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DX Freight

DX Freight (Previously known as Nightfreight GB) is a United Kingdom-based delivery and logistics company. The company is part of the DX Group, which was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in West Midlands, England. DX Freight specializes in the delivery of parcels, documents, and freight items throughout the UK and Europe. The company offers a range of delivery services, including next-day delivery, same-day delivery, and international delivery. DX Freight uses a variety of vehicles, including vans, lorries, and trailers. The company operates from depots throughout the UK. History Nightfreight GB was founded in 1984. A year later a cooperative with several transport companies was formed. They assisted each other with parcel deliveries around the country. The original group consisted of seven depots, and a hub operation in Willenhall. Over the next few years, the Nightfreight network grew, with new members joining the consortium. In 1990, a purpose built hub was introduced in Willenhall. The company developed and introduced a computerized parcel tracking system (NightTrak). This was to speed up the operation of the company. During the beginning of the 1990s, various companies that had previously been consortium members, became owned subsidiaries of the company. In August 1993, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange as a PLC until January 2001, after which the company was placed back into private ownership. In September 1995, Hay Pollock was acquired, which subsequently became the International and Logistics arm of the company. In April 2004, a new home delivery service, Deliver2Home, was launched adding to the one man home and white glove two man Pacemaker delivery services. The company over time developed a niche in delivering irregular dimension and weight, or IDW, freight and became the market leader within that segment. Nightfreight operated over 1,000 vehicles, and employed over 2,500 people, spanning across three hubs and fifty two depots around the United Kingdom. On 15 March 2012, Nightfreight GB was acquired by the DX Group, resulting in a business with combined revenues of approximately £300m per year. The acquisition created the United Kingdom and Ireland's largest independent mail, courier, and network distribution service provider. On 27 February 2014, DX Group announced its First Day of Dealings(FDoD) on the AIM Stock Market. References External links Official site Archived 27 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine
Nine Ladies

Nine Ladies im Peak District National Park ist ein leicht ovaler bronzezeitlicher Steinkreis von 11,5 auf 10,5 m Durchmesser, der auf einer Lichtung im Stanton Moor, in Derbyshire, in England liegt. Im Kreis standen neun, etwa einen Meter hohe Menhire, mit einer Lücke auf der Südseite. Im Dürresommer des Jahres 1976 wurde unter der Erde liegend der zehnte Stein gefunden. Er ist jetzt sichtbar. Der Kreis wurde auf einem eingeebneten Gelände errichtet. Spuren eines flachen äußeren Walles und eines zentralen Cairns sind vorhanden. Der Steinkreis ist eine von vier Megalithanlagen im Stanton Moor. Die Steinkreise am Doll Tor und Park Gate liegen ebenfalls in dem Gebiet. Der zerbrochene „King Stone“ liegt etwa 40,0 Meter südwestlich. Er ist der Rest eines Ring Cairns. Die Legende besagt, dass die Damen versteinert wurden, als sie an einem Sonntag auf der Heide tanzten. Literatur Aubrey Burl: The Stone Circles of the British Isles. Yale University Press, New Haven CT u. a. 1976, ISBN 0-300-01972-6. Siehe auch Nine Stones Close Weblinks Video Beschreibung engl. und Bilder
Nine Stones (Altarnun)

