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Islamabad, Tilford

Islamabad, in the village of Tilford, Surrey, England, is an estate which serves as the headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Islamabad is 10.4 hectares in area, where four hectares are used for headquarter buildings, offices and residential housing. It is the resting place of Mirza Tahir Ahmad, the fourth caliph of the community. History The site, located in the Sheephatch area of Tilford, was formerly an old boarding school, namely the Sheephatch Camp School, one of the 32 camp schools erected in 1939, designed by Thomas S Tait of Burnet, Tait & Lorne architects following the Camp Act 1939 until 1977. During the Second World War, the school had also served as an evacuees shelter for the Ruckholt Road Central School in Leyton and later closed in 1943. The camp was leased to Surrey County Council from National Camps Corporation in 1946 and maintained it as a co-educational boarding school until its closure in 1977. The land was sold for £80,000 but was again put up for sale and bought by the community back in September 1984 in an auction for around £423,000. Jalsa Salana UK It served as the Jalsa Gah, a site used to hold the annual convention Jalsa Salana until 2004, whereafter the Jalsa's were held in Hadeeqatul Mahdi, Alton. The first Jalsa took place in April, 1985. Ahmadiyya Headquarters The International Headquarters of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was previously set at The London Mosque and served for a period of 35 years since the fourth caliph of the community, Mirza Tahir Ahmad left Pakistan in 1984. In April 2019, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the fifth caliph of the community had indicated the site would become the new headquarters for the community, and soon after relocated and inaugurated the new site on Friday 17th May 2019. The formal inauguration of the mosque was held on 29 June 2019 in the presence of faith, civic and religious leaders. Around 300 guests were in attendance, including MP Dominic Grieve, former attorney general, MP Sir Ed Davey, chair of Tilford Parish Council Debra Lee, and former mayor of Farnham David Attfield. Facilities As the headquarters of the community, the site accommodates many facilities including: Mubarak Mosque Residence of the Caliph. MTA International studio facilities Administrative buildings 32 additional residences Multi-purpose hall Equestrian centre Courtyard See also Ahmadiyya in the United Kingdom List of Ahmadiyya buildings and structures References
Redcliffe Bridge, Bristol

Redcliffe Bridge is a bascule bridge over the floating harbour in Bristol, England. The bridge was built in 1938 and rebuilt in 1942 after being damaged by bombing during the Second World War. The bridge connects The Grove and Welsh Back, on the western side of the harbour, with Redcliffe to the east. It is the furthest upstream of the opening bridges across the harbour. The next bridge upstream, Bristol Bridge, is a fixed bridge that marks the limit of navigation for any vessel unable to pass beneath its arches. From 1882 until the building of Redcliffe Bridge, a ferry connected The Grove with Guinea Street. References External links Media related to Redcliffe Bridge (Bristol) at Wikimedia Commons
Word on the Water

Word on the Water is a bookshop situated on a barge that normally resides on Regent's Canal in the King's Cross area at Granary Square, London, although it has historically been based at other points along the London canal network. It has appeared in numerous publication's lists of the best bookshops in the UK including The Washington Post and The Guardian. The bookshop's home is a Dutch canal boat called Dianti dating back to the 1920s. As well as working as a bookshop, it regularly acts as a venue, hosting live music and poetry events. History The idea for the barge came in 2011 after two of the founders (Jon and Paddy) moored their houseboats next to each other. When they tried to buy the barge off Stephane (often referred to as Noy), he became their partner in the business. Because of Canal & River Trust rules, in its early days the boat had to move regularly between different points along the canal. The boat once nearly sank on account of an accident with a valve. As a migratory bookshop, moving every two weeks was described as being detrimental to its survival. Jonathan Privett, one of the co-founders, noted that 'People would come see it, see things they wanted to buy, see things they wanted to show their friends, they'd come back the next day and we'd be gone.' During this time, they describe having lived in a state of acute poverty, 'often choosing between coffee or cigarettes, because we couldn't have both.' In 2014, the founders of Word on the Water applied for a permanent mooring licence from the England and Wales' Canal & River Trust for Regent's Canal in Paddington, however this was declined and instead given to British Land for the proposed creation of a coffee shop. A petition was set up, asking the Canal & Rivers Trust to provide Word on the Water with a mooring licence. Coverage looking into the dealings between a local real estate corporation and the Canal & River Trust featured in the Private Eye. A permanent mooring was eventually granted in 2015 in King's Cross, London. This was described as an enormous relief that got rid of the need to 'literally unbuild the shop every 14 days...and rebuild it at 4'o clock in the morning'. Since then the business has been far more stable and has grown year upon year. In an interview with BookBrunch, they attributed some of their recent success to a mini book-boom and an influx of TikToks which have boosted the profile of the boat amongst both Londoners and tourists. In 2022, the boat Dianti was refurbished and expanded, raising the roof and adding new metalwork. A feature-length documentary was made about the process. Jonathan Privett died from cancer in September 2023. The surviving founders, Paddy and Stephane, continue to run the shop, and Megan, Jon's daughter, is now also involved with curating. Gallery References External links Paddy Screech (one of the three founders) interview for Word on the Water
Word on the Water

