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Frenchgate Shopping Centre

The Frenchgate Shopping Centre (formerly Arndale Centre) is a large shopping centre located in the city centre of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It is named after the street of the same name that formed one of the old gates of medieval Doncaster. The centre has been the heart of the city for over 40 years and was originally called the Arndale Centre because it was built, owned and managed by the Arndale Group. It was renamed in 1988 after a change of ownership, with the new name reflecting the name of the street which passes to the east of the centre and which is one of Doncaster's main shopping streets. The sale of the centre came just a year after Frenchgate had undergone a £200 million facelift to transform it into the country's first shopping centre with integrated public transport and retail interchange. Before the change of name from Arndale to Frenchgate Centre, the centre was home to a controversial statue entitled 'The Lovers', which depicted a naked couple in a passionate embrace and which was the subject of many complaints from mothers who claimed that it was not appropriate for young children to see. In 2004, the Northern Bus Station and Gresley House, which were located on the northern side of Trafford Way, the road that passed around the northern side of the Frenchgate Centre, and where the rear entrance and service areas were located, were demolished to make way for a new Transport interchange and extension to the Frenchgate Centre. As part of this project, the centre also received a major multimillion-pound refurbishment, incorporating the centre into the new transport interchange. During the building of the extension, which involved building a tunnel over Trafford Way, part of the tunnel collapsed, severely injuring one of the building workers from the site. The extension and transport interchange opened to the public on 8 June 2006. See also Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange Doncaster railway station Travel South Yorkshire References External links Travel South Yorkshire website
Frensham Heights School

Frensham Heights School is a private school with a sixth form college located near Farnham, Surrey, England, run by the registered charity, Frensham Heights Educational Trust Ltd. It was founded in 1925 and formed as part of the movement for progressive education. Unlike many HMC member schools, it has been coeducational and has taken both day and boarding pupils since its foundation. Foundation and location The school was founded by Edith Douglas-Hamilton and established under joint headmistresses, Beatrice Ensor and Isabel King. It became firmly established under the headmastership of Paul Roberts (1928–1949) and was recognised as efficient by the Ministry of Education (now the Department for Education) in 1935. Based at a mock-Tudor mansion, built by the brewer Charles Charrington in 1898, and in its estate, the school is on a hill 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from the centre of Farnham but is actually in the village of Frensham. Its grounds run into Rowledge. The Head Ben McCarey started as the full-time Head of Frensham Heights in September 2024. Facilities The school has a professional working theatre called the Aldridge Theatre, with a capacity of 300, which is used for both internal and external performances. It also has an independent sixth form centre, which is separated from the rest of the school, and a music centre. Notable alumni Ex-pupils (Old Frenshamians) include: Nikki Amuka-Bird, actress Hugo Blick, filmmaker Edward Davenport, fraudster Jack Dee, comedian Hannah Gavron, sociologist Will Hodgkinson, writer Charlotte Hough (née Woodyadd), author and illustrator Rufus Hound, comedian Francis Huxley, anthropologist and writer James Irvine, designer Tony Knowland, professor Sir Thomas Legg, civil servant Nick Mason CBE, drummer Hattie Morahan, actor Jon Pertwee, actor famous for Dr Who Wolf Rilla, film director Sam Roddick, businesswoman Henry Smith, former Member of Parliament for Crawley Jim Sturgess, actor and musician References External links School Website Profile on the ISC website
Freston Tower

Freston Tower is a six-storey red brick folly south of Ipswich, Suffolk in the village of Freston. It stands on the banks of the River Orwell. History Construction date Arguably the oldest folly in England, the tower has various claims for construction dates, ranging from the 15th to 17th centuries. There is a legend that the tower was built by "Lord de Freston" in the 15th century for his daughter Ellen, so she could study a different subject on a different floor six days of the week: the 1st floor was dedicated to reception, the 2nd to tapestry working, the 3rd to music, the 4th to painting, the 5th to literature and the 6th to astronomy, complete with instruments for taking observations. This was written about in a novel by Reverend Richard Cobbold entitled Freston Tower: A Tale of the Times of Cardinal Wolsey (1850) and so should not be taken as fact. There is much evidence against this legend, such as documents apparently referring to the construction of the tower within the twelve years preceding 1569, and it is likely that the tower was constructed by Edward Latymer as a lookout over Freston Reach of the River Orwell. There are further descriptions suggesting a construction date of 1655. The Landmark Trust, a historical building preservation charity and the current owner of Freston Tower, suggests the tower "was built in 1578 by a wealthy Ipswich merchant called Thomas Gooding". Uses By 1730, the tower was available to let, complete with furniture. Between 1772 and 1779, Freston Tower was used for smallpox patients under inoculation. Modern use Most recently owned by Claire Hunt until 1999, Freston Tower was donated to the current owner the Landmark Trust, a charity that rescues and restores historical buildings. In 2004, the tower was being made available to let as a holiday home. References External links Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1203980)". National Heritage List for England. detailed historical record about Freston Tower
Friar Lane & Epworth F.C.

