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Retford bus station

Retford bus station serves the town of Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. It is managed by Nottinghamshire County Council. The bus station, of eight stands numbered alphabetically, is situated on Beardsall's Row, between Arlington Way and Spa Road in the town centre. The main operators at the bus station are Stagecoach in Bassetlaw, Stagecoach in Lincolnshire and TM Travel. The bus station was rebuilt by Nottinghamshire County Council at a cost of £1.5 million to replace the previous collection of bus shelters. It opened on 30 July 2007. It was built as a fully enclosed building, with CCTV coverage and improved pedestrian access to the town centre. The bus station incorporates a solar panelled tower and a stained glass window. Prior to 2007, the bus station was first constructed as an open area laid circa 1978 to replace the previous bus stands in Chapelgate. It was a simple open plaza with a raised bed in the centre, and simple bus shelters around the edge. Buses go from the bus station around the town and as far afield as Worksop, Doncaster, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Newark-on-Trent and Nottingham. Local company Kettlewells Coaches also run the weekly Doncaster Shopper and Lincoln Shopper services from the bus station. References External links Official website Retford Bus Station - Nottinghamshire.gov.uk Archived 4 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine Improving Accessibility - Retford Bus Station - Nottinghamshire County Council
Revell Grange

Revell Grange is a Grade II listed English country house situated on Bingley Lane in the suburb of Stannington overlooking the Rivelin valley within the City of Sheffield, England. The house played an important role as a focal point of early Catholicism within the city and still houses a private chapel to this day. History The original house is thought to date from 1495 but was considerably altered in the middle part of the 18th century with a new frontage and refacing added to the earlier core. The Revell family moved to the house in 1742, although they had previously lived at Nethergate Hall, one mile to the east in the centre of what is now Stannington village. The family remained at the Grange until the mid-1950s but due to the failure of the direct male line, it continued there under the names of Broomhead, Wright and then Sutton. The Revells were Roman Catholics and built a chapel at the Grange when they first occupied it for their own use and the small surrounding congregation. The chapel was used for Mass until February 1828 when it was closed by the Right Reverend Thomas Smith because of a shortage of priests and a dwindling congregation. After the widowed Mistress Wright had re-married Mr. Sutton in 1854, it was agreed that the chapel should be reopened and on 17 December of that year, Father Burke of St Vincent's Church, Sheffield conducted Mass for the first time in almost 27 years and he revived the tradition of flying a white sheet as a signal to the local populace that Mass was to be celebrated in the Grange. In 1858, a new chapel was built on the site of the old one and was opened by John Briggs Bishop of Beverley and was dedicated to St Mary of the Assumption. Revell Grange continued to be occupied by the Sutton family until 1954 when the last descendant, Captain Revell Sutton, died. Today the Grange continues as a private house. The Grange has adjacent outbuildings which were constructed in the late 18th or early 19th century, these consist of a barn and a coach house which has been converted into a cottage. Both outbuildings are grade two listed. Architecture The Grange is constructed from ashlar Gritstone with a Welsh slate roof. It consists of two storeys with five bays, the ten windows to the front of the house are 20 paned sashes. The chapel stands in the west wing of the Grange, it is higher than the main house and features Gothic detail, in contrast to the classical character of the main house. References
Rew Down

Rew Down is a 23.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and Local Nature Reserve located on the south-east edge of the Isle of Wight in the hills to the west of Ventnor. The area is a chalk grassland sloping to the south and offering panoramic and far-reaching views of the English Channel. It has the Stenbury Trail running along its western boundary and the Ventnor golf club to the north. It is managed by the Isle of Wight Council and is noted for its Highland cattle, which have grazed the land since 2003. The area contains the remains of the tower base of, Historic England Grade II listed, Royal Navy World War II direction finding (D/F) station (one of the'Y-stations'), Ventnor, which is believed to be the most complete of its type still extant. References External links Isle of Wight Council entry
Rewley Road Swing Bridge

