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Бірмінгемська бібліотека

Бірмінґемська бібліотека (англ. Library of Birmingham) — публічна бібліотека міста Бірмінгема в Англії. Короткий опис Розташована в західній частині сіті. Після відкриття 3 вересня 2013 замінила Центральну бібліотеку Бірмінгема. За оцінками вартість бібліотеки становить 188 800 000 фунтів. Бібліотека розглядається радою міста як флагманський проєкт реконструкції Бірмінгема. Бірмінгемську бібліотеку називають найбільшою публічною бібліотекою у Великій Британії, найбільшим культурним простором у Європі, і однією з найбільших з регіональних бібліотек Європи. Будівля бібліотеки була спроєктована голландською архітекторкою Франсіне Гаубен та її архітектурним бюро Mecanoo [Архівовано 18 квітня 2021 у Wayback Machine.] у 2013 році. Примітки Посилання Офіційна сторінка [Архівовано 24 лютого 2018 у Wayback Machine.]
LVS Ascot

LVS Ascot is a private, co-educational, day and boarding school for pupils aged 4 to 18, situated near Ascot in the English county of Berkshire. It is operated by the Licensed Trade Charity, and parents who work in the licensed drinks trade receive a 20% discount on fees. History Founded in 1803 by the Society of Licensed Victuallers (now operating as the Licensed Trade Charity), the school was originally situated in Kennington, London. As industrialization advanced, the school lost its "wholesome and airy environment", and so in 1922 left the city for a site in Slough. The same concern caused the school to move to its current home in Ascot in 1989. LVS Ascot was formerly known as Licensed Victuallers' School. Today LVS Ascot is set in 25 acres (100,000 m2) of land within Ascot, on the site formerly occupied by Heatherdown Preparatory School. The Queen was the school's patron. The school's 900 pupils, of which some 200 are boarders, are split into four houses: Boarders, Bell's, Courage, and Whitbread. Facilities include an indoor swimming pool, a 300-seat theatre, a recording studio, a sports centre, a gym, and a rock-climbing wall. A new all-weather sports pitch was opened by Olympic hockey medallist Sarah Thomas in 2014. Notable alumni Nicholas Cowell, property developer Simon Cowell, television personality and music executive Lewis Hall, footballer Paula Hamilton, model Holly Hull, singer and actress Simon Ip, Hong Kong politician John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh, Conservative cabinet minister Amar Singh, art and non-fungible token (NFT) dealer, philanthropist, women's rights and LGBTQ+ activist, and film producer Tracey Ullman, comedian References External links The Licensed Trade Charity's website LVS Ascot's website
Lichfield Cathedral School

Lichfield Cathedral School is a private day school in the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It traces its lineage to the 14th century when Lichfield Cathedral made provisions to educate its choristers. The school in its current form now educates over 500 boys and girls from nursery to sixth form. While the school still serves its primary purpose of educating choristers of the cathedral, it is open to pupils of all faiths. History Since the earliest days of its choral foundation, which can be traced back as far as the early 14th century, the cathedral has made provision for the appointment and education of boy choristers. Choristers were housed and educated at Dam Street, just outside the Cathedral Close. After the start of the Second World War, the Dean and chapter decided to formally establish a school. St Chad's Cathedral School, as this independent preparatory school for boys was known, was opened on 27 January 1942. During the first ten years, the school experienced much growth and was in need of larger facilities. In 1953, it moved to the Bishop's Palace, its current location. Girls were admitted to the school for the first time in 1974. In 1981, the school became a financially independent charitable trust and took on its new name, Lichfield Cathedral School. A pre-preparatory department was established in St Mary's School on the far side of Minster Pool in 1982. By 1988, the pre-prep had outgrown St Mary's and moved to its own premises. The School acquired St John's Preparatory School in Longdon Green in 2006 and the two schools amalgamated. The Pre-Prep (junior school, aged 3–8) is now situated on the Longdon site; the vacated space in the Close has been adapted for older year groups and specialist teaching. In September 2010, the school accepted its first sixth form pupils. In March 2012, a fire broke out in one of the main buildings and damaged an office. The school was commended by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service for their prompt action and coordination of the evacuation. In September 2023, a request by the school to remove a mature 70-year old walnut tree's preservation order was denied by the local council. The school had requested the tree's removal to prevent allergic reactions among pupils with nut allergies, which one local councillor described as "overkill." Houses Each pupil is assigned to a house upon entry. The houses are named after famous people associated with Lichfield. Music The Cathedral School is noted for its strong musical tradition. In 2011, the Cathedral Choir broadcast their Christmas Day Eucharist live on BBC One and most recently, they sang live on BBC Radio 3 for its Choral Evensong programme. At age 13, boys whose voices have changed may receive music scholarships at the school or elsewhere. A new girls' choir was started in 2006 for 10-14 year-olds and, more recently, the choir was admitted into the cathedral's choral foundation. Notable alumni Non-Fictional Guy N. Smith, writer mainly of horror fiction. Fictional Matthew Shardlake, protagonist of the Shardlake series, written by C. J. Sansom References External links School website Profile on ISC website
Lichfield Clock Tower

