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Old Fire Station, Chiswick

The Old Fire Station, Chiswick is an 1891 brick building with stone facings on Chiswick High Road. It served as a fire station until 1963, and has since been used as a restaurant. Architecture The fire station on the south side of Chiswick High Road was purpose-built in 1891, when it received a new steam engine. In 1911, it was equipped with a motor fire escape and ambulance, allowing it to claim it was one of the best in London. The building's tower was used both to store the long escape ladder, and to hang up the leather hosepipes to dry. The building, in red brick with stone facings, was most likely designed by Arthur Ramsden, the local board's surveyor. The clock tower is an early example of a hose tower. The façade is decorated with a carving of a fireman's helmet and a fire axe above the principal window on the second floor. Usage In 1937 the Chiswick fire service, which with 18 full-time firemen had outgrown the accommodation in the old fire station, moved its offices to Linden House and its equipment to a former market area beside it. In 1963, a new fire station was built at the corner of Heathfield Gardens by Turnham Green. The old fire station was then used as a restaurant, first, with the name of building obscured, by All Bar One until 2016, and then by Darwin & Wallace. Their refurbishment, under the architects Box 9 Design and Red Deer, revealed the masonry carving of the building's original name, and they decided to run their business under the name of 'No. 197 Chiswick Fire Station'. The restaurant has both indoor and outdoor dining, the latter in a "forgotten courtyard". The restaurant is furnished with chairs made by The French House, tiles by Bert and May, and artworks chosen by The Hang Up Gallery. It won the 'Pub' category in the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards, 2017. References
Rake Lane Cemetery

Rake Lane Cemetery, also called Wallasey Cemetery, is a cemetery in Wallasey, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It was opened in 1883 and notably contains a large number of monuments and graves connected with early 20th-century maritime disasters, including the sinkings of the Titanic and the Lusitania. Notable burials Captain William Thomas Turner, last captain of the RMS Lusitania. Captain Stanley Lord, captain of the SS Californian the night of the sinking of the RMS Titanic Robert Leith, last chief wireless operator and survivor of the sinking of RMS Lusitania Ray Holmes, Royal Air Force pilot, veteran of the Battle of Britain Arthur Johnson, footballer Sarah Agnes Stap, senior stewardess aboard RMS Titanic Seven victims of the 1939 Liverpool Pilot boat disaster References External links Wallasey (Rake Lane) Cemetery at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Rake Lane Cemetery at Find a Grave
Bude Lifeboat Station

Bude Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) search and rescue operations at Bude, Cornwall in the United Kingdom. It operates a D-class (IB1) lifeboats, which since 2012 has been the George Bird (D-756). History As a result of two shipwrecks in 1836, King William IV was petitioned to provide a lifeboat for Bude. This was built in Sunderland and was placed in service in 1837. Although approved by the National Institution for the Preservation of Life in Cases of Shipwreck (as the RNLI was known at the time), it was operated by a local independent association. It capsized during an exercise in 1844 and two of the crew were drowned. In 1853 the RNLI provided a new lifeboat and a lifeboat house was built next to the Bude Canal in 1863. On 3 March 1877 Coxswain James Maynard was drowned when the lifeboat capsized while returning from a service. This lifeboat station was closed in 1923. The RNLI began to station inshore lifeboats (ILBs) around Cornwall from 1964. These could provide quicker rescues to the increasing number of leisure craft that were being used. From 1966 one was stationed at Bude, kept in a building near the South Pier from where it was launched across the beach. Trials were made in 2000 to test a new site at Summerleaze Beach. These were successful and a new lifeboat station was opened there in 2002. Awards W.H. Tregidgo was awarded the RNLI silver medal after rescuing two men from a shipwreck on 9 October 1853. On 13 March 1858 he took part in a rescue with men from the Coastguard, together they saved 17 men from the Defence after it ran aground and the rescuers were awarded silver medals. The following year Tredigo earned a third silver medal for his part in rescuing the crews of the Union and the Anais when they were both wrecked in a storm on 26 October 1859. Coxswain James Maynard was awarded a gold medal by the Spanish government after rescuing the crew of a Spanish ship which ran aground north of Bude in 1865. In 1880, Coxswain T. Bate led the rescue of four people from a boat wrecked on Padstow breakwater, for which he received an RNLI silver medal. Members of Bude's ILB crew have been recognised for their bravery several times. The RNLI's 'Thanks inscribed on velum' was presented for rescues in 1993 and 1996, and framed letter of thanks were given to crew members by the RNLI's chairman after both these rescues and another in 1991. Lifeboats Pulling and sailing lifeboats 'Pulling and sailing' lifeboats were equipped with oars but could use sails when conditions allowed. Inshore lifeboats See also List of RNLI stations References External links RNLI station information
Bore Place