Word on the Water (Mot sur l'Eau, en anglais) ou The London Bookbarge (Péniche à Livres de Londres) est une librairie flottante indépendante de 2011, installée sur une péniche du Regent's Canal de Londres au Royaume-Uni. Histoire Cette librairie flottante londonienne est initialement fondée en 2011, par Jonathan Privett (Jon) et Paddy Screech (Paddy), qui ont amarré leurs péniches côte à côte, associés à une troisième de Stéphane Chaudat (Noy). Initialement itinérante, cette péniche-barge-tjalk hollandaise de 15 m des années 1920, nommée Dianti, est amarrée définitivement depuis 2015 sur le Regent's Canal à Granary Square (en) du quartier King's Cross de Londres, à proximité de la gare de King's Cross (et de sa célèbre Voie 9 ¾ secrète et magique du Poudlard Express d'Harry Potter). À l'image, entre autres, de Daunt Books (en) ou Flourish & Blotts du chemin de Traverse du vieux Londres, des bouquinistes et librairie Shakespeare and Company des quais de Seine de Paris, ou encore de la Librairie Acqua Alta de Venise, elle est organisée dans un vaste décor théâtral hétéroclite original et pittoresque d'empilage de livres neufs et d'occasion, de citations murales, et d'objets et meubles de brocante. Dans la cadre de son activité de librairie, de tourisme littéraire et de tourisme librairie, elle accueille également régulièrement des événements culturels, tels que des lectures de poésies et des concerts. Notes et références Annexes Voir aussi Tourisme librairie Tourisme littéraire Maison flottante Bouquinistes de Paris Lieux de mémoire littéraires Littérature de langue anglaise Librairie de livres anciens et d'occasion Marché du livre ancien et d'occasion Sites touristiques de Londres Liens externes « Word on the Water », sur www.wordonthewater.co.uk (consulté en mai 2026) [vidéo] « Word on the water… Quaint bookshop on a barge on London’s canal », sur YouTube [vidéo] « Word on the water - documentary », sur YouTube Portail des navires Portail du commerce Portail de la littérature britannique Portail de l’édition Portail des lacs et cours d'eau Portail du tourisme Portail de la culture Portail de Londres
Lewes bus station

Lewes bus station was a bus station in Lewes, England. It opened on 26 March 1954 as a terminus for Southdown Motor Services routes. The adjacent bus depot was opened several months earlier. The bus station was sold by Stagecoach in 2006 and is currently owned by the Generator Group. In August 2021, plans were submitted for the demolition of the bus station and redevelopment of the site. The Twentieth Century Society submitted an application to Historic England to list the building however the Generator Group has also submitted a request for the building to not be listed. It closed on 16 September 2022, however as of April 2024 the site remains unaltered with only black construction walls marking the perimeter of the site. Services were redirected with Brighton and Newick bound services being moved to the expanded School Hill Bottom stop and Uckfield, Eastbourne, Heathfield, Tunbridge Wells and Lewes town services being moved to the opposite Lewes Waitrose stop. Design The building had two storeys with the upper floor larger than the lower floor, creating an overhang which provides shelter. References External links Media related to Lewes bus station at Wikimedia Commons
10 Brock Street

