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Christ Church, East Sheen

Christ Church, East Sheen, is a Church of England church in East Sheen in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The church has a weekly Eucharist at 10 am; weekly Messy Church from 3:30 pm on a Monday (term time), monthly Choral Evensong 5 pm on the 3rd Sunday and weekly Holy Communion (Communion, Coffee and Cake) according to the Book of Common Prayer 10:30 am Wednesdays and monthly on the 1st Sunday 8 am. There is a full musical life at Christ Church, with regular adult choir, choristers and choral scholars, as well as a Spring/Summer recital series in June and July. The church welcomes numerous external groups and artists who rehearse and perform. The adjacent Community Hall was built in 2016 and is used for parties, clubs and groups. There is a defibrillator next to the south door. An early work of the architect Arthur Blomfield, who was assisted by the architect and author Thomas Hardy the church building, which is in stone, was erected between 1862 and 1864 and extended in 1887. It was built on farmland at the entrance of East Sheen Common. It was originally planned to be opened in April 1863; however, the tower collapsed shortly before completion and had to be rebuilt. The church was finally completed and consecrated nine months later, on 13 January 1864. The building is Grade II listed, as are the wrought iron railings around the building to the south and west. In 2024 the lighting system in the church was replaced thanks to a legacy from the late Edward Steers, former Reader of the parish. Christ Church is part of the Mortlake with East Sheen Team Ministry which includes St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake and All Saints Church, East Sheen. Mortlake Quiet Gardens are based around the landscaped churchyard and are affiliated to The Quiet Garden Trust. References External links Official website Listing on Southwark Diocese website
Homerton University Hospital

Homerton University Hospital is a teaching hospital in Homerton in the London Borough of Hackney. It is managed by Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. History The hospital has its origins in the Homerton Fever Hospital, which opened at the north of the current site in December 1870. A smallpox hospital, built on adjacent land, opened in February 1871. The two facilities merged as the Eastern Fever Hospital in 1884 and a new isolation block was built in 1935. The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 as the Eastern Hospital and became increasingly focused on neurological patients before closing down in 1982. Construction of the new Homerton Hospital began in 1982 and was completed in July 1986. The hospital was built at a cost of £20 million and was opened by the Princess Royal in March 1987. As well as replacing the Eastern Hospital, the new hospital replaced the Mothers' Hospital Lower Clapton Road in Hackney, which closed in 1986, and the German Hospital on Ritson Road, which closed in 1987. Clinical throughput increased further when the Hackney Hospital on Homerton High Street closed in 1995 and services were transferred to the current site. The hospital was the designated hospital for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Services The hospital services the East London borough of Hackney and also the City of London. Specialist care is provided in obstetrics, neonatology, fetal medicine, laparoscopic surgery, fertility, bariatric surgery, obesity surgery and neurorehabilitation. The hospital directly employs 3500 staff. The hospital received "excellent" both for service quality and use of resources in the Care Quality Commission (CQC) ratings and top rating of 3 stars with the Healthcare Commission in 2009–10. It holds the level 2 NHS Litigation Authority rating for safety for both general and maternity services. In October 2013 as a result of the Keogh Review the Trust was put into the highest risk category by the Care Quality Commission however the first CQC report following rated the A&E dept as 'outstanding'. In a 2020 report the CQC rated the hospital as outstanding overall. Teaching The hospital serves as teaching hospital for medical students from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry as well as radiography students from City, University of London. It also provides post graduate training in all major specialities. Transport London Buses routes 26, 30, 236, 242, 276, 308, 394, 425, 488, N242 and W15 serve the hospital. The nearest railway station is Homerton on the Mildmay line of the London Overground. In popular culture In 2024, British rapper Loyle Carner revealed during his performance of Hugo: Reimagined (Live from the Royal Albert Hall) that his song Homerton was named after Homerton Hospital, where his son was born. See also List of hospitals in England References External links Trust website Homerton University Hospital on the NHS website Inspection reports from the Care Quality Commission
Penwortham Girls' High School