Nine Stones (deutsch „Neun Steine “, auch East Moor oder Altarnun Steinkreis genannt) ist ein Steinkreis etwa einen Kilometer nordwestlich der Bowhayland Farm, 3,0 Kilometer südlich von Altarnun und 11,0 Kilometer westlich von Launceston auf dem Bodmin Moor in Cornwall in England. Nicht zu verwechseln mit Nine Stanes (auch „Garrol“ oder „Mulloch wood“ genannt) in Kincardineshire, Ninestane Rig in Schottland, Nine Stones (Winterbourne Abbas) in Dorset bzw. Nine Stones (Belstone) in Devon. Die Nine Stones wurden 1889 restauriert, als nur noch zwei Steine aufrecht standen. Der Kreis von 15,0 Metern Durchmesser ist der kleinste im Bodmin Moor. Acht Granitsteine bilden den Kreis und ein Stein steht etwa in der Mitte. Ein flacher, dreieckiger Stein liegt an der Basis eines der Steine. Die Steine sind der Höhe nach ungeordnet, wobei der größte Abstand 1,3 m beträgt. Eine Lücke im Norden deutet auf einen neunten Stein. Der zentrale Stein, ein 1,1 Meter hoher Stein, wurde dort möglicherweise entfernt, um ihn als Pfarreigrenzstein zu verwenden. Eine weitere Rekonstruktion ist notwendig, da ein Stein am Nordosten gefallen ist und einige andere, einschließlich des Mittelsteins, in prekären Winkeln geneigt sind. Die Steine stehen auf sumpfigem Grund. Der Viehbestand hat das Gebiet um die Steine in einen Morast verwandelt. Es gibt 550 Meter nordöstlich und im Süden Hüttenkreise, als Reste von Bienenkorbhütten. Literatur Aubrey Burl: The Stone Circles of the British Isles. Yale University Press, New Haven CT u. a. 1976, ISBN 0-300-01972-6. Weblinks Beschreibung engl. und Bilder Beschreibung engl. und Bilder Beschreibung engl. und Bild Video
Nine Stones, Altarnun

The Nine Stones (or Altarnun stone circle) is a stone circle 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south southeast of Altarnun, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of Launceston on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, UK. Description The Nine Stones is an English Heritage managed property. It was restored in 1889 when only two stones remained standing. The circle is the smallest on Bodmin Moor, only 49 feet (15 m) in diameter with eight granite stones forming the circle and one in the centre. A flat triangular-shaped stone also lies at the base of one of the stones. The stones are irregularly spaced with the tallest being 4.2 feet (1.3 m). A gap in the north suggests where a stone may have stood. The central stone, a granite post 1.1 metres high, may have been moved from the north part of the circle to be used as a boundary stone for the parish boundary. Archaeology There are hut circles 550 metres (1,800 ft) to the northeast and another to the south. Alignments Alexander Thom proposed a lunar alignment with a nearby stone row which leads towards some cairns, although this has been considered doubtful as the row is likely of medieval construction. Literature William Borlase (1754). Observations on the antiquities, historical and monumental, of the county of Cornwall ...: Consisting of several essays on the first inhabitants, Druid-superstition, customs, and remains of the most remote antiquity, in Britain, and the British Isles ... With a summary of the religious, civil, and military state of Cornwall before the Norman Conquest ... Printed by W. Jackson, in the High-Strand. William Copeland Borlase (1872). Naenia Cornubiae: the cromlechs and tumuli of Cornwall. Llanerch. ISBN 978-1-897853-36-8. : ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) William C. Lukis (1885). The prehistoric stone monuments of the British Isles: Cornwall. Printed for Nichols and Sons for the Society of Antiquaries. Aubrey Burl (2005). A guide to the stone circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11406-5. References External links Pastscape - Nine Stones Stone Circle Illustrated entry in the Megalithic Portal
Ninesprings

Ninesprings is a country park situated in the south east of Yeovil, Somerset, the United Kingdom. It is the largest country park in South Somerset, spanning over 20 acres (8.1 ha). The site lies on Yeovil Sands (a yellow micaceous sand) of the Upper Lias, in the Lower Jurassic Period of the Mesozoic Era, formed some 160 million years ago and includes several springs supplying small streams and ponds. It is believed to have been developed as an ornamental park, for the Aldon Estate, in the early nineteenth century and now forms a broad-leaved woodland with coniferous trees forming less than 10% of the total. The nationally rare Water Vole has been seen amongst the swans and other fauna at the site. In 2007 £10,000 was received from the Big Lottery Fund's Breathing Places grant programme to enhance the environment and organise activities in the park. New Zealand artist Selwyn Price was commissioned by the local council to produce eight sculptures of Māori gods, which were placed between the carpark and the footpath at Ninesprings. The main path of the walk, often referred to by locals as 'the yellow brick road', runs from BM Stores and the caravan park all the way to Pen Mill railway station on the other side of town. It follows the track bed of the former Great Western Railway route between Pen Mill and Yeovil Town railway station Notable landmarks along this path are Goldenstones leisure centre, the Ninesprings playground, the ski lodge, and Bowlplex/Cineworld. Hills viewable from this walk include Tilly's Hill, Summerhouse Hill and Wyndham Hill. Gallery References
Ninestiles, an Academy