10 Brock Street is a contemporary sixteen story office building designed by WilkinsonEyre and in London, England, The building is part of a development called Regent's Place which is made up of eight buildings. The development was commissioned by British Land. The unique visual elements include geometric angled planes, luminescent facades and angled roofline. Design The building has three different sections which produce three different roof lines. Each section appears to be a separate building. together and separate they take on a crystalline appearance. It is a 3 core design which s referred to as in the style of Renzo Piano. The office building s part of the Regent's Place development, which is a 13-acre site for the British Land company. The site includes retail, and residential in a total of eight buildings. There are 20,000 people who either work or live at the site. The original commission in 2003 called for three buildings of staggered height, but the 2008 financial crisis caused the construction plans to change. 10 Brock Street became a single building with a larger footprint. Initial tenants included Debenhams, Facebook and Manchester City Football Club. Materials The building materials which were used in the facade include: aluminum mesh, 80 different glass types and luminescent steel panels. The components of the facade make the building more energy efficient. Instead of an all-glass facade, 20% of the building's south side is insulated. On the east and west outer glass facades there is fritting in the glass. The fritting consists of dots which are baked the glass with paint. Inside the glass there is also fritting. Inside facing fritting has a silver color and facing out is a dark blue: these different fritting shades create a 3 dimensional appearance to the glass. The fritting also is a factor in sun-shading. There are long vertical sun shading fins that also assist in the sun-shading. The energy saving measures incorporated in the design have earned the building an BREEAM - excellent (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) rating. References
Coggeshall Abbey

Coggeshall Abbey ist ein ehemaliges Zisterzienserkloster in England. Die Reste des Klosters liegen in rund 600 Meter von der Mitte des Dorfs Coggeshall in der Grafschaft Essex zwischen Colchester und Braintree am Ufer des Flusses Blackwater. Geschichte Das der Kongregation von Savigny angehörende Kloster wurde im Jahr 1140 König Stephan und seiner Gattin Mathilda von Boulogne gestiftet. Im Jahr 1147 schloss es sich mit der Kongregation von Savigny dem Zisterzienserorden an, in dem es der Filiation der Primarabtei Clairvaux angehörte. Der sechste Abt, Ralph von Coggeshall (1207 bis 1218), verfasste eine mehrbändige Chronik, Chronicon Anglicanum, u. a. über den dritten Kreuzzug, an dem er teilgenommen hatte. 1216 drang die Armee des Königs Johann gewaltsam in das Kloster ein und requirierte 23 Pferde. Seit 1250 verfügte das Kloster über das Privileg, am Fest Petri Kettenfeier einen achttägigen Jahrmarkt abzuhalten, seit 1256 zusätzlich einen Sonntagsmarkt, der später auf den Donnerstag verlegt wurde. Von der Pest wurde die Abtei, die wesentlich von der Schafzucht lebte, schwer getroffen. 1370 war das Kloster sehr verarmt. Während der Bauernrevolte 1381 wurde es geplündert. Im Jahr 1538 wurde das Kloster von der Krone eingezogen und anschließend Sir Thomas Seymour überlassen. In der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts fanden Restaurierungsarbeiten statt. Gegenwärtig steht es im Eigentum der Familie Brew. Anlage und Bauten Die Anlage entsprach ursprünglich dem bernhardinischen Plan (Kirche mit Rechteckchor, Querhaus, dreischiffiges Langhaus zu acht Jochen, im 15. Jahrhundert neu erbaut; Klausur rechts (südlich) von der Kirche). Der Südostflügel der Klausur ist erhalten, ebenso die 1896 restaurierte, ehemals dem hl. Nikolaus geweihte Torkapelle aus dem 13. Jahrhundert (Little Coggeshall Church), eines der frühesten englischen Ziegelgebäude. 1581 wurde östlich des Ostflügels der Klausur ein Herrenhaus errichtet, der Rest der Klostergebäude wurde schnell abgebrochen. Der Plan der Anlage kann durch Spuren im Gras bei trockenem Wetter erschlossen werden. Literatur Jane Greatorex: Coggeshall Abbey and Abbey Mill. Greatorex, Castle Hedingham (Essex) 1999, ISBN 0-9518543-4-8 (Manors, Mills & Manuscripts). Houses of Cistercian monks: Abbey of Coggeshall. In: William Page, John Horace Round (Hrsg.): A History of the County of Essex. Volume 2. Oxford University Press, Oxford u. a. 1907, S. 125–129 (The Victoria History of the Counties of England), online, mit unvollständiger Abtliste. Anthony New: A guide to the Abbeys of England and Wales. Constable & Company, London 1985, ISBN 0-09-463520-X, S. 117 f., mit Lageplan. Weblinks
Coggeshall Abbey

