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Badge Court

Badge Court is an estate in Worcestershire, England. Originally known as Batchcott, the home's most famous occupant was Helena Wintour, daughter of Gunpowder Plot conspirator Robert Wintour. The house was originally occupied by "an Earl of Shrewsbury". It is two stories tall, and is built of brick and wood with a tiled roof. The original design incorporated a moat, but this has now been filled in; other modern additions include a plaster front. The interior of the house features 16th-century carved oak panelling, extending from the entranceway through much of the house. The Wintour family coat of arms is still visible on the main hall ceiling and carved on an oak panel in the dining room. Other notable features include patterned tiles which ornament the fireplace in the master bedroom. Many of the tiles depict the coat of arms of the Wintours and various noble families. Among them is a tile with the name "Sir John Talbot", which likely refers to Helena Wintour's grandfather. Helena Wintour, a Catholic, sheltered priests and held Mass at Badge Court. She embroidered the Wintour Vestments for use by the priests during their tenure at Badge Court. One lot of these richly decorated garments is now held by Stonyhurst College; the other descended through the family and are in a private collection near Tewkesbury. They have been extensively studied by Dr. Sophie Holroyd References
Bagger Wood

Bagger Wood is a 67.56 acres (27.34 ha) woodland in the English county of South Yorkshire, near to the village of Hood Green, about 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Barnsley. The wood forms part of the South Yorkshire Forest and is within an Area of Great Landscape Value. It is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust. History Bagger Wood is an ancient woodland site, dating back to at least 1600. Traditionally a wood of broadleaved trees, a large number of conifers were planted at the site in the 1960s. In 2008, the Woodland Trust began a two-year programme of restoration work to encourage the native broadleaves, using a £10,000 grant from the Waste Recycling Group. Access and management The wood is currently owned by the Woodland Trust, which manages the wood in partnership with a local community group. As with all other Woodland Trust woodlands, Bagger Wood is open to the public, and the Trust estimates that it receives around 3000 visitors per year. There is a circular path through the wood for walkers, and also a forest track through the centre suitable for horse riders. The wood has its own car park. Flora and fauna The wood is a mixture of conifers and broadleaves, such as oak, beech and sycamore. The latter mostly date from the 1930s, while the conifers have been planted more recently. References
Baggrave Hall

Baggrave Hall is an 18th-century Grade II* listed country house in the parish of Hungarton, Leicestershire, England. It is a two and three-storey building in Palladian style, constructed in ashlar in the 1750s, with a Swithland slate hipped roof and brick-ridge chimney stacks. An extra wing in red brick can be dated to 1776. The current grounds cover 220 acres (89 ha). The hall was listed in 1951, but suffered serious damage from an owner in 1988–1990. History Before the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the site belonged to Leicester Abbey. It was then sold by the Crown to Francis Cave, whose grandson, Sir Alexander Cave, sold it on before 1625 to Edward Villiers, half-brother of the Duke of Buckingham. The hall belonged in the later 17th century to John Edwyn, whose grandson, also John, rebuilt it, but incorporated some parts of the 16th-century manor house. In 1770, his daughter Anna Edwyn married Andrew Burnaby, archdeacon of Leicester, and so ownership of the estate passed to the Burnaby family. Later owners included Edwyn Burnaby, high sheriff of Leicestershire, his son Edwyn Burnaby, and his grandson Algernon Edwyn Burnaby. Baggrave Hall was the childhood home of Louisa Burnaby, a great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth II. Soon after Algernon Burnaby's death in 1938, his son and heir Hugh Edwyn Burnaby sold the estate. It became the home of the Earle family, which sold it about 1975. The fabric of the building was severely damaged in 1988–1990 whilst in the ownership of an overseas company controlled by Asil Nadir, who had bought the estate for £3 million. Stonework was removed, walls were undermined, and interior walls, floors and ceilings ruined. The current owner has undertaken to rectify the damage as far as possible. The exterior of the house can be viewed close at hand from a public footpath that runs between South Croxton and Lowesby. Legend According to legend, the hall was named after an incident involving a maidservant. She is said to have let a beggar woman take refuge at the hall, but later noticed by the boots that this was a man in disguise. Fearing he was a robber, she murdered him and wrapped his body in a potato bag, in which he was buried. References
Baggrave Hall