Ninestiles, an Academy is a secondary school with academy status in Acocks Green, Birmingham, England. It is a mixed comprehensive academy with nearly 1,500 students. Ninestiles was formed out of a merger between Hartfield Crescent and Pitmaston School in 1984. The merger saw the combined school renamed to Ninestiles School. The name referenced a path that closely ran between the two sites and had nine stiles. After two years on both sites, the school merged into a single site on Hartfield Crescent. There had been a school there since 1929 when Hartfield Crescent Council School was founded. In 1986 Fox Hollies Leisure Centre opened adjacent to the school, with pupils having access to the facilities. Structure In 2005, the school changed the length of its lessons to two and a half hours apiece. This, five years later was changed to one hour forty minutes to allow students to cope better with the lesson being shorter, therefore this would also make it easier for teachers not having to plan lessons as long. The change required some adaptation on the part of the school's faculty, including rotating subjects and planning extended trips. In 2016 the length of lessons were changed to one hour and fifteen minutes, allowing for there to be four lessons and for it to be easier for teachers to plan lessons. Ofsted report An Ofsted inspection of Ninestiles in December 2019, judged the school to be 'good' in overall effectiveness. It also judged the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management to be 'good'. Controversy In October 2018, Ninestiles Secondary School provoked concern after it announced that students would be banned from talking in designated "quiet" areas. News of the rule change was explained in a letter sent to parents. The letter explained that students would be required to remain silent while moving "to and from assembly, at lesson changeover and towards communal areas at break and lunch”. References External links Ninestiles Academy official website
No. 1 Croydon

No. 1 Croydon (vormals der NLA Tower, im Volksmund das 50p Building, die Hochzeitstorte oder das Threepenny-Gebäude) ist ein Bürohochhaus an der Addiscombe Road in Croydon, Greater London, neben dem Bahnhof East Croydon. Entworfen von Richard Seifert & Partners wurde es 1970 fertiggestellt. Es umfasst 24 Stockwerke und ist 82 Meter hoch. „NLA“ stand für „Noble Lowndes Annuities“. Es war einer von mehreren Neubauten, die im Zuge des Wachstums von Croydon in den 1960er Jahren entstanden. Die Entwicklung von Hochhäusern wurde später im London Plan 2004 gefördert. Das Gebäude ist zu sehen im Establishing Shot im Vorspann der 1980er britischen Sitcom Terry and June. Es war ein Drehort des interaktiven Filmes Bandersnatch, als Firmensitz des fiktiven Spiele-Entwicklers Tuckersoft. Einzelnachweise
No.1 Croydon

Le No.1 Croydon est un bâtiment conçu par l'architecte Richard Seifert et construit en 1970. Il se situe au quartier Croydon à Londres à côté de la station East Croydon. Dans la culture populaire Le No.1 Croydon a une entreprise fictive de jeu vidéo appelée : Tuckersoft du film Bandersnatch[réf. souhaitée]. Références Portail des gratte-ciel Portail de Londres
No. 1 Croydon

