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Maryon Wilson Park

Maryon Wilson Park is a public park in Charlton, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich in south east London. It is bounded on its northwest side by Thorntree Road; its southern-most, and highest, point is a gateway on to Charlton Park Road. Together with Maryon Park and Gilbert's Pit (which both sit to the north of Maryon Wilson Park), it is a Local Nature Reserve, and, along with nearby Charlton Park, forms part of the South East London Green Chain. History The park is a remnant of ancient forest once known as Hanging Wood (the word 'hang' comes from the Old English 'hangra', a wooded slope), reputedly a haunt of highwaymen. A road, Hanging Wood Lane (today Thorntree Road) ran across the north side of the area that later formed the park. Daniel Lysons in his 1796 Environs of London described the woodland: "There are in character about ninety acres of woodland called Hanging Wood, belonging to the Lord of the Manor, through which there is a very pleasant walk to Woolwich. The wood, the variety of uneven ground, and the occasional view of the river, contribute to make the neighbourhood remarkably picturesque." The wood was formerly part of the estate of Charlton Manor, owned by the Maryon Wilson family from 1767 until 1925. In 1855, Sir Thomas Maryon Wilson had provided eight acres of land for Charlton Cemetery, southeast of the wood. In 1890, Sir Spencer Maryon Wilson provided land for the creation of Maryon Park to the north, and, facing heavy tax demands in 1912, he offered the woods to London County Council to purchase. LCC did not take up this option, but by way of an indenture on 5 February 1924 Sir Spencer donated 32 acres of Hanging Wood to the LCC for the use and enjoyment of the public. Maryon Wilson Park was officially opened by LCC leader Sir George Hume in July 1926. Animal park The park is known for its animal park where tours are conducted (although not required); tours typically take two hours and give children the opportunity to feed, pet and interact with the animals. Free public tours are led by the Park Ranger Service every Wednesday starting at 1.30 pm. The tours are strictly limited to the first 50 people on the day. Tours begin at the deer pen. In 2011, the animal park was threatened with closure after Greenwich council withdrew its funding. References External links Charlton Parks Reminiscence Project Maryon Wilson Park on the VisitWoods website
Maryvale Institute

Maryvale Institute is a college of further and higher education, an International Catholic Distance-Learning College for Catechesis, Theology, Philosophy and Religious Education, was formerly based at Maryvale House, Old Oscott, Great Barr, Birmingham, England, but has been delivering its programmes from St Mary's College Oscott since Autumn 2025. It specialises in the provision of part-time, distance learning courses to the lay faithful, consecrated religious and ministers of the Roman Catholic Church. History The College has existed in its current state since 1980, when it was established by Archbishop George Patrick Dwyer, on the site of St Mary's College, founded in 1794 for both the training of priests and the education of lay pupils. It was also, at one stage, the home of Saint John Henry Newman. In 2024, in a new venture with St Mary's University Twickenham, Maryvale@StMary's, the BA Philosophy and the Catholic Tradition, MA in Catholic Applied Theologyand PhD in Theology began to be delivered at St Mary's University. From Autumn 2025, Maryvale Higher Institute of Religious Sciences (HIRS) began a closer alignment with St Mary's College Oscott. While Maryvale remains separate and autonomous from the seminary, it delivers its distance-learning HIRS programmes (Ecclesiastical Bachelor of Divinity and Licence in Catechetics) from the college and benefits from its resources when students visit. Courses offered Higher Education – Undergraduate Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and the Catholic Tradition (Maryvale@StMarys, St Mary's University Twickenham) Ecclesiastical Bachelor of Divinity (Maryvale Institute HIRS, validated by Faculté-Notre Dame, Paris) Higher Education – Postgraduate MA in Catholic Applied Theology (Maryvale@StMarys, St Mary's University Twickenham) Licence in Divinity: Pathway in Catechetical Sciences (validated by Faculté-Notre Dame, Paris) Research Degrees PhD in Theology (Maryvale@StMarys, St Mary's University Twickenham) Institute relationships The Institute is located in the Archdiocese of Birmingham (UK), its president being the Most Reverend Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham. In 2011 Maryvale under new guidelines from the Vatican became the first Higher Institute of Religious Sciences in English-speaking world, and became associated with Notre Dame ecclesiastic faculty. Its Bachelor of Arts, MA and Doctoral (PhD) programmes are delivered through Maryvale@StMary's and are accredited by St Mary's University Twickenham (London). The validator of the Bachelor of Divinity and Licence in Catechetics programmes is the Faculté-Notre Dame, at the École Cathédrale de Paris. Notable people Lecturers Robert Letellier, cultural historian and academic Andrew Pinsent, theologian and scientist References External links Maryvale Institute (Higher Institute of Religious Sciences Maryvale@StMary's (St Mary's University Twickenham, London)
Umar Mosque (Leicester)