Penwortham Girls' High School is a secondary school located in Penwortham in the English county of Lancashire. Established in 1954 as Penwortham Girls' Grammar School, today it is a community school administered by Lancashire County Council, and is one of two non-selective, non-fee paying girls’ school in Lancashire. Penwortham Girls' High School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. The school also offers The Duke of Edinburgh's Award programme as an extra-curricular activity. Notable former pupils Penwortham Girls' Grammar School Dame Sue Ion FREng, President from 2004 to 2006 of the British Nuclear Energy Society (became the Nuclear Institute in 2009) Ruth Mercer, Headmistress since 2009 of Godolphin and Latymer School Dame Karen Pierce CMG, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations from January 2018, now British Ambassador to the United States Dame Nancy Rothwell FRS, Vice-Chancellor since 2010 of the University of Manchester, President from 2009 to 2014 of the Royal Society of Biology Prof Amanda Vickery, Professor of Early Modern History since 2011 at Queen Mary University of London References External links Penwortham Girls' High School official website
Spratton Hall School

Spratton Hall School is a private preparatory school that welcomes girls and boys aged 4–13, located in the village of Spratton, 8 miles outside Northampton, England, on the A5199 Welford Road. History Spratton Hall The main school building was built in the late 1700s on the site of an earlier farmhouse and owned by the Clark family as a private home. It is mainly constructed from limestone from Kingsthorpe. The school Ownership of the building passed through several hands until Kenneth C Hunter and his wife Joan bought it and opened it as a boys’ boarding school in 1951 with 20 boys. They chose the stag for the new school's crest. The stag was originated from a tale of Saint Hubertus' vision, Patron Saint of Hunters. In 1972 the Charitable Trust was established so the school was administered by a board of governors. The Hunters remained with the school until their retirements in 1975 and Mr Bickley became its first Head Master. In 1987 it became a day-only school and turned co-educational nine years later. Campus and facilities The present-day campus consists of various buildings surrounding the historic Spratton Hall, now called "Main House", and subsequent buildings were added as the school expanded. The School has 50 acres (20 ha) of grounds, including a wooded area designated for use as a "forest school". Curriculum Pupils are prepared for entry into a private and public schools, which traditionally admitted pupils at age 13. As such, the curriculum of the prep school section prepares pupils to take the Common Entrance Examination at the end of Year 8. Notable people Michael Ellis, politician Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Harry Mallinder, professional rugby player Former staff Matt Dawson coached rugby while playing for the Northampton Saints before the sport became professional. Tenniel Evans taught at the school during a slack period in his performing career. References External links Official Website Profile on the Independent Schools Council website 1950s photos of the school — Spratton Local Historical Society archives
Churchill Community College

Churchill Community College is a mixed secondary school in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England. The College teaches students between the ages of 11-18 and is registered to provide SCITT training. Ofsted Status In 2014, The College obtained "outstanding" status in all areas by Ofsted. Churchill Community College was also rated "one of the best in country", with only 11% of secondary schools in the United Kingdom to achieve this status. In 2019 the schools status was lowered to "good" following a drop in student results and a less effective use of funding. As of 2024, The College has been given a status of "inadequate", contradicting the school's motto of "Excellence in all we do" Sixth form Churchill Community College and Burnside Business and Enterprise College Sixth Forms have a strong tradition of collaboration. School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) The College is a provider of SCITT training for PGCE students. PALS Personal Achievement through Learning Support PALS was created to target Key Stage 4 students, offering: Full-time supervised, statutory education for pupils coming into borough and without a mainstream school. Full/part-time supervised, statutory education for pupils referred by the North Tyneside Secondary Education Improvement Partnership (EIP) of schools via the Secondary Support Team (SST). The aim of PALS is to "To maximise attainment and progress of mainstream pupils at serious risk of permanent exclusion or who are without a school place." Ofsted report for PALS PALS 2013 Ofsted Report Notable former pupils Callum Roberts, footballer Churchill Family of Schools Comprises Churchill Community College and the 5 primary schools in its locality: Battle Hill Primary School Denbigh Community Primary School Hadrian Park Primary School Holy Cross R C Primary School Stephenson Memorial Primary School References External links Churchill Community College Website Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
Swalcliffe Park School

