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Royal Tweed Bridge

The Royal Tweed Bridge, also known as the New Bridge locally, is a road bridge in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England crossing the River Tweed. It was intended to divert traffic from the 17th century Berwick Bridge, and until the 1980s it formed part of the A1 road, the main route from London to Edinburgh. However, the construction of the A1 River Tweed Bridge to the west of Berwick has since reduced the Royal Tweed Bridge's importance. History It was designed by L.G. Mouchel & Partners, with consulting engineers Charles Bressey and J. H. Bean, and the contractors for construction were Holloway Brothers of London. Construction took place between 1925 and 1928. The total cost of the bridge was £180,000 (equivalent to £13,300,000 in 2024), and up to 170 workers were employed during its construction. It was opened by the then Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII, on 16 May 1928. It was built to supplement the older Berwick Bridge a short distance downstream, which still carries road traffic. A bridge had first been proposed in 1896, and a scheme was produced in 1914, but the outbreak of the First World War meant that plans were put on hold until 1924. A seven-arched stone bridge was proposed at this time, but eventually the concrete design was decided upon. The bridge was repaired in 1980, as it had been damaged by de-icing salt and its proximity to the sea. The A1 River Tweed Bridge, which opened in 1984, now carries the A1 road about a mile to the west of the Royal Tweed Bridge, reducing its importance as a crossing of the Tweed. It is a Grade II* listed building in recognition of its innovative design and striking scale. Design The bridge is built from reinforced concrete and consists of four unequal arches, with approach viaducts at each end. The northern end of the bridge is higher, and towards that end the spans are longer. The spans are of lengths 50.1 m (164 ft), 74.4 m (244 ft), 95.5 m (313 ft) and 108.5 m (356 ft), and the approach viaducts are 60 m (200 ft) and 44 m (144 ft) long. The spans consist of four arched ribs, solid in the case of the shortest span and hollow for the longer spans. Columns rise from the ribs and are connected at the top by longitudinal beams, which support perpendicular beams that carry the roadway. The piers and abutments are constructed from mass concrete, and there are expansion joints and a system of wind braces over each of the piers. The parapets are made of dressed sandstone, and there are cast iron lamposts on either side of the roadway. At the time of its construction, it held the record for the longest single concrete span in the UK. References External links Royal Tweed Bridge at Structurae Photo of underside of bridge
Royal United Hospital

El Royal United Hospital es un complejo hospitalario perteneciente al sistema público sanitario del Reino Unido (National Health Service). Está situado en el barrio de Weston de la ciudad de Bath, Inglaterra, a unos dos kilómetros del centro de la ciudad. El Royal United Hospital toma su nombre de la unión del Bath Casualty Hospital, fundado en 1788 y el Bath City Dispensary & Infirmary fundado en 1792. El primero fue fundado para dar respuesta a las serias lesiones que sufrían los obreros de los grandes edificios que se construían por aquel entonces en la ciudad. El Dispensary & Infirmary, a su vez, se creó como hospital de caridad. La institución resultante de la unión abrió sus puertas en 1826, en Beau Street, en un edificio diseñado por John Pinch. El hospital fue acreditado con el título de "Royal" por la Reina Victoria en 1864. Dicho edificio está ocupado en la actualidad por el Bath Technical College. El hospital se mudó a su actual ubicación, Combe Park, el 11 de diciembre de 1932. En 1959 absorbió el Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital y en 1973 al Bath Eye Infirmary. Se convirtió en hospital público de la red del NHS en 1992. El hospital tiene 687 camas y una extensión de 652 acres. Enlaces externos Página web del hospital (en inglés) Historia sobre los hospitales de la ciudad de Bath (en inglés)
Royal Vauxhall Tavern