Rewley Road Swing Bridge is a disused railway swing bridge over Sheepwash Channel in west Oxford, England. To the north are Cripley Meadow and Fiddler's Island and to the south are Osney Island and the Botley Road. The bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson and built in 1850–1. It was reconstructed in 1890 and 1906, latterly using steel girders. The bridge closed to passenger traffic in 1951 and to goods in 1984. Overview The swing bridge was for the former Buckinghamshire Railway line of London and North Western Railway that used to serve the Oxford Rewley Road railway station (later London, Midland and Scottish Railway, LMS), which was on the site of the Saïd Business School. It is close to Rewley Road Bridge to the east and Sheepwash Channel Railway Bridge to the west, which also cross Sheepwash Channel. Restoration project The bridge is one of two swing bridges in England that are scheduled monuments. In 2019, ownership passed from Network Rail to the Oxford Preservation Trust. Gallery References
Rex Graham nature reserve

Rex Graham Reserve is a 2.8-hectare (6.9-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Mildenhall in Suffolk. It is a Special Area of Conservation, and part of the Breckland Special Protection Area. It was formerly managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. The site is a disused chalk pit, surrounded by woodland, and is primarily of interest for its population of Military Orchids, as over 95% of the United Kingdom population of this species occurs at this site. Other plants found at the site include mezereon, twayblade, pyramidal orchid, ploughman's spikenard (Inula conyza), and Southern adderstongue. The discovery of a population of Military Orchids at this site occurred in 1955. Prior to this the species had never been recorded in East Anglia, having previously been recorded only in Southeast England. The population then was at least 500 plants, with over 100 flowering spikes; by 1958 the population had reached 2,854 plants, with about 10% flowering, a population level and flowering proportion that were maintained throughout the 1960s. By 1971 however, only 252 plants were present, due to scrubbing over, as a result of the erection of the protective fence. Scrub clearance and removal of some surrounding trees allowed the population to recover, and subsequent counts include 1,115 plants in 1990 and "too many to count" (Harrap and Harrap 2005) in 2000, when 748 plants were recorded flowering. Genetic analysis of the orchids at Rex Graham has shown that they are distinct from those at the other two English sites, and represent an independent colonisation from Europe. All land within the site designated as Rex Graham SSSI is owned by the Forestry Commission. References Sources Harrap, Simon and Annie Harrap (2005) Orchids of Britain and Ireland, a field and site guide ISBN 0-7136-6956-X External links JNCC page about the site's Special Area of Conservation status English Nature citation sheet for the site A page at Natural England's website containing photographs of the site
South Mill Arts

South Mill Arts is a venue for theatre, contemporary arts and culture, and conferences in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. An adjacent 19th-century building, today Bishop's Stortford Museum, was the birthplace of Cecil Rhodes and is a centre for local history. In the 1960s new buildings were added behind the birthplace to form the Rhodes Memorial Museum and Commonwealth Centre. The complex was refurbished in 2005. It has a 300-seat theatre, a multi-purpose studio space, museum, an exhibition gallery for art and photography, and a café bar. It provides a programme of arts events and hosts professional touring productions, dance groups, musicians and comedians. Films are also shown in its tiered auditorium. Renaming Previously called the Rhodes Arts Complex, on 24 August 2020 the arts complex was renamed to South Mill Arts after a debate in the town and surrounding area. In the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests against institutional racism, the Rhodes Must Fall movement gained further momentum in the UK, thus galvanising calls for the name change, although the campaign had already begun in the town before nationwide attention was brought to the issue. In the 20th century the name of the registered charity governing the venue was the Cecil Rhodes Memorial Museum and Commonwealth Centre. It changed its name to the Rhodes Birthplace Trust in 2005. In light of concerns around the record of Cecil Rhodes, the trustees renamed the charity again, finally settling on Bishop's Stortford Museum and Arts CIO in 2020. Bishop's Stortford Museum Netteswell House is a semi-detached property which was the birthplace of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes, the financier and founder of diamond company De Beers who gave his name to Rhodesia. The Rhodes' Birthplace Museum opened in 1938 in Netteswell House and the adjacent property. The building is now protected by a Grade II listing. References External links Media related to South Mill Arts at Wikimedia Commons South Mill Arts - official site History of the Museum, Commonwealth Centre and Arts Complex on Stortford History site
Rhodeswood Reservoir

