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Wallington Hall

Wallington Hall est une maison de campagne et des jardins situés à environ 12 miles à l'ouest de Morpeth, Northumberland, Angleterre, près du village de Cambo. Il appartient au National Trust depuis 1942, après avoir été donné avec le domaine et les fermes par Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan. Il s'agit d'un bâtiment classé Grade I. Histoire Le domaine appartient à la famille Fenwick de 1475 jusqu'à ce que John Fenwick (3e baronnet) ait des problèmes financiers et décide de vendre ses propriétés aux Blackett en 1688. Il vend le reste des domaines familiaux et Wallington Hall à Sir William Blackett pour 4 000 £ et une rente de 2 000 £ par an. La rente devait être payée pour sa vie et celle de sa femme, Mary Fenwick. Blackett est satisfait de l'accord car il découvre du plomb dans le sol et il devient riche . La maison est reconstruite, en démolissant l'ancienne tour Pele, bien que les caves de la maison du début du Moyen Âge subsistent . La maison est à nouveau substantiellement reconstruite, dans le style palladien, pour Walter Calverley-Blackett par l'architecte Daniel Garret, avant de passer à la famille Trevelyan en 1777. Après que Pauline Jermyn ait épousé le naturaliste Walter Calverley Trevelyan, ils commencent à accueillir des personnalités littéraires et scientifiques au manoir et notamment les membres de la Confrérie préraphaélite. Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan hérite de la propriété de son père, Sir George Otto Trevelyan, en 1928. Il est un membre éminent des gouvernements libéral et travailliste. Charles est marié à "Molly", Lady Mary Trevelyan . Description Situé sur 100 acres (40 ha) de parc vallonné, le domaine comprend une vallée boisée, des pièces d'eau, des pelouses et un jardin clos récemment rénové. Outre l'intérieur magnifiquement meublé, les attractions à l'intérieur de la maison comprennent le bureau où Thomas Babington Macaulay, beau-frère de Sir Charles Trevelyan, a écrit son Histoire de l'Angleterre, une grande collection de maisons de poupées anciennes et huit peintures murales dans le hall central représentant le histoire de Northumberland, peinte par William Bell Scott. Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Wallington Hall » (voir la liste des auteurs). Bibliographie Moran, Molly. Minding the Manor: the Memoir of a 1930s English Kitchen Maid . 2014, Lyon Press. Publié pour la première fois au Royaume-Uni en 2013 sous le nom de Aprons and Silver Spoons par Penguin Books. Liens externes (en) Site officiel Ressource relative au tourisme : Botanic Gardens Conservation International Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Ressource relative aux beaux-arts : Art UK (lieux d'art) Portail de l’Angleterre Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Walmoor Hill

Walmoor Hill is a large house in an elevated position overlooking the River Dee on the west side of Dee Banks, Chester, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. The authors of the Buildings of England series describe it as a "house of considerable size and panache". History The house was built by the Chester architect John Douglas for his own use. It was built in the 1890s and, although bearing the date 1896, its service wing was never completed. Because of its large size and prominent position it was popularly known as "Douglas' Castle" or "Douglas' Folly". Douglas lived in the house from about 1901 until his death in 1911. Following this, his son Sholto continued to live in there but had left it by 1918. It became a girls' school, Walmoor College. A 1935 publication shows it as Hampton House School, Walmoor Hill, a boarding and day school for boys under the headmastership of a D.P. Saunders-Griffiths, M.A. (Oxon.). It was later the headquarters of the Cheshire Fire Brigade. Its use by the fire service ended in 1997. Architecture The house is built in red sandstone with a grey-green slate roof. It is Elizabethan in style and has a T-shaped plan. The main wing is elaborate and overlooks the river to the west; the unfinished servants' wing is simpler and looks to the north. The entrance faces the east. The entrance porch has two storeys with an arched entrance and an oriel window above it. The room above the porch was used by Douglas as an oratory or chapel. To the left is a squat three-storey tower and between the two is an octagonal corbelled stair-turret. To the right of the entrance porch the house continues for two bays leading to the servants' wing at right angles. These are in two storeys with mullioned windows. The west front has a massive appearance with a three-storey bay to the north. This has mullioned and transomed canted windows, a crenellated parapet and a pyramidal roof. To its right is an octagonal four-storey crenellated tower. To the south of this the house continues for three bays in two storeys and at the south is a three-storey bay, again with mullioned and transomed canted windows, but with a plain parapet. The monograms "JD" and "STD" (for Sholto Theodore Douglas) appear on the building. On the staircase is a stained glass window commemorating Captain Richard Douglas who died in the Peninsular War. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Cheshire West and Chester List of houses and associated buildings by John Douglas References Citations Sources
Walney Bridge