The Umar Mosque, also known as Masjid Umar (Arabic: مسجد عمر), is a mosque, located at 5-7 Evington Drive, in Evington, Leicester, England, in the United Kingdom. Initially two residential properties, the buildings were demolished in 1999. The mosque was completed in late 2000, and the building was named in honour of the second caliph, Umar. References External links Media related to Umar Mosque at Wikimedia Commons Official website "A 360 Degrees image of Masjid Umar". BBC Leicester. November 2002. The architecture and decoration inside are a sight to behold.
Masthouse Terrace Pier

Masthouse Terrace Pier is a pier on the River Thames on the Isle of Dogs in London, England. It is located at the end of Napier Avenue, off Westferry Road, at the southern end of the Isle of Dogs, and provides river bus services operated by Uber Boat by Thames Clippers. Services Masthouse Terrace is a stop on the River Thames commuter catamaran service run by Uber Boat by Thames Clippers from Embankment, via Tower Millennium Pier, Canary Wharf and on to North Greenwich for The O2 and Barking Riverside Pier. Masthouse Terrace Pier temporarily closed between 14 January 2008 and 26 April 2008 for renovation work carried out by British Waterways, at a cost of £500,000. Transport for London provided a grant of £400,000 towards this work. The refurbishment work included installation of CCTV, a new waiting shelter, maintenance and repainting work. Connections London Buses routes 277 and D7 References
Bewcastle Castle

Bewcastle Castle er ruinen af en borg i Bewcastle Sogn i det engelske county Cumbria få kilometer fra grænsen til Skotland. Historie Borgen blev opført i 1092, hvor romerne i Britannien havde et fort. Borgen er omkranset af en tør voldgrav, og den nordlige og østlige del af voldgraven genbruger den romerske grøft. Borgen blev ødelagt i 1173, men blev genopbygget i slutningen af 1300-tallet. Den forfaldt til begyndelsen af 1400-tallet, hvor Edvard 4 gav den til sin bror, hertugen af Gloucester, den senere kong Richard 3. Bygningerne blev repareret og portbygningen blev muligvis tilføjet. Fra slutningen af 1400-tallet ejede Huset Musgrave borgen, til den blev ødelagt af Cromwell i 1641. Borgen var ruin i hele 1600-tallet. Selv om en stor del af stenene er genbrugt, står en stor del af portbygningen stadig. Ordet "castle" i stednavnet Bewcastle refererer sandsynligvis til det romerske fort, som borgen blev bygget på, det giver borgen det usædvanlige navn med to "castle" efter hinanden. Se også Liste over borge og slotte i England Referencer Litteratur *Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3 Eksterne henvisninger Details and picture Brief details and picture
Bewcastle Castle

