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Highgate Cemetery

Highgate Cemetery – cmentarz w Londynie, położony w północnej dzielnicy Highgate. Historia Nekropolię poświęcono oficjalnie 20 maja 1839, a pierwszą pochowaną osobą była Elizabeth Jackson (36 lat, zm. 23 maja 1839). Do końca 1839 pochowano tam 204 osoby. Zarząd nad cmentarzem sprawowała London Cemetery Company, opiekująca się również cmentarzem w południowej części miasta (Nunhead). Reprezentacyjna jest Aleja Egipska, oflankowana dwoma okazałymi obeliskami, mocno zagłębiona względem okolicznego terenu. Stoją przy niej monumentalne, 12-osobowe grobowce z ciężkimi, metalowymi drzwiami. Na cmentarzu zbudowano też duże katakumby i wzniesienie z cedrem libańskim. Przy bramie głównej wzniesiono kaplicę. W 1854 cmentarz rozszerzono o 19 akrów po przeciwnej stronie Swains Lane wraz ze zbudowaniem tunelu dla konduktów. W 1865 ukazała się pierwsza publikacja opisująca cmentarz (William Justyne). W 1975 cmentarz zamknięto, a był wtedy w bardzo złym stanie technicznym. Planowano likwidację nekropolii i zbudowanie w jej miejscu terenów rekreacyjnych. W 1981 Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Cmentarza (Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust) stało się oficjalnym jego właścicielem i rozpoczęto prace restauracyjne. Pochowani Na cmentarzu pochowano m.in. takie osoby jak: Michael Faraday (1867), John Galsworthy (1933), rodzina Charlesa Dickensa (on sam pochowany jest w Westminster Abbey) James Holman (1857) Elizabeth Siddal (1862), Karol Marks wraz z żoną Jenny Marks (1881), córką Jenny Longuet (1883), drugą córką Eleonorą Marks (1898) i wnukiem Harrym Longuetem (1883) - obecny grób pochodzi z 1954 (proj. Laurence Bradshaw), po przeniesieniu prochów z innej części cmentarza, George Eliot (1880), Malcolm McLaren (2010), Herbert Spencer (1903), Aleksandr Litwinienko (2006), Christina Rossetti (1894), Jean Simmons (2010), Jacob Bronowski (1974), Eric Hobsbawm (2012), George Michael (2017). Istotną z polskiego punktu widzenia częścią cmentarza jest tzw. Wzgórze Orła Białego (White Eagle Hill, starsza część, kwatera nr 60). Stoi tu rzeźba orła wydobywającego się spod płyty grobowej. Pochowani są tutaj Polacy, m.in.: Wojciech Darasz (1808-1852) - pierwszy pochowany Polak, emigracyjny działacz niepodległościowy, publicysta, Stanisław Worcell (1799-1857) - jego uroczystość pogrzebowa opisywana jest jako jedna z dwóch najważniejszych w XIX wieku (wcześniej Worcell przemawiał na pogrzebie Darasza - obaj pochowani są we wspólnym grobie, a autorem nagrobka był prawdopodobnie malarz Ludwik Bulewski), Feliks Nowosielski (1800-1864), powstaniec listopadowy, Ludwik Oborski (1787–1873), socjalista, powstaniec listopadowy, Kazimierz Rumsza (1886-1970), generał brygady, walczył z bolszewizmem w 1920, Artur Szewczyk (1905-1973), socjalista, Stanisław Szurlej (1878-1965), prawnik i publicysta, Feliks Topolski (1907-1989), malarz i rysownik. Bibliografia Karolina Grodziska, Polskie groby na cmentarzach Londynu: Highgate Cemetery, w: Rocznik Biblioteki PAN w Krakowie, 1993, s.223-256, ISSN 0079-3140 Linki zewnętrzne Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust (ang.)
Highgate Cemetery