De Royal Vauxhall Tavern (RVT) is een homobar aan de Kennington Lane in de Londense wijk Lambeth. De zaak geldt als een van de oudste en bekendste homo-uitgaansgelegenheden van het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Geschiedenis De Royal Vauxhall Tavern bevindt zich in een pand met markante gedeeltelijk ronde gevel dat tussen 1860 en 1862 werd gebouwd als onderdeel van de vernieuwing van de Vauxhall Gardens. In de jaren zeventig van de 20e eeuw werd de belendende bebouwing gesloopt waardoor het oorspronkelijke hoekpand vrij kwam te staan. Het achterliggende terrein werd daarbij omgevormd tot de New Spring Gardens. Sinds eind 19e eeuw vonden er in de Royal Vauxhall Tavern cabaret- en travestie-optredens plaats, vanuit de traditie van alternatief vermaak waar de Vauxhall Gardens al sinds het begin bekend om stonden. Veel bekende travestie-artiesten begonnen hun carrière in de RVT of hebben er later opgetreden. Vanwege het aanvankelijke heimelijke karakter is niet precies bekend wanneer de zaak een homo-uitgaansgelegenheid werd, maar in de jaren vijftig was de RVT inmiddels wel als zodanig bekend komen te staan en in de jaren zestig ook openlijk, waarmee het een ontmoetingsplaats en een boegbeeld voor de homogemeenschap werd. Begin jaren tachtig vond een grote interieurverbouwing plaats waarbij de oorspronkelijke indeling met drie gescheiden ruimtes en een grote gebogen bar (die de kromming van de voorgevel volgde) werden verwijderd en vervangen door een grote open ruimte met een kleinere bar tegen de zuidelijke wand en een groter podium tegen de achterwand. Tegen de gebogen buitenmuur kwamen zitplaatsen en tafels rondom de gietijzeren pilaren. In september 2015 werd de Royal Vauxhall Tavern erkend als nationaal erfgoed met de "Grade II"-status, niet alleen om architectonische redenen, maar ook vanwege het belang voor de lhbt-gemeenschap. Het was daarmee de eerste homo-uitgaansgelegenheid die de monumentenstatus verwierf, wat van extra belang was gezien de reeks van bekende homozaken die in voorgaande jaren hun deuren hadden gesloten. Externe link Homepage van de Royal Vauxhall Tavern
Royal West of England Academy

Die Royal West of England Academy (RWA) ist eine gemeinnützige Organisation (Charity) nach englisch-walisischem Recht (Charity No. 1070163). Sie verwaltet das älteste Kunstmuseum in Bristol. Das Museum stellt in fünf Galerien und mit wechselnden Ausstellungen Kunst Großbritanniens aus der Vergangenheit und Neuzeit vor. Geschichte Um 1830 formte sich in Bristol aus einer Gruppe bekannter Landschaftsmaler die Bristol Society of Artists. Bekannte Namen in der Gruppe waren William Muller, Francis Danby, James Baker Pyne und John Syer. Als 1844 eine Gruppe wohlhabender und einflussreicher Kunstkenner die Bristol Academy for the Promotion of Fine Arts gründeten, ging die Society of Artists in der neuen Organisation auf. Eine der führenden Figuren der Gesellschaft war Ellen Sharples, eine Porträtmalerin aus einer Künstlerfamilie und Witwe des Malers James Sharples, die mehrere Jahre in Amerika verbracht hatte. Sharples hinterließ der Gesellschaft nach ihrem Tod 1849, GBP 2000. Mit diesem Geld und einer früheren Stiftung von ihr konnte die Gesellschaft 1858 das erste Gebäude der Academy errichten. Wachstum Die Akademie wurde schnell ein Teil der Kulturlandschaft des Königreichs. Frühe Unterstützer waren der Industrielle und Technikpionier Isambard Kingdom Brunel oder auch Albert von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Ehemann von Königin Victoria. 1875 zog eine Ausstellung von Aquarellen von William Turner über 15000 Besucher an. 1853 wurde eine Kunstschule eröffnet, die Bristol School of Practical Art, die von Künstlern der Akademie stark unterstützt wurde. Später stellte die Akademie auch Ateliers zur Verfügung. 1936 wurde diese Schule zum West of England College of Art und wurde unter diesem Namen bis 1969 fortgeführt. Heute wird die Schule durch das Stroud and South Gloucestershire College (SGS) betrieben und teilt sich noch immer Gebäude mit der RWA. 1921 wurde die RWA School of Architecture eröffnet. 1963 übernahm die University of Bristol diese Schule. 1983 wurde sie geschlossen. 1913 wurde das Gebäude der RWA durch eine Kuppel und von Walter Crane spektakulär bemalte Decken erweitert. Im gleichen Jahr gestattete König Georg V. die Verwendung des Attributs „Royal“ und übernahm selbst die Patronage der Academy. Organisation Einerseits handelt es sich bei der RWA um eine Stiftung (Charity) nach englisch-walisischem Recht. Andererseits ist die Stiftung durch die Royal Charter eine Company Limited by Guarantee. Höchstes Gremium ist das Board of Trustees, geleitet von einer Vorsitzenden. Für das Unternehmen werden die Trustees auch automatisch als Direktoren geführt, um den gesetzlichen Ansprüchen des britischen Gesellschaftsrechts zu genügen. Die Geschäfte werden von einem hauptamtlichen Director und Company Secretary geführt. Literatur Über die Royal West of England Academy Richard C. Tuckett, 1899, The Bristol Academy: For the Promotion of the Fine Arts: Its Foundation and History. Einzelnachweise
Royal Wootton Bassett Academy

