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Racton Monument

Racton Monument (known locally as Racton Ruin) is a folly on a hill in Racton, West Sussex, England with views over Chichester Harbour and to the Isle of Wight. It was commissioned by the 2nd Earl of Halifax, either as a summerhouse for the nearby Stansted Estate or so he could watch his merchant ships dock at the nearby port, Emsworth, on The Solent. One news report states that the lower level was also to be used for holding banquets. History This Grade II listed building was designed by architect Theodosius Keene, son of Henry Keene. It was built between 1766 and 1775 and some sources suggest that it has been called Stansted Castle. The Listing summary states that the design featured a triangular base, with a round turret at each angle. Of a red brick construction, the building was originally faced with flints and stood four storeys high (24 metres (79 ft)), a height it retains to this day. However, it has been abandoned for over a century and is in a state of ruin, with the floors and much of the original flint facing having disappeared, and its roof caving in. Planned restoration and conversion The property is privately owned by architect Mark Talbot (since 1987). His application for planning permission to turn it into a dwelling was refused in August 2020 by the South Downs National Park Authority. The decision stated that the conversion would lead to an "'unsympathetic form of development', due to the intended scale, design and appearance" and that the owner had provided "insufficient information ... to justify the impact of the proposals", according to a news report. Planning consent for a conversion to a private dwelling had been provided in 1991 by Chichester District Council, but work did not begin and the consent expired in April 2013. Prior to converting the folly into a residence, Talbot had planned to "replace the missing elements, both structural and decorative, and to refurbish the building as far as practical to match the original design" according to a June 2020 news report. Condition and concerns By February 2012, the tower's condition described as follows: "Flint deterioration (peeling from brick core), particularly bad to South elevation. Severe brick deterioration to west window. Numerous sills dropped". In 2020, Mark Talbot said that the folly had been "a focal point of 'undesirable and sometimes illegal gatherings' as well as suffering from fly tipping, and dumping of cars". Occult acts were said to have taken place on occasion at the ruined folly. It has drawn paranormal investigators investigating reported paranormal activity. Intrigue surrounds the myth that the folly may have been used by smugglers. According to Country Life, "it has seen illegal raves, ghost hunts, occultists and graffiti, and was, reputedly, a 19th-century brothel". Local lore suggests "spectral sightings [that] include flying bricks, faces in windows and a ghost tractor that drives up behind you, then disappears". Gallery References
Racton Monument

Racton Monument (ang. Racton Folly) – budynek w Racton, w hrabstwie West Sussex w Anglii. Wybudowany w latach 1766-1775. Drugi hrabia Halifaxu zlecił jego budowę jako domek letniskowy dla pobliskiej posiadłości Stansted. Jednakże alternatywna wersja zakłada potrzebę możliwości obserwacji statków handlowych w dokach w pobliskim Emsworth. Budynek zaprojektował Theodosius Keene, syn Henry'ego Keene'a, na trójkątnej podstawie, z okrągłą wieżyczką na każdym rogu. Wybudowany został w latach 1766-1775 z czerwonej cegły, pokryty pierwotnie krzemieniem i miał 4 piętra (24 m). Wysokość ta pozostała do dzisiaj nienaruszona. Budynek jest własnością prywatnego właściciela Chrisa Veltoma, który otrzymał zezwolenie na przerobienie budynku na mieszkanie, jednak plany nie zostały dotychczas zrealizowane. Racton Monument znajduje się na uboczu wśród dzikiej natury, daleko od zamieszkanego terenu i dróg. Prawdopodobnie służył w celach przemytniczych. Współcześnie jest miejscem o złej reputacji, głównie z powodu jego popularności wśród narkomanów i samobójców. Ratcon Monument jest także uważany za miejsce występowania zjawisk paranormalnych. Przypisy
Racton Monument

Racton Monument är ett monument i Storbritannien. Det ligger i grevskapet West Sussex och riksdelen England, i den södra delen av landet, 90 km sydväst om huvudstaden London. Racton Monument ligger 60 meter över havet. Terrängen runt Racton Monument är lite kuperad, och sluttar söderut. Närmaste större samhälle är Portsmouth, 16,2 km sydväst om Racton Monument. Trakten runt Racton Monument består till största delen av jordbruksmark. Kommentarer Källor
Radcliffe-on-Trent Golf Club