Bore Place (also Boar Place) was the country seat of the manor of Milbroke in Kent. The manor house was constructed in around 1745. It was originally named after the Bore family who owned the estate in the reign of Henry III. It subsequently passed through the Alphew, Read, Willoughby, Hyde and Streatfield families. It is now owned by the Commonwork Trust – a charity which runs the estate as a dairy farm, market garden, conference centre and education facility. References
Hessle Town Hall

Hessle Town Hall is a municipal building in South Lane, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is the meeting place of Hessle Town Council. History In the early 1890s, Hessle Parish Council decided to commission a dedicated parish hall: the site they selected was open land on the east side of South Lane. Construction work on the new building commenced after borrowings of £3,000 had been secured in January 1895. It was designed in the Victorian style, built in red brick with stone dressings and was officially opened in 1897. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with seven bays facing onto South Lane with the end bays gabled and slightly projected forward; the central bay, which was also slightly projected forward, featured an arched doorway with a brick architrave, above which there was a stone panel inscribed with the words "Town Hall A.D. 1897". The central bay and the end bays were fenestrated with three-light windows on the first floor while the other bays on both floors were fenestrated with cross windows. The central bay was flanked by full-height brick columns and surmounted by a gable. At roof level there was a louvered turret with a lead cupola. Internally, the principal room was the main assembly hall. Following significant population growth, largely associated with the growing importance of Hessle as a commuter town for Kingston upon Hull, the area became an urban district with the town hall as its headquarters in 1899. In the absence of a dedicated catholic place of worship in the town, catholic church services were held in the town hall from 1928. The building ceased to be local seat of government when the enlarged Haltemprice Urban District Council was formed in 1935. After the Second World War, the building was restored and re-opened by the Deputy-Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Sir John Wrigley, in 1948. Following the local government reorganisation in 1974, ownership of the building was transferred to Beverley Borough Council. It continued to operate as an events venue: significant concerts and theatrical performances included the opera, Haddon Hall, by Arthur Sullivan which took place at the town hall in May 1993. Hessle Town Council, which had been formed in 1986, acquired the building for a nominal sum in 1995 and subsequently carried out extensive refurbishment works, allowing it to become the offices and main meeting place of the council. References
The Red House (York)

The Red House is a historic building in the city centre of York, in England. The house lies on Duncombe Place, on the corner of St Leonard's Place. Its site is believed to be that of the east gate of St Leonard's Hospital. This was later replaced by a house which formed part of Mint Yard, which was purchased by the York Corporation in 1675. In 1701, that house was leased by Sir William Robinson, MP for York, and in about 1714 he rebuilt the house, retaining only the basement and ground floor walls at each side. William Etty designed another house for Robinson, and he is sometimes claimed to have also designed The Red House. In 1725, the corporation asked Robinson to surrender his lease so that it could use the house, but he refused, and the corporation instead built York Mansion House. Robinson died in 1736, and passed the house to Richard Elcock. In 1740, it was leased to John Burton, and later passed through numerous hands. The house originally had an L-shaped plan, but in the late 18th century, an extension turned it into a near-rectangular plan. At the same time, a new cornice was added to the building. The front of the house is of brick, painted red, with quoins and various dressings in stone, painted white. It is of five bays, with two main storeys, a basement and an attic. Eight stone steps lead up to the front door, and there are early 19th-century cast iron railings in front. Inside, it has some original fireplaces, panelling and cornices. The main staircase is late 18th-century, while the secondary staircase is early 18th-century. In 1954, the house was Grade II* listed. In the late 20th century, it was used as the Leisure Services Department of the City of York Council. In 1999, the council sold it to the York Conservation Trust. The Trust lets it out for use as an antique centre, operated by Tim Hogarth. See also Grade II* listed buildings in the City of York References
St Everilda's Church, Nether Poppleton