Royal Wootton Bassett Academy (RWBA) (formerly Wootton Bassett School) is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in the town of Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England, for students aged 11 to 18. With over 1,700 pupils, it is one of the largest in Wiltshire. History The first school on the Lime Kiln site was opened in January 1958 as Wootton Bassett County Secondary School, for pupils aged 11 and over. Until then, children attended either all-age schools (two in the town and six in surrounding villages) or the grammar schools in other towns. At first there were 279 pupils but numbers increased in the following years. The school became a comprehensive in 1972 and was renamed Wootton Bassett School. Pupil numbers continued to increase and a new building, financed as a PFI partnership and built on the earlier school's playing fields, was completed in February 2002; Princess Anne performed an official opening in September of that year. Under the Specialist Schools programme, the school gained Technology College status in 2004. The school converted to academy status in 2011 and is run by Ascend Learning Trust, which also runs one of the town's primary schools, Noremarsh Junior School. Ofsted inspections The school was assessed by Ofsted as 'good' in all areas in November 2024. The inspection report identified three areas for improvement: adapting the curriculum to support special needs pupils; checking pupils' understanding through assessment in the classroom; and internal monitoring of the quality of some aspects of the school's work. Facilities The facilities include an AstroTurf sports pitch and numerous sports facilities catering for tennis, cricket, football, rugby and hockey. The sixth form centre has classrooms and a lecture theatre with retractable chairs in the Sixth Form area, also used as a drama studio. Administrative structure The school has a Lower School, Upper School and Sixth Form. The school operates a system of tutor groups, each tutor having approximately 30 students. Tutors rarely teach students from their own group. The main role of groups is to create a stable peer system, with each aiming to tutor the same group throughout their five years. These tutor groups change if students leave to sixth form. House system There are five houses, each led by a head of house, named Winterbourne, Compton, Wootton, Berwick and Bassett. They compete in a year-long series of competitions and events, often raising money for charities. References External links Official website
Royal Worlington and Newmarket Golf Club

The Royal Worlington and Newmarket Golf Club is a golf club located near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England. The nine-hole layout is consistently ranked in the top 100 courses in Britain and Ireland, and the "Sacred Nine" (as described by Bernard Darwin) is reputed to be the best nine-hole course in the world. The club was founded in 1893, and has been home to the Cambridge University Golf Club for over 100 years. Harry Colt was the first Cambridge Blue Captain in 1889. Many well-known and colourful amateur golfers have graced the club since and as one reviewer put it, "there seems more history per hole than at any other club in England". The course is known for its difficult green complexes, and sandy soil that allows for excellent conditioning even in the winter. Royal Worlington's nine-hole course includes two par fives, three par threes, and four par fours (par 35), and measures 3155 yards. See also List of golf clubs granted Royal status References External links Official website Media related to Royal Worlington and Newmarket Golf Club at Wikimedia Commons
Roydon Fen

Roydon Fen is a 17.2 hectare Local Nature Reserve south of Roydon, on the western outskirts of Diss in Norfolk. It is owned by South Norfolk District Council and managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. This site was taken over by wet woodland in the twentieth century, but the Trust has restored the eastern end to fen by mowing, and it has many typical fen plants such as marsh helleborine, marsh fragrant orchid and sawsedge. There is access from the Angles Way footpath, which runs along the northern boundary of the site. References
Royds Hall Academy