Walney Bridge, officially Jubilee Bridge, is a bascule bridge in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Completed in 1908, it spans Walney Channel, linking Barrow Island to Walney Island. The bridge carries the A590 trunk road, which has its western terminus on Walney. History Talks began in 1897 to how feasible the construction of a bridge connecting Barrow to Walney would be. At the time, Walney residents were frustrated by the fact that they had to use a ferry to traverse the Walney Channel, and they also saw it as an opportunity to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. When the bridge was finally approved many companies fought for the building contract, with Sir William Arrol & Co. winning it. Construction of the £175,000 (in that time) bridge began in mid-1905 and it was finally opened by Barrow mayor Mrs. T. F. Taylor on 30 July 1908. For 27 years Walney Bridge was a toll bridge until 4 April 1935, when the Duchess of York officially renamed it Jubilee Bridge to mark the Silver Jubilee of George V, as recorded on a plaque on the bridge, and handed it to the townspeople. During World War II, the bascule bridge was lifted every night to ensure that anyone who made landfall on Walney was unable to reach Barrow by crossing the bridge and reaching its shipbuilding facilities. The bridge is now over 100 years old, and in 2008 Cumbria County Council spent £1 million on renovating the bridge and repainting it for its centenary celebration. The bridge is not to be confused with Abbey Road's Jubilee Bridge, which is also in Barrow and is a Grade II listed structure. The Blue Bridge Walney Jubilee Bridge was often nicknamed by local residents the blue bridge in relation to its colour and to distinguish it from the other bridge situated on Barrow. These nicknames, however, were ended when in 2008 the bridge was painted gold and black. Centenary celebrations The bridge celebrated its 100th anniversary with significant renovation and a night of fireworks. In fiction The bridge was the link to the fictional island of Sodor, home of Thomas the Tank Engine et al. in The Railway Series books by the Reverend W. Awdry. In the Railway Series, the bridge opened much later in 1977. See also List of bridges in the United Kingdom References
Pont de Walney

Le pont de Walney (en anglais : Walney Bridge), officiellement nommé Jubilee Bridge, est un pont basculant situé à Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, en Angleterre. Achevé en 1908, il enjambe le chenal Walney, et relie l’île Barrow à l’île Walney. La route nationale A590, qui a son terminus ouest sur Walney, passe sur le pont. Historique Les pourparlers commencèrent en 1897 sur la faisabilité de la construction d’un pont reliant Barrow-in-Furness à l’île Walney. À l’époque, les résidents de Walney étaient frustrés par le fait qu’ils devaient utiliser un ferry pour traverser le chenal Walney, et ils y voyaient aussi une occasion de commémorer le jubilé de diamant de la reine Victoria. Lorsque le pont a finalement été approuvé, de nombreuses entreprises se sont battues pour obtenir le contrat de construction, mais Sir William Arrol & Co. l’a remporté. La construction du pont a coûté 175000 livres sterling de l’époque. Elle a commencé au milieu de l’année 1905, et finalement le pont été déclaré ouvert par la maire de Barrow, Mme T. F. Taylor, le 30 juillet 1908. Pendant 27 ans, le pont de Walney a été un pont à péage jusqu’au 4 avril 1935, date à laquelle la défunte reine mère l’a officiellement rebaptisé Jubilee Bridge pour marquer le jubilé d'argent du roi George V, comme l’indique une plaque sur le pont, et en a remis la propriété aux habitants de la ville. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le pont basculant était relevé chaque nuit pour s’assurer que quiconque touchait terre sur l’île Walney ne puisse pas atteindre Barrow en traversant le pont et en atteignant ses installations de construction navale. Le pont a maintenant plus de 100 ans et, en 2008, le conseil du comté de Cumbria a dépensé 1 million de livres sterling pour rénover le pont et le repeindre pour la célébration de son centenaire. Le pont ne doit pas être confondu avec le pont du jubilé d’Abbey Road, qui se trouve également à Barrow et est une structure classée Grade II. Le Pont Bleu Le pont de Walney a souvent été surnommé par les résidents locaux « le pont bleu » en raison de sa couleur et pour le distinguer de l’autre pont du jubilé situé à Barrow. Ce surnom, cependant, a pris fin en 2008 lorsque le pont a été repeint en or et en noir. Le 100e anniversaire du pont a en effet été célébré avec d’importantes rénovations et une nuit de feux d'artifice. Voir aussi Liste de ponts du Royaume-Uni Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Walney Channel » (voir la liste des auteurs). Références Portail de l’Angleterre Portail des ponts
Walney School