Highgate Cemetery är en begravningsplats i Highgate i norra London. Begravningsplatsen anlades i början av 1800-talet efter ett parlamentsbeslut (varigenom även ytterligare sex andra privata begravningsplatser skapades i Londons innerstad). Den västra sidan av Highgate Cemetery togs i bruk 1839. År 1854 tillkom en östlig del (the East Cemetery). I slutet på 1800-talet ansågs den vara Londons vackraste begravningsplats. Den västra, äldre delen innehåller många viktorianska monument. Begravningsplatsen kom att förfalla och västsidan stängdes 1975. En stödförening - Friends of Highgate Cemetery - bildades och denna har idag ansvar för skötsel och underhåll. Förfallet har hejdats. Genom ideellt arbete och sponsorfinansiering har alla större byggnader, gravvårdar och monument restaurerats. Denna del, som idag på många ställen är närmast igenvuxen, får nu för tiden endast besökas i guidade sällskap och den brukar användas i skräckfilmer som skall utspela sig på gamla kyrkogårdar. Den nyare, östra delen får besökas helt fritt. Den mest berömde som ligger begravd här är Karl Marx. Hans grav har genom åren vandaliserats ett flertal gånger, bland annat har röd färg hällts över hans gravsten. Bland övriga kända personer som har sin sista vila här kan nämnas författaren George Eliot, poeten Christina Rossetti och skådespelaren Ralph Richardson. Highgate Cemetery står idag uppförd på kulturarvslistan English Heritage. Kända personer begravda på kyrkogården Douglas Adams Beryl Bainbridge Shura Cherkassky George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) Michael Faraday Lucian Freud John Galsworthy Henry Gray Radclyffe Hall Edward Hodges Baily Anatoly Kuznetsov Bert Jansch George Henry Lewes Karl Marx Malcolm McLaren Ralph Miliband Ralph Richardson Christina Rossetti William Michael Rossetti Jean Simmons Herbert Spencer Leslie Stephen Patrick Wymark George Michael Referenser
Edenside

Edenside is a cricket ground in Carlisle, Cumbria. The ground is the primary home ground of Cumbria County Cricket Club. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1850, when Carlisle played an All England Eleven. The ground hosted its first Minor Counties Championship match when Cumberland played the Yorkshire Second XI in 1955. From 1955 to present, the ground has hosted 45 Minor Counties Championship matches. To date the ground has not hosted any MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. The ground has hosted 2 List-A matches, the first of which saw Cumberland play Middlesex in the 1996 NatWest Trophy. The second List-A match played on Edenside saw Cumberland play Kent in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. The home county lost both of these matches against their professional, first-class opponents. In local domestic cricket, Edenside is the home ground of Carlisle Cricket Club, who play in the North Lancashire and Cumbria League Premier Division. Flooding Being situated on the banks of the River Eden, the ground has suffered incidents of flooding in its history. The ground was flooded to a depth of several feet in 2005, which resulted in the destruction of its facilities and a subsequent replacement and improvement of facilities The ground was once again flooded during the 2009 floods which hit Cumbria, covering the ground in 3–4 feet of water. References External links Edenside on CricketArchive Edenside on Cricinfo
Edford Woods and Meadows

Edford Woods and Meadows (grid reference ST665485) is a 54.3 hectare (134.1 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, between Nettlebridge, Holcombe and Stoke St Michael, Somerset, notified in 1957. This site is important for the occurrence of a wide range of types of semi-natural ancient woodland and for unimproved meadows and pastures of a type which is now uncommon in Britain. The forests in Edford Wood are dominated by Ash and Alder trees, with Pedunculate Oak and Sessile Oak growing there as well. Hazel and other plants form a lush and varied undergrowth, with different species living in the moist soil of the valley floor rather than in the drier soil further up the hill sides. The rare herb monk's hood grows in abundance in the region. References
Edgar Wood Centre

