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Melford Hall

Melford Hall est une demeure seigneuriale du village de Long Melford, dans le Suffolk, en Angleterre. Elle appartient au National Trust. À partir de 1786, c'est le siège des baronnets Parker. Histoire La maison est principalement construite au XVIe siècle, incorporant des parties d'un bâtiment médiéval détenu par les abbés de Bury St Edmunds qui était utilisé depuis avant 1065. Il a des racines similaires à Kentwell Hall à proximité. Après la dissolution des monastères et il est accordé par la reine Mary à Sir William Cordell. De Cordell, il passe par sa sœur à Thomas et Mary Savage avant d'être revendu à une autre lignée masculine de Cordell. James Howell décrit la maison et le jardin à l'époque d'Elizabeth Savage, comtesse Rivers dans une lettre en 1619 . Au cours des émeutes de Stour Valley en 1642, la maison est attaquée et endommagée par une foule anti-catholique. En 1786, elle est vendue à Sir Harry Parker, 6e baronnet, fils de l'amiral Sir Hyde Parker, 5e baronnet. Beatrix Potter est une cousine de la famille et visite fréquemment la maison à partir des années 1890. Une aile de la maison est détruite par un incendie en février 1942 mais reconstruite après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en conservant la maçonnerie extérieure Tudor avec un design intérieur des années 1950. La maison est ouverte au public pour la première fois en 1955 par Ulla, Lady Hyde Parker. En 1960, elle passe au National Trust. Les terrains du domaine accueillent un certain nombre d'événements, dont la "Big Night Out" chaque novembre pour marquer la nuit de Guy Fawkes et à partir de 2013, le festival annuel de musique LeeStock . Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Melford Hall » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes (en) Site officiel 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
Southside House

Southside House is a historical 15,650 sq ft (1,454 m2) home located on the south side of Wimbledon Common. It is Grade II* listed. Dating back to Jacobean times, Southside House was originally a farm at either end of which were built two cottages. These cottages were knocked down, rebuilt and refurbished and, by the mid-1700s, they had become two townhouses joined by a wall. In the Georgian era, the two structures were double towards the South and the facade was united. In 1931, the house known originally as Southside House was bought by Hilda Pennington Mellor, who populated it with paintings, furniture and chattels brought from Villa Françon, a previous family residence in France. In the following decades, Malcolm Munthe, Hilda's son, would work renovating and restoring both Southside and Carefrae House, the adjacent property, purchased by the family in the early 1950s. Over time, Southside would be associated with a variety of historical characters and episodes in Major Munthe's brilliant storytelling. As the only historical home in Merton, it fulfils an active role in fostering culture and education in the borough through concerts, literary evenings, school visits and other activities. It is run by the Pennington-Mellor-Munthe Charity Trust together with Hellens Manor, the Trust's country house in Herefordshire. The house was sold to new owners in May 2022. References External links Official website Media related to Southside House at Wikimedia Commons
Southside House

Southside House est une maison du XVIIe siècle située sur le côté sud de Wimbledon Common, près de Londres (Royaume-Uni). La maison a été construite pour Robert Pennington, qui avait partagé l'exil aux Pays-Bas de Charles II. En 1687 après que son fils fut mort de la peste bubonique, Pennington quitta Londres pour Holme Farm, à Wimbledon, qui était à cette époque un village à plusieurs miles de la capitale. Pennington demanda à des architectes néerlandais de construire la maison, en intégrant dans leur conception une ferme qui existait déjà. Deux niches, situées de chaque côté de la porte d'entrée, contiennent des statues de l'Abondance et du Printemps, on suppose qu'elles ont été faites à la ressemblance de la femme et de la fille de Pennington. À l'intérieur, la maison contient de nombreux exemples de meubles du XVIIe siècle, et des souvenirs en relation avec la famille Pennington. La salle de musique a été préparée pour un spectacle offert à Frederick, prince de Galles, qui l'a visitée en 1750. Parmi les visiteurs qui lui ont succédé on trouve Sir William Hamilton et Lady Emma Hamilton avec Lord Nelson. Lord Byron a discuté dans les jardins avec son éditeur, John Murray (deuxième du nom) et, quelques générations plus tard, Axel Munthe a discuté dans le même jardin avec son éditeur, John Murray (quatrième ou cinquième du nom). Après la famille Pennington-Mellor, la maison est devenue finalement la propriété de Malcolm Munthe, le fils de Hilda Pennington-Mellor et d'Axel Munthe. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale Southside House a été endommagée, et Malcolm Munthe a passé une grande partie de sa vie à faire restaurer la maison, ainsi qu'une autre propriété familiale, Hellens Manor, pour en faire des joyaux historiques. De nos jours, Southside House est toujours administrée par les descendants de Robert Pennington, elle sert en partie de résidence, mais aussi de musée, administré par le Pennington-Mellor Munthe-Charity Trust ; elle accueille des groupes touristiques aussi bien que des manifestations culturelles comme des conférences, des concerts, et des réunions littéraires. Sources (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Southside House » (voir la liste des auteurs). Lien externe (en) Site de la Southside House Portail des châteaux Portail de Londres Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Melksham House