St Everilda's Church lies in Nether Poppleton, a village immediately north-west of York, in England. History The church is one of only two in the country dedicated to Everilda, an Anglo-Saxon saint who established a monastic community which may have been in Poppleton, although it is usually placed in Everingham. A church was in existence by 1088, at which time its advowson was granted to the newly founded St Mary's Abbey, York. The church was rebuilt in the twelfth century, and much of the material from that period survives. It is built of limestone, some finely cut and other sections of rubble. In 1778, galleries were added on the north and west side of the nave, and part of the north wall was rebuilt in brick. Further alterations took place in the 19th century, and the west door probably dates from this period. Some of the windows in the chancel contain 14th-century stained glass, while those in the nave are square-headed and of later date. In the chancel, there are three 17th-century memorials to members of the Hutton family. In the east wall of the vestry is a carving of a cross, believed to date from the 13th century. In 1939, a new altar, carved by Robert Thompson, was installed. An extension was added in 2015, providing a kitchen and storage space. The building has been grade II* listed since 1966. Present day The Church of St Everilda is combined with the nearby All Saints' Church, Upper Poppleton to form the parish of Nether Poppleton with Upper Poppleton. This parish is part of the Archdeaconry of York in the Diocese of York. Gallery References
ABBA Arena

De ABBA Arena is een concerthal van de Zweedse popgroep ABBA in het Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Londen speciaal gebouwd voor de ABBA Voyage concerten. Op deze locatie vinden de concerten plaats waarbij de ABBA-leden als virtuele avatars (genaamd 'ABBAtars') optreden, zoals de groep verscheen in 1979. De première vond plaats op 26 mei 2022, waarbij alle vier de leden van de voormalige popgroep voor het eerst in jaren samen in het openbaar verschenen.
Crocodiles of the World

Crocodiles of the World is a zoo in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom specialising in crocodilia. History Crocodiles of the World was started by Shaun Foggett in 2011 at a site in Crawley Mill, Witney, before moving to Brize Norton, both in Oxfordshire, UK. The creation of the original zoo was documented by a film crew for the television show Croc Man, which was broadcast on Channel 5. Foggett had to sell his family home to fund the starting of the zoo. Animals There are 19 of the 24 crocodile species in the world at the park, along with a range of other reptiles, turtles, and tortoises, including a group of Galápagos tortoise. As well as the reptiles and amphibians, there are some meerkats, tamarins and birds. The zoo has been involved in rescue rehoming, such as with taking in a crocodile which was kept in a greenhouse in Sweden. A breeding programme has been successful, including being the first UK zoo (and second in Europe) to breed the false gharial (Tomistoma) crocodile with 10 of that species hatched in 2017. Visitor experience The attraction is rated at 4.5 out of 5 on Tripadvisor. As well as general admission, the zoo offers 'keeper experiences' with the crocodiles, meerkats, or monitor lizards. Professional membership and recognition The zoo is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA), which is the main trade organisation for British animal parks. It was the winner of the Best New Business award at the West Oxfordshire business awards in 2013, and won the Hospitality Award in 2015. A photo of an American Alligator at the attraction was highly commended in the BIAZA 2020 photography competition. References External links Crocodiles of the world official website
Crocodiles of the World