Friar Lane & Epworth F.C. is a football club based in Aylestone, which is a suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire, England. They currently play in the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Division. In 2004, Friar Lane Old Boys and Epworth merged to form the present club. They have reached the second round of the FA Vase twice in their short history. They reached the first qualifying round of the FA Cup in season 2008–09. History Friar Lane Old Boys joined the Leicestershire Senior League in 1969 and were champions of Division Two in their first season. During the 1970s they dominated the top division, winning the title seven times, including five titles in a row between 1973–74 and 1977–78, but never stepping up to a higher level. They also reached the semi-finals of the FA Vase in 1974–75 and again in 1975–76. After 1978 their fortunes took a dip but they still finished second in the league three times during the 1990s, missing out on the title on goal difference each time. Epworth joined the Leicestershire Senior League in 2002 and were Division One champions in their first season. In 2004 the two clubs merged, and the new club was immediately successful, winning the league in 2006 and finally stepping up to the Midland Football Alliance. At the start of the 2011–12 season, Friar Lane & Epworth resigned from the Midland Alliance. Chairman Clive Gibbons told the Midland Alliance that the club would "struggle to have enough playing personnel to complete the season". The club took the place of their reserve team in Division One of the Leicestershire Senior League for the 2011–12 season. Ground The merged club inherited Friar Lane's Knighton Lane East ground, which was opened on the site of former council allotments in 1971. The ground has just over 100 covered seats, as well as a tea and snack bar and clubhouse. Honours Leicestershire Senior League Division One champions: 2005–06 Division One runners-up (promoted): 2012–13. Records Friar Lane Old Boys FC Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1982–83, 1984–85 (replay), 1987–88 (replay) Best FA Vase performance: Semi-finals, 1974–75, 1975–76 Best FA Amateur Cup performance: Third round, 1973–74 Friar Lane & Epworth FC Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2008–09 (replay) Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2007–08 References External links Friar Lane and Epworth at the Football Club History Database
Friary Court

Friary Court is a part of St James's Palace in London, England. It is used after the death of a reigning monarch. The Accession Council meets to declare the new monarch from the deceased monarch's line. Once the monarch has made a sacred oath to the council, the Garter King of Arms steps onto the Proclamation Gallery which overlooks Friary Court to announce the new monarch. Friary Court has also been used in association with several other ceremonial functions, such as the christening of Prince George of Wales in the adjoining Chapel Royal. Aside from ceremonial functions it hosts royal charity events of which the royal family are an integral part. References
Friary Park

Friary Park is a 9-hectare (22-acre) formal Edwardian park in Friern Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet. The park opened to the public in 1910, and the facilities include a cafe, playground and skatepark. It is a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation, and contains three redwood trees and a small stream. It is next to North Middlesex Golf Course, which contains the North Middlesex Golf Course Ponds nature reserve; this is not open to the public. History The site was home to the Knights Hospitaller in the Middle Ages, and of Friern Barnet Manor House from the sixteenth century. The first house on the site was built by William Clark (d.1586) and rebuilt in the 18th century, before being demolished c1828. Notable residents included Sir John Popham (d. 1607), Chief Justice of the King's Bench. The current house was built by Edmund William Richardson c1871. The name Friary Park was adopted in the 1870s and after Richardson's death, the land was acquired by Middlesex County Council, and opened to the public in 1910. In 2010 the Friends of Friary Park and other local societies organised centenary celebrations. Facilities It is owned and managed by Barnet Council, and has a children's playground, tennis courts, a bowling green, a pitch and putt, a skatepark, outdoor gym equipment and a cafe. It is a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation, and has received a Green Flag Award. The cafe is housed in the nineteenth century Gothic Revival Friary House, which is otherwise mostly unused, although Barnet Council announced in 2010 that work is underway to convert it to a base for the local police Safer Neighbourhood Team. A prominent feature is a statue, the 'Bringer of Peace', erected by Sydney Simmons and dedicated to the memory of King Edward VII, and erected on 7 May 1910, the day after his death. Its most interesting features ecologically are ancient oak trees, three giant redwood trees, and a small stream called Blacketts Brook, a tributary of Pymme's Brook. There is access from Torrington Park, Friary Road and Friern Barnet Lane. The park has an active friends group. North Middlesex Golf Course Ponds The North Middlesex Golf Course is adjacent to the park to the north at Grid Ref TQ269 930. Blacketts Brook runs through two ponds on the golf course before entering the park. Palmate newts, which are rare in London, breed in the ponds, which are a Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade II. The reserve is not open to the public. Gallery See also Barnet parks and open spaces Nature reserves in Barnet Notes External links Friary Park, London Gardens Online
Friary Park