Swalcliffe Park School is a specialist residential and day school in Oxfordshire, England for boys aged 11–19 who have needs arising from their Autistic Spectrum conditions. In day and residential settings, the school emphasises the development of students' communication, independence, self-management and personalised achievement. It has received three consecutive 'Outstanding' Ofsted ratings, in 2008, 2012 and 2015. Many pupils have additional needs associated with other diagnoses; e.g. ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia or Specific Language Impairment. Swalcliffe Park School is run by the Swalcliffe Park School Trust, a registered charity. It is housed in Swalcliffe Park, a Grade II listed former stately home originally built in the 16th century and remodelled in the 18th century. References External links Official website
Bilston Town Hall

Bilston Town Hall is a municipal facility in Church Street, Bilston, West Midlands, England. It is a Grade II listed building. History The building was commissioned to replace an earlier timber-framed town hall in Lichfield Street. The foundation stone for the new building was laid by Edward Pugh, treasurer of the local board of health, on 2 April 1872. The new building, which was designed by architects Bidlake and Lovatt of Wolverhampton in the Classical style and built by a Mr Nelson from Dudley at a cost of £6,000, was officially opened on 14 June 1873. An extension incorporating a larger free library and a new reading room in the same architectural style as the original building was added in 1880. A clock, by John Smith & Sons of Derby, was installed in the tower over the main entrance in 1881. The ball room on the first floor was, in 1910, leased to Joseph Woods as a cinema: after he built Wood's Palace, on the other side of the road, the ballroom reverted to community use. The town hall became the meeting place of Bilston Urban District Council in 1894 and of the Bilston Municipal Borough Council in 1933. The Princess Royal visited Bilston Town Hall in 1946 shortly after the Second World War. The town hall ceased to be the local seat of government when Bilston was incorporated into the new county Borough of Wolverhampton in 1966. However, the town hall continued to be used by the housing department of Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough Council for another 30 years until it closed in 1996. In April 2005, work started on a refurbishment programme for the building involving restoration of the grand ballroom for use by the Gazebo Theatre Company, new offices for Wolverhampton Homes, repairs to the roof, stonework, windows and clock and a new glass entrance. The venue also took possession of a newly restored pipe organ, designed and built by John Compton, which had been removed from the Lyric Cinema in Wellingborough in Northamptonshire when it changed ownership in the late 1960s and had instead been installed at Weavers Road School in Wellingborough. Although it had been used for concerts at the school in the 1980s, it had subsequently languished in the school for many years until it was acquired for Bilston Town Hall in 2007. Following the completion of the works, which cost £2.5 million, the town hall was officially reopened by Councillor Christine Mills, the Mayor of Wolverhampton, on 19 September 2008. In 2013 the town hall also became the central hub of "Talent Match Black Country", an organisation which provides support to young unemployed people in the local area. References
Birmingham Student Housing Co-operative

Birmingham Student Housing Co-operative is a student housing cooperative in the United Kingdom, providing affordable self managed housing for the co-operative's nine student members. The co-operative was the first operational student housing co-operative in the UK when it opened in June 2014. The co-operative manages a property on Pershore Road in Selly Oak, Birmingham. The property is leased from The Phone Co-op who acquired the property on behalf of the Housing Co-operative through its 'Co-operative and Social Economy Development Fund'. The co-operative is a member of Students for Cooperation, a federation of student co-operatives across the UK, alongside the UK's two other operating student housing co-operatives, Edinburgh Student Housing Co-operative and Sheffield Student Housing Co-operative. Progress Since its opening in June 2014, Birmingham Student Housing Co-operative has charged students a relatively low price for accommodation whilst making significant improvements to the property. Whilst many of these improvements have been made by the tenants or friends of the tenants living within it or hired professionals using their own co-op's budget, other improvements have only been possible so quickly with financial contributions for home improvements from The Phone Co-op. As of December 2016, improvements include: converting part of the huge lounge into a reasonably sized eighth bedroom, converting an unused garage into a large ninth bedroom, erecting a greenhouse, erecting a shed, installing a curtain rail and curtains in the lounge, installing shelving in the lounge-kitchen-bedrooms, installing a large raised bed in the garden and re-building a garden wall. Tenancy applications Birmingham Student Housing Co-operative opens applications at least twice per year to find new students that wish to live in the co-op. The application process consists of filling out an application form and a visit to the co-op by the applicant. Selection of new tenants is a transparent and democratic process, involving all of the current tenants living in the co-op. References
Cheese Lane Shot Tower

