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The Park Community School

The Park Community School is a coeducational secondary school located in Barnstaple, Devon, England. History The school was founded in 1910 as Barnstaple Grammar School, and was the first secondary school to be built by Devon County Council, educating the youth of much of North Devon. The school's name was changed to The Park School in 1973 when the school became a comprehensive. From 2002 to 2003 the school underwent extensive remodelling with a new maths and science building linking the old North and South Buildings, and a new food hall was also built whilst many of the old classrooms were redesigned and refurbished. Previously a foundation school administered by Devon County Council, in February 2019 The Park Community School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Tarka Learning Partnership. Notable former pupils Barnstaple Grammar School Michael Bowering, archdeacon Ann Cleeves, novelist Jonathan Hanmer (1606–1687), minister Nicholas Hooper (1654–1731), lawyer and member of parliament Charles Johnston (priest) John Johnston (priest) Thomas Lee (1794–1834), architect Gervase Frederick Mathew, naval officer and entomologist Cuthbert Mayne, martyr David Shepherd (umpire) David Spiegelhalter, statistician David Vine, commentator References External links Official website
The Parks, Godmanchester

The Parks is a cricket ground situated off Fox Grove, Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire. The ground is bordered to the north and south by residential housing and to the east by the A14 road. History Established between 1959 and 1972, the ground plays host to the home matches of Godmanchester Town Cricket Club. Huntingdonshire played two List A matches at the ground in the early 2000s, against the Yorkshire Cricket Board in the 2000 NatWest Trophy and the Gloucestershire Cricket Board in the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, with both matches ending in five wicket defeats for Huntingdonshire. The county also played a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match at The Parks in 2001 against the Essex Cricket Board. Huntingdonshire soon after lost List A status and were excluded from the MCCA Knockout Trophy, but have continued to play in minor fixtures at the ground. Records List A Highest team total: 207/5 (45 overs) by Yorkshire Cricket Board v Huntingdonshire, 2000 Lowest team total: 180/8 (50 overs) by Huntingdonshire v Gloucestershire Cricket Board, 2001 Highest individual innings: 75 by Neil Stovold, as above Best bowling in an innings: 3/36 by James Rendell, as above See also List of cricket grounds in England and Wales Notes References External links The Parks, Godmanchester at ESPNcricinfo The Parks, Godmanchester at CricketArchive
The Perch, Binsey

The Perch is a historic public house in the village of Binsey, Oxfordshire, England, northwest of Oxford and close to the River Thames, overlooking Port Meadow. History The Perch dates back 800 years, and the current building, a Grade II listed building, to at least the 17th century. It is said to be haunted by a sailor. The Perch, together with most of the other buildings in Binsey, is owned by Christ Church in nearby Oxford. The Perch was extensively damaged by fire in 1977 and again in 2007. It re-opened in September 2008. Literary connections The Perch is close to an avenue of poplars made famous by Gerard Manley Hopkins in his poem "Binsey Poplars", written when he found the riverside trees felled. The replacements for these trees, which stretch from Binsey to Godstow, lasted until 2004, when the present replantings began. The Perch was frequented by author Lewis Carroll and is noted as one of the first places that he gave public readings of Alice in Wonderland. It was also a favourite of C. S. Lewis and features in the Inspector Morse fictions. Historic jazz venue From 1928 to 1948, the Perch was popular among Oxford University students as a venue to hear the latest jazz. Although it ceased to be a jazz venue after 1949, in 2009 the Perch was named by the Brecon Jazz Festival as one of 12 venues which had made the most important contributions to jazz music in the United Kingdom. See also The Trout Inn, Lower Wolvercote Victoria Arms, Marston References External links The Perch
The Peterborough School