Lichfield Clock Tower or Friary Clock Tower is a 19th-century Grade II listed clock tower located on "The Friary" south of Festival Gardens in the city of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. The tower was erected in 1863 at the junction of Bird Street and Bore Street over the site of the ancient Crucifix Conduit which supplied water to the Friary since 1301. In the early 20th century, since the invention of the motor car, Bird Street and Bore Street were becoming congested with traffic due to their narrow layout and the position of the clock tower only made matters worse. In 1928 the road named "The Friary" was built across the former Friary site. The building of this road necessitated the relocation of the clock tower, 400m west of its original location along the new road. History In the mid 19th century the building of clock towers was in fashion in England. Following the construction of Big Ben in 1858, the Council Chamber of Lichfield mooted the idea of following suit and building their own clock tower in the city. A number of locations were suggested for the clock tower including the roof of the Guildhall and in the Market Square where it would incorporate the statue of Samuel Johnson into its structure. These ideas were eventually dismissed and it was decided to erect the tower at the junction of Bore Street and Bird Street capping the redundant Crucifix Conduit. The tower was designed by Joseph Potter Jnr. in a Norman style and financed by the Lichfield Conduit Lands Trust. When the tower was complete it had cost the Trust £1200. There were originally only three clock faces; a west face was considered unnecessary as it would only look upon one property, the Friary. However, due to complaints from the tenant at the Friary a fourth face was added. There were numerous problems regarding the accuracy of the clock during its early years until the whole mechanism was overhauled by Joyce of Whitchurch in 1898. In 1920 the 11-acre Friary estate was sold to Sir Richard Ashmole Cooper (MP for Walsall), who gave it to the city for the purpose of developing the area and laying out a new road. For many years since the invention of the motor car Bird Street and Bore Street were becoming congested with traffic due to their narrow layout, and the position of the clock tower was part of the problem. The west side of Lichfield was still very much undeveloped by 1920 and the city did not really extend beyond St John's Street to the west. In 1928 the road named "The Friary" was built across the former Friary site. The building of this road necessitated the relocation of the clock tower. The clock tower was taken down and re-erected at its current site south of Festival Gardens, some 400m west of its original location. The tower was repaired and restored in 1991 with the assistance of the Conduit Lands Trust. The clock tower is now in the care of Lichfield City Council. Gallery See also Listed buildings in Lichfield References External links Images of England: Clock Tower, Lichfield Lichfield District Council: Heritage Trail
Lichfield Court