Rhodeswood Reservoir is a man-made lake in Longdendale in north Derbyshire, England. It was constructed by John Frederick Bateman between 1849 and June 1855 as part of the Longdendale Chain of reservoirs to supply water from the River Etherow to the urban areas of Greater Manchester. It is third in the chain, and it is from here that the water is extracted to pass through the Mottram Tunnel to Godley for Manchester. The Manchester Corporation Waterworks Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. cciii) gave permission for the construction of the Woodhead and Arnfield reservoirs; the Manchester Corporation Waterworks Amendment Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict. c. ci) allowed the construction of Torside and Rhodeswood Reservoirs, and an aqueduct to convey the water to the Arnfield reservoir where it would pass through the Mottram Tunnel to Godley. During construction, landslips were a problem. On the night of 6 February 1852, 30 acres (120,000 m2) of land beneath the contractors' village of New Yarmouth moved 6 inches (150 mm) obliquely to the watercourse. Bateman consulted the engineers Robert Stephenson and Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Pipes were sunk to draw off the water from the underlying shale. The purest water in a reservoir lies between 1.5 and 3 metres (4 ft 11 in and 9 ft 10 in) beneath the water's surface, so water was extracted by means of syphons. The water now flows directly to the Arnfield Treatment Works in Tintwistle and to the Mottram Tunnel. A statutory report, prepared under the Reservoirs Act 1975 and dated 12 June 1984, stated that all five reservoirs could be overtopped during a Probable Maximum Flood. Woodhead as the fountainhead would have the most extensive improvements, and with these completed there was no danger at Rhodeswood of overtopping; however, there was weakness in the north spillway. To reduce the pressure, the roadway was consolidated to protect the north spillway from erosion, the embankment was raised by 40 millimetres (1.6 in) above the road, the wave wall was heightened by 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) and the south spillway tunnel was remodelled. The work took place between 1994 and 1995. See also List of dams and reservoirs in United Kingdom References
Rhodeswood Reservoir

Rhodeswood Reservoir är en reservoar i Storbritannien. Den ligger i riksdelen England, i den centrala delen av landet, 250 km nordväst om huvudstaden London. Rhodeswood Reservoir ligger 184 meter över havet. Den ligger vid sjön Valehouse Reservoir. I omgivningarna runt Rhodeswood Reservoir växer i huvudsak blandskog. Kommentarer Källor
Riber Castle

Riber Castle er et country house fra 1800-tallet, der står i bebyggelsen Riber på en bakke med udsigt til Matlock, Derbyshire. Den er opført af sten fra et lokalt stenbrud, som blev ført de 200 m op til byggeriet via en række taljer og reb. Det er en listed building af anden grad. Se også Liste over borge og slotte i England Referencer Eksterne henvisninger
Riber Castle

Riber Castle ist ein Landhaus, das im 19. Jahrhundert im Weiler Riber auf einem Hügel über der Stadt Matlock in der englischen Grafschaft Derbyshire gebaut wurde. English Heritage hat es als historisches Gebäude II. Grades gelistet. Das Haus wird in der Gegend Smedley's Folly genannt, weil schwierig war, Wasser für das für den Industriellen John Smedley 1862 errichtete Privathaus auf den Hügel zu bringen. Smedleys Witwe lebte in Riber Castle bis zu ihrem Tod. Das Landhaus wurde aus hartem Sandstein aus einem Steinbruch in der Gegend erbaut, der mit Flaschenzügen die 200 Meter den Hügel hinaufgezogen wurde. Nach dem Tod von Smedleys Witwe wurde das Haus eine Knabenschule, bis diese in den 1930er-Jahren nicht mehr aufrechterhalten werden konnte. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg nutzte das Verteidigungsministerium Riber Castle als Lagerraum. Nach dem Krieg blieb das Haus zunächst ungenutzt. Von den 1960er-Jahren bis zum September 2000 beherbergte es einen Wildpark mit britischer und europäischer Fauna. Die Einrichtung wurde Riber Castle Wildlife Park oder Riber Zoo genannt. Anschließend wurde das Anwesen von den Eignern verkauft, aber, da sie es nicht mit dem Wildpark verkaufen konnten, musste dieser schließen. Der Parkverwaltung war sehr für die Art der Tierhaltung kritisiert worden und die Schließung war umstritten. Umweltaktivisten befreiten etliche Luchse aus dem Riber Zoo, die so ins Freiland entkamen. Der Plan, den Rohbau von Riber Castle in Apartments umzuwandeln, wurde am 15. März 2006 genehmigt. Die Wände des Landhauses wurden nun gesichert, Kamine und Decken erneuert, 119 Fenster ausgetauscht und ein Dach hinzugefügt. 2014 waren zwei Musterappartements fertig. Der Zugang zum Anwesen war durch einen Drahtzaun verwehrt, der 2006 entfernt wurde. Danach bildet sich eine allgemein benutzter Trampelpfad aus. Die Bauträger haben aber jetzt einen zweiten, sichereren Zaun aufgebaut und die Zugänge zum Anwesen sind bewacht. Riber Castle und die Stadt Matlock dienten als wichtige Kulissen für Shane Meadows’ Film Blutrache – Dead Man’s Shoes. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Website Andrews Gen
Riber Castle

