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Seatown

Seatown is a coastal hamlet in Dorset, England, on the English Channel approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west-southwest of Bridport. It lies within the civil parish of Chideock. The coast at Seatown is part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site. The surrounding area is also designated part of the Dorset National Landscape. Golden Cap, the highest point on the south coast of England, lies 1 mile (1.6 km) to the west. Seatown comprises a small number of houses, a holiday park, some holiday cottages and a pub. The small River Winniford or Wynreford runs into the sea here. Seatown beach is popular with fossil collectors, with rock of Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous. The beach is privately owned; access to it is free, but there is a charge for car parking. 'Furmity'—a mix of wheat, dried fruit and sugar, often with added spirits—was one of the products sold at a Whit Monday Fair which used to be held in Seatown. The current Anchor Inn and the neighbouring cottages are rebuildings of their earlier equivalents which had been destroyed in the Great Storm of 1824. Notable residents Hugh Stoker, fisherman and author References External links Seatown (Dorset) Fossils Discovering Fossils. Dorset Beaches: West Dorset: Seatown Archived 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Dorset Beaches. Newsquest Media Group.
Seatown

Seatown est un hameau côtier du comté du Dorset, dans le sud de l'Angleterre. Situé à 4,8 kilomètres de Bridport, il se trouve au bord de la Manche. Seatown est rattaché à la paroisse civile de Chideock, incorporée dans le district du West Dorset. Le littoral de Seatown fait partie de la Côte jurassique, qui s'étend sur 154 kilomètres dans les comtés de Dorset et du Devon. Les environs sont classés « espace de remarquable beauté naturelle ». Le Golden Cap (en), plus haut point de la côte sud de l'Angleterre (191 m), se trouve à 1,6 kilomètre à l'ouest de Seatown. Seatown comprend quelques habitations, un parc de vacances, des petites maisons de vacances ainsi qu'un pub appelé The Anchor (« L'Ancre »). La rivière Winniford (ou Wynreford) se jette dans la mer au niveau de Seatown. La plage de Seatown est riche en fossiles et en pierres datant de la fin du Jurassique et du début du Crétacé. Des ammonites et des bélemnites fossilisées peuvent y être trouvées du fait de l'érosion côtière continue de l'argile constituant les falaises. La plage est privée ; l'accès y est gratuit, mais le parking est payant. La frumentie (un mélange de blé, de fruits séchés et de sucre, souvent complété de spiritueux) était l'un des produits vendus à la fête foraine du lundi de Pentecôte qui se déroulait autrefois à Seatown. Dans le roman Le Maire de Casterbridge (1886) de Thomas Hardy, le personnage Michael Henchard vend sa femme après avoir consommé de la frumentie. Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Seatown » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes Seatown (Dorset) Fossils, Discovering Fossils. Dorset Beaches: West Dorset: Seatown, Dorset Beaches, Newsquest Media Group. Portail de l’Angleterre
Seckford Hall

Seckford Hall is a Tudor period house in Seckford Hall Road, Great Bealings, near Woodbridge, Suffolk. The hall is now a hotel. The hall was constructed in the 1530s as the family home of Thomas Seckford. It is built of local brick in two storeys to an E-shaped plan with a 9-bay frontage. The hall passed down in the Seckford family until 1673, when it was bequeathed to Seckford Cage, after which it passed through several hands by purchase. A wartime stay after leaving school in 1915 inspired a teenage Enid Blyton. In May 1940 Sir Ralph Harwood purchased the neglected building from a demolition contractor, but it was soon afterwards commandeered by the Army for the duration of the Second World War. The property was returned after the war and early in 1946 Sir Ralph began to restore and modernise the property using materials rescued from other stately homes and churches. In 1950 the property was acquired by the Bunn family and converted to a hotel. The hotel is said to contain furniture that was once used in Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, including the chair that King Henry VII is said to have died on. The hotel again changed hands in September 2012. References External links Seckford Hall website Seckford Hall, Images of England Map sources for Seckford Hall
Sedbergh School Chapel

