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Кінгс-кросс (станція)

Кінгс-кросс (англ. King's Cross) — тупикова станція Лондонського залізничного вузла у північно-східній частині Лондона — Кемдені, поруч зі станцією Сент-Панкрас, (лондонський термінал для потягів Eurostar що прямують до континентальної Європи). Під обома залізничними станціями розташована станція метро Кінгс-кросс-Сент-Панкрас Лондонського метро ; разом вони утворюють один з найбільших транспортних вузлів країни. Станція відноситься до 1-ї тарифної зони. В 2017 році станція обслугувала 33.905 млн пасажирів Вокзал Вокзал Кінгс-Крос будувався до відкриття першої всесвітньої виставки за проектом Джона Тернбулла і Льюїса Кабітта. Будівля вокзалу була відкрито в 1852 році. В плані має форму витягнутого прямокутника, головний фасад — південний, розташований по короткій стороні, є 2 паралельні склепіннями (під кожним з яких розташовані залізничні колії), що примикають до головного фасаду. Характерною рисою архітектури будівель нового типу була відсутність декору, тільки несучі конструкції. У будівництві використовувалися новітні матеріали: склепіння виконані зі скла і металу, а при будівництві фасаду був використаний залізобетон. Пересадки На автобуси маршрутів: №10 , 30 , 59 , 73 , 91 , 205 , 390, 476, обслуговують станцію Пересадки на метростанцію Кінгс-кросс-Сент-Панкрас, у кроковій досяжності знаходяться станції Сент-Панкрас та Юстон Послуги Станція є кінцевою точкою залізничних ліній з північного сходу Англії та сходу Шотландії. Звідси потяги прямують до Кембріджу, Йорку, Дарему, Ньюкаслу та Единбургу. З часу приватизації британської залізничної мережі, потяги наступних залізничних компаній працюють від Кінгс-Крос: East Coast: міжміське сполучення залізницею East Coast Main Line First Capital Connect: експрес-поїзди до Кембриджу та Кінгс-Лінн та приміські послуги до Північного Лондона, Гертфордшира, Бедфордшира та Пітерборо Hull Trains: потяги курсують до Кінгстон-апон-Галл Grand Central Railway: експрес-поїзди до Сандерленду через Йорк та Гартлпул Станція в культурі Згідно з легендою, вокзал Кінгс-Крос був побудований на місці останньої битви легендарної королеви кельтів Боудіки, або ж, за іншою версією, її тіло поховано під однією з платформ вокзалу. У серії романів Дж. К. Роулінг «Гаррі Поттер» стверджується, що між платформами 9 і 10 є чарівна платформа 9 ¾, до якої курсує потяг для проїзду в Гоґвортс. При цьому 9-а і 10-я платформа відділені не колонами, а двома коліями. Примітки Посилання Reiseinformationen [Архівовано 10 червня 2011 у Wayback Machine.] Network Rail Abfahrtszeiten [Архівовано 20 квітня 2013 у Archive.is] und Reiseinformationen von National Rail
Nutscale Reservoir

Nutscale Reservoir is a reservoir located in Exmoor in north west Somerset, England. It was intended to supply the town of Minehead and nearby Porlock and Porlock Weir. The reservoir is part of the River Horner catchment area and is fed by Nutscale Water . The reservoir is no longer used for public drinking water supply. The reservoir was built in 1942. A mass concrete gravity arch dam, 90m along the crest and 14m high impounds 36,000,000 imperial gallons (160,000,000 L; 43,000,000 US gal). This was intended to relieve summer droughts in Minehead. High levels of geosmin were recorded in 2008. To manage the effects of this on tap water systems were developed to remove this reservoir from the drinking water supply when necessary and flush the pipe carrying the water. The site is operated by Wessex Water whose drought plan suggests that six months would be required to bring Nutscale back into supply operations in a severe drought. The fishing rights to the reservoir are owned by the National Trust, as part of its Holnicote Estate, and leased out privately. References
Truss's Island