The Peterborough School, formerly Peterborough High School, is a private school located in Peterborough, England. Founded as a day school for girls (with girl boarders until July 2013), it is now a coeducational day school. Overview The Peterborough School is an independent school educating boys and girls from ages 6 weeks to 18 years. It is situated on a campus in central Peterborough. As a Woodard school, The Peterborough School is a member of the largest collection of independent Church of England schools in England and Wales. History The school was established in 1895 as a girls' day school on Park Road, Peterborough, and moved to the present ten-acre site at Westwood House, Thorpe Road in 1936. The school was originally called "Peterborough High School" and changed its name to Westwood House in 1936. In 1991 the name changed to "Peterborough High School". The school became a charitable trust and was incorporated into the "List of Woodard Schools" (Woodard Corporation) in 1968. The school is managed by its own governing body, some of whose members are Woodard Fellows. Boys were first admitted into the junior school. Its success and the demand of parents led the administration to extend coeducation to the rest of the school from September 2010. At the High Court in London in January 2004, a father failed to compel Oxfordshire County Council to pay £2,500 a year towards the child's £4,000 a term fees. The school ended boarding at the end of the summer term in July 2013. Academics In the 2009 GCSEs 56% achieved A*-A grades. The following year, it achieved a 100% pass rate with 64% gaining all A* or A grades. References External links Official website Leonard W. Cowie; Evelyn Elizabeth Cowie (1 January 1991). That One Idea: Nathaniel Woodard and His Schools. Woodard Corporation. pp. 135–138. ISBN 978-0-9517654-0-1.
The Phoenix Collegiate

The Phoenix Collegiate is a foundation secondary school and sixth form located in the Hateley Heath area of West Bromwich, a town in the West Midlands of England. The school was formed in September 2010 from the merger of Menzies High School and Manor High School, both located in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell. Originally operating from both former school sites, the Phoenix Collegiate has been based entirely at the former Menzies High School site in Clarke's Lane, West Bromwich. This follows the closure of the former Manor High School buildings on the Friar Park estate in Wednesbury due to asbestos. History The origins of the school can be traced to West Bromwich Municipal Secondary School at the West Bromwich Institute, which opened in 1902 on Lodge Road, West Bromwich. It was funded by Sir George Kenrick. It became West Bromwich Grammar School in 1944, and moved to new buildings on Clarkes Lane in 1964. It was only a grammar school at this site for five years, becoming a comprehensive school in September 1969 when West Bromwich borough council (which merged with Warley five years later to form Sandwell) decided to make comprehensive education universal. The Menzies buildings were used as one of the filming locations for the 1986 film Clockwise, starring John Cleese; the assembly scene was filmed, with headteacher Ian Pedder. Manor High School opened in 1968 on the Friar Park estate, but exam results attained by school leavers were constantly low, and demand for places was falling by the 1990s as many pupils living in the catchment area chose to attend other schools. The two schools merged in September 2010 to form The Phoenix Collegiate, although the new school operates from both sites for two years until the Manor High buildings were closed in July 2012. From 1986/1987 the school had a mural by the artist Paula Woof. Notable former pupils West Bromwich Grammar School Madeleine Carroll, actress, popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Prof Reginald Foakes, Professor of English from 1983–93 at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Peter Griffiths MP (1928-2013) from 1964-66 for Smethwick, and from 1979-97 for Portsmouth North Idris Jones, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway from 1998-2009 Prof Berrick Saul CBE, Vice-Chancellor from 1979–93 of the University of York David Smith, Assistant Editor of The over exaggerating Times since 1998, and Economics Editor since 1989 Brian Walden, television presenter and former Labour MP from 1964–74 for Birmingham All Saints, and from 1974–77 for Birmingham Ladywood References External links The Phoenix Collegiate homepage Old Throstles Association
The Place, London