Coggeshall Abbey is een voormalig cisterciënzerklooster in Engeland. De restanten van het klooster liggen zo'n 600 meter van het centrum van het dorp Coggeshall in het graafschap Essex tussen Colchester en Braintree aan de oever van de Blackwater. Geschiedenis Het klooster werd in het jaar 1140 door Koning Stefanus van Engeland en zijn vrouw Mathilde van Boulogne gesticht. In 1147 sloot het zich bij de congregatie van Savigny en dus bij de cisterciënzerorden aan, waardoor het onder het beheer van de Abdij van Clairvaux viel. De zesde abt (1207-1218), Ralph of Coggeshall, schreef meerdere kronieken, waaronder één over de Derde Kruistocht, waar hij aan deelnam. In 1216 drong het leger van Koning Jan van Engeland met geweld het klooster binnen en eiste 23 paarden op. Sinds 1250 beschikt het klooster over het privilege om jaarlijks een achtdaagse markt te houden, en sinds 1256 voor een wekelijkse zondagsmarkt (die later naar de donderdag werd verplaatst). Het klooster - dat hoofdzakelijk van de schapenteelt leefde - werd zwaar getroffen door de pest. Tegen 1370 was het klooster zeer verarmd en tijdens de boerenrevolutie van 1381 werd het ook nog geplunderd. In 1538 werd het klooster door de Kroon in beslag genomen en vervolgens aan Sir Thomas Seymour toegewezen. In de tweede helft van de 19e eeuw werden er restauratiewerken uitgevoerd. De huidige eigenaar is de familie Brew. Locatie en gebouwen Oorspronkelijk was het complex volgens het bernardistische plan gebouwd: kerk met rechthoekig koor, dwarsbeuk, driebeukig schip met 8 traveeën in de 15e eeuw herbouwd, kloostergang rechts van de kerk. De zuidoostvleugel van de kloostergang bestaat nog, alsook de in 1896 gerestaureerde poortkapel uit de 13e eeuw (Little Coggeshall Church). In 1581 werd ten oosten van de oostvleugel van de kloostergang een herenhuis gebouwd. De rest van de gebouwen is afgebroken. Door de sporen in het gras kan bij droog weer de omvang van het complex worden vastgesteld.
Coldharbour Gate

Das Coldharbour Gate war von 1238 bis 1676 ein Torhaus in der Festungsanlage des Tower of London. Es stand am Übergang vom Inneren Festungsring zum Innersten Festungsring (Coldharbour). Vom Tor sind nur noch Fragmente erhalten. Das Tor entstand unter Heinrich III. 1238 als letzter Teil seiner Befestigung des Innersten Festungsrings. Es ersetzte damit vermutlich ein älteres Tor, von dem eventuell Reste am White Tower gefunden wurden. Die Anlage der Festung und der Verteidigungsanlagen an dieser Stelle lässt zudem vermuten, dass sich hier bereits ein Durchgang in der römischen Stadtmauer Londinium befand. Das Coldharbour Gate selbst war ein typisches Torhaus seiner Zeit, an dem zwei runde Türme einen bewehrten Gang in der Mitte bewachen. Erste Abrissarbeiten am Tor fanden im 17. Jahrhundert statt. Im White Tower wurden zu dieser Zeit größere Mengen Schießpulver aufbewahrt. Um die Explosionsgefahr zu senken, ließ das Board of Ordnance Gebäude und Schornsteine in der Nähe des White Towers abreißen. Dazu gehörten unter anderem mehrere Schornsteine, die zum Coldharbour Gate gehörten. Dies bedeutete für das Board of Ordnance allerdings erst den Beginn größerer Umbauten. Der Charakter des Towers hatte sich von dem einer Festung zu einer großen Werkstatt und Lagerhalle geändert. Das Board ließ ab 1670 sämtliche Gebäude in der Nähe des gefährdeten White Towers abreißen, hob damit den innersten Festungsring faktisch auf, erbaute neue Lager- und Verwaltungsgebäude im Tower und begann schließlich ab 1675 auch mit dem Abriss des Coldharbour Gates. Am 16. September des Jahres wurde das Blei auf dem Dach entfernt und auf das Dach des Royal Observatory in Greenwich gebracht. Am 18. November wurde eine Gruppe Arbeiter verpflichtet, das Gebäude ganz abzureißen. Sie waren damit bis Juli 1676 fertig. Damit stand der White Tower das erste Mal seit über 400 Jahren wieder frei. Erst bei Ausgrabungs- und Renovierungsarbeiten am White Tower 1953 bis 1956 entdeckten Archäologen die Grundmauern des Coldharbour Gates wieder. Sie wurden restauriert und sind als Teil der Tower-Ausstellung kenntlich gemacht. Anmerkungen Weblinks
Crayford Town Hall