Lichfield Court, on Sheen Road in Richmond, London, consists of two Grade II listed purpose-built blocks of flats. Designed by Bertram Carter and built in fine Streamline Moderne style, it was completed in 1935. Lichfield House Lichfield Court is built on the site of Lichfield House, named when the London residence of the Bishop of Lichfield. Wealthy sugar factor Henry Lascelles (1690–1753) bought the house and died there by suicide. Novelist Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1837–1915), lived there from before 1874 until her death. The house was described in 1907 as a "grand old red brick building with a beautiful formal garden". Sir Henry George Norris was the final resident. The house and grounds were acquired in 1933 by George Broadbridge and redeveloped into the present two blocks of flats. Design The company estate office and porters' office are situated in the main lobby of the major block. The buildings are surrounded by estate grounds which are a mix of gardens and unallocated parking, the major block having a decorative inner courtyard garden and pond. Initially intended for the rental market, the flats conformed to six different types ranging from studio flats with no alcove, to studio flats with one alcove or two alcoves, and one to three-bedroom flats, some with balconies. Listed status The buildings were awarded Grade II listing in January 2004. The Twentieth Century Society reported the listing, saying: Bertram Carter's building goes beyond the merely functional brief to create a dramatic courtyard environment with white bands of the galleries stepping forward to envelop the staircase towers. This highly stylised effect is truly unique and takes the building from being a quite standard apartment block of the era to a truly exciting new level. The courtyard walkways with their sculptural uniformity let the building transcend from the moderne to the modern. In this they are reminiscent of Wells Coates' Embassy Court in Brighton dating from 1934 to 1935 with its 'radical white bands of balconies and stair parapets' (see Pevsner: Sussex, p.74). This idea of the external walkway as access for high-rise buildings became very popular in post-war developments, and Litchfield Court can therefore be seen as an early forerunner of this design development. Popular culture Lichfield Court was used as a filming location in the TV adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel One, Two, Buckle My Shoe. Notes and references External links Official site of Lichfield Court
Lichfield Road, Stone

Lichfield Road is a cricket ground in Stone, Staffordshire. The ground was established in 1948, when Staffordshire played Buckinghamshire in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship match. From 1948 to the present day, it has hosted 43 Minor Counties Championship matches. The first List-A match played on the ground came in the 1973 Gillette Cup between Staffordshire and Dorset. From 1973 to 2004, the ground played host to 13 List-A matches, the last of which saw Staffordshire play Lancashire in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In July 1974, the ground played host to a match between the England U-19 cricket team and West Indian U-19 cricket team, which was the first U-19 match for both teams. In local domestic cricket, Lichfield Road is the home ground of Stone Cricket Club who play in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League. References External links Lichfield Road on CricketArchive Lichfield Road on Cricinfo
Lifford Reservoir

Lifford Reservoir in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham, England was built by the Worcester & Birmingham Canal company in 1815 to compensate Lifford Mill for water lost to the canal. It is located at the junction of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal and the Worcester and Birmingham Canal and is on the River Rea Cycle Route. Angling is permitted subject to a charge outside the spring close season. Fish in the reservoir include tench, carp, pike, eels, perch, roach and bream. Its capacity is 68,190 m3 (89,190 cu yd), retained by an earthfill dam. See also Edgbaston Reservoir Wychall Reservoir River Rea References External links
Light Hall School

Light Hall School is a secondary school located in Shirley, West Midlands, England. Light Hall School was established on Hathaway Road in 1965 as a boys' grammar school on land once belonging to Light Hall Farm. Light Hall School is one of sixteen secondary schools in the UK Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. As of 2025, the school has over 1050 students, from ages eleven to eighteen. The school suffered from a fire in February 2006; a new building was opened in October 2008 to replace the destroyed classrooms. The new building has classrooms for mathematics, English, music and drama. It also has a new dining hall, library, media studies classrooms and offices. The Design and Technology Block was refurbished in April 2013 with a new CAD/CAM room which has a laser and 3D printers and a workshop area containing a forge for smelting. In September 2024, the school opened a newly renovated sixth form wing to offer A-level courses to students aged 16–18. References External links School's website
Lilian Baylis Technology School