Royds Hall Academy is a mixed secondary school for pupils aged 11 – 16. It is located in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, and on the north side of the Colne Valley towards Milnsbridge. History Royds Hall was a large farmhouse in the Paddock and Longwood area of Huddersfield, adjoining Royds Wood. It was rebuilt as a grander mansion (still called Royds Hall, but also known as 'Royds Wood'. It was still referred to on the town plan published in 1890 as Royds Hall), whose philanthropic mill owner served the increasingly industrialised and expanding town. The building was formerly Royds Hall Mansion, built in 1866 by Sir Joseph Crosland, the Conservative MP for the Huddersfield constituency from 1893–95. On his death in 1904 he left the property to his nephew Thomas Pearson Crosland, who sold it to Huddersfield Corporation in 1915 for £17,000. During the First World War, the mansion and extensive grounds opened as The Huddersfield War Hospital. The hospital opened in June 1915 and initially had six hundred beds across a large number of wooden huts, by 1917 this number had increased to two thousand beds. Throughout its time as a hospital, Royds Hall saw around twenty two thousand patients pass through its grounds. It is widely reported that the Huddersfield War Hospital proudly boasted the lowest death rate in the country. Only the mansion and one red brick building to the north of the school drive remain in place. Royds Hall Grammar School opened on 20 September 1921, which became a comprehensive school in 1963. In February 2014, the later Royds Hall High School changed its name to Royds Hall Community School.The school is divided into five houses (known as communities) named after Marie Curie, Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Emily Pankhurst and Harold Wilson. Previously a foundation school administered by Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council, in 2018 Royds Hall converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the SHARE Multi Academy Trust. Notable alumni Royds Hall Community School Ruben Reuter, actor Aaron Crosbie, computer scientist Royds Hall Grammar School Robert Baldick, French literature scholar Sir Richard Sykes, biochemist, chief executive of Glaxo plc from 1993–97, rector of Imperial College London from 2001–08, and chancellor since 2013 of Brunel University London Harold Wilson, Labour Party leader from 1963 to 1976; UK prime minister from 1964 to 1970, and from 1974 to 1976 See also Listed buildings in Golcar References External links Royds Hall Academy official website
Oulton Academy

Oulton Academy (formerly Royds Academy, Royds School), founded in 1956, is a co-educational secondary school located in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The school serves approximately 1,050 pupils. Royds School was originally a secondary modern and is now a non-selective school serving Rothwell, south Leeds and the surrounding areas. This school was given an outstanding rating in 2024. The school gained specialist Language College status in September 2003 through the specialist schools programme. This was removed in 2014. Previously a foundation school administered by Leeds City Council, in April 2021 Royds School converted to academy status and was renamed Royds Academy. The school was sponsored by the Falcon Education Academies Trust. In summer 2021, consultation took place with staff and parents, and it was agreed that Royds Academy would change its name to Oulton Academy in 2022. From April 2024, the school is now sponsored by Carlton Academy Trust. Notable alumni Former Alumni from Oulton Academy include: Alicia Blagg, diver Ryan Hall, rugby league footballer Alex Sutcliffe, rugby league footballer Tom Zanetti, rapper and boxer References External links Official website
Roys of Wroxham

Roys of Wroxham is a family owned group of general stores based in Hoveton, Norfolk. Following a competition in the early 1930s, the store uses the motto "The World's Largest Village Store" in all its advertising and literature. History Roys was founded in 1895 when brothers Alfred and Arnold Roy opened their general store in the village of Coltishall. In 1899, a second store was opened in Hoveton. Following the deaths of the founders in the 1950s the business passed to Alfred's children with Fred Roy being appointed chairman and managing director. After his death in 1994, his brother Peter succeeded him as chairman of the board. He served as chairman until his death in 2004, but not before his sons Edward and Paul had joined the board of directors. In 1995, there was a catastrophic fire in the Wroxham Roys branch, costing the firm over 5 million pounds. Branches Hoveton Beccles Norwich, adjacent to Anglia Square Shopping Centre Bowthorpe, Norwich (Until 1995) Eaton, Norwich (now Waitrose) North Walsham Dereham Thetford Sudbury (Until 2007) Bury St. Edmunds (subsequently Wilko) References External links Roys of Wroxham
Roys of Wroxham

Roys of Wroxham is een warenhuis in Norfolk, Engeland, dat in 1895 werd opgericht door de broers Alfred en Arnold Roy. Geschiedenis In 1895 openden de broers Alfred en Arnold Roy de eerste winkel in Coltishall. In 1899 volgden vestigingen in Dereham en Hoveton, het laatste dorp dat later bekend werd als Wroxham. Hoewel de winkel officieel in Hoveton St. John stond, werden de leveringen vaak geadresseerd aan "Roy Brothers, LNER Station, Wroxham", wat bijdroeg aan de naam "Roys of Wroxham". In de jaren 1930 breidde Roys haar assortiment uit met onder andere kleding, meubels, een apotheek, een garage en zelfs het leveren van straatverlichting en openbare toiletten in Wroxham. Het bedrijf speelde in op de groeiende toeristische belangstelling voor de Norfolk Broads, wat leidde tot de titel "The World's Largest Village Store". Na de Tweede Wereldoorlog introduceerde Roys zelfbediening in hun supermarkten, geïnspireerd door een bezoek van Fred Roy aan Noord-Amerika. In 1966 opende het bedrijf een nieuwe winkel in Wroxham met 100 parkeerplaatsen, wat het concept van 'winkelen buiten het stadscentrum' in de regio introduceerde. Na een verwoestende brand in de hoofdvestiging in 1995 de hoofdvestiging in Wroxham, die het bedrijf meer dan £5 miljoen kostte, opende Roys in 1996 een nieuwe, grotere winkel op dezelfde locatie. Anno 2025 heeft Roys 12 vestigingen in Norfolk en Suffolk, waaronder in Wroxham, Dereham, Thetford en Sudbury. Het bedrijf blijft familiebezit en wordt geleid door de kleinkinderen van oprichter Alfred Roy. Roys blijft zich inzetten voor duurzaamheid, met zonnepanelen op acht van zijn winkels, en ondersteunt lokale leveranciers en goede doelen. Externe link Bedrijfswebsite
Ruardyn Castle

