 byla zakoupena pro Imperial War Museum za 1 £. Byla odvlečena do nového kotviště v Symon's Wharf na řece Temži a 21. října téhož roku u příležitosti oslav bitvy u Trafalgaru zpřístupněna veřejnosti a dnes slouží jako muzeum. Popis a základní technická data Pohon křižníku zajišťovaly čtyři sestavy přetlakových kondenzačních parních turbín (tzv. turbína Parsonsova), každá o jmenovitém výkonu 14,9 MW (20 000 hp) při otáčkách vrtulí 300 ot/min, které byly vyrobeny v Belfastu loděnicí Harland & Wolff. Každá turbína sestávala z vysokotlaké a nízkotlaké části, které přes reduktory poháněly čtveřici lodních vrtulí (každá sestava turbín poháněla jeden hřídel). Zpětný chod zajišťovaly reverzní turbíny, umístěné na společném hřídeli s nízkotlakou turbínou (jsou umístěny za výstupem do kondenzátoru). Mimo to každá sestava turbín byla pro ekonomický provoz při nižších rychlostech doplněna turbínou pro cestovní chod. Při ekonomické rychlosti 13 uzlů (při plném výtlaku), při 106 ot/min. vrtulí, činila hodinová spotřeba paliva cca 3,86 tuny. Páru dodávaly tříbubnové vodotrubné kotle s přehřívači a předehříváním vzduchu, šlo o kotle standardizované konstrukce (Admiralty type). Maximální pracovní tlak byl 350 psi (cca 24,6 kp/cm², 2413 kPa). Kotle rovněž vyrobila firma Harland & Wolff. Takticko-technická data: Technická data platí pro stav při zařazení HMS Belfast do služby. Odkazy Související články Seznam britských křižníků Externí odkazy Obrázky, zvuky či videa k tématu HMS Belfast na Wikimedia Commons Galerie HMS Belfast na Wikimedia Commons ImportantHistory: HMS Belfast's Near CATASTROPHIC Encounter With a Magnetic Mine na YouTube (anglicky)
HMS Belfast (C35)

HMS Belfast este o navă de război britanică care a fost cel mai mare crucișător de categorie ușoară în forțele navale militare ale Royal Navy, în timpul celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial. Din anul 1971 nava este transformată în muzeu, fiind ancorată pe Tamisa, la Londra. Codul de identitate al navei HMS Belfast era C35. Construirea navei HMS Belfast a început la sfârșitul anului 1936 la firma Harland and Wolff din Belfast. Chiar la începutul războiului, în noiembrie 1939, nava a fost avariată de o mină marină germană. După reparațiile și renovările care au durat trei ani, HMS Belfast a fost folosită, printre altele, la însoțirea convoaielor prin Arctica, la Bătălia pentru Normandia și a jucat un rol important în scufundarea cuirasatului Scharnhorst. În timpul invaziei Normandiei din iunie 1944, HMS Belfast a bombardat porțiunea de țărm unde a debarcat batalionul Royal Ulster Rifles. În timpul războiului coreean, în anul 1951 nava a bombardat în asociere cu alte unități de militare ONU, poziții din Coreei de Nord, astfel sprijiniind din nou unități ale Royal Ulster Rifles. În urma acestori atacuri, a fost necesară înlocuirea tuturor tunurilor. În anul 1965, HMS Belfast a fost scoasă din serviciu și în 1971 transformată în muzeu. Astăzi nava aparține muzeului englez Imperial War Museum și pote fi rezervată pentru spectacole. De la darea ei în funcțiune ca muzeu, nava a părăsit locul ei doar de două ori, pentru întrețineri în doc, ultima data în anul 1999. În anul 1984 HMS Belfast a servit ca locație pentru videoul cîntecului „People Are People” al formației britanice Depeche Mode. În anul 1985 pe HMS Belfast a avut loc concertul pentru albumul „Rum, Sodomy And The Lash” al trupei The Pogues. Galerie de imagini Legături externe en Site oficial Arhivat în 16 septembrie 2009, la Wayback Machine. en HMS BELFAST - www.hnsa.org Arhivat în 16 mai 2011, la Wayback Machine. Imaginea navei la Google Maps
HMS Belfast