Sedbergh School Chapel is located to the southeast of Sedbergh School, Sedbergh, Cumbria, England. It is considered to be of architectural importance and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. History In 1890 a temporary wooden chapel was built to replace an earlier chapel serving the school, but this was badly damaged by wind in 1893. The Lancaster architects Austin and Paley were commissioned to design a new chapel. This was built in 1895–97 at a cost of £7,827 (equivalent to £880,000 as of 2025). Architecture The chapel is constructed in yellow sandstone with stone slate roofs. Its architectural style is Perpendicular. The church has a cruciform plan, with a nave and chancel under one roof, north and south transepts, and a north porch. There are north and south aisles, which are narrow and low, forming passages down the side of the church, and creating a tall clerestory. At the crossing is a large octagonal flèche. In the chancel are a sedilia, a piscina, and a carved reredos. The windows contain stained glass by Kempe. The two-manual pipe organ was made by Nigel Church, and was previously in St Mary Magdalene's Church, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, and was installed in the chapel in 1994 by David Wells of Liverpool. It replaced a three-manual organ made in 1897 by Norman Brothers and Beard, which had been rebuilt in about 1954 by Wilkinson and Son of Kendal. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Westmorland and Furness Listed buildings in Sedbergh List of ecclesiastical works by Austin and Paley (1895–1916) References Notes Citations External links Photographs from Visit cumbria
Sedgemoor services

Sedgemoor services is a motorway service station on the M5 motorway near the village of Rooks Bridge in Somerset, England. The location of the services can be identified from a long distance because of their proximity to Brent Knoll, an isolated hill on the Somerset Levels. The northbound station is operated by Welcome Break, and the southbound station is operated by Roadchef. The northbound station is one of fourteen service stations for which large murals were commissioned from artist David Fisher in the 1990s, designed to reflect the local area and history. History The sites opened in 1970 as Brent Knoll Rest Area by the Department for Transport; however, after high rates of crime, the services were transferred to Welcome Break and Roadchef. They were upgraded to Motorway Service Area status in 1987 after two service buildings were added. Construction Construction for the RoadChef side started on Friday 6 December 1985. Sedgemoor District Council had given planning permission for the site in the same week. It would cost £15m on 20 acres on the southbound side. It opened in early May 1986. The northbound side opened in April 1987. References External links Official website – Sedgemoor northbound Official website – Sedgemoor southbound
Sefton Park

Sefton Park är en park i Storbritannien. Den ligger i riksdelen England, i den centrala delen av landet, 280 km nordväst om huvudstaden London. Sefton Park ligger 36 meter över havet. Terrängen runt Sefton Park är platt. En vik av havet är nära Sefton Park söderut. Närmaste större samhälle är Liverpool, 4,2 km nordväst om Sefton Park. Runt Sefton Park är det i huvudsak tätbebyggt. Kommentarer Källor Externa länkar Wikimedia Commons har media som rör Sefton Park.
Selby High School

Selby High School is a co-educational secondary school in North Yorkshire, England. Its main catchment area is the town of Selby and villages from the Selby District, including Thorpe Willoughby, Hambleton, Monk Fryston, Cawood and Wistow. History Selby High School links back to Selby Grammar School, founded in 1908 as an all-girls school as Selby High School. In 1967 this changed to the Selby Grammar School grammar school and became coeducational, and in 1979, a mixed comprehensive school. The comprehensive was renamed Selby High School. Buildings In 2003 Selby High School began fundraising towards securing specialist school status – the school was awarded specialist status in Performing and Visual Arts in 2005. Following this the school built a dance studio, a 325-seat theatre stand and an all-weather pitch. In September 2010 the school was awarded specialist status in Science. The school maintains these specialisms in the present day. In January 2013 the school added an ICT suite with new computers. In 2017 it added the Eckersley Centre, named after the previous headmaster, Paul Eckersley. Notable former pupils Nigel Adams – former MP for Selby and Ainsty (attended the school 1978–84) Gareth Ellis – rugby league England international who currently plays for Hull F.C. Gerard Jones – professional football coach and entrepreneur (attended the school 2000-05) Matthew Warchus – theatre and film director (attended the school 1978–84) Selby Grammar School Dianne Bevan (nee Roe), Chief Operating Officer from 2007–12 of the National Assembly for Wales Sir John Townsley, educator (attended the school 1976–1982) Selby Girls' High School Prof Judy Armitage FRS, Professor of Biochemistry since 1996 at the University of Oxford (Merton College) Former teachers Mollie Blake, Headmistress from 1975–83 of Manchester High School for Girls (head teacher of the girls' high school from 1960–68, and the grammar school from 1968–75) and the first President of the Secondary Heads Association in 1978 Joan Firth CB, Chair of Bradford Health Authority from 1998–2000 (Head of Science from 1960–62 at the girls' high school) Brian Sherratt, head of Religious Studies at the grammar school from 1967–70 References External links "Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science", Ofsted reports 2001–13
Selly Oak Library