Friary Park est un parc public situé dans le borough londonien de Barnet. Friary Park est un parc de style édouardien qui entoure Friary House. Il sert, entre autres, de cadre à un spectacle estival. Il propose des aires de jeux pour enfants, des installations sportives et un café, ainsi que des « health walks » une fois par semaine. Le parc est situé sur Friern Barnet Lane et Friary Road et est accessible par plusieurs lignes de bus. Histoire Le Conseil du district urbain de Friern Barnet a acquis le site du parc auprès d'Eliza Richardson le 15 avril 1909. L'homme d'affaires Sydney Simmons accepta de prendre en charge les frais de cette acquisition, à condition que le parc demeure un parc pour toujours. Il stipula également d'autres conditions — notamment l'aménagement d'un terrain de cricket destiné aux moins de 17 ans et d'un court de tennis, ainsi que la vente de rafraîchissements dans le bâtiment existant - Friary House a été construite au XVIe siècle. Par ailleurs, aucun des arbres anciens présents sur le site ne devait être abattu. Le parc devait ouvrir ses portes le samedi 7 mai 1910. La veille, cependant, le roi Édouard VII mourut. Les cérémonies d'inauguration durent donc être annulées. Néanmoins, le parc fut ouvert au public ce jour-là. En 1911, une statue fut érigée dans le parc créé par Joseph Durham en 1862. Le lieu où elle se trouvait dans l'intervalle demeure inconnu. Il s'agit d'une figure de « Pacificateur » haute de 3,5 mètres, dressée au sommet d'un amas de rochers. L'une des inscriptions commémore le pacificateur Édouard VII, l'autre le bienfaiteur du parc, Sydney Simmons. Cependant, la figure réellement représentée est la reine Victoria. Les installations sportives ont été agrandies au fil des ans. À partir de 1924, les élèves de la Friern Barnet Grammar School ont également organisé des tournois de football sur le site. À partir de 1938, les toilettes publiques de ce parc furent également équipées de lavabos. Toutefois, un distributeur de serviettes fut jugé trop coûteux ; des serviettes en papier furent donc fournies à la place. Le Friern Barnet Summer Show fut créé en 1942, en pleine guerre, et demeura une tradition jusqu'en 2014. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, des abris antiaériens furent aménagés le long des courts de tennis, et les parterres de fleurs servirent à cultiver des légumes. Les portails d'entrée et la clôture entourant la statue ont été retirés. Depuis 2005, le parc est placé sous vidéosurveillance pour des raisons de sécurité. Le skatepark a été aménagé en 2009 et, depuis 2011, des équipements de jeux destinés aux enfants en situation de handicap y sont également disponibles. L'Association des Amis du Parc propose, entre autres, des plans du site sur lesquels est signalée la population d'arbres remarquable. Notes et références Liens externes Portail des espaces verts Portail de la conservation de la nature Portail de Londres
Friary United Reformed Church, West Bridgford

Friary United Reformed church was a church on Musters Road in West Bridgford, Nottingham, built between 1898 and 1901. It was a Grade II listed building. It closed in June 2022. History The congregation came from Friar Lane Chapel which was founded in 1827. In 1897 the congregation moved to West Bridgford. They were joined by members from other Nottingham Congregational churches including Castle Gate Congregational Centre and Park Hill Congregational Church. The new church was officially opened in September 1901. The first baptism took place soon after with Doris Edith Whitemore 1901 - 1995 being the first female and only the second person to be baptized at the Church. She later became a member of the Church Choir. Queen's Walk Congregational Church amalgamated in 1970 and in 1972, Friary Church joined the United Reformed Church. Organ The church had a pipe organ by Charles Lloyd and Co dating from 1885. A specification of this organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. In the mid 1990s, this organ was transferred to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka, Zambia. References
Friday Hill, London

Friday Hill is a housing estate in Chingford (in the London Borough of Waltham Forest; OS Grid Reference TQ391933), named after the hill of the same name, lying north of Chingford Hatch. It takes its name from a John Friday who held land there in the fifteenth century; prior to this, it was known as Jackatt Hill. Friday Hill House, on the crest of the hill, designed by the architect Lewis Vulliamy (1791–1871), was built in 1839. It served as the manor house of the Heathcote family, replacing an earlier Jacobean house on the site (built in 1608). The manor house had farmland of 160 acres (0.65 km2). Louisa Boothby-Heathcote (1854–1940), who had succeeded as lady of the manor in 1915, was the last resident of the house. After the 1939-45 war, the estate was sold to London County Council who built the large housing estate. The house was used by the Chingford Community Association from the late 1940s until 2006 when the London Borough of Waltham Forest Council's Adult Education Service (CLaSS) took it over, displacing the community centre to a timber panelled building in the grounds and facing Weale Road to the rear. The house was used for Adult Education until 2012 when the Education Service consolidated into other buildings and Friday Hill House was put up for sale. It is a Grade II listed building. According to legend, King Charles II is said to have knighted a loin of beef ("Sir Loin") at Friday Hill; however, there are other places that also claim this honour, and the story is generally assumed to be apocryphal. The pub on Friday Hill, now called The Dovecote, in the past has traded as "The Sirloin" (before the estate was sold) and Little Friday Hill House. The pop group Friday Hill took its name from the area, the group's members having grown up here.
Friday Island (Themse)