HMS Belfast (C35) är en lätt brittisk kryssare som bland annat användes under andra världskriget och Koreakriget. HMS Belfast tjänstgjorde under andra världskriget och deltog i sänkningen av den tyska slagkryssaren Scharnhorst. HMS Belfast deltog också i bombardemanget före landstigningen i Normandie. Sedan 1971 är HMS Belfast ett museifartyg, förtöjt vid Tower Bridge i London, och öppet för allmänheten. Originalinspelningar av radiotrafiken från jakten på Scharnhorst går att avlyssna ombord. Referenser Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör HMS Belfast. HMS Belfast på webbsidan för Imperial War Museum
Trinity Academy Grammar

Trinity Academy Grammar, formerly known as Trinity Academy Sowerby Bridge, is a coeducational secondary school in Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England. The school specialises in maths and computing. History Originally the school which became Sowerby Bridge High School, then later Trinity Academy Grammar, existed in conjunction with the Sowerby Bridge Technical Institute in the Town Hall Chambers on Wharf Street in Sowerby Bridge. In 1905 the new school on Albert Road was opened at Sowerby Bridge Secondary School. This later became Sowerby Bridge Grammar School. In 1980 the school reverted from its Grammar School status to a High School. Sowerby Bridge High School was assessed by Ofsted throughout the 2000s and 2010s which showed a downfall in standards at the School until, on 18 October 2016, the School was deemed inadequate and thereafter closed on 30 September 2018 in late 2018 the school was placed under Trinity Multi-Academy Trust and renamed Trinity Academy Sowerby Bridge. In 2021 the school was renamed Trinity Academy Grammar. As of July 2022 no further Ofsted report has been carried out. Alumni and notable staff Sowerby Bridge Grammar School Roger Hargreaves - Author (Mr. Men) Sally Wainwright - TV drama writer Peter Brook - head of art, painter References External links Official website
Spade House

Spade House, (now Wells House), is a large mansion overlooking Sandgate, near Folkestone, in southeast England. It was the home of the science fiction writer H. G. Wells from 1901 to 1909. Designed by C. F. A. Voysey, it is a Grade II* listed building. History The house was designed by C. F. A. Voysey, and extended in 1903. Voysey included a signature heart shape on the door of every home he designed, but Wells rejected this in favour of a spade. H.G. and Catherine Wells' two sons were born here, and while living at Spade House Wells wrote books including Kipps, Tono-Bungay and Ann Veronica. The house has been Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England since March 1975. It is now occupied by the "Wells House" nursing home. At the entrance is an ornate nameplate and a blue plaque from the Sandgate Society, commemorating the link to Wells. Gallery References External links Media related to Spade House at Wikimedia Commons "Archive ref. 5cfe4221a2650" (PDF). archive.sandgatesociety. Sandgate Society. Retrieved 13 March 2021. Complete H. G. Wells texts at Gutenberg Boerst, William (2000). Time Machine: The Story of H. G. Wells. Morgan Reynolds. ISBN 9781883846404. Retrieved 13 March 2021. Juvenile non-fiction
Spalding Power Station

Spalding Power Station is a 860 MW gas-fired power station one mile north of Spalding on West Marsh Road close to the River Welland. The current site provides enough electricity for one million households. History The power station, known as the Spalding Energy Facility, is sited on a former sugar beet site of British Sugar. It was first proposed in October 1996 and given approval by the DTI in November 2000. It is run by the Spalding Energy Company Ltd, a subsidiary of InterGen. InterGen is owned by the Sev.en Global Investments. The electricity is supplied to Centrica under a 17-year deal agreed on 22 May 2002; Centrica originally had 50% of the equity in the project in December 1999, and they supply the gas. It was the first power station to be project financed under the New Electricity Trading Arrangements in England and Wales, and funded by Barclays Capital. It was InterGen's third UK power station after Rocksavage and Coryton. InterGen is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Construction began in March 2002. It opened in October 2004 at a cost of £425 million. Expansion In 2016 InterGen won 15-year Capacity Market contract from the UK Government. The expansion is on land adjacent to the existing power station. The new power plant is valued at £100 million. Construction of new 300MW facility is expected to be completed in June 2019. In October 2018 new Siemens F-class Open cycle gas turbine brought to the construction site. Specification It is powered by natural gas in a combined cycle (CCGT) plant. It features two General Electric 9FA+e gas turbines with two VOGT-NEM heat recovery steam generators and one Hitachi steam turbine. VOGT Power International is based in Louisville, Kentucky, and is owned by Babcock Power Inc. It uses two GE air-cooled turbo generators, rated at 296 MVA with a terminal voltage of 15.5 kV on each of the gas turbines. On the three-stage steam turbine is a Hitachi hydrogen-cooled turbogenerator, with a rating of 430 MVA and a terminal voltage of 24 kV. Actual power output depends on atmospheric conditions, such as temperature and humidity. 360 MW comes from the steam turbine generator, and 265 MW from each of the gas turbine generators. See also Sutton Bridge Power Station Peterborough Power Station, also supplies electricity for Centrica References External links Spalding Energy News items Expansion given government approval in November 2010 Plans for expansion in November 2008
Sparkford Wood