Ruardyn Castle ist eine Burgruine im Dorf Ruardyn, das heute Ruardean heißt. Es liegt an der Nordwestgrenze der englischen Grafschaft Gloucestershire. Das ursprüngliche Herrenhaus entstand in normannischer Zeit, aber wegen seiner strategischen Bedeutung erhielt sein Besitzer 1310 die Erlaubnis, das Haus zu befestigen (englisch Licence to crenellate). So wurde das Haus zur Burg. Die heute noch erhaltene Ruine legt es nahe, dass das Anwesen aus einem Burghof bestand, der im Norden, Osten und Südwesten jeweils von einer kurzen Abfolge von Gebäuden begrenzt wurde. In der westlichen Ecke befand sich ein Turm. Ein Torhaus war im Südosten zu finden, von wo aus ein Hohlweg zur Pfarrkirche führte. Das gesamte Anwesen war vermutlich von einer Ringmauer eingeschlossen. In der Zeit des englischen Bürgerkrieges im 17. Jahrhundert wurde die Burg stark beschädigt. Heute sind nur noch Reste erhalten. Man findet nur noch große Erdwälle mit einigen erhaltenen Mauerteilen auf der Seite des Burggrabens. Die Größe des Grundstückes lässt die beträchtliche Größe der Burg erahnen. Die Überreste liegen auf einem Feld an der Straße, die an der Kirche Johannes des Täufers vorbeiführt.
Ruardyn Castle

Ruardyn Castle was a manor house in the village of Ruardean. Its ruins have been scheduled as an ancient monument. It was originally a manor house built in Norman times, but because of its strategic importance it was crenellated in 1311 and became a castle. The surviving evidence suggests the site comprised a courtyard, flanked by short ranges of buildings to the north east and south west, with a tower in the western corner. A gatehouse stood to the south east, with a hollow way leading from it towards the parish church. The site was probably enclosed by a curtain wall. The castle suffered major damage during the English Civil war in the 17th century. Nowadays, little remains of the castle, just large mounds with some stone wall surviving on the steep bank side. By the size of the landscape that it once stood, it is suggested that it was of considerable size. Its ruins can be found in the field behind St. John the Baptist church. References
Knypersley Reservoir

Knypersley Reservoir near Biddulph, Staffordshire, England, was built in 1827 to supply water to the Caldon Canal, along with two others at Stanley Pool and Rudyard Lake. It is the only reservoir along the course of the River Trent and is surrounded by Greenway Bank Country Park. There are two adjacent lakes at the site, the upper Serpentine Pool feeding the lower Knypersley Pool or reservoir. Designed by Thomas Telford, it was constructed by the waterways engineer James Potter. There were a number of problems both during and after construction with settlement of the dam, and a number of repairs had to be made. In 2006, substantial improvements were made by British Waterways, and it is currently operated and managed by their successors, the Canal & River Trust, as part of the Caldon Canal group which also includes Stanley Pool and Rudyard Lake. There are several features surrounding the reservoir which date back to the days when the site was part of the landscaped grounds of a stately home, these include a Castellated Tower, Ancient Well and Hermits Stone. The reservoir and surrounding woodland support a wide range of birds including the mallard, great crested grebe, grey heron, blue tit, great tit, coal tit, chaffinch, grey wagtail, nuthatch and robin. The fishing rights are owned separately by a consortium of local angling clubs, the Cheshire and North Staffs Angling Association. The fishery is known for its stocks of large fish, notably bream, but also includes roach, perch, pike and a few carp that due to their low numbers are not easy to catch. The association manages the fishery on a catch and release basis. References