Walney School is a secondary school on Walney Island in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. As a result of the Education Act 1944, Walney Island needed to have its own secondary school. Today (2020) it is an 11 – 16 Academy with approximately 585 students currently on roll. History Vickerstown is an area of Barrow-in-Furness, is an example of a planned estate built for workers by a company needing to expand. It was constructed in the early 20th century by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, on Walney Island; an island connected to the British mainland via Barrow Island, by a swing bridge. The school is on the edge of Vickerstown. As a result of the Education Act 1944, Walney Island needed to have its own secondary school. The present Sandy Gap site was agreed in 1951 and the school built. Lord Cavendish opened a new Sensory Garden in 2003. Walney School achieved Specialist Engineering Status in 2009, in Winter 2010 began to expand, by building a £6m redevelopment and extension. It will has 10 new classrooms, two music rooms, two art rooms and an additional science block. The single storey classrooms also have a Sedam turf roof, with plants growing on top to have an environmental and visual appeal. The work was meant to be undertaken in five phases, taking 65 weeks, for completion in August, the next year but due to bad weather was finally completed in summer 2012. Although to go along with the Specialist Engineering Status the £300,000 engineering innovation centre was built and completed in September 2011. In October 2013 harvest mites were found in the ventilation system of the school resulting in it being closed for three days. Cumbria County Council found no link to the Sedam turf roof and ordered a new roof maintenance plan to be introduced. In September 2014 the school converted to academy status as part of the Queen Katherine School Multi-Academy Trust. Since June 2022 George Hastwell School have been occupying four of the classrooms in Walney School during Thursdays and will be moving in fully as of September 2022. Context Walney School is an 11–16 academy with approximately 518 students on roll and a capacity for 900. It converted to an academy in September 2014, when the predecessor school was condemned by Ofsted and placed in special measures. Since 2025 the school has been sponsored by the Furness Education Trust. Inspections In 2025 the school was inspected by Ofsted and graded as "requires improvement" in all areas, the same rating it has held since 2018. However, following new leadership and joining the Furness Education Trust, the leadership team are said to be "energised by the challenge" and that the school is on a "positive trajectory." Achievements In 2004, at General Certificate of Secondary Education and General National Vocational Qualification, the school was ranked 33rd out of the forty-seven secondary schools in Cumbria at the time. It has no Sixth Form, so does not teach at 'A'-level. References External links Walney School at dcsf.gov.uk (including location map) School closed in April 2008 after petrol bomb EduBase
Walpole Park

Le Walpole Park est un parc londonien se trouvant dans le quartier d'Ealing. Histoire Au XVIIe siècle, des bâtiments existaient à cet endroit. Ce domaine, qui apparaît en 1746 sur le plan de John Rocque, entourait Pitzhanger Manor et fut acquis en 1800, avec cette demeure, par l'architecte John Soane pour la somme de 4500 livres, qui le transforma pour en faire sa résidence d’été. L'extension, qui date de 1768, fut toutefois conservée. Il fut par la suite vendu par Spencer Walpole au Ealing Urban District Council (UDC) en 1899. Il devint accessible au public en 1901, tandis que Pitzhanger Manor fut transformé en musée. Quelques scènes du Monty Python's Flying Circus furent en 1969 tournée dans ce parc, grâce à sa proximité avec les Ealing Studios. Depuis 1987, il est classé (grade II) par English Heritage dans les parcs et jardins ayant un intérêt historique spécial. Description Le parc est actuellement d'une surface de 110 000 m2. Il est orné de cèdres du XVIIIe siècle, qui font l'objet d'un entretien spécifique. Bibliographie (en) A. D. Mills, « Walpole Park », notice dans A Dictionary of London Place-Names, lire en ligne, (ISBN 9780191726743) The Cedars of Walpole Park / Cedry z Walpole Park, poésies de Maria Jastrzębska. Références Portail des espaces verts Portail de Londres Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Walsall Academy