Sparkford Wood (grid reference ST613275) is an 8.4 hectare (20.7 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Sparkford in Somerset, notified in 1954. Sparkford Wood is a broadleaved semi-natural woodland situated on heavy fertile soils. It dates from at least the 18th Century and its survival amongst the prime agricultural land of south-east Somerset makes it unique. The ground flora, which includes abundant Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scriptus), varies in conjunction with differences in soils which range from mildly calcareous to acid. The woodland has a large population of homostyle Primroses (Primula vulgaris) which have been the subject of some classic genetic studies. These plants are unique in that they represent a self-fertile form of a normally self-sterile species, and they are of international significance in providing research opportunities. References
Villa rustica (Sparsholt)

Die Villa Rustica von Sparsholt ist ein römischer Gutshof (Villa rustica) ungefähr 6,5 Kilometer westlich von Venta Belgarum, dem heutigen Winchester gelegen. Sparsholt in der englischen Grafschaft Hampshire ist der heute nächstgelegene Ort. Beschreibung Römische Reste wurden hier schon um 1890 vermutet. Umfangreiche Ausgrabungen fanden 1965 bis 1972 und 1985 statt. Die Anlage bestand aus einem großen ummauerten Hof mit Gebäuden an drei Seiten. An der Ostseite stand das Eingangstor. Das gegenüber auf der Westseite gelegene Gebäude war das Wohnhaus mit einem Portikus und Eckrisaliten. Dieses Gebäude war reich mit Mosaiken ausgestattet. Mehrere Räume hatten einen einfachen Boden aus roten Steinen. Der Portikus zeigte ein Mäander-Muster in rot und grau. Der zentrale Hauptraum des Hauses hatte ein gut erhaltenes Mosaik mit einem Kreis in der Mitte und diversen geometrischen oder stilisierten Pflanzenmustern. Dieses Hauptgebäude datiert wahrscheinlich an das Ende des dritten Jahrhunderts n. Chr. Die beiden anderen Bauten dienten ursprünglich wahrscheinlich wirtschaftlichen Zwecken. Im nördlichen Bau wurde jedoch im vierten Jahrhundert ein Bad hineingebaut. In diesem Bau fanden sich umfangreiche Reste von Wandmalereien. Eine von ihnen zeigte ein gemaltes Mosaik und datiert ins erste Jahrhundert und damit zu einem Vorgängerbau. Andere Malereien aus der Villa zeigen Büsten und datieren ins vierte Jahrhundert. Die Villa wurde nach den Ausgrabungen zugeschüttet. Ein Gebäude wurde in der Butser Ancient Farm, einem Freilichtmuseum, rekonstruiert. Literatur Norman Darvey, Roger Ling: Wall painting in Roman Britain. Alan Sutton, Gloucester 1982, ISBN 0-904387-96-8, S. 158–165. David S. Neal, Stephen R. Cosh: Roman Mosaics of Britain, Volume III, South-East Britain, Part I, London 2009, ISBN 978-0-85431-289-4, S. 239–242. Siehe auch Liste von Villae rusticae Weblinks MONUMENT NO. 231909 bei Pastscape (engl.)
Sparsholt Roman Villa