Radcliffe-on-Trent Golf Club is a golf course in Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England, notable as the course where the McGregor Trophy (English U16 boys championship) was inaugurated by Roy Case in 1982. History The club was founded as a nine-hole parkland golf course in 1909. It was extended to an 18-hole course in 1925 after the club bought land from the Manvers Estate, and further remodelled on additional land in 1972 by the golf course architect Frank Pennick The course is located approximately 5 miles to the east of Nottingham in Radcliffe-on-Trent on Cropwell Road, just south of the A52. Its foundation was marked with a golf match on 9 October 1909 between two notable professional golfers of the time, Tom Williamson and Harry Vardon, this was watched by over 200 spectators. The trophy, won by Vardon, was reacquired by the Club for its centenary in 2009, which was also marked with matches against Rushcliffe Golf Club which also celebrated its Centenary, and by hosting the McGregor Trophy which is the national under 16 boys stroke play tournament organised by the English Golf Union. William McGowan William McGowan (1886–1918) was a Scottish golfer and early professional at the club. McGowan was born in 1886 in Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland. He eventually became the professional at the club, where he was an apprentice to Tom Williamson and David Kinell, who both came in the top 10 in The Open Championship at least once. There is no record of significant tournament victories, but he participated in the Open qualifying in Prestwick in 1908, the Midland Professional Championship and the £350 Foursome. When World War I broke out, William enlisted in the Sherwood Foresters and later The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 7th Battalion, regiment of the British Army. He served as a private on the Western Front. On 24 October 1918, He was killed in action during the final stages of the war as Allied forces advanced through northern France. His death occurred just weeks before the armistice on 11 November 1918. McGowan was buried at the Verchain British Cemetery in Fontaine-au-Bois, Nord, France. The cemetery contains the graves of soldiers who fell during the final months of the war. Course The course measures 6495 yards off the black tees and is a par 70 with a course rating of 71.2 and a slope rating of 125 for men. Off the red tees the course measures 5522 yards and is a par 72 with a course rating of 71.9 and a slope rating of 125 for women. The course is characterised by tight fairways lined with mature trees, and by relatively long par 3 holes. As a private club it has a maximum of 695 male and female members. References External links Radcliffe-on-Trent Golf Club
Radcliffe Infirmary

La Radcliffe Infirmary est un ancien hôpital d'Oxford, inauguré en 1770. Il cesse ses activités médicales en 2007. Histoire Les propositions initiales pour la construction d'un hôpital à Oxford sont présentées lors d'une réunion de la fondation Radcliffe, qui administrait les biens de John Radcliffe évalués à 4 000 £, en 1758. Les bâtiments sont édifiés sur un terrain donné par Thomas Rowney, député d'Oxford. La première pierre est posée le 27 août 1761 et l'hôpital ouvre le 18 octobre 1770 Une fontaine du dieu grec Triton est placée devant le bâtiment principal de l'infirmerie en 1858, et l'Oxford Eye Hospital ouvre sur le site en 1886. Pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, l'hôpital soigne les soldats de la région militaire sud. La pénicilline est testée pour la première fois sur des patients le 27 janvier 1941, et le Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology est fondé sur le site en 1942. Les services médicaux sont transférés dans des bâtiments construits à cet effet dans les hôpitaux John Radcliffe et Churchill à Headington, et l'infirmerie arrête ses activités médicales en 2007. Après une rénovation, les bâtiments de l'infirmerie rouvrent en octobre 2012 et sont affectés à la faculté de philosophie et aux bibliothèques universitaires de philosophie et de théologie. Le site, actuellement connu sous le nom de Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, est également devenu le siège de la Blavatnik School of Government en 2012. Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Radcliffe Infirmary » (voir la liste des auteurs). Voir aussi Bibliographie Alexander Gibson, The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford University Press, 1926 Andrew Moss, The Radcliffe Infirmary, History Press, 2007 (ISBN 978-0752442488) A.H.T. Robb-Smith, A Short History of the Radcliffe Infirmary, Church Army Press/United Oxford Hospitals, 1970 (ISBN 978-0950167404) Jenny Selby-Green, History of the Radcliffe Infirmary, Image Publications, 1991 (ISBN 978-1873241059) Articles connexes John Radcliffe Hospital (en) Liens externes Radcliffe Infirmary Informations et histoire, sur oxfordradcliffe.nhs.uk. Radcliffe Infirmary. Oxford Eye Hospital - Radcliffe Infirmary Portail du Royaume-Uni Portail de la médecine
Radcliffe Quadrangle