Truss's Island is a small island in the River Thames in England, between Staines-upon-Thames and Laleham. The uninhabited island is publicly accessible across two footbridges from the right (western) bank of the Thames and is landscaped with grass, trees and shrubs. The island is named after Charles Truss, who improved the navigation of this section of the Thames while working for the City of London in the late 18th century. He is an ancestor of former British prime minister Liz Truss, who was the shortest-serving prime minister in British history. See also Islands in the River Thames References
The Alexandra, New Barnet

The Alexandra was a pub at 133 East Barnet Road, New Barnet, London, dating from the mid nineteenth century. It was on the corner with Victoria Road. The pub was demolished in 2015 and replaced with housing. History The pub was formerly known as the Alexandra Tavern and appears in newspapers under that name as early as 1869. It was probably built during the development of the area after the opening of nearby New Barnet railway station in 1850. In October 1871, the landlord changed from Mr Hocking to Walter Capon. In February 1881, the landlord, Mr Decamps, was burned when, having detected a strong smell of gas, he went searching for the source of the leak with a lighted candle. His daughter Miss Decamps was "slightly scorched". In 1905, the pub was run by the Barnet Brewery. In 1953 the pub was taken by Desmond and Thelma Blackall who run it until the mid ‘80's, whilst it was owned by Charrington brewery. Closure The Alexandra closed in 2013. In 2014, the Save New Barnet Campaign reported that the site owner, Optic Realm, had applied to demolish the pub and replace it with 15 apartments. The pub was demolished in October or November 2015. The 15 flats were completed in February 2017. References External links "The Alexandra, Barnet - another lost pub". closedpubs.co.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
Audley House, London

Audley House is a grade II listed block of flats at 9–12 Margaret Street on the corner with Great Titchfield Street in the City of Westminster, England. Audley House was built in 1907 by J. W. Simpson and M. Ayrton. It is in red brick with stone dressings and a slate roof. It was built as bachelor flats, with five storeys, a basement, and attics. The property is moments away from the international retail thoroughfare of Oxford Street & Regent Street and a short walk away from Regent's Park. References
Audley House

Audley House est un bâtiment classé de grade II de 1907 situé à Londres. Situation et accès Ce bâtiment est situé au coin de Margaret Street et Great Titchfield Street dans la cité de Westminster . Le quartier est desservi par les lignes Bakerloo Central Victoria à la station Oxford Circus. Il est à noter qu'il existe une autre Audley House, dans le quartier de Mayfair, aux nos 57-58, South Audley Street. Notes et références Portail de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme Portail de Londres Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Belmont, Lyme Regis

Belmont is a Grade II* listed country house near Lyme Regis, South West England. In the early nineteenth century it was owned by the businesswoman Eleanor Coade, famed for supplying the artificial stone known as Coade stone. The picture of Belmont below shows the pediment and front of the house adorned by numerous Coade stone mouldings. More recently the house was occupied for many years by the English novelist John Fowles, and is now owned by the Landmark Trust. References External links Belmont - Landmark Trust
Bristol Homeopathic Hospital

Bristol Homeopathic Hospital was a hospital in the city of Bristol in southwest England, specialising in homeopathic treatments. The Hampton House building, designed by George Oatley, is a Grade II listed building. Hampton House is now being used as the student health service for Bristol University, offering a range of services to the students of the university. History The hospital was founded as a dispensary in 1832 and became a hospital in 1852. From 1925, the hospital was based in its own building, Hampton House, in the Cotham area of Bristol. It joined the National Health Service in 1948. On 7 January 2013, the hospital moved operations from Cotham to the South Bristol Community Hospital. In-patient services had been provided at Hampton House until 1986, when they were moved to the Bristol Eye Hospital, with out-patients continuing at Hampton House. Homeopathic services ceased at the hospital in October 2015, partly in response to a 10:23 Campaign, which opposed the public funding of homeopathy, led by the Good Thinking Society and public figures such as Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst. University Hospitals Bristol confirmed to the clinical commissioning group (CCG) that it would cease to offer homeopathic therapies from October 2015, at which point homeopathic therapies would no longer be included in the contract. Homeopathic services in the Bristol area were relocated to the Portland Centre for Integrative Medicine, described as "a new independent social enterprise." In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, Bristol CCG revealed in 2015 that "there are currently no (NHS) contracts for homeopathy in place with the Portland Centre." The grounds of the old hospital are now used by Bristol University, housing its health service, counseling service and disabilities service, as well as its department of philosophy and multi-faith chaplaincy. References
Canvey Wick