Sparsholt Roman Villa was a Roman villa near the village of Sparsholt, Hampshire, England. It was constructed in phases from the 2nd to the 5th century, and then abandoned. It was excavated in 1965–72. Nothing is visible at the site today, but finds from the excavations are on display in Winchester City Museum, and one wing of the villa has been reconstructed at Butser Ancient Farm. History The earliest known house uncovered at Sparsholt was a single-aisled farmhouse probably built in the 2nd century. It may initially have been undivided internally, but by 200 AD it had been replaced by an aisled house with living rooms and a bath suite at one end. In the early 4th century a separate winged-corridor house was constructed at right-angles to the aisled house, and both buildings formed two sides of a rectangular enclosure. A barn-like structure was added on the third side of the enclosure. The fourth side contained the entrance to the enclosure which was opposite the winged-corridor house. Tessellated pavements and mosaics were added to both houses. The last structure to be built, perhaps during the post-Roman period, was a timbered hall, outside the courtyard. This incorporated material plundered from the earlier buildings, but nothing distinctively post-Roman or early Saxon has been found on the site. Excavation and display The villa is located in West Wood, just west of the village of Sparsholt, Hampshire. Trial excavations were conducted in 1890 and 1895 which revealed part of the plan of the villa. Excavations, which were led by David E. Johnston, were conducted from 1965–72. Nothing is visible on the ground today. On display in Winchester City Museum is a near-intact 4th-century geometric mosaic taken from the aisled building. Also on display in the museum is a fresco containing a female portrait within a tondo, which may show the mistress of the house. Another fresco is a painted version of a guilloché – a type of pattern common in mosaics but extremely rare in Roman frescos. At Butser Ancient Farm near Petersfield is a reconstruction of the aisled villa building. The building was constructed by volunteers and includes a functioning hypocaust system. References Further reading David E. Johnston, (1973), The Sparsholt Roman villa: summary of excavations, 1965–1972
Speech House

The Speech House is a hotel and former administrative building in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England, lying at the centre of the forest on the road from Coleford to Cinderford. The building was originally constructed as a hunting lodge for Charles II and the Speech House was authorised by the Dean Forest Act 1667 (19 & 20 Cha. 2. c. 8) as part of a reorganisation of the open land in the area, and its construction was finished in 1682. It hosts the "Court of the Speech", a sort of parliament for the Verderers and Free Miners managing the forest, game, and mineral resources of the area. It was severely damaged in the Revolution of 1688, but repaired soon thereafter. Around 1840 it began to be used as an inn, and by the late 19th century it was functioning as a hotel, which (as of 2021) it continues to do. To the southeast of Speech House is a small lake, Speech House Lake. The Speech House Hotel was famous for its Speech House pudding, traditionally served in the verderers' court room that became the hotel's dining room. The recipe is a steamed or boiled sponge pudding that includes raspberry jam and is often served with a jam sauce. In both Good Things in England (1932) and Where Shall We Eat or Put Up? in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland (1936), Florence White called attention both to Speech House Hotel (it was also a Trust House at least up through 1951) and to the Speech House Pudding. In Good Things in England, White wrote that a "Miss Beaumont, of Sidmouth, Devon, says: 'This was given to a brother of mine at a little inn in the Forest of Dean. He thought the pudding good, and asked for the recipe.'" The recipe ingredients followed: 'Butter 2 oz; castor sugar 1 oz; eggs 2; flour 2 oz; raspberry jam 1 large tablespoonful; carbonate of soda 1/2 teaspoonful dissolved in a tablespoon of milk; jam." Notes References Brooks, Alan; Verey, David (1999). "Speech House". Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and the Forest of Dean. Yale University Press. p. 680. ISBN 0-300-09733-6. from series Buildings of England orig. ed by N. Pevsner Nicholls, Henry George (1858). The Forest of Dean: An Historical and Descriptive Account. J. Murray – via Internet Archive. External links Speech House Hotel website
Spen Valley High School

Spen Valley High School is a high school situated in Liversedge, West Yorkshire, England. The school's proportion of pupils who do not have learning difficulties and/or disabilities and those who have a statement of special educational needs exceeds the national average. The 15–20% of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds are predominantly of Pakistani heritage. The proportion of pupils not entitled to free school meals is slightly under the national average. The school gained specialist status as a sports college in 2004. Artsmark and Sportsmark status are also held by the school, and in 2006 it was re-accredited as Investors in People. References External links Spen Valley High School official website