Baggrave Hall est une maison de campagne classée Grade II * du XVIIIe siècle située dans la paroisse de Hungarton, dans le Leicestershire, en Angleterre. Il s'agit d'un bâtiment de deux et trois étages de style palladien, construit en pierre de taille dans les années 1750, avec un toit en croupe en ardoise du Swithland et des cheminées en faîtage en briques. Une aile supplémentaire en brique rouge peut être datée de 1776. Le terrain actuel couvre 220 acres (89 ha). La maison est classée en 1951, mais a subi de graves dommages de la part d'un propriétaire en 1988-1990. Histoire Avant la dissolution des monastères, le site appartient à l'abbaye de Leicester. Il est ensuite vendu par la Couronne à Francis Cave, dont le petit-fils, Alexander Cave, le revend avant 1625 à Edward Villiers, demi-frère du duc de Buckingham. La maison appartient à la fin du XVIIe siècle à John Edwyn, dont le petit-fils, également John, la reconstruit, mais incorpore certaines parties du manoir du XVIe siècle. En 1770, sa fille Anna Edwyn épouse Andrew Burnaby, archidiacre de Leicester, et ainsi la propriété du domaine passe à la famille Burnaby. Les propriétaires ultérieurs sont Edwyn Burnaby, haut shérif du Leicestershire, son fils Edwyn Burnaby et son petit-fils Algernon Edwyn Burnaby. Baggrave Hall est la maison d'enfance de Caroline Louisa Burnaby, une arrière-grand-mère de la reine Élisabeth II. Peu de temps après la mort d'Algernon Burnaby en 1938, son fils et héritier Hugh Edwyn Burnaby vend le domaine. Elle devient la maison de la famille Earle, qui la vend vers 1975. La structure du bâtiment est gravement endommagée en 1988-1990 alors qu'il appartient à une société étrangère contrôlée par Asil Nadir, qui a acheté le domaine pour 3 millions de livres sterling. La maçonnerie est enlevée, les murs sont sapés et les murs intérieurs, les sols et les plafonds sont détruits. Le propriétaire actuel s'est engagé à réparer les dégâts dans la mesure du possible . L'extérieur de la maison peut être vu à partir d'un sentier public qui relie South Croxton et Lowesby. Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Baggrave Hall » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Portail de l’Angleterre Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Bagley Wood

Bagley Wood is a wood in the parish of Kennington, in the Vale of White Horse district, between Oxford and Abingdon in Oxfordshire, England (in Berkshire until 1974). It is traversed from north to south by the A34 road, which was rerouted through the wood in 1972. History Bagley Wood is an ancient wood. Except for a few years in the 16th century it has had only two owners since 955. From 955 to 1538 it was owned by Abingdon Abbey, and since 1557 most of the wood has been owned by St John's College, Oxford. Bagley Wood was historically an extra-parochial area in the hundred of Hormer. In 1858 it was made a civil parish, although its population in the 1891 census was only 4. On 1 April 1900 the civil parish became part of the parish of Radley, and in 1936 it was transferred to Kennington when that parish was formed. The wood is open to permissive public access on maintained (‘Stone’ or ‘mown’) routes, via gated entrances. References in popular culture Bagley Wood is the subject of a poem by the Victorian poet Lionel Pigot Johnson. Bagley Wood features as a fictional murder scene in the 2012 pilot episode of the ITV detective series Endeavour. References
Baglioni Hotel