The Place is a dance and performance centre in Duke's Road near Euston in the London Borough of Camden. It is the home of London Contemporary Dance School and the Robin Howard Dance Theatre, and formerly the Richard Alston Dance Company. History The building was designed by Robert William Edis as the headquarters of the 20th Middlesex (Artists') Volunteer Rifle Corps and built by Charles Kynoch and Company of Clapham between 1888 and 1889. It was officially opened by the Prince of Wales. The 20th Middlesex (Artists') Volunteer Rifle Corps became the 28th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) in 1908. The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. When the London Regiment was broken up and the battalions reallocated to other units in August 1937, the hall became the home of the Artists Rifles, The Rifle Brigade. The unit was disbanded in 1945, after the Second World War, but reformed again in the Rifle Brigade in January 1947 but transferred to the Army Air Corps in July 1947 as the 21st Special Air Service Regiment (Artists Rifles). The drill hall fell vacant when the 21st Special Air Service Regiment moved out to the Duke of York's Headquarters in the late 1960s. The drill hall, which had been colloquially known as "The Artists Place", became simply "The Place" when the Contemporary Ballet Trust took over the premises in 1969. In 1976, the Contemporary Ballet Trust, under the leadership of Robin Howard, acquired the freehold of the premises as well as a site in Flaxman Terrace so facilitating an extension studio block to be built. In 1971, The Royal Shakespeare Company leased the building to provide them with a venue for new writing, experimental work and "small-scale examination of…classical work". The director was Buzz Goodbody. Later in the 1970s, the Contemporary Ballet Trust established the London Contemporary Dance School and the London Contemporary Dance Theatre, both of which were formed at The Place; in 1994, the latter body was succeeded by the Richard Alston Dance Company which remained in residence at The Place until 2020. Then in 1999, a major redevelopment programme, principally funded by the National Lottery, allowed the refurbishment of the original drill hall and the replacement of the studio block with six new state-of-the-art dance studios designed by architects Allies and Morrison. Two further dance studios, the Weston Studio and the Monument Studio, were added in 2008. From 2004 to 2013, Bloomberg sponsored The Place Prize, a large contemporary choreography competition. In September 2007, Kenneth Tharp OBE took up the new position of Chief Executive of The Place. Tharp stepped down in November 2016 and was replaced, as interim chief executive, by Steven Browning. In summer 2017, Clare Connor was permanently appointed to the post. References Sources Gregory, Barry (2006). A History of The Artists Rifles 1859–1947. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books. ISBN 978-1-84415-503-3. External links Official website
The Pods

The Pods is a leisure centre in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The leisure centre offers a wide range of modern facilities, including two swimming pools, a gym, a café and a sports hall. The leisure centre is located in the town's Central Park near Ashby Road. The Pods is reported to be built the highest environmental standards and is aiming for an 'excellent' BREAAM environmental rating. It has grey water recycling, a bio-mass boiler, and the roof is partly covered with the sedum plants. Hexagonal panels and panes of glass have been used to create the building's dome shaped roofs, which is of a similar style to Cornwall's Eden Project. North Lincolnshire have provided a large pond and car park built next to the leisure centre. The park and children's play areas around The Pods have also been refurbished in a two million pound restoration, completed in January 2011. Around it there is a park and tennis courts. Construction, funding and opening Bowmer and Kirkland won the building contract and started the construction in October 2009. Plans to build the leisure centre were confirmed over two years before the actual start date of construction, but were delayed due to financial issues. Other than the council, the project received funding from Sport England and The National Lottery. An accidental explosion in which several contractors working on the site were injured took place on the 17th of June 2011. The Pods was voted the most sustainable building/development of 2011 at the Property Industry Awards Yorkshire. Other ongoing projects to the surrounding area The construction of the leisure centre came with a large wave of other improvements to Scunthorpe. The town's Baths Hall on Doncaster Road underwent a multi-million pound restoration project and the building is capable of holding professional concerts and conferences. The style of the new venue is similar to Grimsby Auditorium. The town's earlier Leisure Centre in Carlton Road, which was only 27 years old, was demolished before work finished on The Pods. The Carlton road site was sold for commercial development. References
Polytechnic Stadium

Das Polytechnic Stadium ist ein Stadion im Londoner Stadtteil Chiswick. Geschichte 1888 baute Quintin Hogg ein Bootshaus in der Nähe der Chiswick Bridge, das am Ende jeden Jahres für die Regatten der Universitäten genutzt wurde. Als Hogg 1903 starb, wurde durch einen Spendenaufruf das Quintin and Alice Hogg Memorial in Marylebone errichtet und ein Stück Land in Chiswick gekauft. 1936 begannen die Planungen für den Bau eines Stadion auf dem Gelände in Chiswick. Die Gestaltung wurde von Joseph Addison, Leiter der Architektur am Regent Street Polytechnic, übernommen. Das Stadion war die Heimat des Leichtathletikvereins Polytechnic Harriers sowie mehrerer lokaler Vereine und Schulen. Darüber hinaus wurden Meisterschaften der Amateur Athletic Association ausgetragen. Die Tribüne des Stadions verfügte über eine Kapazität von 658 Plätzen. Inzwischen kann diese aus Sicherheitsgründen nicht mehr genutzt werden und steht unter Denkmalschutz. Im Juli 1944 wurde das Stadion durch einen Bombenangriff beschädigt. Von 1938 bis 1973 war das Stadion das Ziel des Polytechnic Marathons. Während der Olympischen Sommerspiele 1948 wurden im Polytechnic Stadium Vorrundenspiele des Hockeyturniers ausgetragen. Zwischen 1985 und 1990 war es die Heimspielstätte des Rugby-League-Teams Fulham RLFC. Weblinks Einzelnachweise
Polytechnic Stadium (London)