Crayford Town Hall is a former municipal building in Crayford Road, Crayford, London, England. The structure, which was formerly the offices and meeting place of Crayford Urban District Council, is a locally listed building. History The building was originally commissioned as a canteen and mess room for the local armaments factory in Crayford which had been established by the Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition Company in the 1880s and then been acquired by Vickers in 1897. The canteen was designed in the Queen Anne style, built in red brick and was completed in 1915. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with nine bays facing Crayford Road with the end two bays on each side projected forward as pavilions; the central section of five bays featured a central doorway flanked by sash windows with a row of four sash windows on the first floor. The end bays were also fenestrated by sash windows on both floors. Internally, the principal room was the main hall on the ground floor. Following significant population growth during the First World War, largely because of the expansion of the armaments factory, Crayford became an urban district in 1920. Armaments production reduced significantly after the end of the war and the building became surplus to requirements and was acquired by the council in 1929. The council converted it into a municipal building, establishing its offices on the first floor and adding a portico, a balcony bearing the town's coat of arms and a flagpole to the front elevation. In the 1951 United Kingdom general election, one of the candidates standing for the Dartford constituency was the future Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, who gave a speech at Crayford Town Hall about the Conservative Party's policy on peace. The building ceased to be the local seat of government when the enlarged London Borough of Bexley was formed in 1965. However, it continued to be used by Bexley Council for the delivery of local services and was extensively refurbished in 1995. The main hall was also used as an events venue and performers in the late 20th century included the singer, Sam Bailey, who took part in her first competition there. In the early 21st century it became apparent that the dance floor in the main hall had subsided and that further restoration work was necessary. The building was subsequently acquired by a developer, R&M Projects, which initiated a two-stage programme of works, which was carried out by Higgins Construction to a design by Alan Camp Architects at a total cost of £30 million. The first stage, relating to the area behind the town hall, involved the construction of three blocks of apartments and a separate library and community complex and was completed in November 2012. The second stage, relating to the town hall itself, involved the conversion of the ground floor into a doctor's surgery and the first floor into further apartments and was completed in summer 2014. References
Colindale (stanice metra v Londýně)

Colindale je stanice metra v Londýně, otevřená 18. října 1924. 25. září 1940 ve 20 hodin a 45 min zasáhla stanici velká bomba. Ve stanici byla zrovna souprava se 400 lidmi, 13 z nich zemřelo. K uctění památky přijeli 26. září 1940 král Jiří VI. s královnou Elizabeth. Blízko stanice je také nákupní centrum Oriental City. Autobusovou dopravu zajišťují linky 204, 303 a noční linka N5. Stanice se nachází v přepravní zóně 4 a leží na lince: Northern Line (mezi stanicemi Burnt Oak a Hendon Central) Externí odkazy Obrázky, zvuky či videa k tématu Colindale na Wikimedia Commons
Colindale (London Underground)

Colindale ist eine oberirdische Station der London Underground im Stadtbezirk London Borough of Barnet. Sie liegt in der Travelcard-Tarifzone 4 an der Colindale Avenue. Im Jahr 2013 nutzten 4,54 Millionen Fahrgäste diese von der Northern Line bediente Station. Die Station wurde am 18. August 1924 eröffnet, zusammen mit der Verlängerung von Hendon Central nach Edgware. Ein Fliegerangriff zerstörte 1940 das ursprüngliche, von Stanley Heaps entworfene Stationsgebäude. Daraufhin wurde es durch ein aus Holz bestehendes Provisorium ersetzt. Das heutige Gebäude stammt aus dem Jahr 1962. In der Nähe befinden sich das Zeitungsarchiv der British Library, das Royal Air Force Museum und das Peel Centre, das Trainingszentrum der Metropolitan Police. Weblinks Foto des Stationsgebäudes (1924) Foto des temporären Stationsgebäudes (1940) Einzelnachweise