Crocodiles of the World is een dierentuin in Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, Engeland. De dierentuin is gespecialiseerd in krokodilachtigen. Geschiedenis Crocodiles of the World werd gestart door Shaun Foggett in 2011 in Crawley Mill, Witney, voordat het naar Brize Norton verhuisde. De oprichting van deze dierentuin werd gevolgd door een filmcrew voor de televisieshow Croc Man, dat werd uitgezonden op Channel 5. Shaun Foggett moest zijn huis verkopen om de start van de dierentuin te kunnen bekostigen. Dieren In het park worden 19 van de 24 soorten krokodilachtigen van de wereld gehouden. Daarnaast worden ook verschillende andere reptielen en andere dieren gehouden. De dierentuin doet ook aan redding van krokodillen, zoals de opvang van een krokodil die in Zweden in een kas werd gehouden. Daarnaast doet de dierentuin ook mee aan fokprogramma's. Het was de eerste dierentuin in het Verenigd Koninkrijk en de tweede in Europa die er in slaagde te fokken met onechte gavialen toen er in 2017 tien uit hun eieren kwamen.
RAF South Cerney

Royal Air Force South Cerney or more simply RAF South Cerney is a former Royal Air Force station located in South Cerney near Cirencester in Gloucestershire, England. It was built during the 1930s to conduct flying training. The airfield was turned over to the British Army in 1971 and is now known as the Duke of Gloucester Barracks. History Construction of the airfield began in 1936 and it was still underway when it opened on 16 August 1937. No. 3 Flying Training School was the initial tenant and was equipped with a variety of biplane aircraft which were replaced by Airspeed Oxfords in mid-1938. When the Second World War began in August 1939, the school was redesignated as a Service Flying Training School (SFTS) and was equipped with 44 Oxfords and 31 Hawker Harts. Shortly afterwards the headquarters of No. 23 Group RAF, responsible for advanced flying training, was transferred to South Cerney with its communications flight. By the late summer of 1940, the Oxfords had replaced all of the Harts and the school was dedicated to multi-engine training. No. 15 Service Flying Training School RAF was transferred to the base in early June 1940 with its Oxfords and North American Harvard trainers, but it moved to RAF Kidlington at the end of August. Soon afterwards, the syllabus of 3 SFTS changed to intermediate flying training and it continued in this role until 14 March 1942 when it was converted into No. 3 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF to orient foreign-trained pilots to British conditions and standards. During the Second World War a number of training units were posted to the airfield: No. 1 Initial Training School No. 2 Flying Training School RAF No. 27 Group Communication Flight RAF No. 83 Gliding School RAF No. 1519 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF No. 1539 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF Air Crew Allocation Unit Aircrew Officer Training School The airfield was handed over to the Army on 1 July 1971 and was renamed the Duke of Gloucester Barracks. Parts of "Piece of Cake", a 1988 British six-part television serial depicting the fictional life of a Royal Air Force fighter squadron during the first year of the Second World War, were filmed here. Runways The site has two short runways that are regularly used by two commercial freefall parachuting businesses. See also List of former Royal Air Force stations References Citations Bibliography Berryman, David (2006). Action Stations Revisited: The Complete History of Britain's Military Airfields. Vol. 5: South West England (New ed.). Manchester: Crécy. ISBN 978-0-85979-121-2.
South Cerney Army Station

South Cerney Army Station es una localidad situada en el condado de Gloucestershire, en Inglaterra (Reino Unido), con una población estimada a mediados de 2016 de 614 habitantes.​ Se encuentra ubicada al noreste de la región Sudoeste de Inglaterra, cerca de la frontera con Gales y las regiones Midlands del Oeste y Sudeste de Inglaterra, y de las ciudades de Gloucester —la capital del condado— y Bristol. Referencias Enlaces externos Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre South Cerney Army Station.
Holy Trinity Church, Acaster Malbis