Bewcastle Castle ist eine Burgruine in der Pfarre Bewcastle in der englischen Grafschaft Cumbria, nur wenige Kilometer von der Grenze nach Schottland. Die erste Burg wurde auf dem Gelände eines früheren römischen Kastells (Fanum Cocidi) um 1092 erbaut. Wahrscheinlich wurde zuerst eine Holz-Erde-Konstruktion errichtet. Seine Bauherren haben offenbar die römischen Gräben an der Nord- und Ostseite wiederverwendet.1173 wurde diese Burg zerstört, aber Ende des 14. Jahrhunderts wieder aufgebaut. Die Steinburg wurde zwischen 1361 und 1371 von John de Strivelyn, erbaut, der hierfür Steine aus dem Kastell benutzte. Die nordöstliche Ecke des Kastells wurde dafür komplett abgebrochen. Die Burg war von einem trockenen Burggraben umgeben, dessen nördliche und östliche Abschnitte wieder dem Graben des römischen Forts entsprechen. Bereits Anfang des 15. Jahrhunderts war sie wieder verfallen und König Eduard IV. gab sie seinem Bruder, dem Duke of Gloucester, zu Lehen, der später als König Richard III. den englischen Thron bestieg. Die Gebäude wurden damals wieder instand gesetzt und vermutlich auch das Torhaus hinzugefügt. Ab dem Ende des 15. Jahrhunderts war die Burg in Händen der Familie Musgrave, bis sie Oliver Cromwell 1641 zerstören ließ. Im 17. Jahrhundert war Bewcastle Castle in ruinösem Zustand, da ein Großteil seines Steinmaterials zum Bau anderer Gebäude verwendet wurde. Nur das Torhaus mit seinem inneren Aborterker blieb fast vollständig erhalten. Der heute gebräuchliche Ortsname soll z. T. auf einen legendären angelsächsischen Lord des 11. Jahrhunderts, Bueth, zurückgehen. Dieser bekämpfte in der Zeit der Eroberung die Normannen. Angeblich erbaute er die erste Burg. Vermutlich wurden hier aber nur unkritisch die Aussagen von Antiquariern kopiert, die ihre Forschungsarbeit mit der lokalen Aristokratie und deren mutmaßlichen Vorfahren in Verbindung bringen wollten. In einer Urkunde von 1272 wird die Festung als Bothecaster bezeichnet. Die Bezeichnung „búð, booth“ stammt aus dem Altnordischen und bedeutet „provisorisches Gebäude“. Der Namensteil „castle“ bezieht sich vermutlich auf das römische Fort, in dem die neue Burg errichtet wurde, was zu der unüblichen Wiederholung des Wortes im Namen der Burg führt. Im Ordnance Survey wird der Name allerdings als Bew Castle angegeben. Heutzutage dient die Burgruine als Weide für Schafe und Lamas. Sie ist für die Öffentlichkeit frei zugänglich. Bildergalerie Einzelnachweise Quellen Plantagenet Somerset Fry: The David & Charles Book of Castles. David & Charles, Newton Abbot 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3 D. Taylor, J. Biggins: A Geophysical Survey at the Roman Fort at Bewcastle Cumbria. Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, 2012. A.L.F Rivet, Colin Smith: The place-names of Roman Britain. Batsford Ltd., London, 1979–1982. Weblinks Bewcastle. The Cumbria Directory. Bewcastle Castle. E-Castles.
Bewcastle Castle

Bewcastle Castle is a ruined castle in the parish of Bewcastle in the English county of Cumbria, a few miles from the Scottish border. History The first castle was built on the site of Bewcastle Roman Fort, around 1092. The castle is surrounded by a dry moat, the north and east sections of which re-use the Roman ditch. The castle was destroyed in 1173, but was rebuilt towards the end of the 14th century. It was decayed by the early 15th century when Edward IV granted it to his brother, the Duke of Gloucester, who later became King Richard III. The buildings were repaired and the gatehouse was possibly added at this time. From the late 15th century, the Musgrave family held the castle, and repairs were made in 1540s by Sir William Musgrave. In May 1599, Henry Widdrington described how a football match had been arranged at Bewcastle as an occasion to capture the Armstrongs of Whitehaugh. The Armstrongs heard of the ambush and made a surprise attack. In 1602, Thomas Musgrave was accused by Lancelot Carleton to the Privy Council of harbouring thieves in the castle. They fought a duel at Canonbie Holm to settle the issue. Bewcastle Castle was reputedly destroyed by Cromwell in the 1640s. The castle was in a state of ruin by the 17th century, and although much of the stone was removed for nearby buildings, much of the gatehouse with its internal garderobe still remains. The element "castle" in the place-name Bewcastle probably refers to the Roman fort within which it was built, giving rise to the unusual repetition of the word in the castle name. However, the Ordnance Survey gives the name as Bew Castle. Gallery See also Castles in Great Britain and Ireland List of castles in England References Sources Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980. ISBN 0-7153-7976-3 External links
Château de Bewcastle