Baglioni Hotel London was a 5-star luxury hotel in London, England. It was located at Hyde Park Gate in the Kensington area of London in a Georgian-era building overlooking Hyde Park. It was owned by Baglioni Hotels, an Italian firm that also has hotels in Venice, Milan The Maldives and several other places. Interior The hotel contained Italian furnishings and had a fountain, stone floors and large gold vases. The hotel had 67 rooms, with 53 suites, including three executive suites and two presidential suites. The hotel was served by the Ristorante Brunello which specializes in Mediterranean food, particularly Italian cuisine, and uses fresh ingredients imported from Italy for authenticity. It had over 500 wines on offer, including a collection of Sassicaia wines. The restaurant was located on the ground floor, facing Kensington Gardens. Furnishings included comfortable grey and gold velvet armchairs, Murano glass candelabras and a large fireplace. The hotel also offered a VIP Maserati courtesy car service. Reception Baglioni Hotel London was recognized as one of The Leading Small Hotels of the World. In 2007, it was voted by the Conde Nast Traveller, Reader's Travel Awards as the "15th Best UK Business Hotel". The Ristorante Brunello had been awarded with a Michelin star. References External links Official website Archived 15 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine Photos of Hotel Baglioni on Twenga.co.uk
Baines School

Baines School is a secondary school in Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. It was founded through the will of James Baines in 1717 and is a former grammar school. It was one of three schools set up in Baines' will, the others being at Marton and Thornton. teaching around 100 pupils without charging fees. Baines will also provided payments to the poor of the area and apprenticeships. The current intake of the school is around 170 pupils each year, producing a total population of around 900 pupils. Notable former pupils Joe-Warren Plant, child actor, best known for his role of Jacob Gallagher in Emmerdale Michael P Barnett, chemist and computer scientist Arnold Beckett, pharmacist, and expert on doping in sport Daniel Whiston, professional ice skater Ian Stuart Donaldson, Neo-Nazi musician Barry Mason, songwriter Dave Durie, professional footballer Fred Pagnam, professional footballer Richard Gleeson, professional cricketer Clive Grunshaw, Police & Crime Commissioner, Lancashire References
Baitings Reservoir

Baitings Reservoir is a large water supply reservoir operated by Yorkshire Water close to Ripponden in the West Yorkshire Pennines, England. It lies in the valley of the River Ryburn, is the higher of two reservoirs built to supply Wakefield with water and was completed in 1956. The lower reservoir is Ryburn Reservoir. History Wakefield Corporation Waterworks started impounding the valley of the River Ryburn in the 1930s, with Ryburn Reservoir being completed in 1933. Construction on Baitings took place 20 years later with completion in 1956. Baitings is a place name that derives from the Old Norse of Beit (pasture) and Eng (meadow), Baitings Bridge, on an old road linking Yorkshire and Lancashire, was to be flooded under the reservoir so a concrete viaduct was built. During spells of very hot weather and drought conditions, the old road bridge is revealed. The dam head is a curved structure that is 1,540 feet (470 m) long and over 160 feet (50 m) high. The reservoir covers 59 acres (24 hectares) and has a catchment of 1,830 acres (742 hectares), and when it is full, it holds over 113,000,000 cubic feet (3,190,000 m3) of water. The dam took eight years to complete at a cost of £1.4 million, and is located at 840 feet (256 m) above sea level. A tunnel connects reservoirs in valleys to the north with Baitings to allow for the transfer of water. Manshead Tunnel is 8,000 feet (2,400 m) long and was opened in 1962. In 1989, the body of a man was found at the bottom of the reservoir during a period of dry weather, when the water was 40 feet (12 m) shallower than normal. He had been murdered and his body was weighted down with a pick axe. The crime was featured on Crimewatch and remains unsolved. References External links Images of the reservoir and surrounding area
Baker Street Mill, Orsett