No. 1 Croydon (precedentemente chiamato NLA Tower, e colloquialmente anche 50p Building, il Weddingcake o Threepenny bit) è un palazzo al 12–16 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Greater London, vicino alla East Croydon station. Fu progettato da Richard Seifert & Partners e completato nel 1970. Ha 24 piani ed è alto 269 piedi (82 m). 'NLA' stava per 'Noble Lowndes Annuities'. Era uno dei tanti nuovi edifici costruiti nella città in crescita di Croydon negli anni '60. Progetto di restauro All'inizio del 2007 è stato completato un programma di ristrutturazione da oltre 3,5 milioni di sterline, che comprendeva un progetto di pulizia esterna di sei mesi, una nuova hall, aree verdi e aree comuni e il rinnovo dei primi dieci piani per fornire 6.925 m² di area da adibire ad uffici con aria condizionata. Gran parte del lavoro si è concentrato sul miglioramento estetico della facciata, in quanto il palazzo fu inserito in un programma di Channel 4 come una delle maggiori "brutture" del Regno Unito. Un portavoce della ditta di restauro di edifici Triton dichiarò che: "Il lavoro era in corso per porvi rimedio e rispettare il budget." Utilizzo Il No. 1 Croydon è occupato da numerose società ed organizzazioni, tra cui Atkins, Directline holidays, HotGen, dotmailer, Natterbox e Global Resourcing. Nel novembre 2014, un Sainsbury's Local fu aperto in una parte dell'ex cortile sul lato nord dell'edificio, facente a tutti gli effetti parte della struttura. Il nuovo edificio ha suscitato aspre critiche sia per motivi estetici sia per motivi di sicurezza dovuta alla sua eccessiva vicinanza ai binari del Tram. Altri nomi No. 1 Croydon originariamente era noto colloquialmente come Threepenny Bit Building, a causa della sua somiglianza con un numero di monete da tre penny sovrapposte. Dopo la decimalizzazione che ha soppresso l'uso delle monete da 3 penny, l'edificio ha ottenuto il soprannome di 50p Building, in quanto ricorda anche una pila di pezzi da 50p divenuti adesso più familiari; è anche indicato come The Wedding Cake (La Torta Nuziale). La somiglianza con le monete a tre penny e 50p è approssimativa, poiché i piani dell'edificio sono ottagonali (8 facce) mentre le monete da tre penny erano dodecagonali (12 facce) e le monete da 50p sono ettagonali (7 facce). Nella cultura di massa L'edificio è stato utilizzato come scena rappresentante Croydon nella sigla di apertura della sitcom inglese degli anni '80 Terry and June. Appare inoltre in Black Mirror, Bandersnatch, come sede degli uffici dello sviluppatore di videogame Tuckersoft. Patrimonio È stata intrapresa una campagna, sostenuta dalla Twentieth Century Society, per inserire l'edificio nella lista dei patrimoni inglesi ma la domanda è stata respinta dall'English Heritage nel 2013. Note Collegamenti esterni NLA Tower Archiviato il 26 novembre 2020 in Internet Archive.
No. 1 Deansgate

No. 1 Deansgate is the name and location of a medium-rise apartment building in central Manchester, England. It is the tallest all-steel residential building in the United Kingdom, and one of the most expensive addresses in Manchester. The building was completed in 2002, and is situated at the north end of Deansgate close to Manchester Cathedral. Background The building, characterised by a distinctive glass frontage and sloping roof, was built as part of the major redevelopment project that took place in the years following the 1996 IRA bombing. No. 1 was designed by SimpsonHaugh and Partners, with engineers Martin Stockley Associates (now Stockley). Simpson's designs now dominate either end of Deansgate, with No. 1 and the equally imposing Beetham Tower forming prominent glass 'bookends' to the thoroughfare. Design and construction The 62 m (203 ft) high building consists of 14 floors which provide 84 apartments, including eight penthouses. The apartments are above a retail level, 16 m (52 ft) high, and are supported by raking steel tubular columns in a manner reminiscent of Rotterdam's De Brug building. The raking columns allow the small close centred columns of the apartments to be channelled into large, widely spaced, columns of the retail section. This is due to apartments tolerating many closely spaced columns, whereas retail areas cannot. The comparatively lightweight structure is principally constructed of steel, the skeleton balanced by precise weight ratios to ensure its stability. The external treatment is juxtaposed to the concrete Brutalist architecture of the late 20th century. On the upper floors an almost cubist form of architecture is suggested. The 20th-century appearance is further offset by louvred glass sloping walls. Critics of the design have suggested the building has the air of a municipal, public, civil building. Four penthouse suites were sold for £1.5m each in 2002, the most expensive residences sold in Manchester at the time. References External links No 1 Deansgate on Skyscrapernews.com Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Virtual Tour from the BBC Manchester website Entry at Emporis Land registry sales data for 1 Deansgate Article on Construction of the facades No. 1 Deansgate in Martin Stockley Associates portfolio
Fitzroy Place, London