Melksham House is an 18th-century Grade II listed house in the centre of Melksham, Wiltshire, England. It is owned by Wiltshire Council and is the home of Melksham House School, for children and young people with complex needs. History Henry III granted the manor of Melksham to Amesbury Abbey, who held it until the Dissolution. A path across the churchyard provided access to St Michael's Church from the manor house. The house stands 164 yards (150 m) west of the Market Place. It was built in the early 18th century, although records show a building on this site from about 1608. In 1699, Richard Coxeter sold the property to Sir Walter Long, after which time various replacements and extensions were added over the years, while the house continued in the ownership of the Long family. During the 19th century the house had a succession of owners, including (from 1866) Edward Barnwell, schoolmaster, archaeologist and antiquarian, who financed the building of St Andrew's church in the Forest area of the town. After the house was bought in 1895 by Charles Awdry of Shaw Hill House, the Blathwayt family were tenants – among them George Blathwayt, appointed High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1916. In 1920, the house and surrounding 25 acres (10 ha) was in the ownership of the Avon Rubber Company, purchased for use as the company club and sports centre for the "social welfare of their employees". The formal opening of the club took place on 11 December 1920, but just days later a fire broke out destroying much of the house, and all that could be salvaged was the façade which has remained intact to this day. The damaged part of the house was rebuilt in a manner more suited to a sports club. In 1963, Nikolaus Pevsner wrote that the house was "... alas so much pulled about that it cannot count any longer as a C17 building". The house was designated as Grade II listed in 1985. In 1997, Avon Rubber sold its tyre interest to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company of Findlay, Ohio, United States, and included in this sale was Avon's 35-acre (14 ha) manufacturing site in Melksham and the Melksham House sports and social club. The house and the surrounding site were sold in 2011 to Wiltshire Council, and in 2021 work began to redevelop it into a "campus" of council and health services, including a sports hall, swimming pool and library. A two-year renovation and enlargement of the building began in 2023, to prepare it for use as a school. The sports ground on the southern part of the site was the home of Melksham Town F.C. from 1926, and was also used by Melksham Rugby Club. In January 2017, to enable the building of the campus, both clubs moved to new facilities at Oakfields on the eastern edge of the town. Melksham Cricket Club continue to have their ground to the south of the modern building. Melksham House School Melksham House School opened in September 2025. It is run by the Swindon-based Brunel Academies Trust and provides specialist primary and secondary education for children and young people from the age of 4 to 16 with complex social, emotional and/or mental health or medical needs. There are up to 42 primary places and 25 secondary places. References
Melksham Oak Community School