The Radcliffe Quadrangle (Rad Quad) is the second quadrangle of University College, Oxford, England. The buildings have been Grade I listed since 1954. The quadrangle was started in 1716 and finished in 1719 with money bequeathed to the college by John Radcliffe, a former student of the college tutored by Obadiah Walker and doctor to the King. Oxford's main hospital and other University buildings are also named after him. There is a statue of John Radcliffe by Francis Bird on the gate tower of the quad. His coat of arms is also displayed. The architectural style of the quad matches that of the earlier main quadrangle immediately to the west, although this was by then incredibly old-fashioned for almost a century. It is not a "quadrangle" in the same way as the main quadrangle, because it only has buildings on three sides; the fourth side is bounded by a high stone wall separating the garden of the Master's Lodgings to the south. To the east is Logic Lane, a small cobbled lane through the college, connecting the High Street at the front of the college and Merton Street at the rear. A covered bridge built in 1903 connects the Radcliffe Quad buildings internally with other buildings on the High Street owned by the college to the east. The Radcliffe Quad is where University College's matriculation photograph is taken at the start of each academic year. The quad has also been used for celebrations after undergraduate examinations. See also Radcliffe Camera Radcliffe Infirmary Radcliffe Observatory Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Radcliffe Science Library Radcliffe Square John Radcliffe Hospital References External links University College Access Guide 'Radcliffe Quadrangle, University College, Oxford' watercolour by Jane Carpini
Radcliffe Quadrangle

Radcliffe Quadrangle (Rad Quad) är den andra innergården i University College vid Oxfords universitet i England. Byggnaderna har varit byggnadsminnesmärkta sedan 1954. Den fyrkantiga innergården påbörjades 1716 och färdigställdes 1719 med pengar som testamenterades till colleget av John Radcliffe, en tidigare student som undervisades av Obadiah Walker och kungens läkare. Oxfords huvudsjukhus och andra universitetsbyggnader är också uppkallade efter honom. Det finns en staty av John Radcliffe utförd av Francis Bird på gårdens porttorn. Hans vapensköld syns också. Arkitekturstilen motsvarar den tidigare huvudinnergården direkt västerut, även om denna vid det laget var otroligt gammaldags i nästan ett sekel. Det är inte en "fyrkant" på samma sätt som huvudinnergården, eftersom den bara har byggnader på tre sidor; den fjärde sidan avgränsas av en hög stenmur som skiljer trädgården till rektorsbostaden i söder. Österut ligger Logic Lane, en liten kullerstensbelagd gränd genom colleg som förbinder High Street framför skolan och Merton Street på baksidan. En täckt bro byggd 1903 förbinder Radcliffe Quad-byggnaderna internt med andra byggnader på High Street som ägs av skolan i öster. Radcliffe Quad är platsen där University Colleges inskrivningsfotografi tas i början av varje läsår. Quad har också använts för firanden efter grundexamina. Se även Radcliffe Camera Radcliffe Observatory Radcliffe Science Library Radcliffe Square Referenser Den här artikeln är helt eller delvis baserad på material från engelskspråkiga Wikipedia, University College, Oxford, 17 juli 2026. Noter
Radcot Lock

Das Radcot Lock ist eine Schleuse in der Themse bei Radcot, in Oxfordshire, England. Sie kann zu Fuß vom südlichen Ende der Radcot Bridge erreicht werden. Die Schleuse wurde 1892 durch die Thames Conservancy an der Stelle eines alten Wehrs und einer Stauschleuse gebaut. Das Wehr ist auf der anderen Seite der Schleuseninsel. Geschichte Es gab an dieser Stelle ein Wehr, das als Clarke’s Weir oder auch Becks Weir oder Bucks Weir bekannt war. Das Wehr wurde 1868 beseitigt, als der Fluss verbreitert wurde. Eine neue Schleuse und ein Wehr wurden 1891 vorgeschlagen und im folgenden Jahr gebaut. Der Fluss oberhalb der Schleuse Zunächst erreicht man die Radcot Bridge. Danach macht der Fluss einen scharfen Bogen, der Hell’s Turn oder Hell Gut genannt wird. Danach folgt eine Stelle im Fluss, die Schoolmaster’s Hole heißt. Der Themsepfad verläuft entlang der Schleuse und wechselt an der Radcot Brige auf die gegenüberliegende nördliche Flussseite bis zum Grafton Lock. Siehe auch Schleusen und Wehre der Themse Einzelnachweise
Radcot Lock