Baker Street Mill is a grade II listed smock mill at Baker Street, Orsett, Essex, England which has been part adapted to residential use on its lower two floors only. History Baker Street Mill is said to have been built in 1765, although a date of 1762 is recorded in the mill. The earliest firm reference for the mill is 1796, this from a sale notice in 1808. It is likely that the mill was raised a storey between 1762 and 1814. The mill was working by wind until 1914. A steam mill was built near the mill towards the end of its working life, a new boiler being supplied in 1906. The mill gradually became more and more derelict, losing two sails in 1926 to a lightning strike. The windmill and steam mill were converted to residential accommodation in 1982. Description Baker Street Mill is a three-storey smock mill on a two-storey brick base, with a stage at first-floor level. The mill had four double patent sails, and the Kentish-style cap is winded by a fantail. Mill Baker Street Mill has an octagonal two-storey brick base, the walls of which are almost 3 feet (914 mm) thick at ground level. The base is 20 feet 4 inches (6.20 m) across the flats and 18 feet 6 inches (5.64 m) high, the brickwork at the top of the base is about 18 inches (457 mm) thick. The smock is 21 feet 8 inches (6.60 m) from sill to curb. The mill is 11 feet (3.35 m) diameter at the curb, the cant posts being about 10 inches (254 mm) square. The stage is at first-floor level, 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 m) above the ground. The cap is of Kentish style, with blisters for the brake wheel, with an overall height of some 8 feet (2.44 m), giving the mill an overall height of about 46 feet 6 inches (14.17 m). Winding is by an eight-bladed fantail, although originally the mill was winded by hand. Sails and windshaft Baker Street Mill has a cast-iron windshaft and four double patent sails. The windshaft was originally a wooden one. The last working sails were an odd pair, the outer pair having eight bays of four shutters and one bay of three, the inner pair having eleven bays of three shutters. Machinery The wooden brake wheel is of clasp arm construction, 8 feet (2.44 m) diameter. It has been converted from compass arm construction. The rim is of elm. The Wallower is wooden, as is the upright shaft. The compass arm great spur wheel is 7 feet (2.13 m) diameter, and has six arms. The mill originally worked two pairs of overdrift millstones, with a third pair being added later. Fantail Baker Street Mill was winded by an eight-bladed fantail, replacing the original hand winding by means of a Y wheel and chain, which was retained as a standby method of winding the mill. Millers James Woollings 1830–1839 William Woolings 1848–1886 Emma Woolings 1890–1894 Thomas Ridgewell 1898 Christopher Moore 1902 Arthur William Cocks 1908 William Scott 1910 H Lindsey 1912 List reference External links Windmill World webpage on Baker Street Mill References
Balcarras School

Balcarras School is an academy school for 11- to 18-year-olds, located in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Since September 2016, the school's headteacher has been Dominic Burke. The school was rated as "Outstanding" when last inspected by Ofsted in 2014. Balcarras School is the preferred sponsor for a new secondary school in Cheltenham, named The High School Leckhampton, which opened in 2022. In November 2020, Balcarras was named Sunday Times State School of the Decade. References External links OFSTED Report 2005 [1]
Balderhead Reservoir