Melksham Oak Community School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form in the south-east outskirts of Melksham, Wiltshire, England, for students aged 11 to 18. History The school opened on 12 July 2010, having been created under the Building Schools for the Future programme to replace The George Ward Technology College. At first a community school administered by Wiltshire Council, Melksham Oak Community School converted to academy status in April 2015. The school continues to coordinate with Wiltshire Council for admissions. In August 2018, the school became part of the White Horse Federation (TWHF), a multi-academy trust which runs primary and secondary schools in Wiltshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. In October 2022, Melksham Oak attained an Ofsted rating of "Good", improving upon its previous "Requires Improvement" rating in April 2017. In April 2024, TWHF dismissed all of the school's governors without warning and replaced them with a smaller Interim Academy Board, explaining that "Melksham Oak is on an improvement journey and TWHF recognised that Melksham Oak needed an updated transition plan." Later the same month, TWHF announced that the school's head-teacher, Haris Hussain, was to "move to another role", and the head of Devizes School, David Cooper, would become the executive headteacher of both schools. Cooper commented "By working together, we can achieve greater than the sum of our parts". House system Melksham Oak's house system was established in 2013 and consisted of four houses: Sirius (green ), Castor (yellow), Polaris (blue) and Omega (red). In September 2022, Melksham Oak's house system was reformed. It still consists of four houses: Wellington (blue), Hurricane (yellow), Lancaster (green) and Spitfire (red), all named after RAF aircraft. The names were first voted on by the students, with the teachers and student council voting from the choices with the highest vote tally. With the new house system, more emphasis was put on the houses. Every week, points are awarded in teamwork-based house competitions on Fridays. A flagpole in the playground flies the flag of the house that is leading in points that week. The house challenges culminate in the summer with the school's annual sports day, which is another opportunity to win points. Uniform Melksham Oak's School uniform consists of a white collared shirt, a navy V-neck with the school's logo, a navy, yellow, black and white striped tie, black formal trousers or a black knee-length skirt and black formal shoes made of a leather or faux leather material. Skirts must be worn with black or navy tights. References External links Official website
Members' Lobby

The Members' Lobby is a hallway in the Palace of Westminster used by members of the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Members of Parliament may congregate here for discussions while not dealing with other business. The Lobby is situated immediately south of the Commons Chamber, close to the Central Lobby, and is off-limits to members of the public during voting sessions. It hosts offices of government and opposition whips, who are responsible for organising voting along party lines. Former British prime ministers are honoured with statues and busts in the Lobby. The monuments include: Four bronze statues, located next to the main doors at either end of the Lobby, portraying David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee and Margaret Thatcher. Three stone statues, located next to the side doors, portraying Benjamin Disraeli, Arthur Balfour and H. H. Asquith. The fourth plinth in the set stands empty. Twelve bronze busts around the walls at the southern end, of Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Bonar Law, Ramsay MacDonald, Stanley Baldwin, Neville Chamberlain, Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wilson, Edward Heath, James Callaghan and John Major. The bronze statue of Thatcher was unveiled in February 2007, and placed close to the bust of her Conservative predecessor Edward Heath. The sculptures of Heath, Thatcher and James Callaghan were added sooner after their premierships than those of previous prime ministers, following a change in the rules on depiction in Parliament so as to allow representation within a person's lifetime, instead of at least 10 years after their death as was previously the case. Following the inclusion of Thatcher, the Commons Works of Art Committee subsequently pursued a special project to commemorate all Prime Ministers to hold office since 1902, searching for monuments to the three who still had yet to be recognised: Cambell-Bannerman, Law and Chamberlain. This project was successfully completed after the addition of a bust of her successor, John Major. A bust of Tony Blair has been approved by the Commons’ Works of Art Committee but no sculptor has yet been chosen. The Committee has also discussed plans for portraits of Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg. The Members' Lobby was restored after its destruction during The Blitz in World War II, as attested by the monogram of King George VI on its doors. The bomb-damaged arch at the entrance to the Commons was retained as a reminder of 10–11 May 1941; it is now known as the "Churchill Arch". The feet of Oscar Nemon's bronze statue of Winston Churchill, as well as that of David Lloyd George, which flank the Commons doors, have been eroded, apparently by generations of MPs rubbing them for luck. Notes External links Official website of the UK Parliament. BBC News: Members' Lobby. UK Parliament: Baroness Thatcher statue. Includes official .pdf booklet.
Membury services