Radcot Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England just downstream of Radcot, Oxfordshire, on the southern bank. The lock was built by the Thames Conservancy in 1892 on the site of an old weir and flash lock. The weir is on the other side of the lock island. History There was previously a weir on the site known as Clarke's, although the names Becks or Bucks were also used. It was removed in 1868 and the river was widened then. Proposals for the new pound lock and weir were raised in 1891 and implemented the following year. With the replacement of the historic paddle and rhymer weir(2013?) a combined fish and canoe pass was constructed, this currently (2018), is the only one of its type on the entire River Thames. Access to the lock The lock can be reached on foot from the southern end of Radcot Bridge, or by road on a longer route, (about 1 mile) via Thrupp Turn. There is however no public vehicular access to the lock. Reach above the Lock About halfway along is Radcot Bridge the oldest surviving bridge on the river. The bridge crossing the main channel has a single arch, and was constructed in stone in the late 18th century. The A4095 road which it carries also crosses a backwater, which was once the county boundary between Berkshire and Oxfordshire. The backwater bridge dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, and has three arches, the outer two being pointed, with the central one less so, as a result of later rebuilding. There is a considerable amount of mooring at the backwaters here. Stone for the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral, obtained from local quarries was loaded on rafts near the bridge. Above Radcot is a sharp bend called "Hell's Turn" or "Hell Gut", and further on a point known as "Schoolmaster's Hole". The Thames Path, which crosses the River at Radcot Bridge, follows the northern bank to Grafton Lock. See also Locks on the River Thames References External links Photograph of Radcot Lock at geograph.org.uk
Royal Dental Hospital

The Royal Dental Hospital was a dental hospital in Leicester Square, London, which operated from 1858 until 1985. In 1859, it opened the London School of Dental Surgery, later renamed to the Royal Dental Hospital of London School of Dental Surgery, which was the first dental school in Britain. After the hospital closed in 1985, the building was redeveloped as the Hampshire Hotel. It is now part of the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotels chain and is known as the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hampshire Hotel. History The hospital was opened on 1 December 1858 as the Dental Hospital of London by the Odontological Society of London. The Odontological Society of London, founded in 1856, was one of the two main dental societies in mid nineteenth-century Britain and supported inclusion of dentistry in surgery. The rival College of Dentists of England, founded in the same year, supported a separate dental profession. In 1857 the Odontological Society petitioned Parliament to allow the Royal College of Surgeons of England to conduct dental examinations and a clause was included in the Medical Act 1858 to allow this by granting a new charter to the college. The Royal College of Surgeons was given a new charter in 1859 and introduced a dental qualification, the Licentiate in Dental Surgery in 1860. The College of Dentists founded their National Dental Hospital in Tottenham Court Road in 1861. The two societies merged in 1863 to form the Odontological Society of Great Britain and joined the Royal Society of Medicine as its Odontological Section in 1907. The hospital was initially based at 22 Soho Square. It opened the first dental school in Britain, the London School of Dental Surgery, on 1 October 1859. Four days later, the College of Dentists founded their own Metropolitan School of Dental Science. In 1874 the hospital moved to 40–41 Leicester Square and in 1901 to a newly built larger building designed by the architects Young and Hall at 31–36 Leicester Square. In the same year, King Edward VII awarded the title of Royal Dental Hospital. The cost of the new building was funded by loans which were not repaid until 1930. The dental school was recognised as a school of the University of London in 1911. At first the school only admitted men, but it agreed to admit women in 1915. The decision was reversed between 1933 and 1939. In 1948 the hospital became part of the St George's Hospital Group under the National Health Act. In the mid-1980s the dental services transferred to St George's Hospital, Tooting, and the dental school was merged with the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals. The hospital closed in 1985 and the building was redeveloped as the Hampshire Hotel. In 2022, the City of Westminster Council decided to put up a plaque at the hotel to commemorate the hospital and medical school. See also University Dental Hospital of Manchester References
Radstock Museum