Le château de Bewcastle (Bewcastle Castle) est un château fort en ruines situé dans le Civil Parish de Bewcastle, dans le comté de Cumbria en Angleterre. Historique Le lieu était auparavant celui du fort romain de Bewcastle. Le premier château médiéval est construit autour de 1092, à la même période que les châteaux voisins de Carlisle et de Brough, pour défendre la frontière entre l’Angleterre et l’Écosse. Il est détruit en 1173. Le château est reconstruit à la fin du XIVe siècle. Abîmé au début du XVe siècle, il est offert par le roi Édouard IV à son frère le duc de Gloucester, qui le répare. Le château est détruit par Oliver Cromwell en 1641. Il est depuis cette époque en ruines, et une partie des pierres a été réutilisée dans les bâtiments à proximité. La porte fortifiée, qui date probablement du XVe siècle, est la partie la mieux conservée. Notes et références Voir aussi Sources Courte présentation du château Courte présentation du village Articles connexes Liste des châteaux anglais Liens externes (en) Plantagenet Somerset Fry (ill. Richard Maguire), The David & Charles Book of Castles, David & Charles, 1980, 512 p. (ISBN 0-7153-7976-3) Toponymie Portail des châteaux Portail de la protection du patrimoine Portail de l’Angleterre
Bewcastle Castle

Bewcastle Castle är ett slott i Storbritannien. Det ligger i grevskapet Cumbria och riksdelen England, i den centrala delen av landet, 400 km norr om huvudstaden London. Bewcastle Castle ligger 152 meter över havet. Terrängen runt Bewcastle Castle är platt åt sydväst, men åt nordost är den kuperad. Närmaste större samhälle är Brampton, 13,1 km söder om Bewcastle Castle. Trakten runt Bewcastle Castle består i huvudsak av gräsmarker. Kommentarer Källor Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Bewcastle Castle.
Maths and Social Sciences Building

The Maths and Social Sciences Building is a high-rise tower in Manchester, England. It was part of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) until that university merged with the Victoria University of Manchester, to form the University of Manchester, in 2004. It was vacated by the university in 2010 but was in use by the School of Materials while waiting for a new building to be constructed; this new building is the Nancy Rothwell Building. History The MSS Building was built in 1969, as part of the UMIST campus. Constructed from reinforced concrete and designed by architects Cruikshank and Seward, it has fifteen stories and an overall height of 50 metres (160 ft), making it the tallest building on the former UMIST campus. Unlike many examples of Brutalist architecture on university campuses of that period, the building deviates from a purely cuboid outline with decorative towers at either end (now used as convenient locations for mobile phone antennae) and the floors up to the 10th being larger, which also breaks up the outline. The building was used largely for staff offices, with some teaching rooms. The 10th to 14th floors (called floors M–Q) accommodated the Department of Mathematics. The University of Manchester Regional Computer Centre (UMRCC) was based on J floor. The "Social Sciences" in the building's name indicates that the building once housed the Management Department, but in recent years the Department of Computation occupied the lower floors of the building. They were to become the School of Informatics in the new university and have since been split between the Schools of Computer Science and Manchester Business School. A two-floor annex to the MSS building connected to the ground floor houses tiered lecture theatres. It was built on the site of cramped terraced housing that accommodated factory workers that was studied by Friedrich Engels in his book The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844. The new, merged University of Manchester announced in June 2007 that it planned to sell the Mathematics and Social Sciences Building. In July 2007, School of Mathematics relocated from MSS as well as from the Ferranti Building and the temporary buildings Newman and Lamb, to the new purpose-designed Alan Turing Building. Later in 2007, the staff of the former School of Informatics relocated, some of them to the Lamb building vacated by the mathematicians. As of 2015, the building houses the Materials Science department, recently relocated from the old Materials Science Building, awaiting demolition. The site has since had the Nancy Rothwell Building built on it. External links "Maths and Social Sciences Building". SkyscraperPage.
Peel House