The Edgar Wood Centre is a former Church of Christ, Scientist building in Victoria Park, Manchester, England. The church was designed by Edgar Wood in 1903. Nikolaus Pevsner considered it "the only religious building in Lancashire that would be indispensable in a survey of twentieth century church design in all England". It is a Grade I listed building and has been on the Heritage at Risk Register published by Historic England. History The building was designed by the architect Edgar Wood for the Christian Scientists' first church in Britain. Construction began in 1903–4. A shortage of space and money led to modifications to the design, and further work took place in 1905–7. Pevsner described the church as "one of the most original buildings of that time in England, or indeed anywhere". The church was decorated by bronze lettering of parts of the Bible and works by Mary Baker Eddy, an Arabic organ screen, and chairs designed by Wood. It was designed by Edgar Wood in Expressionist style with Art Nouveau details, and later used as offices. It is in red brick, partly rendered, with a slate roof. The building has a Y-shaped plan, with a main range and two splayed wings, and with a cylindrical turret with a conical roof in an angle. In the gable end is a semicircular-headed doorway with splayed sandstone sides, above which is a cruciform-shaped window. At the other end is a porch with a segmental-headed arch. In the roof are tall dormer windows. The Grade-II listed gateway, designed by Wood in Art Nouveau style, is also red brick with some sandstone, and a slate roof. It consists of a segmental arch with a steep gable containing a small semi-cylindrical oriel window. At the sides are canted buttresses with flat tops. There is a blue plaque to Wood on the gateway. The church closed in 1971 and was heavily vandalised before reopening as the Edgar Wood Centre in 1975. In turn, this closed in 2003, and the building was then used as a Universal Church of the Kingdom of God centre. The centre currently (2024) operates as a wedding and event venue under the name of Daisy Bank Manor. It was placed on the English Heritage Register of Buildings at Risk 2007, but is no longer listed as "At Risk". The church has been a Grade I listed building since 18 December 1963. Most of the furnishings and stained glass have been removed. See also Grade I listed churches in Greater Manchester Listed buildings in Manchester-M14 Notes References Hartwell, Clare (2002). Manchester. Pevsner Architectural Guides. London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09666-6. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2004). Manchester and the South-East. The Buildings Of England. London: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10583-5.
Edgbarrow School

Edgbarrow School is a secondary Academy School in Crowthorne, Berkshire, England. The school is the main state secondary school in the area, and includes Edgbarrow Sixth Form College. It previously held the title of a Business and Enterprise College as a specialist school. The school has approximately 1410 pupils, most of whom come from Crowthorne schools, such as Wildmoor Heath School and Oaklands School, Hatch Ride school and Crowthorne C of E school . The school teaches 11- to 18-year-olds, and has some of the best results in Bracknell Forest at GCSE of any non-selective state schools. School site The school is on the boundary of Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve. It has two large grass playing fields and one astro-turf pitch. The sports centre, managed by Bracknell Forest Council until 2017, is used by the school for PE lessons taking advantage of their sports hall and dance studio. The School has seven main buildings: The Elsey Building, opened in 2021, to replace the previous Main block. Contains classrooms for Maths, English, Languages and Art. The Hill block, which has student support, progress department. The Humanities block, teaching geography, history, ICT, religious studies and housing the library The Science block The Administration block, consisting of the central office, conferencing facilities and reprographics (photocopier) The Sports Centre, which has a 1 main sports hall which is used for sports including basketball, dodgeball and volleyball and a smaller sports hall for yoga and circuits. There are also a dance studio, a fitness suite and outside there are 7 tennis courts, an astroturf and 2 main fields. The Sixth form centre, of which features ground source heating, bat friendly lighting and solar power. The administration block was built in 2003, whilst the main body of the school was constructed throughout the previous forty years. Prior to the construction of the new admin block, reception was located in a small room near the main hall. Sixth Form Centre Over 300 students study at the school sixth form. The Sixth Form students differ from the school's pupils in that they wear no uniform. The sixth form and business studies building was opened in September 2010 in order to allow for the ever-increasing student population, replacing the previous facility, now known as the hill block. The new sixth form building features a quiet study area, a cafeteria, surrounding classrooms, and a large communal atrium where students can socialise. The atrium is also used for assemblies and school events. References External links Official website
Edgbaston Hall