Canvey Wick is a 93.2-hectare (230-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest at the south-west corner of Canvey Island in Essex. It is owned by The Land Trust and 18.5 hectares (46 acres) is managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Buglife as a nature reserve, who are working to bring more of the area under management and to improve public access. Description Canvey Wick is in the southwest corner of Canvey Island, it is an open area situated between Holehaven Creek to the south and the grazing marshes of West Canvey Marsh to the north. It used to be an area of grazing marsh like nearby West Canvey but for many years it was used to dump dredging waste on and this raised the land by smothering the old meadows in a mixture of sand, gravel, chalk and shells. The site was earmarked for the construction of an oil refinery for Occidental Petroleum, but the oil price crisis of 1973 meant that the refinery never opened. The entrance to the reserve is on Northwick Road. As a result of the poor quality soil created by the dredging waste and the variable ground water conditions, a complex mix of habitat types had developed and continues to develop. The main habitat is dry grassland while there are significant areas of wetland too and these give home to a nationally significant community of invertebrates, mainly species of herb-rich grassland, bare ground, open grassland, scrubby edges and brackish wetlands. The site has been described as "a brownfield rainforest" by former Natural England officer Chris Gibson. Wildlife Over 1,300 species of invertebrate have been recorded at Canvey Wick, these include no less than 30 species which are on the UK's red list of endangered species. Examples of nationally important insects found in the area include the Canvey Island ground beetle (Scybalicus oblongiculus), the five-banded weevil hunting wasp (Cercersis quinquefascinata), the shrill carder bee (Bombus sylvarum), the brown-banded carder bee (Bombus humilis) and the scarce emerald damselfly (Lestes dryas). Other insects recorded here include the hairy-legged mining bee or pantaloon bee (Dasypoda hirtipes), the silver y moth (Autographa gamma), marbled white (Melanargia galathea and the wall brown (Lasiommata megera). The birdlife on site includes green woodpecker, European stonechat, Western yellow wagtail and Eurasian reed warbler. The site is also important for orchids and surveys have found 1,700 common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), 500 pyramidal orchids (Anacamptis pyramidalis) and 25 of the much less common bee orchid (Ophrys apifera). Developments In 2016 the supermarket company Morrisons transferred 130 hectares (320 acres) of land to The Land Trust, and established an endowment fund to fund its management. This new area connected the existing reserves of Canvey Wick with neighbouring nature reserves such as the RSPB reserve at West Canvey Marshes. In 2018 a sculpture of a dragonfly created from recycled materials was unveiled at the site. References
Chelsea Potter

The Chelsea Potter is a pub at 119 King's Road, Chelsea, London. History It was built in 1842, sited on the corner of Kings Road and Radnor Walk and originally called the Commercial Tavern it was renamed in 1958 in honour of the Chelsea Pottery located at 13 to 15 Radnor Walk and founded by David Rawnsley in 1952. The Chelsea Pottery was subsequently run for 40 years by Brian Hubbard For many years the pub sign showed a potter 'throwing a pot' on a wheel, one of the main techniques used at the Chelsea Pottery in producing its wares. The assertion that the Chelsea Potter was named after William de Morgan was first seen in a Taylor Walker website in 2015, possibly in ignorance of the recent existence of the Chelsea Pottery just 50 Yards from the pub's site. It is not clear why the Commercial Tavern would in 1958 be renamed after a pottery further away from the pub site than the Chelsea Pottery. The Commercial Tavern had never previously been named after William de Morgan's pottery which had closed in 1907. British History Online notes that "the Chelsea Potter became famous in the 1960s and 70s", and regular customers included Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones. The track "Flying Junk", on the album The Original Soundtrack by British band 10cc, contains the line "He pushed his load down the Kings Road to the Chelsea Potter". References
Church of Christ the Cornerstone