Selly Oak Library is a Carnegie library in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England. It is Grade II listed. This building closed to the public in April 2017. Library provision was moved to Touchbase Pears on Bristol Road. History It was announced in June 1902 that Andrew Carnegie had promised to contribute £3,000 towards a free library and reading-room in Selly Oak, following an appeal from Mr E. A. Oliveri. Selly Oak Library was erected to designs by the architect John P Osborne. The contractor was George Webb, and the foundation stone was laid on 1 August 1905. The foundation stone reveals that the building was funded by Andrew Carnegie and that the site was given by local business man Thomas Gibbins, who owned the Birmingham Battery and Metal Company. The library cost £3,000 (equivalent to £315,382 in 2025), and was officially opened by Thomas Gibbins on 23 June 1906. The library reading room was to the south-west of the entrance with an issue desk, stacks and reading slopes for newspapers. Some of the original glazed screens survive in situ. See also List of libraries in Birmingham, West Midlands References Media related to Selly Oak Library at Wikimedia Commons
Selly Oak Pumping Station

Selly Oak Pumping Station was a water pumping station operating in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England, from 1878 until the 1920s. History It was built by the Birmingham Corporation Water Department in 1878 to house a Boulton and Watt steam engine pumping water for domestic use from a borehole underneath the building. The building is in the Gothic style and was designed by Martin & Chamberlain. It appears as a French Gothic Royal Chapel. The building became unnecessary with the opening of the Elan aqueduct, and it was converted into an electricity sub-station. It is Grade II listed. References
Birch Selsdon Hotel

Birch Selsdon was a luxury hotel located in Selsdon, London, England. It was housed in a country house. History Selsdon Park passed through several private owners until 1924 when Allan Doble Sanderson bought the house and the accompanying 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land for £13,000. In 1924 the Victorian country residence was converted into a 24-bedroom hotel which opened in 1925, and the first lift (elevator) was installed. Between 1927 and 1930, the East Wing was built and in 1935 the West Wing was added. At the same time, the whole of the building was covered in brick to give a Neo-Jacobean appearance. In 1929, the golf course was added. It was designed by J. H. Taylor, five-time British Open champion. In 1960, Basil Sanderson took over the running of the hotel from his parents, whereupon he employed a young and up and coming hotel manager called John Aust. John Aust was instrumental in turning the hotel into one of the best hotels in the country. Improvements and additional rooms were added to the hotel, and in 1985 the leisure complex was completed at a cost of £1.5 million. The latest addition to the building, the Cambridge Wing, was finished in 1988 and has 25 bedrooms and a conference suite. On 13 March 1997, Principal Hotel Company purchased the De Vere Selsdon Estate and commenced with a £2.5 million refurbishment, including a new reception area, additional conference and banquet facilities and a business centre. Furthermore in 2020 the hotel undertook a further £1 million refurbishment to complete the hotel bedrooms and further meeting rooms to complete the multi-million pound refurbishment, having all of the hotel refurbishment between 2018 – 2020 including all public areas, meeting rooms and all 150 bedrooms. In 2023, the hotel was completely renovated again and reopened as Birch Selsdon, a combination luxury hotel and private club. In late 2023, the Hotel closed permanently. The hotel has a minor role in British political history as it was the venue for a meeting of the Conservative Party Shadow Cabinet before the 1970 parliamentary elections. At that meeting the party agreed on an election manifesto that was notably more ideologically free market than at any previous election after World War II. It gave rise to the expression 'Selsdon Man'. The Conservative Party under Heath won the election, however, Heath failed to follow his election promises, eventually leading to his replacement by Margaret Thatcher. Facilities The Selsdon Estate possesses 205 acres (0.83 km2) of parkland. It has 26 conference rooms and a leisure centre including indoor swimming pool. Dining facilities include the Cedar restaurant, Phoenix grill and bar, and a terrace. The grounds include an 18-hole golf course, two grass tennis courts, two all-weather tennis courts, a jogging trail, a boules pitch, a croquet lawn, and a putting green. See also Selsdon Group References External links Birch Selsdon official website
All Saints Church, Selsley