Walsall Academy is a secondary school based in Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, England. School It opened in January 2003 with 470 students on the roll, and after four years that figure had increased to 1,050 – making it one of the most populated secondary schools in Walsall. Built on the site of the former T. P. Riley Comprehensive School, it cost £23 million. A number of the teachers were carried over from T.P Riley School, while others were new recruits and a few were transferred from Thomas Telford School. The headteachers of the school from its time of opening are: Jean Hickman - 2003-2009 Vivienne Evans - 2009-2015 Simon Rogers - 2015-2023 Simon Topper - 2023–present As with Thomas Telford School, demand for places is high. In its first year of opening, there were 421 applicants for the 168 (raised to 192 due to demand) places on offer for Year 7 students. The number was subsequently reduced back to 168. In 2009, it was the fifth-highest-ranking secondary school overall (and the second-highest-ranking state comprehensive) in the borough with 61% of GCSE students gaining 5 A*-C grades. References External links Official Walsall Academy website News article from its first day of opening
Walsall College

Walsall College is a further education college in Walsall, West Midlands, England. The college is the largest provider of qualifications for 14- to 19-year-olds in the Borough of Walsall. In addition, Walsall College provides education and training for adults, delivered both at the college campuses and on-site at workplaces and community centres. Campuses of the college include the main Wisemore Campus, and the Green Lane campus which offers engineering and construction courses. The original Walsall town centre site is now occupied by Tesco who did a land swap deal which saw the college relocate to its present site on land owned by Tesco and the intended site of its new store. Courses offered by the college include GCSEs, NVQs, BTECs, Diplomas, Apprenticeships and Access courses. Walsall College's sixth form department, V6 is a vocational sixth form for young people focussing on vocational skills and qualification; however it does not offer A Levels or academic study. Walsall College also offers its vocational courses through a series of academies, in partnership with businesses including Microsoft, Apple, Francesco Group and Roland DG. The academies include a gym, hair and beauty salon and restaurant. All facilities are staffed by students. In March 2013 Walsall College achieved an overall Outstanding grade in an OFSTED inspection, in doing so became the first College of its size in the UK to achieve this grading under the new OFSTED framework. In March 2018, Walsall College merged with another local College, the Walsall Adult Community College (known locally as WACC). Walsall College inherited all of the campuses and a majority of the staff, the previous establishment is now wholly a part of Walsall College. In November 2020, the CITB's training facility in Kings Norton was sold to Walsall College, with 17 staff also being transferred. Walsall College also offers a provision of higher education courses in conjunction with the University of Birmingham (through University College Birmingham) and the University of Wolverhampton. References External links Walsall College homepage V6 homepage
Walsall Leather Museum

Walsall Leather Museum is located in Walsall, in the West Midlands in England, and was opened in 1988, in a Victorian factory building renovated by Walsall Council. It tells the story of the leather trade in Walsall, charting the town's rise from a small market town into an international saddle-making centre. The Industry In 1900, at the peak of the industry, approximately 10,000 people were employed locally in preparing leather, and making saddles, horse bridles and related leather items. It is estimated that there are still at least 40 manufacturers of saddles and bridles in the town including a number of makers of bags and light leathergoods, including Royal Warrant holders. Exhibitions Exhibits in the museum include a range of Walsall-made leathergoods, from saddles to gloves, bags, shoes, and leather fashion accessories. A 'contemporary design' section in the museum showcases the work of designers working with leather today. Leather crafts traditional to Walsall are demonstrated within the museum's workshops by a team of experienced skilled craftsmen and women. The museum also houses a research library of specialist works on the subject of the leather craft and industry. There is a seasonal events programme featuring craft workshops for children and adults as well as family events. See also Igualada Leather Museum German Leather Museum Bibliography Glasson, Michael (2003). The Walsall Leather Industry. Images of England. The History Press. ISBN 0-7524-2793-8. Marshall, Geoff (2008). Walsall: An Illustrated History. The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7524-4656-1. Mills, David (1995) [1993]. In the Leather (2 vols.). Tempus. ISBN 1-873612-50-8. External links Official website
Royal Gunpowder Mills