Church of Christ the Cornerstone is an ecumenical church in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. It was completed in 1991 and has the Church of England, the Baptist Union, the Methodist Church, the Roman Catholic Church and the United Reformed Church working together to share the space. It is situated in Central Milton Keynes on Saxon Gate, between Midsummer and Silbury boulevards, with the Fred Roche Memorial Gardens behind it. It was the first ecumenical metro centre church in the United Kingdom. History Foundation In late September 1979, a local ecumenical partnership was created. It commenced with a service of dedication in Middleton Hall in Central Milton Keynes Shopping Centre. On 6 April 1980, the present congregation met at a site called Centrecom on North Row. At Easter 1981, they moved next door to Milton Keynes Central Library. Construction On 31 May 1990, The Baron Campbell of Eskan, the first Chairperson of Milton Keynes Development Corporation, broke ground on the site. Iain Smith, of Planning Design Development in Milton Keynes, designed the church. The Church Square, around the site was built by Beazer Developments and the church building was constructed by Marriotts of Rushden. On 20 December 1991, construction was completed at the church was handed over, and the congregations moved into it on 12 January 1992. On 29 March 1991, the cross was placed on top of the church. It was designed by Alan Evans, an artist from Stroud in Gloucestershire. To the top of the lantern, the church is 101 feet high and the cross adds another 18 feet to the height. On 13 March 1992, the church was dedicated by Queen Elizabeth II in a service where the music was composed by Jonathan Dove. Organ The organ is by J. W. Walker & Sons Ltd. It was built in 1965 for the former Royal College of Organists in Kensington, which the College vacated in 1991, following which it was installed in the church. Chapel The chapel is open seven days a week from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and the café is open from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Friday. On the weekend, in the church, there are services on Saturday at 5.30 pm for the Catholic Vigil Mass and on Sunday at 10.00 am for the morning service and 6.00 pm for the evening service. During the week there is a Daily Prayer at 9.30am Monday to Friday and Catholic Mass on Mondays at 12.30 pm. See also Central Milton Keynes References External links Church of Christ the Cornerstone site
Elstree Studios

Die Elstree Studios in Borehamwood (Hertfordshire) sind ein britisches Film- und Fernsehproduktionsunternehmen, das von den Elstree Film Studios Limited betrieben wird. Geschichte Die Studios liegen unweit der nördlichen Stadtgrenze Londons in Nachbarschaft zum Londoner Stadtteil Edgware. Sie sind eine von mehreren Produktionsstätten, die historisch als Elstree Studios bezeichnet wurden, und die sämtlich in den beiden nördlichen Nachbarstädten Londons, nämlich Borehamwood und Elstree, oder in deren Nähe lagen. In dieser Gegend befinden sich seit Beginn der Filmproduktion im Jahr 1914 diverse Studios. Die Elstree Studios an der Shenley Road in Borehamwood wurden dort im Jahr 1925 eröffnet. Sie sind neben dem benachbarten BBC Elstree Centre an der Eldon Avenue der einzige hier noch genutzte Standort. Bekannt sind die Studios als Geburtsort von Filmklassikern wie Krieg der Sterne (englischer Originaltitel: Star Wars), Indiana Jones, Superman, Shining und Die Reise ins Labyrinth, um nur einige zu nennen. In letzter Zeit wurden dort The Danish Girl, Suffragette, The King’s Speech, Sherlock Holmes, World War Z, The World’s End und Paddington produziert. Die Elstree Studios wurden und werden darüber hinaus für Film- und Fernsehproduktionen aller Art genutzt. Ein Beispiel aus den 1960ern ist die Krimiserie Simon Templar, mit Roger Moore in der Hauptrolle. Ferner werden hier zahlreiche Shows des britischen Fernsehens produziert. Weblinks Einzelnachweise
Whitacre Pumping Station