The Cheese Lane Shot Tower is a grade II listed shot tower in the English city of Bristol. It was built in 1969, and was a replacement for an earlier shot tower, the very first such tower ever built. It now forms part of an office development called Vertigo, and is located on the north bank of the Floating Harbour upstream of Castle Park. There is no public access to the interior of the tower. History The original tower was built in 1782, in the Bristol suburb of Redcliffe, by William Watts, who is credited with the invention of the tower process for the manufacture of lead shot. It was the progenitor of many similar towers built around the world, and survived various changes of ownership until it was taken over by the Sheldon Bush and Patent Shot Company Limited in 1868. It continued in use under their ownership until 1968, when it was demolished as part of a road widening scheme. The current tower was designed as a replacement by E.N. Underwood and Partners, a firm of structural engineers, for the Sheldon Bush and Patent Shot Company Limited. It was constructed on a site already in use for other purposes by that company, and is some 500 yards (460 m) from the site of its predecessor. The structure is of reinforced concrete, with a twelve sided crucible room at the top, giving it an outline reminiscent of a cotton bud. It is the last such tower to be built, one of the few to be built in the 20th century, and one of only three to survive in England. It received the Civic Design Award from the Bristol Civic Society for the year 1969. The tower is 142 feet (43 m) tall, giving a drop distance for the lead shot from the crucible room of 120 feet (37 m). The crucible room has a diameter of 24 feet (7.3 m) and originally housed a gas fired cast iron cauldron, for melting the lead ingots. A lift provided access to the crucible room for both personnel and ingots, along with an emergency staircase. The lead shot fell into a tank of cooling water at the foot of the tower, and were transferred by a conveyor belt to hoppers in the roof of the processing building. Use of lead shot subsequently declined due to environmental concerns, and the Bliemeister method of shot production largely replaced the use of shot towers for the remaining production. Use of the current tower for its original purpose ceased in the late 1980s, whilst use of the site for manufacturing ceased in 1994. Demolition of the tower was originally proposed, but in 1995 it was scheduled for preservation by English Heritage, with a grade II listing. Plans were made to incorporate the tower as the centrepiece of a new office development, and this came to fruition in 2005 when the tower was incorporated in the new Vertigo office development. It has been fully refurbished, and the upper level is currently used as a board room by the owners. The current owners of the building are the not-for-profit organisation The Workforce Development Trust, incorporating Skills for Health, Skills for Justice, SFJ Awards, iCQ Awards and People 1st International. References
St Nicholas' Church, Elmdon

St Nicholas’ Church, Elmdon is a Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Birmingham. History The Elmdon estate was purchased in 1760 by Birmingham banker, Abraham Spooner (ca. 1690–1788). Elmdon Hall was stated in 1780 and at the same time, he demolished the old medieval church, and constructed a new one adjacent to Elmdon Hall (demolished in 1956), to the designs of John Standbridge of Warwick. It was altered in 1864 and restored in 1880 at a cost of £640. The church was extended in 1979 when a new nave was added to the south. Monuments Isaac Spooner 1816, by Seaborne of Birmingham Abraham Spooner (d.1788) and his wife Anne (d. 1783) Abraham Spooner Lillingston (d. 1836) by Wilkes of Birmingham Jane, Dowager Countess of Rosse (d. 1837) by Wilkes of Birmingham References
George Dixon Academy