The Polytechnic Stadium is a sports venue on Hartington Road, Chiswick, London. It is the centre piece of the Quintin Hogg Memorial Grounds (now known as University of Westminster Sports Grounds). History In 1888 Quintin Hogg built a boathouse near Chiswick Bridge, which is used at the finish of the university boat race each year. When Hogg died in 1903, an appeal to raise funds for a memorial in his memory took place. The Quintin and Alice Hogg Memorial was built and a piece of land in Chiswick was purchased. In 1936 plans were drawn up for a sports stadium to be built at the site. The design was undertaken by Joseph Addison, Head of Architecture at Regent Street Polytechnic. The stadium was home to the Polytechnic Harriers athletics club, along with several local clubs and schools. It was also used for international and national competitions as soon as it was built. In 1938 the sports ground was extended for the stadium to be built by 7.5 acres. The grandstand had a capacity of 658 spectators and contained a restaurant on the first floor. In July 1944 the stadium suffered bomb damage with all the windows blown out and the running track damaged. Behind the stand there is a miniature railway. The venue hosted the Women's Amateur Athletic Association Championships in 1947 and 1948. From 1938 until 1973 the Polytechnic Marathon finished at the stadium. In the 1963 edition of the marathon a world record was set at the stadium by Leonard Edelen. Primarily a track and field athletics venue, it hosted the field hockey preliminaries for the 1948 Summer Olympics. The grandstand is now a Grade II listed structure, but is unused due to it not being able to meet modern health and safety criteria. It was the home stadium of rugby league team Fulham RLFC (now the London Broncos) between 1985 and 1990. See also Polytechnic Harriers References External links Farrar, Dave; Lush, Peter (2000). From Fulham to Wembley. London: London Leagues Publications Ltd. pp. 231–232. ISBN 0-9526064-4-5. Polytechnic Stadium Video of Olympic athletics trials at the stadium Video of Windsor to Chiswick Marathon in 1950 Jim Peters Marathon World Record
The Priest's House, Muchelney

The Priest's House is a National Trust-owned property in Muchelney, in the English county of Somerset. It has been designated as a grade I listed building. The house was built in the early 14th century by the nearby Muchelney Abbey to house the parish priest. Over the centuries the house deteriorated and was adapted for use as a school. In the late 19th century it rented as storage by a farmer. In the early 20th century the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings campaigned for its restoration and it was then taken over by the National Trust. The thatched stone building is rented to a tenant and has limited public access. History The Priest's House was built by the nearby Muchelney Abbey around 1308 for the parish priest. The vicarage was valued at £10 per annum in 1535. The building was said to be "ruinous" in 1608. It was used by the vicar or curate until around 1840, when the house was used as a cellar and later as a school. In the late 19th century it was rented by a farmer for storage. Because of its poor condition it was recommended for demolition in both 1896 and 1901. The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings organised a public appeal to raise money for repairs to which Jane Morris, Thomas Hardy and George Bernard Shaw contributed. As the funding for the restoration was no longer an issue the building was acquired, in 1911, by the National Trust who employed Ernest Barnsley of the Barnsley brothers, the Arts and Crafts movement master builders, to design and the work. It was carried out by Norman Jewson and William Weir. The work left in place and strengthened earlier structures where possible but added new aspects including a stone buttress and a kitchen range. In the 1990s and 2000s the building underwent further structural repairs, including the replacement of the timber structure supporting the roof and was rethatched with grant aid from English Heritage. Today the National Trust rent it to a tenant who provides limited access to the public. Architecture The two-storey thatched hall house is made of local stone with hamstone dressings. Externally the house measures 51 feet (16 m) by 22 feet (6.7 m) wide. It has four bays along the south front which incorporates original Gothic doorway and tracery windows. Inside is a 15th-century fireplace. The original hall went from floor to roof, however in the 16th century a ceiling was added dividing it into two floors. This also involved changes to the original windows. The hall has a cruck roof with a saddle apex typical of the 14th century. See also List of National Trust properties in Somerset References External links Priest's House information at the National Trust
Casa del Sacerdote (Muchelney)