Holy Trinity Church is an active Anglican church in Acaster Malbis, a village in the City of York, in England. It is a grade I listed building. A church has existed on this site since at least the 12th century. It was rebuilt in limestone in about 1320, by the Fairfax family. It has a cruciform plan, with a south porch, with a pointed arch. The nave is of three bays, the chancel of two, and each transept a single bay. The windows to the north and south have three lights, with a larger, five-light window at the west end, and a seven-light window at the east end. They are deeply set in arched reveals. Each light has an ogee arch, design which Nikolaus Pevsner describes as initially appearing to be a later alteration, but actually contemporary with the original construction of the church. Above the windows in the west and south gables are quatrefoil windows, a trefoil in the north transept, and a sexfoil in the east gable. The east window has stained glass of 1320, which Pevsner describes as "very fine", and some more in the south transept window. Inside, there is a mediaeval font, sections of a mediaeval wall painting on the north wall, and a piscina with ogee arches. There is also a fourteenth-century effigy of a knight, who is thought to be John Malbys. The wooden pulpit is 17th-century, described by Pevsner as "exceptionally elaborate". In 1886, the church was restored by C. Hodgson Fowler, and he added a wooden bell tower and spire. In 1967, it was grade I listed. A new stained glass window was added in 2019, to a design by Janet Parkin, featuring woodland creatures. References
Wesley Chapel, Priory Street

The Wesley Chapel on Priory Street, in the Bishophill area of York, in England, is a Grade II* listed building. The church was built in 1856, on the newly-developed Priory Street, the area having formerly been part of the grounds of the Holy Trinity Priory. On opening, it was able to accommodate 1,500 worshippers, and it was extended the following year, with the addition of a school, a Sunday school, and a house for a preacher. The design was by James Simpson, and it cost £10,936. The chapel is built of brick, in a classical style, with a stone pediment, and stone around the windows and doors. The front is of five bays, and two storeys. It has three main entrance doors, and two arched windows on the ground floor, and three arched windows above. The left and right facades are of seven bays, but designed in a similar manner. Inside, the foyer is fully panelled, with a glazed screen separating it from the auditorium. The screen incorporates a memorial panel to congregation members killed in World War I. Doors in the side of the screen lead to staircases up to an oval gallery. This is above the auditorium, which retains its original pews, and have stained glass in every window except one, much in an Art Nouveau style. Later in the 19th century, a lecture hall was added at the rear of the building, its design possibly by G. T. Andrews. In 1892, a new organ, built by James Binns, was installed, and the buildings were extended in 1907 and 1910. In 1914, a new porch was added. During World War II, the school was taken over by the council, as the Manor Secondary Modern School, and that building is now the separate Priory Centre. The chapel was originally part of the York Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. In 1867, it became the head of the new York Wesley Circuit, covering the city west of the River Ouse. In 1932, the Wesleyan Methodists became part of the new Methodist Church of Great Britain, and the chapel headed the revised Wesley Circuit. The chapel closed in 1982, with its congregation transferring to the Central Methodist Church. It was purchased by a congregation linked to the Assemblies of God, and was renamed as the Assembly of God Church, then in 1993 it was renamed as the Rock Church. At this point, it was still part of the Assemblies of God, but aimed to offer a more contemporary expression of worship, with rock music and a dance academy. By 2006, it claimed an average weekly attendance of 250 adults. In 2018, it was again renamed, as QChurch. See also Grade II* listed buildings in the City of York References External links Official website
Bicton Arena

Bicton Arena is a multi-discipline equestrian venue in Devon, England. It is notable for hosting the Bicton Arena International 5*, the only CCI 5* event to run in the UK 2021, replacing the traditional Burghley Horse Trials normally held on the same weekend at Burghley House in Lincolnshire. The venue is part of the grounds of Bicton House (now used as Bicton College, and is managed by Clinton Devon Estates who manage the estate of Baron Clinton, the largest private landowner in the county. References External links Bicton Arena site
St Mark's Church, Bournemouth

St Mark's Church is a Victorian Church of England parish church and listed building in Bournemouth, England. History The church was built and consecrated in 1870 as part of Talbot Village. The church became a Grade II listed building in 1972. The church was expanded in 1991. In March 2007, a car was set on fire next to the church. The fire spread to the roof of the old church which was destroyed. Gallery See also List of churches in Bournemouth References External links Media related to St Mark's Church, Talbot Village at Wikimedia Commons