The Whitacre Pumping Station, near Shustoke, Warwickshire, is a Victorian Civic Gospel pumping house built in circa 1872. Along with the construction of Shustoke Reservoir, it was originally designed to pump six million gallons of fresh water per day to nearby Birmingham. It started operating in 1883, but was shortly thereafter in 1904 put into standby as the Elan Valley reservoirs and aqueduct scheme started to supply Birmingham with its freshwater needs. It instead was latterly used in 1908 to supply water to Coventry, and now Nuneaton, Atherstone, and Bedworth. The water supply emanates from the nearby river Bourne and the river Blythe. The pumping station building was listed grade II* in March 1982 as a notable example of civic gospel. The listing also covers a Victorian filter house, water well, and Superintendent's house. In 2018 the unused building was placed on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register due to its poor condition and prioritised as in immediate risk of further rapid deterioration. The pumping station and reservoir originally belonged to the Water Department of the City of Birmingham, but now they are the responsibility of Severn Trent Water. The reservoir is a popular leisure site for sailing and walking. Apart from the two clocks, the original pumping machinery and ancillaries have largely been dismantled and replaced with modern equipment. The site was largely extended in 1977 with new more modern works. It is believed to originally have contained two beam engines by James Watt, one of which is now on display in the Science Museum, Birmingham. Notable features The pumping station house is predominantly constructed in red brick with stone dressings, the roofs are generally pitched and tiled in clay, and the eaves decorated with modillion eaves and cornices. The Southeastern part of the building is prominent, with a tall gabled central part with 6 windows in the gable and 3 large gothic windows below. It is flanked by aisled constructions with apsidal ends and with semi-conical roofs. The southwestern end is also prominent, again with large gabled roof, with a semi-circular extension with semi-conical roof on the western end, and a circular corner turret with conical roof on the east. The northern part of the building comprises a large uninterrupted wing, with a longitudinal pitched roof with glazed rooflight ventilators, and seven smaller gabled roofs at right-angles to the main roof. There are many large gothic windows within the various facades. References External links Urban Exploration website photographs of the interior and exterior
High Commission of Tonga, London

The High Commission of Tonga in London is the diplomatic mission of Tonga in the United Kingdom. Tonga and the United Kingdom established diplomatic relations in June 1970 after the Treaty of Friendship and Tonga's protection status ended. The Tongan High Commission is located on 36 Molyneux Street in Marylebone, London. Gallery See also List of diplomatic missions of Tonga List of high commissioners of the United Kingdom to Tonga References
Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley

Robertson Barracks, formerly RAF Swanton Morley, is a military installation near Swanton Morley in Norfolk. It is home to 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards. History RAF Swanton Morley RAF Swanton Morley was a new station planned under the RAF expansion scheme but not completed before the start of the Second World War. It was part of 2 Group, RAF Bomber Command until December 1944 when it was handed over to 100 Group – the RAF unit responsible for countering German defences against the British strategic bombing – as they needed another airfield close to their HQ at Bylaugh Hall. The base was operational between 1940 and 6 September 1995. On 4 July 1942, American and British airmen took off from this station as part of the first combined bombing raid of World War II. 226 Squadron RAF had been tutoring the US 15th Bombardment Squadron. Both Winston Churchill and Dwight D. Eisenhower were at RAF Swanton Morley for this mission, which saw six crews from 15th Bombardment Squadron fly a raid with six crews from the RAF, using Boston light bombers belonging to 226 Squadron. The raid was made at low level against German airfields in the Netherlands. During the Second World War the station was home to the Bomber Support Development Unit (BSDU) of 100 Group. After the Second World War the station was home to No. 1 Air Signallers' School, and the Radio Warfare Establishment RAF, which later moved to RAF Watton. From June 1953 to 1995 the station was also used by 611 Volunteer Gliding School, when the station was listed for closure under Options for Change. Robertson Barracks The army barracks, named after Field Marshal Sir William Robertson, were established when RAF Swanton Morley was handed over to the British Army in 1995. In April 1998, it became the base of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, who were replaced by the Light Dragoons in August 2000. The Light Dragoons left the barracks on 6 June 2015 and were replaced by the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards who were returning from Germany. The Army sometimes uses the Mid-Norfolk Railway to transport equipment, such as armoured vehicles used by 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, to their training facilities in other parts of the United Kingdom. The 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards are currently based at Robertson Barracks and are scheduled to be relocated to the new Caerwent Barracks on the base's closure. Units Units: Future In 2013, the British Government identified Robertson Barracks as one of seven "core bases" in which it would invest. However, in November 2016, the Ministry of Defence announced that the site would instead close in 2031. References