La Casa del Sacerdote (en inglés: Priest's House) es un edificio histórico propiedad del National Trust situada en la localidad de Muchelney, en el condado inglés de Somerset. Ha sido designado como un monumento clasificado de grado II.​ La casa fue construida a principios del siglo XIV por la cercana Abadía de Muchelney para albergar la residencia del párroco. Con el paso de los siglos la casa se ha ido deteriorando y fue adaptada para su uso como escuela. A finales del siglo XIX se alquiló como almacén a un agricultor. A principios del siglo XX, la Sociedad para la Protección de Edificios Antiguos hizo campaña por su restauración y luego pasó a manos del National Trust. El edificio de piedra con techo de paja se alquila a un inquilino y tiene acceso público limitado. Historia La Casa del Sacerdote fue construida por la cercana Abadía de Muchelney alrededor de 1308 para que pudiera residir allí el párroco.​​​ La vicaría fue valorada en £ 10 por año en 1535.​ En 1608 ya se decía que el edificio estaba «en ruinas».​ Después fue utilizado por el vicario o coadjutor hasta alrededor de 1840, cuando la casa se usó como bodega y luego como escuela.​ A finales del siglo XIX un agricultor alquiló el edificio como almacén. Debido a su mal estado, se recomendó su demolición tanto en 1896 como en 1901. La Sociedad para la Protección de Edificios Antiguos organizó un llamamiento público para recaudar fondos para acometer las necesarias reparaciones a las que contribuyeron Jane Morris, Thomas Hardy y George Bernard Shaw. Como la financiación de la restauración ya no era un problema, el edificio fue adquirido en 1911 por el National Trust,​ que empleó a Ernest Barnsley de los hermanos Barnsley, los maestros constructores del movimiento artístico Arts and Crafts, para el diseño y la obra. Fue realizado por Norman judioson y William Weir.​ El trabajo dejó en su lugar y reforzó las estructuras anteriores donde fue posible, pero agregó nuevos elementos arquitectónicos que incluyen un contrafuerte de piedra y una cocina.​ En las décadas de 1990 y 2000, el edificio se sometió a más reparaciones estructurales, incluido el reemplazo de la estructura de madera que sostiene el techo, y se volvió a techar con una subvención de English Heritage.​​​ Hoy en día, el National Trust lo alquila a un inquilino el cual brinda acceso limitado al público.​​ Descripción La casa de dos pisos con techo de paja está hecha de piedra local con revestimientos de piedra de hamstone. Externamente, la casa mide 15,5 m por 6,7 m de ancho.​ Tiene cuatro tramos a lo largo del frente sur que incorpora la portada gótica original y ventanas de tracería.​ En el interior hay una chimenea del siglo XV.​ El salón original iba de piso a techo, sin embargo en el siglo XVI se le añadió un techo dividiéndolo en dos plantas. Esto también implicó cambios en las ventanas originales.​ La sala tiene cubierta de cruck con un vértice a silla de montar típico del siglo XIV.​ Referencias Enlaces externos Información de la Casa del Sacerdote en el National Trust
The Prince's Charities

The Prince's Charities è un'organizzazione senza scopo di lucro che ha associazioni con Carlo III. The Prince's Charities, sostenuta dalla Prince's Charities Foundation, ha sede nel Regno Unito e comprende 19 organizzazioni di cui Re Carlo III è patrono e presidente; 18 sono state fondate personalmente da Carlo. The Prince's Charities Canada è un'entità canadese formata da una raccolta di nove organizzazioni caritative preesistenti con precedenti legami con il Principe del Galles. Tutti gli enti di beneficenza si concentrano sugli interessi principali di Carlo, tra cui la promozione della gioventù svantaggiata, l'istruzione, gli affari responsabili, il miglioramento dell'ambiente costituito, la rigenerazione del patrimonio e la sostenibilità ambientale. Note Collegamenti esterni Sito ufficiale, su princescharities.org.