Riber Castle is a 19th-century Grade II listed country house in the hamlet of Riber on a hill overlooking Matlock, Derbyshire. It is built of gritstone from a local quarry which was pulled up the 200-metre (660 ft) hill by a series of pulleys. History Known locally as "Smedley's Folly" because of the difficulty of getting water to the hill summit, it was built by the industrialist John Smedley in 1862 as his private home. After Smedley’s death in 1874, his widow lived at the castle until her death in 1892. The castle then became a boys' prep school until this became financially unviable in the 1930s. The architectural historian John Summerson attended the school in the early 20th century. While he enjoyed his time at the school, the building's architecture had lesser appeal; he described the castle as "an object of indecipherable bastardy – a true monster". With the coming of World War II the Ministry of Defence used the site for food storage. The MoD left following the war and the castle remained unused until the 1960s. From the 1960s to September 2000 it was home to a wildlife park, containing British and European fauna. The late 20th century saw increasing criticism of the treatment of animals at the zoo and it closed in 2000. Plans to turn the shell of the castle into apartments repeatedly failed in the 21st century. However, in 2023, conversion work on the castle began, with plans for enabling development in the grounds. Completion of the castle renovation is planned for the autumn of 2024 and apartments have been listed for sale. In popular culture The castle and the town of Matlock are key locations in the Shane Meadows film Dead Man's Shoes. See also Listed buildings in Matlock Town References Sources Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus; Williamson, Elizabeth (2016). Derbyshire. The Buildings Of England. New Haven, US and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-21559-5. OCLC 995068002. External links Andrews Gen
Ribsden Holt

Ribsden Holt is a former royal residence at Windlesham, Surrey, England. It was the country home of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll who bequeathed it to Lady Patricia Ramsay. History The original house, set back behind a long drive, was built in the late 1870s for Henry Cadogan Rothery. Following his death in 1888. his widow Madelaine lived there until her death in October 1891. Richard Copley Christie, also an English lawyer, and his wife Mary Helen (daughter of Samuel Fletcher) bought the property the following year. After their deaths Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll bought the property in a sale by auction in 1911. She had this property demolished and replaced with a new built in 1913. She occupied the new property until 1936, when she moved permanently to her apartment at Kensington Palace where she died in December 1939. The property was then occupied by Lady Patricia Ramsay and her husband until her death in 1974. After her death, the house passed into private ownership. References
Ribsden Holt

Ribsden Holt è una ex residenza reale a Windlesham, Surrey, in Inghilterra che fu residenza della Principessa Luisa, duchessa di Argyll e di Patricia Ramsay. Oggi è chiamata anche Ribsden Hall. Storia La casa, situata dietro un lungo viale, fu costruita alla fine degli anni '70 dell'Ottocento per l'avvocato inglese Henry Cadogan Rothery. Dopo la morte di Rothery, nel 1888, la sua vedova Madelaine visse lì fino alla sua morte nell'ottobre 1891. Richard Copley Christie, anche lui avvocato inglese, e sua moglie Mary Helen (figlia di Samuel Fletcher MP) acquistarono la proprietà intorno al 1892. Christie morì a Ribsden nel gennaio 1901 e la sua vedova vi morì nel febbraio 1911. La principessa Luisa, duchessa di Argyll vi visse per un certo periodo dalla sua vendita all'asta nel 1911 fino al 1939. Successivamente la residenza fu occupata da Lady Patricia Ramsay (e da suo marito, Sir Alexander Ramsay) dal 1939 fino alla sua morte nel 1974. Dopo la sua morte, la casa passò in proprietà privata. Note
Ribston Hall