Membury services is a motorway service station on the M4 motorway, located on the original site of RAF Membury in the civil parish of Lambourn in the English county of Berkshire, close to the boundary with Wiltshire, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Junction 14. It is owned by Welcome Break and is situated adjacent to the Membury Radio Mast. History The service area was built by Ross Group, after Leicester Forest East, with Hartshead Moor services. Construction The services were built by Monk. Planning consent had been given in July 1970. Food It was designed by Howard V Lobb, to have three restaurants: truckers, 80 seats general self-service cafeteria area, 180 seats grill room, with waitress service, 120 seats Opening The eastbound side only opened for petrol and toilets in February 1972, but there were no meals until October 1972. The westbound side opened on Thursday 15 June 1972, with a snack bar, in a portakabin. By March 1973, it was announced that the full service area would open at the end of May 1973. On 22 December 1971, a 50-mile (80 km) stretch of the M4 was opened between Badbury, Wiltshire near Swindon, and the Holyport Interchange on the A423(M); it was opened at 11 am by Michael Heseltine, and his daughter Alexandria, at the Holyport Interchange. The M4 section was the longest stretch of motorway to be opened in England, since the M1 in 1959. The service area is on the Theale to Shefford Woodlands section, which is 16.5 miles (26.6 km); the route was announced in December 1966, but altered in November 1967 after objections. The only services on the M4 in December 1971 were at Heston and Aust; Membury opened in February 1972; more service areas had been planned, but never built. The Winnersh Interchange, with the 2.5-mile (4.0 km)A329(M), opened in early 1973. Buildings Shell would run the pumps. Planned services on the M4 Other M4 service areas were planned at Warren Copse near Shurlock Row and Waltham St Lawrence (B3018), Furze Hill (B4009, Hermitage, Berkshire), and Ashes Copse near Bradfield, Berkshire; in June 1972, Berkshire County Council looked at Upper Wood Farm on Cutbush Lane in Earley, owned by the University of Reading. Facilities Membury is one of five services which have a Starbucks drive-thru: the others are Fleet (Northbound only) M3, Warwick (Southbound only) M40, Hartshead Moor (Eastbound only) M62 and Gordano M5. The service station is one of fourteen for which large murals were commissioned from artist David Fisher in the 1990s, designed to reflect the local area and history. The services were constructed along with this section of the M4 from 1969 to 1971 by Arthur Monk and Co Ltd. The Iron Age hillfort, Membury Camp, lies to the immediate southwest of the old airfield and the services. References External links Official website
Memorial Chapel, The Leys School

The Memorial Chapel of The Leys is situated on the grounds of The Leys School, Cambridge, England. It was built as a memorial to the first headmaster of The Leys, William Fiddian Moulton. Plans for the chapel, designed by architect Robert Curwen, were first presented to the school's second headmaster, W. T. A. Barber; he deemed the project an unnecessary luxury. School services continued to be held instead in the school hall, until 1904 when the school governors approved the chapel's construction. The cost, including all furnishings, was estimated in 1925 to have been £39,000. The foundation stone was laid at the marble West Door by Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont on 8 June 1905 and the chapel was consecrated on 27 October 1906. The building's design is Gothic Revival, to complement the surrounding buildings. All visible woodwork is in oak. The roof comprises elaborately worked trestles and tracery, somewhat after the lines of the famous roof of Westminster Hall. The floor is of alternating black and white marble. The chapel was designed to seat 350 boys, with the west balcony reserved for household staff. Memorials In 1914, 927 Leysians joined the armed services and 146 of them died in the First World War. A memorial to the old Leysians who died, costing £48,000 and funded by donation, was on 6 June 1920 unveiled by the Duke of York, later King George VI. The memorial consists of four rows of names divided in the middle by a statue of an armoured St George, below which is written "To The Immortal Memory of Old Leysians Who Fell In The War Of 1914–1919", and in large block capitals the words "My Marks And Scars With Me To Be A Witness For Me That I Have Fought His Battles Who Now Will Be My Reward." Stained glass The chapel has fourteen windows; the Governors commissioned H. J. Salisbury to decorate them all according to a unified theme. The work was modelled on the windows of the King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Because The Leys is a Methodist school, the work was required to be simple and avoid complex symbolism. All but one of the windows depicts passages from the New Testament concerning the story of Christ; the large window over the main entrance instead shows ten Old Testament subjects forecasting the coming of the Messiah. Pulpit The pulpit is made of oak and has a brass inscription reading "To the Glory of God and for the Preaching of His holy word this Pulpit was carved by Anne Hobson, Helen Mary Chubb, and George Hayter Chubb, and presented by the latter to The Leys, October, 1906." Benches There are thirty-two oak benches in the chapel, thirty with square ends and two with sloping ends. Further reading Sir George Hayter Chubb, The Memorial Chapel Of The Leys School Cambridge, Herbert Jenkins, 1925.
Мемориальные ворота (Конститьюшн-хилл)