Fitzroy Place is an office, residential and retail estate in Fitzrovia, London. With 289 homes, interiors designed by Johnson Naylor, and 220,000 square feet (20,000 m2) of office space, Fitzroy Place houses a series of shops, restaurants, offices and community spaces set around a publicly accessible central square. The square, which was the first new garden square in the W1 area for 100 years, incorporates the Grade II* listed Fitzrovia Chapel. Developed from the former Middlesex Hospital site in the 2000s, it was originally to be known as Noho Square, presumably a backformation from 'North' i.e. north of Oxford Street, as if Soho (located south of Oxford St) were derived from 'South'. The name, chosen by early investors the Candy brothers, was widely disliked. Redevelopment was halted by the Great Recession, as an Icelandic bank was the biggest shareholder, but the project was taken on by Aviva Investors and Exemplar Properties, who subsequently sold their stake to AshbyCapital. The NoHo Square name was dropped and the scheme became known as Fitzroy Place. The offices at 2 Fitzroy Place are let to multiple tenants, with 12,866 square feet (1,195.3 m2) available on the fourth floor, while 1 Fitzroy Place is fully let to cosmetics firm Estée Lauder. Retail and restaurant tenants include Percy & Founders and Detox Kitchen. History A Guernsey-based consortium of the Icelandic Kaupthing Bank, the Candy brothers' CPC Group (33%) and Richard Caring (10%) bought the 3-acre (12,000 m2) Middlesex site from University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for £175m in June 2006. The demolition was completed in late 2008. When Kaupthing went into administration, the Candys swapped their stake in NoHo Square for Kaupthing's share of another joint development in Beverley Hills. The project was being carried out by Ken Shuttleworth's agency 'Make' alongside developers 'Project Abbey', with developers Candy and Candy handling the fit-out. Kaupthing rejected a bid worth £60m from Ian and Richard Livingstone’s London & Regional Properties. In March 2010 Kaupthing appointed CB Richard Ellis to sell their remaining stake. Aviva Investors and Exemplar Properties acquired the site in July 2010. The consortium appointed architects Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands and Sheppard Robson to design a new masterplan with luxury residential and office buildings. The scheme gained planning consent in March 2012, with Fitzroy Place completed in 2015. In 2016, AshbyCapital purchased a 50% stake in the development from Kaupthing. The residential part is managed by Rendall & Rittner. It consists of three buildings with 289 multi-million pound apartments. References External links Official website Fitzroy Place architectural statement
No Man’s Land Fort

i4i6 No Man’s Land Fort war eine britische Verteidigungsanlage im Solent des Typs Palmerston Fort bei Plymouth. Es liegt 2,2 Kilometer vor der Küste der Isle of Wight und wurde zwischen 1861 und 1880 zum Schutz Portsmouths vor der französischen Flotte errichtet. Die Seefestung hat einen Durchmesser von 61 Meter und erhebt sich ungefähr 20 Meter über den Meeresspiegel. Die Außenmauern sind noch heute mit stählernen Panzerplatten geschützt. Nachdem Großbritannien 1958 die militärische Nutzung eingestellt hatte, stand die Festung viele Jahre leer, bis sich das Verteidigungsministerium 1987 schließlich zum Verkauf entschloss. No Man’s Land Fort wurde unter verschiedenen Besitzern mehrfach zu einem Luxushotel und Veranstaltungsort umgebaut. Neben einem beheizten Swimmingpool stehen zwei Hubschrauberlandeplätze, eine Dachterrasse und glasüberdachte Innenräume zur Verfügung. Im Juli 2004 wurden jedoch Legionellen im Wassersystem der Anlage gefunden, worauf der Betrieb eingestellt werden musste. Der damalige Besitzer, der Immobilienentwickler Harmesh Pooni, ging daraufhin pleite, da er seine Kredite nicht mehr bedienen konnte. No Man’s Land Fort wechselte in der Folge mehrfach den Besitzer. Da Pooni sich jedoch nach wie vor als rechtmäßigen Besitzer betrachtete, besetzte er im März 2008 für mehrere Monate die Festung. Im März 2012 kaufte der Millionär Mike Clare mit seiner Firma Clarenco, die schon mehrere ähnliche Objekte besitzt, schließlich No Man’s Land Fort und nahm es inzwischen als Luxushotel in Betrieb. Auf dem Dach der Festungsanlage befindet sich ein Leuchtturm, der noch heute als Seezeichen für die Schifffahrt dient. Siehe auch Horse Sand Fort St Helens Fort Spitbank Fort Einzelnachweise Weblinks Victorian Forts data sheet (PDF; 324 kB) JBT Marine delivery to No mans land fort Das Fort auf der Website von Clarenco