Friday Island ist eine Insel in der Themse in England bei Old Windsor, Berkshire. Die Insel liegt knapp flussabwärts des Old Windsor Lock. Die Form der Insel soll dem Fußabdruck von Freitag, dem Freund und Diener von Robinson Crusoe aus Daniel Defoes Roman entsprechen. Auf der Insel steht ein kleines Haus, in dem 30 Jahre lang der Forensiker Julius Grant lebte, der nachwies, dass die Hitler-Tagebücher gefälscht waren. Der Schleusenwärter des Old Windsor Lock sagte, dass Julius Grant immer meinte, dass es sich anfühle, als wenn er halb Australien besitze, wenn er auf der Insel sei, da sie so abgeschieden sei. Siehe auch Liste der Inseln in der Themse Einzelnachweise
Friday Island, River Thames

Friday Island is an island in the River Thames in England at Old Windsor, Berkshire. It is on the reach above Bell Weir Lock, just short of Old Windsor Lock. Secluded The small island, whose shape is said to resemble the footprint of Man Friday in Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe, contains a two-bedroom cottage with a well, almost hidden by willow trees. This was the home of Dr Julius Grant, the forensic scientist, from 1966 until his death in 1991. He was noted, among other detection, for proving in 1984 that the Hitler Diaries published in the Sunday Times were forgeries, despite an endorsement of their authenticity from the historian Hugh Trevor-Roper. The lock keeper recalled Dr Grant saying that when he went to the island, he felt it was like going a million miles away. It was like owning half of Australia, it was so secluded. See also Islands in the River Thames References
Île Friday

Friday Island est une île de la Tamise près d'Old Windsor dans le Berkshire. Elle est située entre les écluses de Bell Weir et d'Old Windsor. Le cottage de Julius Grant La petite île contient un cottage de deux chambres, où séjournait le médecin légiste Julius Grant (en), notoire pour avoir démontré que les Carnets d'Hitler constituaient un faux. Le gardien de l'écluse rapporte que le Docteur Grant déclarait que lorsqu'il se rendait sur l'île, celui-ci se sentait comme un million de miles plus loin, comme s'il possédait la moitié de l'Australie, tellement c'est isolé. Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Friday Island, River Thames » (voir la liste des auteurs). Notes Références Voir aussi Bibliographie Miranda Vickers, Eyots and Aits : Islands of the River Thames, History Press Limited, 2012. (ISBN 075246213X) Leigh Hatts, The Thames Path : From London to Source, Cicerone Press, 2010. (ISBN 1849650934) Articles connexes * Liste d'îles nommées d'après le calendrier Liste des îles de la Tamise Liste des îles d'Angleterre Liens externes (en) « Friday Island », sur le site CanalPlanAC (en) « Friday Island », sur le site Ordnance Survey Portail de l’Angleterre Portail des îles Portail des lacs et cours d'eau
Frideswide Square

Frideswide Square is a square to the west of central Oxford, England. The square is named after the patron saint of Oxford, St Frideswide. The name was chosen in a public vote in 2002, the area having previously been considered an extension of Park End Street and informally known as 'Station Junction' because it passes Oxford railway station. The "square" is actually more of a tapered rectangle in shape. Immediately to the north, the modern Saïd Business School of Oxford University dominates the square, established in 1996 on the site of the former Oxford Rewley Road railway station. To the east are Hythe Bridge Street (A4144) and Park End Street, both leading into central Oxford. Between them is the Royal Oxford Hotel. To the south, Hollybush Row and then Oxpens Road (A4144 road) act as an inner ring road leading to Abingdon Road, the main arterial road south out of the city. On the corner with Hollybush Row is the old Frank Cooper's jam factory, now used as office space for Nuffield College and a restaurant. To the west, Botley Road (A420 road) leads out of the city centre, under a railway bridge just south of the main Oxford railway station, situated to the northwest. The square is a major traffic hub in Oxford and is often a bottleneck to traffic flow. Many buses stop in the square. In 2015, work began to transform the square from a congested area to a more attractive public space. The main phase of construction works started in February 2015 and continued until December 2015. The new design removes traffic lights from the square and makes use of shared spaces. Gallery References External links Frideswide Square, Flickr