Balderhead Reservoir is a reservoir in Baldersdale, County Durham, England. It is one of a chain of three reservoirs on the River Balder, a tributary of the River Tees, which it joins at Cotherstone, about 5 miles (8 km) to the east. Balderhead Reservoir was commissioned by the Tees Valley and Cleveland Water Board (TVCWB) to increase water supply to Teesdale and Teesside. History In 1956, an upsurge in the chemical industry on Teesside led ICI to negotiate increased water supply from the Tees Valley Water Board. The first site considered, Cow Green, was above Cauldron Snout and was in a sensitive habitat area, so Balderhead was built instead. The site was initially built as a direct supply route of water to Teesside, but later became a river-regulating reservoir, ensuring that water was available for the River Tees. Cow Green Reservoir was built later, though the approval process was protracted due to the loss of habitat for the Teesdale violet plant. Balderhead, which was originally in the North Riding of Yorkshire, was approved for recreational activities by the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union in the same year that it was opened, there being no objections on wildfowl grounds. Balderhead Reservoir was constructed upstream of two existing reservoirs, Blackton and Hury, and added 3,500 million imperial gallons (16,000,000 m3) to the storage capacity on the River Balder. Construction of the Balderhead dam began in 1961 and was finished in 1964, with the reservoir being filled during 1965. The dam, which was built of compacted boulder clay and shale, is 157 feet (48 m) high and 3,000 feet (910 m) long, and became, at completion, the highest earth dam constructed in the British Isles. When full, the reservoir can hold 507,914,900 cubic feet (14,382,549 m3) and has an overall perimeter length of 5 miles (8 km). The catchment upstream of the reservoir is a mixture of rough grazing land and moorland which covers 12 miles (20 km). The water quality is assessed as moderate for ecology and good for its chemical composition. Under the Water Act 1973, ownership of the TVCWB's reservoirs, which included the three Baldersdale reservoirs and two others — Selset and Grassholme — on the River Lune a short distance to the north, was transferred to the Northumbrian Water Authority (NWA). In 1989, NWA was privatised, and the reservoirs are now owned and operated by Northumbrian Water. All five reservoirs supply a water treatment works at Lartington, just south of Cotherstone. Recreationally, the reservoir is used by the Teesdale Sailing and Watersports Club for windsurfing, canoeing and kite surfing. See also List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom Notes References
Extra (service areas)

Extra MSA, often referred to as Extra is a company that operates multiple motorway service stations across England, mainly on primary routes. It is based at Beaconsfield services, previously being in the centre of Lincoln. It is legally registered as Extra MSA Property UK Ltd. Many of the brands at Extra locations including M&S Simply Food, Costa Coffee and Greggs are operated by Moto, the UK's largest service area operator and Extra's biggest competitor. Market position Extra is the fourth largest service station operator in the UK (by number of locations) behind Moto, Welcome Break and RoadChef. It came into operation after the government deregulated motorway services to encourage more competition and its first site opened in December 2000, at Cambridge. Outlets Service stations Extra developed its first three service stations at a cost of £60 million. The parent company was set up in 1992 by Stephen Spouge, who is now chairman. Its service stations are designed by Nash and Partners of West Sussex. As of April 2026, Extra operates eight service areas: Baldock - A1/A1(M) J10, via A507 Beaconsfield - M40 J2, via A355 Blackburn with Darwen - M65, J4 Cambridge - A14, J24 Cullompton - M5, J28 Peterborough - A1/A1(M) J17, via A605 Cobham - M25 between J9 & J10 Leeds Skelton Lake - M1, J45 Expansion Extra rapidly expanded its portfolio in the early 2020s with the addition of Leeds Skelton Lake (M1, J45) in 2020, proposals for Solihull Motorway Services (M42, J5) gaining planning permission in 2025 and the development of Warrington Services (M61, J11) starting in 2026. A motorway service area on the M25 at J16/17 was proposed in early 2019, and recommended for refusal in 2023; however, this was not formally recorded on the planning portal and in 2025 Extra revived plans to build the service station. Another plan for a motorway service area on the M1 at J25 was withdrawn by Extra in 2020, following significant campaigning from local environmental groups. Facilities Extra service stations offer a large variety of facilities including fast casual food options such as Burger King and McDonald's, alongside more traditional restaurants including JD Wetherspoon and Nando's and coffee chains including Costa and Starbucks. Also available are retail outlets including WHSmith, M&S Simply Food and a number of hotel chains including Travelodge and Days Inn. See also Rest area Moto Welcome Break RoadChef References Further reading "Packer Jnr in £400m move to add to his menu of motorway services". Independent. April 2008. "Stephen Spouge and family". business.timesonline.co.uk. Times. April 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. "Shell takes control of Swayfields sites". Forecourt Trader. September 2007. External links Extra (Official Website)