George Dixon Academy is a secondary school located on Portland Road and City Road in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England. Former names of the school include George Dixon Higher Grade School, George Dixon Grammar School, George Dixon Community School, George Dixon Grant Maintained School and George Dixon International School. The school operates under a co-headship with Claire Bernard and David Horner serving as co-headteachers since September 2025. Former heads include Tutvinder Mann, Robert Dowling and Anthony Hamilton, a double gold medal paralympian. The school was made in 1888 but the current building has been there since 1906 . The school opens at 8:45 and finishes at 15:30 Mon-Fri. History George Dixon (1820–1898) was a councillor, mayor, and MP in Birmingham. One of his first actions after being elected mayor in 1866 was to hold a conference to discuss the lack of education for children. This led to the formation of the Birmingham Education Society in 1867, and the National Education League, which he chaired, in 1869. The League in turn was instrumental in the creation of the Elementary Education Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 75) (Forster's Act), leading to the formation of the first school boards in England and Wales. In 1884, Dixon created Bridge Street Technical School. He bought the old Cadbury's premises, and converted it to a school at his own expense. It taught science and mechanics to 400 boys for two years beyond normal school-leaving age. In 1888 the school was moved to occupy the Oozells Street Board School building, renamed George Dixon Higher Grade School in 1888, and began to include girls. In 1906 the school was rebuilt and renamed once again as George Dixon School after its founder. The new school building included a gymnasium. In 2002, headteacher Sir Robert Dowling was knighted for "services to special needs education". The school was re-modelled using funds from the Birmingham City Council's Building Schools for the Future Programme. In September 2012 the school converted to academy status and was renamed George Dixon Academy. In popular culture The police officer George Dixon in the television series Dixon of Dock Green (1955–1976) was named after George Dixon. The character first appeared in the film The Blue Lamp (1950), produced by a former pupil of the school, Michael Balcon. See also Category:People educated at George Dixon Academy John Morris Jones Walkway, headmaster 1960–1980 References Further reading Dixon, James (2013). Out of Birmingham: George Dixon (1820–98), "Father of free education". Studley: Brewin Books. ISBN 9781858585055. External links Official website
All Saints' Church, Gravelly Hill

All Saints’ Church, Gravelly Hill is a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham. History The church was built between 1900 and 1901 to designs by the architect V.S. Peel, as a chapel of ease to St Barnabas' Church, Erdington. It was enlarged in 1918 by William Bidlake. In 1928 the church was consecrated, and in 1929 a parish was assigned out of St Barnabas' Church, Erdington and St Peter and St Paul's Church, Aston. In 1934, part of the parish was taken to form a new parish for St Mark's Church, Stockland Green. References
St Paul’s Church (Hamstead)

St Paul’s Church ist eine Pfarrkirche der Church of England in Birmingham (England). Sie steht unter Denkmalschutz als Grade-II-Bauwerk. Geschichte Die Kirche wurde 1865 als Missionarsgemeinschaft gegründet. Später wurde die Finanzierung für eine ständige Kirche gefunden. Der Grundstein wurde von Augustus Gough-Calthorpe, 6. Baron Calthorpe am 27. Juli 1891 gelegt. Das vom Architekten William Davis gezeichnete Gotteshaus wurde mit Backstein gebaut. Die Bauunternehmer waren Harley and Son of Smethwick. Die Kirche wurde am 29. September 1892 von Augustus Legge, dem Bischof von Lichfield, eingeweiht. 1894 wurde die Pfarre aus Landstücken der Pfarren St Mary (Handsworth) und St John the Evangelist (Perry Barr) beauftragt. Ausstattung Die Kirche ist 29 Meter lang und 12 Meter breit. Sie besteht aus einem Langhaus mit Hauptschiff und nördlichem und südlichem Seitenschiff, nördlichem und südlichem Querhaus und einem Chor. Das Gebäude kann bis zu 450 Personen empfangen. Einzelnachweise