Edgbaston Hall (grid reference SP057847) is a country house (albeit now in the middle of the city) in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. Description and current usage Since 1936, through negotiations initiated by The Birmingham Civic Society with the owner, Calthorpe Estates, it has been the clubhouse for Edgbaston Golf Club. Edgbaston Hall, and its lodge house, are Grade II listed buildings. The grounds, which includes Edgbaston Pool, are now divided into an 18-hole golf course and a nature reserve. History Early in the Civil War, Edgbaston Hall, along with Hawkesley House, now the site of a council housing estate in Longbridge, was a stronghold of Colonel John Fox, the so-called "Jovial Tinker". The Edgbaston Garrison musters from August 19, 1645 to April 30, 1646, can be found among the accounts of the Warwickshire County Committee, which was the Parliamentary Committee of accounts for the County, along with musters, warrants, levy assessments and other documents submitted by field officers and garrison commanders to be examined by the Committee. The garrison muster from 1645 lists about 40 soldiers and officers, including Thomas Rawlins, "a prisoner". The Edgbaston garrison troops had a fearsome reputation, making forays into the sounding villages for provisions and plunder and raiding rival royalist strongholds. They were highly mobile and so could be shifted around to augment the parliamentary garrisons at Tamworth, Coventry and Warwick. In 1717, Sir Richard Gough purchased the hall from Thomas Belasyse, 3rd Viscount Fauconberg and began to have it rebuilt. In 1776, Sir Henry Gough commissioned Capability Brown to lay out the park. It was later home to William Withering. Notes References BCC Web Team (3 May 2007) [28 July 2004], Edgbaston Hall, Web Team - Birmingham City Council, archived from the original on 11 March 2008 Historic England, "Edgbaston Hall (Grade II) (1001201)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 July 2006 Historic England, "Lodge to Edgbaston Golf Club (Grade II) (1343380)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 July 2006 EGC staff (2013), History of the Club, Birmingham: Edgbaston Golf Club, retrieved 22 October 2013 Roberts, Alan (transcriber) (2005) [1981], The Edgbaston Garrison, 1644-1646, Birmingham: VirtualBrum, archived from the original on 2 January 2006 External links
Edgbaston Pool

Edgbaston Pool is a Site of Special Scientific Interest located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. It is one of 23 SSSI's in the West Midlands. The site has two distinct units (areas) within it. The first is water-related and contains the 7 hectares (0.070 km2; 0.027 sq mi) lake and the input channel of the Chad Brook as well as some land that is either marsh or lake depending on the season. The second, the smaller section is woodland. In total the site measures 15.93 hectares (0.1593 km2; 0.0615 sq mi). Also known as Edgbaston Park, the site is based on glacial sands and gravels overlying sandstone from the Late Triassic period. Maps from the 18th century show there used to be two ponds on the site but one has now been naturally filled in and overgrown. On the south side of the main pool, completed in 1790 and whose capacity is 59,100 m3 (77,300 cu yd), is an earthfill dam holding the water in and a small weir. The site is adjacent to Winterbourne Botanic Garden and Edgbaston Golf Course and close to the University of Birmingham. Access can be gained when visiting Winterbourne Botanic Garden - admission charges apply. The pool's bird life has been recorded since at least the 1860s and has included hooded crow, nightingale, nightjar and hawfinch. The site, in the grounds of Edgbaston Hall, is part of the Calthorpe Estate, and is included in the leasehold of the Edgbaston Golf Club. The site was managed by a joint committee with members from the Birmingham Natural History Society and the Golf Club, in line with a management plan agreed with Natural England (formerly English Nature). However, in January 2012, the Birmingham Natural History Society announced that, after many years, it was withdrawing from its formal role in the management of the SSSI (whose designation it was instrumental in securing), due to a decline in the number of volunteers able to carry out that role. The site will now be managed by the golf club, under a new 99-year lease, in association with Natural England. See also List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the West Midlands References
Edge Common