Peel House is a former Metropolitan Police training school in Regency Street, Pimlico, London SW1. It was built in the year 1907, and is in a conservation area, but not a listed building, and Westminster City Council has identified it as being "a building of unlisted merit". It was the Metropolitan Police Training School until its closure in May 1968, with its candidates moved to Hendon ahead of the reopening of Hendon Police College in 1974. In 2010, it was converted into 70 residential flats and is run by the Octavia Housing Association. Peel House was the "affordable housing" element of Christian Candy and Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani's One Hyde Park residential and retail complex located in Knightsbridge, overlooking Hyde Park, even though it was two miles away. It was reported in the Daily Telegraph, that one Regency Street commented, "They [the Candy brothers] are creating a billionaires' ghetto in Knightsbridge and putting all the poorer residents here." References
Matthew Arnold School, Staines-upon-Thames

The Matthew Arnold School is a co-educational secondary school with academy status located in Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, England. The school was opened by Lord Lucan on 24 May 1954 and educates pupils from the age of 11 (Year 7) to 16 (Year 11). It is named after the 19th-century poet Matthew Arnold, who lived in nearby Laleham. Admissions The Matthew Arnold School is on the outskirts of the east of Staines-upon-Thames, south of the A308, towards Ashford. It has transport links via buses 117 and 290, and via trains at Staines railway station. Matthew Arnold takes in many pupils from a variety of schools located around Staines-upon-Thames and surrounding areas, including Buckland Primary School, Laleham Church of England School, Riverbridge Primary School, Town Farm Primary School, Our Lady of Rosary, Stanwell Fields, Clarendon, Ashford Park, Echelford Primary School and many more. History Aerial photographs taken on two occasions in 1933 illustrate the progress of construction of new housing in the immediate vicinity of the survey area. Photographs also show the cropmarks of a supposed Roman enclosure in the playing fields of the school. Subsequent aerial photographs, taken at regular intervals from the late 1940s to present also record cropmarks of the enclosure. The site was partially excavated in 1989-1990 and although the dating is inconclusive, it is suggested that the enclosures are of medieval date. The Matthew Arnold School began before the Second World War as a hospital, and some pupils were admitted before hostilities started (the boys section). The School was completed after the war as two Secondary Modern Schools. There was no state Grammar School in Staines-upon-Thames. Boys and Girls who passed the 11+ went to Ashford County School (Mixed) or Hampton Grammar School (boys only). With comprehensivisation in the 1970s Matthew Arnold became a mixed comprehensive school. The school became an academy in 2012. Construction was completed in January 2021 whereupon the old building was demolished and replaced by new facilities built by Wates Construction company with funding by the government’s Priority School Building Programme 2 (PSBP2), which aims to rebuild or replace the schools in the worst condition across the UK. In September 2021 the school uniform was updated, and the school's colours were changed from Green and Yellow to Black and Blue. Academic performance In January 2008 the school was awarded "The Most Improved School in the Country". In 2014 the school was placed in special measures following an Ofsted inspection report that rated the school as 'inadequate'. As part of an improvement plan the school has joined the Bourne Education Trust, a Surrey-based multi-academy trust that includes Epsom and Ewell High School and Jubilee High School. Fictitious alumni Ali G, the fictional character created by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, called it "Da Matthew Arnold Skool". See also Matthew Arnold School (Oxford) References External links Matthew Arnold School official website Bourne Education Trust
Matthew Arnold School, Oxford

Matthew Arnold School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located just west of Oxford near Cumnor Hill and Botley and is named after 19th-century poet Matthew Arnold. The school contains around 1,300 pupils from years 7 to 13, and circa 80 teaching staff. The school catchment area includes Oxford to the west of the railway station, Botley, Cumnor, Binsey, Wytham, and stretches west towards Appleton, Fyfield and Kingston Bagpuize. Previously a community school founded in 1958 as Matthew Arnold Secondary Modern, it was administered by Oxfordshire County Council. The school was built for a total cost of £125,000 and was opened by Henry Brooke who was then Minister of Housing. In August 2015, following a community consultation, Matthew Arnold School converted to academy status and is now part of the Acer Trust. The school continues to coordinate with Oxfordshire County Council for admissions. References External links Matthew Arnold School official website Teacher, 27, dies playing rugby