The Lilian Baylis Technology School (LBTS) is a comprehensive school and sixth form for students from ages 11–18, in Kennington, London, England. History The school is named after Lilian Baylis (1874–1937), a theatrical producer and manager who lived nearby in Stockwell. The school was formed from an amalgamation of Beaufoy School with Vauxhall Manor School for Girls in 1983. It was originally based in purpose-built 1960s school buildings at Lollard Street, Kennington before moving to the current premises on Kennington Lane in 2005. The sixth form, LBTS6, opened its doors in September 2012. Organisation LBTS is led by headteacher: Karen Chamberlain, Deputy Headteachers Jason McInnis and Declan McWilliams, and Assistant Headteachers Tom Pritchard and Emily Dunne. The school has a house system. Each student and teacher is put in one of four houses. These are Sapphire Sharks, Ruby Bears, Emerald Crocs and Amber Lions. References External links Official website
Lillington Gardens

Lillington Gardens is an estate in the Pimlico area of the City of Westminster, constructed in phases between 1961 and 1971 to a plan by Darbourne & Darke. The estate was formerly owned and managed by CityWest Homes. The estate was among the last of the high-density public housing schemes built in London during the postwar period and is referred to as one of the most distinguished. Notably, seven years before the Ronan Point disaster ended the dominance of the tower block, Lillington Gardens looked ahead to a new standard that achieved high housing density within a medium-rise structure rather than a high-rise structure. It emphasised individuality in the grouping of dwellings and provided for private gardens at ground and roof levels. The estate's high build quality, and particularly the planted gardens of its wide "roof streets", blend sympathetically with the surrounding Victorian terraces. The estate's high-quality design was acknowledged by a Housing Design Award (1961), a Ministry of Housing and Local Government Award for Good Design (1970), a RIBA Award (1970), and a RIBA Commendation (1973). The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described it in 1973 as "easily the most interesting recent housing in inner London". The site surrounds the Grade I listed Church of St James the Less, built in 1859–61. The entire estate, including the church, was designated a conservation area in 1990. Further reading Conservation Area Audit: Lillington and Longmoore Gardens, Westminster City Council, 7 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2024. References
Limebreach Wood

Limebreach Wood (sometimes written as Lime Breach Wood) is a woodland on the south side of the Tickenham Ridge, between Clevedon and Bristol. It is very close to the site of Cadbury Camp. It is an ancient woodland, with a high proportion of Small-leaved Lime trees. The mushroom-forming fungi Limacella ochraceolutea is found in the wood. Part of the wood is managed as a nature reserve by Avon Wildlife Trust. The pyralid moth Salebriopsis albicilla occurs here. References Wildgoose, Simon, Paul Bradley and Martin Boustead (undated), Nature Reserves Guide, Avon Wildlife Trust
Limehouse Library

Limehouse Public Library is a historical building in Limehouse, London, formerly a public library. The library was first proposed for construction in 1888, but the required finances could not be raised until 1900 when John Passmore Edwards was approached for assistance. He subscribed a sum of £5,000 and he subsequently laid the foundation stone on 19 October that year. The library was opened to the public in November 1901 by the mayor of Stepney. More recently usage of the Grade II listed building fell, and it eventually closed in 2003. It is currently boarded up to prevent vandalism. The local Tower Hamlets council put the building up for sale in a controversial transaction which has since been investigated during an enquiry into the behaviour of the borough's former mayor, Lutfur Rahman. The library building was sold to a restaurant company and is currently being redeveloped into student housing.. It is now the site of the Limehouse Library Hotel. Statue of Clement Attlee Outside the library there formerly stood a statue of Clement Attlee, erected in 1988, who was the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Limehouse from 1922 to 1950, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951. After the library closed, the statue was vandalised, and the council surrounded it with protective hoarding, before removing it for repair and recasting. In April 2011, the statue was unveiled in its new position less than a mile away at Queen Mary University of London, in Mile End. References
Lincoln Arboretum