Royal Gunpowder Mills ("Moinhos Reais de Pólvora") é um antigo local industrial em Waltham Abbey, na Inglaterra. Foi um dos três Royal Gunpowder Mills no Reino Unido (os outros estão em Ballincollig e Faversham). A Abadia de Waltham é o único local que sobreviveu praticamente intacto. Histórico O Royal Gunpowder Mills, em Waltham Abbey, esteve em operação por mais de 300 anos. A partir de meados da década de 1850, o local envolveu-se no desenvolvimento de explosivos e propelentes revolucionários baseados em nitro, conhecidos como "pólvora sem fumaça". O local cresceu em tamanho e a pólvora negra tornou-se menos importante. Foi desativado em 28 de julho de 1945, depois da Segunda Guerra Mundial. O Royal Gunpowder Mills reabriu pouco tempo depois e foi usado como um centro de pesquisas para altos explosivos, e se expandiu para propelentes sólidos e líquidos de foguetes. A atividade de foguetes mais tarde se estendeu à produção de motores, incluindo o trabalho no projeto Skylark. Depois de muitas reorganizações o centro de pesquisas fechou definitivamente em 1991.[carece de fontes?] Uma grande área do local ao Norte está listada como local de interesse científico e outra área separada é um monumento antigo preservado. Os visitantes podem ver exposições relacionadas à fabricação de pólvora, fazer um tour pelo local em um trem e ver uma demonstração de ferrovia de bitola estreita. Uma tentativa de demolir as fábricas de cordite e substituí-las por dormitórios para jovens que ficam em um centro de atividades infantis foi rejeitada pelo Conselho do Distrito Florestal de Epping em 2016, após divulgação na imprensa nacional. Ver também Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills Cordite Faversham explosives industry Pólvora Paiol de pólvora TNT RDX James Edward Gordon Referências Bibliografia Cocroft, Wayne D. (2000). Dangerous Energy: The archaeology of Gunpowder and military explosives manufacture. Swindon: English Heritage. ISBN 1-85074-718-0. Elliott, Bryn (1996). "The Royal Gunpowder Factory Explosions 1940". In: After the Battle, 93, pp 34 – 49. ISSN 0306-154X. Elliott, Bryn (1998). "Royal Gunpowder Factory Sequel". In: After the Battle, 101, pp 49 – 51. ISSN 0306-154X. Lewis, Jim (2009) From Gunpowder to Guns, the story of the two Lea Valley armouries, Middlesex University Press. (N/A), (1993). The Royal Gunpowder Factory, Waltham Abbey, Essex: An RCHME Survey, 1993. London: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. ISBN 1-87359-225-6 Sinclair, Iain (2002). London Orbital, pp105–107 ISBN 1-86207-547-6 Ligações externas Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Factory The Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey Geograph images matching "waltham abbey gunpowder mills"
Waltham Forest College

Waltham Forest College is a Further Education College in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. There are around 2,000 16-19-year-old students on full time study programs and 5,000 adult students mainly studying part time, in addition to around 920 apprentices. History The college was founded in 1938 as the South-West Essex Technical College and School of Art. During the Second World War it was used as a naval base. Military and service personnel were taught and trained here, including Auxiliary Territorial Service members from 1942. Grosvenor House, the old building of Walthamstow Technical College, burnt down in 1945. During the 1950s additions to the building were added, while the secondary school part relocated to Billet Road becoming McEntee County Technical School. South West Essex Technical College and School of Art was renamed to Waltham Forest Technical College and School of Art in 1966 after it became part of the new London Borough of Waltham Forest in the county of Greater London. References External links [1] Waltham Forest College