Radstock Museum in Radstock, Somerset, England has a range of exhibits which offer an insight into North Somerset life since the nineteenth century. History The museum was originally opened in 1989 in barns in Haydon. The museum moved to its current site in the restored and converted Victorian Market Hall, a grade II listed building dating from 1897 which was opened on 10 July 1999 by Loyd Grossman. Exhibits Many of the exhibits relate to the now disused local Somerset Coalfield and geology. The geology exhibits including fossils found locally particularly relate to the work of William Smith, who was known as "the Father of English Geology", and spent much of his early career in the local area. Other areas include aspects of local history including home life, schools and shops, and industries such as agriculture, a forge, and a printers. Artefacts and memorabilia of the Somerset Coal Canal, Somerset and Dorset and Great Western Railways are also on display. Religious life in the area is represented with exhibits related to John Wesley who founded Methodism and John Skinner who, as well as being rector of Camerton was also an archaeologist and antiquarian. References External links Radstock Museum "Radstock Museum, registered charity no. 1075902". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Ragged School Museum

The Ragged School Museum is a museum in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The museum was opened in 1990 in the premises of the former Dr Barnardo's Copperfield Road Ragged School. The school opened in 1877 to serve the children of Mile End with a basic education. It was the largest of its kind at the time. It closed in 1908 when sufficient government/London County Council schools had been established to take over the work. At its height the school had more than 1,000 pupils on weekdays, and 2,400 Sunday school attendees. The team continued to organise events for the local community even after the school closed. The building saw later use as a factory. The museum is housed in three canalside warehouses at 46–50 Copperfield Road. The buildings were saved from demolition in the 1980s by local residents and a trust set up to manage the property in 1990. In December 2016 it was awarded a £4.3m restoration grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The museum, which is run by volunteers, seeks to record the establishment in 1844 of the London Ragged School Union and to recreate the experience of how Victorian children would have been taught. It features a reconstructed Victorian classroom and a typical East End kitchen from 1900. Gallery areas also introduce local and cultural history of the East End. The buildings face Mile End Park. References External links Media related to Ragged School Museum at Wikimedia Commons The Ragged School Museum
Ragley Hall

Ragley Hall ist ein Herrenhaus südlich von Alcester, ca. 13 km westlich von Stratford-upon-Avon in der englischen Grafschaft Warwickshire. Es ist der Sitz des Marquess of Hertford. Geschichte Das Haus, das von Robert Hooke entworfen wurde, ließ Edward Conway, 1. Earl of Conway, 1680 bauen. Der Rittersaal soll von James Wyatt 1780 gestaltet worden sein. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg diente das Haus als Lazarett und wurde dann von 1956 bis 1958 aufpoliert und für die Öffentlichkeit zugänglich gemacht. 1983 stellte der Maler Graham Rust ein riesiges Wandgemälde mit Familienmitgliedern, Freunden und Haustieren fertig, das The Temptation betitelt und im Südtreppenhaus ausgestellt ist. In Ragley Hall war der Jerwood Sculpture Trail, der im Juli 2004 eröffnet wurde. Dort waren Arbeiten ausgestellt, die den Jerwood Sculpture Prize gewonnen hatten, z. B. die von Dame Elisabeth Frink. Aber der Park wurde im April 2012 wieder geschlossen. In Film und Fernsehen Ragley Hall diente als Filmkulisse für die Fernsehversion von Das scharlachrote Siegel. Ragley Hall spielte die Rolle des viel größeren Schlosses Versailles in der vierten Episode der zweiten Serie der britischen Science-Fiction-Fernsehserie Doctor Who mit dem Titel The Girl in the Fireplace, die erstmals im Mai 2006 im Vereinigten Königreich ausgestrahlt wurde. 2008 diente das Herrenhaus als Filmkulisse für Luke Masseys Kurzfilm Within the Woods. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Website von Ragley Hall Website von Alcester & Ragley Park Cricket Club Website von Jerwood Sculpture Trail