All Saints Church is the parish church for Selsley in Gloucestershire. Background It is a celebrated early work by the important church architect G F Bodley, incorporating notable stained glass by William Morris and his company Morris & Co. Bodley was given the commission by Samuel Marling, patriarch of the mill-owning family, who lived in the adjacent Stanley Park House. The church has a distinctive 'saddleback' tower, derived from French Gothic architecture, which was a significant influence on Bodley's early style. Construction took place in 1861–62. Local labour and contractors were used: Harrison of King's Stanley were the main contractors; stone carvings were undertaken by Joshua Wall; woodwork by William English and ironwork by T.J. Chew. Another source of inspiration for the tower can be found in the parish church of Marling, South Tyrol near the spa city Meran, where Samuel Marling stayed in the 1860s. Bodley designed the pews and choir-stalls using poppy-heads and fleur de lys as key motifs, and the font, the inlaid marble pulpit, communion rails and door iron work all show the attention to design that Bodley paid to all aspects of the church. Equally spectacular is the stained glass. Bodley was a friend of William Morris and at Selsley he gave Morris & Co their first commission for ecclesiastical stained glass. Philip Webb provided the scheme for the whole church and the detail of the Creation window at the west end. Edward Burne-Jones, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown and Campfield were all involved. The church is rated with 3 stars in Simon Jenkins' England's Thousand Best Churches. Organ The church has a pipe organ by Nicholson dating from 1862. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. Churchyard The churchyard contains war graves of a soldier of World War I and another of World War II. References External links Official website A History of Selsley Church OS Bench Mark on near corner (106 Metres ASL)
Semington Aqueduct

Semington Aqueduct (grid reference ST896609) is an aqueduct at Semington, Wiltshire, England, UK. It carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the Semington Brook. History The Kennet and Avon Canal was the realisation of a plan to link the River Avon to the River Thames and hence Bristol to London, which had first been suggested in the late 1500s, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The canal was surveyed by John Rennie and following a change of route, which resulted in the canal passing through Devizes and hence Semington, rather than Marlborough and Calne, an Act of Parliament was obtained in 1794 to authorise the plan and work began. The eastern section opened first, with the line from Newbury and the River Kennet to Hungerford opening in 1798, and from there to Great Bedwyn opening the following year. The western section through Semington was partially complete by this time, and was finished by 1804, but there were two gaps to be filled. These were the locks at Bath which connected the canal to the River Avon, and those at Devizes, which overcame a difference in level of 237 feet (72 m), both of which were completed in 1810, enabling the canal to open throughout on 28 December. Rennie's route passed to the north of Seend. To the west of the village, the Semington Brook flows northwards and then turns to the west, to join the Avon at Whaddon. The canal sweeps to the south to join the valley, and runs along its north bank to reach Semington. For the canal to head towards Trowbridge, a smaller bend was needed to cross the valley, with an aqueduct to carry it over the brook. The contract for the construction of the aqueduct was won by James McIlquham and James Porteous. Both had worked together on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and Porteus had been asked by Rennie to quote for the aqueduct over the River Lune on the Lancaster Canal, but had failed to secure the contract. The contract for the Semington aqueduct also included construction of the aqueduct at Avoncliff, to the west of Bradford-on-Avon, and both were completed successfully, as the two men went on to win the contract for the Dundas Aqueduct at Limpley Stoke. Design The aqueduct consists of a single stilted segmental arch, mainly constructed of limestone ashlar masonry, although some repairs have been made with engineering bricks. On both sides of the structure there is a rectangular moulded panel, but no evidence that it ever carried an inscription. It has been a grade II listed structure since 1988. See also List of canal aqueducts in the United Kingdom New Semington Aqueduct Semington Locks References Notes Bibliography
Sence Valley Forest Park

Sence Valley Forest Park is located between Ibstock and Heather in North West Leicestershire, and within the National Forest, England. It is situated on the site of a former open cast mine where, between 1982 and 1996, eight million tonnes of coal were extracted by opencast mining. The 60-hectare site has since been transformed by tree planting and the creation of lakes and is now managed by Forestry England. The River Sence flows through the park. A series of paths provide access to a picnic area and the various fishing opportunities. There are also toilets and parking facilities for both the able bodied and the disabled. The park is also home to Sence Valley Forest Park parkrun, a free timed 5km running and walking event held every Saturday at 9 am. References External links "Sence Valley Forest Park". leics.gov.uk. Leics.
Seneschal's House, Halton

The Seneschal's House stands at the corner of Halton Brow and Main Street in Runcorn, Liverpool City Region. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. The house is dated 1598, which makes it the oldest standing building in the Liverpool City Region. It was latterly a farmhouse although was originally built by the judge John King, called to the bar in London in the late 16th century and was originally known as "John King's New House"; the occupation of the original owner of the house, led to a later owner, Geoffrey Barraclough, Professor of History at Liverpool University in the mid 20th century coining the current name of the house. The house was, in fact, inhabited originally by a seneschal, that is the original owner, John King. The house is built with sandstone and it has a stone slate roof with a sandstone ridge. It is two storeys with an attic roof. At the front are three projections rising to the full height of the house. The central projection contains a porch; the others have bay windows with mullions. Each projection is surmounted by a gable and there are gables at each end of the house. The gables have corbels and moulded copings with finials at their summits. See also Grade I and II* listed buildings in Halton (borough) Listed buildings in Runcorn (urban area) References Further reading