Мемориальные ворота на Конститьюшн-хилл (англ. Memorial Gates, Constitution Hill, также известны как Мемориальные ворота Содружества) — военный мемориал, расположенный в историческом центре Лондона, в конце улицы Конститьюшн-хилл на углу Гайд-парка. Представляет собой четыре четырёхгранных колонны из портлендского камня высотою 5,4 метра, увенчанные бронзовыми урнами, и примыкающий к ним павильон. По сторонам колонн выбиты надписи с названиями стран-участников войн: Индия, Пакистан, Бангладеш, Шри-Ланка, Карибские острова и Королевство Непал. С двух сторон павильона расположены две каменные плиты с надписями военных кампаний Первой и Второй мировых войн. На потолке купола павильона перечислены имена участников войн, награждённых Георгиевским крестом и Крестом Виктории. Основная надпись гласит: На мемориале также выгравированы слова современного нигерийского поэта Бена Окри: «Наше будущее больше нашего прошлого». Открыт в 2002 году в память о солдатах Британской империи из стран Индостана (Индии, Пакистана, Бангладеш, Непала и Шри-Ланки), Африки и Карибского бассейна, принимавших участие в Первой и Второй мировых войнах. Финансирование проекта велось государственной «Национальной лотереей» Великобритании. Строительство было начато 1 августа 2001 года, торжественное открытие состоялось 6 ноября 2002 года в присутствии королевы Елизаветы II. Стоимость сооружения составила 2,8 млн фунтов стерлингов. Примечания Ссылки Официальный сайт
Memorial Ground, Finchampstead

The Memorial Ground (also known as Finchampstead Park) is a cricket ground in Finchampstead, Berkshire, England. The ground is located at the northern end of the village and is part of a wider sporting complex. History Appearing on maps as early as 1930, Berkshire first played there against Buckinghamshire in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship. List A cricket was first played at the ground in the 1988 NatWest Trophy when Berkshire played Yorkshire, with their first-class opponents winning by 10 wickets. The ground was a venue for the 1993 Women's World Cup, hosting a single match between England Women and India Women, which England won by 3 runs. A second List A match was played there the following year in the 1994 NatWest Trophy with Kent as the visitors. With the exception of 1985, one Minor Counties Championship match was played there annually from Berkshire's first match there, with the ground also hosting its first MCCA Knockout Trophy match in 1997 when Berkshire played Shropshire. Two further List A matches were later played there, with Berkshire losing to Durham in the 2000 NatWest Trophy and defeating Ireland by 4 wickets. Six further MCCA Knockout Trophy matches have been played there, the last of which came in 2006 between Berkshire and Devon, while the arrangement of hosting one Minor Counties Championship match annually continues. Finchampstead Cricket Club use the ground as their home venue. It also has football and hockey playing facilities, with Hellenic League members Finchampstead F.C. playing there. Records List A Highest team total: 384/6 (60 overs) by Kent v Berkshire, 1994 Lowest team total: 97 all out (28.5 overs) by Berkshire v Durham, 2000 Highest individual innings: 136* by Carl Hooper for Kent v Berkshire, 1994 Best bowling in an innings: 5/87 by Philip Oxley for Berkshire v Kent, 1994 See also List of cricket grounds in England and Wales References External links Memorial Ground at ESPNcricinfo Memorial Ground at CricketArchive