The Lincoln Arboretum is a 22 acres (8.8 ha) park in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. The park has two ponds and varied tree cover, and was designed and laid out between 1870 and 1872 by the celebrated Victorian gardener Edward Milner. The arboretum is a park of Grade II importance. History Following the national trend of providing public parks, and with the closure of the nearby Temple Gardens, which had operated on a semi-public basis, the Lincoln Commons Act (1870) was passed. Monks Leys Common, located to the east of the city, was purchased by the Corporation through Act of Parliament. Authorisation was also given to sell 3 acres (1.2 ha) of the land for residential building purposes to help fund the layout and construction of the Arboretum, which would become Lincoln's first truly public park. The Arboretum has a lodge at its west entrance on Monks Road, and has three terraces of housing adjoining it to its western edge: Arboretum View, Monks Leys Terrace, and Woodland View. Renovation of the Arboretum in 2002–2003 The Arboretum reopened on 19 September 2003, following £3 million worth of restoration work to bring it back to its original state. Works have included: overhauling and improving the facilities at Abbey Lodge to provide a community access centre and visitor tea rooms, restoration of the Victorian bandstand, new period railings, restoration of a cast iron folly, new asphalt footpaths, refurbished gardens and extensive replanting, the introduction of a new children's maze, resurfacing of the major terrace feature, refurbishment of the ponds and bridges, underpinning and replacement of the stone steps, new lighting columns, installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV), refurbishment of the children play area, restoration of the lion statue and restoration of the two fountain features. Listed monuments As well as the whole park being listed, Five of the features in the park are graded as Grade II Listed buildings: The bandstand. A cast Iron structure of 1884. The telephone kiosk. A type K6 designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. The Shelter. A Late C19 Cast-iron sheet metal structure made by Lockerbie & Wilson of Birmingham. The Lion statue. Made larger than life size in 1872 by Austin & Seeley The Cafe. Gate lodge and refreshment room. 1872. Probably designed by Edward Milner Gallery See also There are two other grade II parks in Lincoln: Hartsholme Country Park Boultham Park References External links Official website
Arboreto de Lincoln

El Arboreto de Lincoln (en inglés: The Lincoln Arboretum) es un parque de 8.8 hectáreas (22 acres) de extensión en Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Inglaterra, Reino Unido. El parque tiene dos charcas y una variada cubierta vegetal, fue diseñado entre 1870 y 1872 por el reconocido jardinero de la época victoriana Edward Milner. El arboreto es un parque grado II de importancia histórica. Historia Debido a la tendencia nacional de proporcionar parque públicos, y con la proximidad de los Temple Gardens (jardines del templo), que habían funcionado sobre una base semipública, según el Acta de los Comunes de Lincoln (1870) fue aprobada. El Monks Leys Common (campo común de los monjes de Leys), situado al este de la ciudad, fue comprado por la corporación a través de un acto del parlamento. La autorización también fue dada a la venta 3 acres (1.2 ha) de la tierra para edificicaciones residenciales que ayudasen a financiar la disposición y la construcción del arboreto, que se convirtió en el primer parque verdaderamente público de Lincoln. El arboreto tiene una casa de campo en su entrada del oeste en el "Monks Road" (camino de los monjes), y tiene tres terrazas de casas que lo colinda a su borde occidental: "Arboretum View", "Monks Leys Terrace", y "Woodland View". Reacondicionamiento del arboreto entre 2002 y 2003 El arboreto abrió de nuevo al público el 19 de septiembre de 2003, después de una renovación que costó £3 para conseguir llevarlo de nuevo a su estado original. Los trabajos han incluido: el reacondicionamiento y la mejora de las instalaciones en el Abbey Lodge (hospedería de la abadía), para proporcionar un centro de acceso de la comunidad y salones de té del visitante, la restauración del templete de la música Victoriano, los nuevos pasamanos del período, la restauración del Capricho de hierro fundido, las nuevas sendas de asfalto para peatones, los jardines restaurados y una extensa replantación, la introducción de un nuevo laberinto para los niños, el volver a allanar de los terrenos de la terraza principal, restauración de las charcas y de los puentes, apoyo y reemplazo de los pasos de piedra, nuevas columnas de iluminación, instalación de circuito cerrado de televisión (CCTV), restauración del área de juego de niños, restauración de la estatua del león y restauración de las dos características de la fuente.​ Referencias Enlaces externos Arboretum, Lincoln Council Lincoln Arboretum (enlace roto disponible en Internet Archive; véase el historial, la primera versión y la última)., Visit Lincolnshire