Edge Common (grid reference SO847092) is a 20.47-hectare (50.6-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974. The Common is in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Flora The site is unimproved Jurassic limestone grassland. This is the type of grassland which was prevalent in the Cotswolds, and the site represents a good example. The grasses include Tor Grass, Upright Brome and there are typical calcareous herbs present. There is an area of Beech woodland, and Birch scrub, with scattered disused quarries. Invertebrates It is a noted site for butterflies, particularly the Cotswold blues and the Duke of Burgundy. Grazing regimes are being managed to support this. References SSSI Source Natural England SSSI information on the citation Natural England SSSI information on the Edge Common unit External links Natural England (SSSI information)
Edge Grove School

Edge Grove School, simply Edge Grove, is a 2-13 mixed, private, day preparatory school in Aldenham, Watford, Hertfordshire, England. It was established in 1935 and has 48 acres of grounds. History John Skey bought the land on which the current property in 1733 and built the main block of what now stands as the main house. This house was then sold by his sons to Thomas Hake some time in the late 1780s. The American financier and banker J. P. Morgan bought the property in 1912 and rented it to Richard Bennett. Bennett converted the house with around £90,000, leading to the house as it stands currently. When it came to settling his estate, Morgan arranged for the council to take the freehold, specifying it should be used as an independent school. The headmaster as of October 2024 is Richard Stanley. Facilities The school has a large sports hall, all-weather tennis/netball courts, an AstroTurf pitch, 9 acres of playing fields, indoor & outdoor cricket nets and a heated outdoor swimming pool. In November 2019, it opened a £3.6m lower school building for Years 3 and 4. Headmasters John Baugh: 1997–2002 Jolyon Waterfield: 1985–1997 Richard Stanley: 2024–present Notable alumni Marcus Buckingham, award-winning author and motivational speaker Dominic Selwood, historian and author Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Television Producer Lieutenant-Colonel Tony Streather (1936-1940) was a mountaineer of the Himalayas during the so-called "the golden age" in the 1950s. References External links Official website
Edgware bus station

Edgware Bus Station serves the Edgware suburb of the London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England. The station is owned and maintained by Transport for London. The bus station is off Station Road, situated a short distance away from Edgware Station and the Broadwalk Shopping Centre. There are five stands within the bus station. The main operators at the bus station are Metroline, Arriva Shires & Essex, Arriva London and London Sovereign Buses go from Edgware bus station as far afield Watford, Borehamwood, Hatfield, New Barnet, Arnos Grove, Wood Green, Marylebone in Central London, Kilburn, Alperton, Sudbury and Harrow. In August 2009, writer Tanya Gold attempted to be the writer in residence at the bus station emulating Alain de Botton who had a similar position at Heathrow Airport Gallery See also List of bus and coach stations in London References External links Bus routes from Edgware - Transport for London
Edgwarebury Park

Edgwarebury Park is a 22-hectare park in Edgware in the London Borough of Barnet. It was once part of the manor of Earlsbury, which was first mentioned in 1216. In the later Middle Ages it was owned by All Souls College, Oxford, and there is still evidence of the older landscape of fields and woodland. Hendon Rural District and Middlesex County Council bought the land in two parts in 1929 and 1932, and the park opened in the latter year. It is now owned and managed by Barnet Council. The park has extensive sports facilities, a playground, a cafe, and ornamental gardens. During the 1990s, Watling Chase Community Forest planted a new block of woodland in the north east corner. Edgwarebury Brook runs down the western side, with Edgware Way Grassland adjacent. Edgwarebury Park is a Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation, its most distinctive feature being its magnificent old hedgerows. Fine old oak and ash trees tower over the bushes, and the wild service-tree is an indicator of the hedgerows' antiquity. The park is an excellent site for birdwatching. Species include song thrush, mistle thrush, great spotted woodpecker and whitethroat. There is access from Edgware Way and Edgwarebury Lane. Gallery See also Barnet parks and open spaces Nature reserves in Barnet External links Edgwarebury Community Woodland on the VisitWoods website References