Ribston Hall est un manoir de campagne privé du XVIIe siècle situé sur les rives de la rivière Nidd, à Great Ribston, près de Knaresborough, Yorkshire du Nord, Angleterre. Il s'agit d'un bâtiment classé Grade II* . Le manoir de deux étages présente une impressionnante façade d'entrée de quinze baies au nord-est. La chapelle attenante contiendrait des traces de maçonnerie du XIIIe siècle . Histoire Le domaine de Ribston est concédé par Robert de Ros aux Templiers en 1217 et transmis aux Chevaliers Hospitaliers à la suppression des Templiers au début du XIVe siècle. À la suite de la dissolution des monastères, la propriété revient à la Couronne et est accordée à Charles Brandon (1er duc de Suffolk), qui la vend à Henry Goodricke en 1542 . Henry Goodricke est remplacé par son fils Richard, qui devient haut shérif du Yorkshire de 1579 à 1580 et meurt en 1581. Richard est remplacé par son propre fils, Richard, qui est haut shérif du Yorkshire de 1591 à 1592 et meurt en 1601. Il est remplacé à son tour par Sir Henry Goodricke dont le fils John est nommé baronnet Goodricke en 1641. En tant que royaliste, Sir John souffre pendant la guerre civile, étant condamné à une amende puis emprisonné dans la tour de Londres, d'où il s'échappe en France. Après la Restauration, il est élu député du Yorkshire en 1661, siégeant jusqu'en 1670 . En 1674 , Sir Henry Goodricke, 2e baronnet, fils de Sir John, est député de Boroughbridge de 1673 à 1679 et de 1683 à sa mort en 1705. Il construit la maison existante sur les vestiges de l'ancienne propriété . Le nouveau manoir est la maison de la famille Goodricke jusqu'à la mort du septième baronnet en 1833, qui est célibataire. Il lègue le domaine à Francis Littleton Holyoake de Studley Castle à condition que ce dernier adopte le nom de Goodricke. En 1836, Francis Holyoake-Goodricke vend le domaine à Joseph Dent, d'une famille aisée du Lincolnshire, qui aménage pinetum dans le domaine c. 1857. Il est haut shérif pour 1847. Le manoir reste la maison de la famille Dent. Le domaine aurait donné son nom à la pomme Ribston Pippin. Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Ribston Hall » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Portail du Yorkshire Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Ribston Hall High School

Ribston Hall High School is a selective grammar school with academy status in Gloucester, England, for girls between the ages of 11 and 18. It was founded in 1921. Admissions It also has a sixth form for both girls and boys. It is situated south of Gloucester city centre on Stroud Road (B4072), between Linden and Tredworth, a few hundred metres west of the Cross Country Route. History It was known as High School for Girls, Ribston Hall. In 1886 Ribston Hall was known as The Ladies' College. 1963 aircraft incident On the morning of March 27 1963, Vickers Varsity G-APAZ crashed on top of a house near to the school in Tuffley. The twin-engined aircraft narrowly missed the school, by only feet. Both pilots were killed. Girls in the hockey field saw the aircraft approaching at a low level. 26 year old Kelston Thomas of Bristol, who was to marry 23 year old Margaret Clements of Failand on Saturday March 31 1963; he was living at Charlton Kings 38 year old Russell Palmer of Up Hatherley, a former wartime bomber pilot. He was found strapped in his seat. Funding It became a grant maintained school in April 1990. Houses Students are divided into five houses: Britons, Celts, Danes, Saxons and Romans. Notable former pupils Christina Baily, actress as Dannii Carbone in Hollyoaks Ethel Mary Hartland, magistrate and activist Mary-Jess Leaverland, won the 2010 Chinese Jiangsu province equivalent of The X Factor. Joanna Parrish, murdered in May 1990 in Auxerre, Burgundy whilst studying French at the University of Leeds Beth Rodford, GB Olympic rower Daphne Skillern, female police Commander at Scotland Yard Nathan Sykes, member of boy band The Wanted and singer songwriter solo artist, References External links Ribston Hall High School