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Battlesden House

Battlesden House was a large manor house situated in parkland, Battlesden Park, close to the hamlet of Battlesden in Bedfordshire, England. A manor house was constructed in the late 16th century and was associated with the family of Lord Bathurst before he sold the estate to Sir Gregory Page in 1724. The estate was later inherited by Page's great-nephew Sir Gregory Page-Turner in 1775. The original house was demolished in 1860 and a new house was built in 1864. This had 40 rooms and a large ballroom and cost £70,000 to build, while the surrounding parkland and lake were created by Sir Joseph Paxton. However, the owner, Sir Edward Page-Turner did not like the house, preferring to let it to a wealthy tenant before selling the estate to Francis Russell, 9th Duke of Bedford in 1885. The Duke, who already owned two country houses in the county, was interested in the land rather than the building, so he ordered the partial demolition of the house in 1886. Only the ground floor was retained, which was used as a nursing home during the First World War and a maternity home in the Second World War. This was demolished after the war leaving just the Garden House, which is today a private dwelling. Two identical lodges built in a style to match the house, one on the A5 Watling Street and the other on A4012 (now, in 2019, the B5704) near Milton Bryan provided access to the estate, and remain in existence although in private ownership. According to legend, the house was haunted by the ghost of a steward, who would recite the rhyme: 'Milk and water I sold ever, Weight and measure I gave never And I shan't rest, never, never.' References
Baughton

Baughton is a hamlet in Worcestershire, England. It is part of the civil parish of Hill Croome, which had a population of 164 in 2021. The population as a whole is older than the national average and the county average of Worcestershire. Baughton was once home to Formula 1 legend Nigel Mansell. The village is a five-minute drive from Upton-Upon-Severn, famed for its numerous festivals like the Jazz Festival and about 20 minutes from the large town of Malvern, Worcestershire. References
Richmond Bridge

Richmond Bridge je silniční obloukový most v londýnské místní části Richmond. Překonává řeku Temži. Je nejstarším dodnes existujícím mostem v oblasti Velkého Londýna. Na místě dnešního mostu byl provozován přívoz, která existoval již od normanských dob. V roce 1772 navrhl tehdejší majitel přívozy William Windham nahrazení přívozů za dřevěný most; obyvatelé Richmondu byli proti stavbě dřevěného mostu a proto padlo rozhodnutí postavit kamenný most. Architekty mostu byly James Paine a Kenton Couse. Jeho výstavba byla zahájena 23. srpna 1774. Most byl otevřen pro pěší v září 1776 a pro silniční provoz 12. ledna 1777, ale jeho výstavba byla ukončena v prosinci 1777. Celková délka mostu činí 91 m a jeho původní šířka činila 7,54 m. Hlavní rozpětí mělo délku 18 m. Do 25. března 1859 bylo na mostě vybíráno mýtné. V roce 1934 byl most rozšířen o 3,4 m a v letech 1937 – 1939 byl rozšířen na dnešních 11 m. Reference V tomto článku byl použit překlad textu z článku Richmond Bridge na slovenské Wikipedii. Externí odkazy Obrázky, zvuky či videa k tématu Richmond Bridge na Wikimedia Commons
Richmond Bridge

Die Richmond Bridge ist eine Straßenbrücke über den Fluss Themse in London. Sie verbindet den Stadtteil Richmond auf der Nordostseite mit dem Stadtteil St. Margarets auf der Südwestseite, beide im Stadtbezirk London Borough of Richmond upon Thames gelegen. Darüber führt die Hauptstraße A305. Da der Fluss an dieser Stelle von seiner üblichen West-Ost-Fließrichtung abweicht und eine S-Kurve beschreibt, werden die Flussufer als „Middlesex bank“ und „Surrey bank“ bezeichnet. Dies erinnert an die frühere Grenze zwischen den beiden historischen Grafschaften. 1760 ersuchte William Windham, der Eigentümer der damaligen Fähre, das Parlament um die Erlaubnis, eine Brücke errichten zu dürfen. Die Bewohner Richmonds waren jedoch gegen eine Holzbrücke und forderten eine aus Stein. 1774 begannen die Bauarbeiten unter der Leitung der Architekten James Paine und Kenton Couse. Die Eröffnung erfolgte 1777. Bis 1859 war die Brücke mautpflichtig. Im Jahr 1927 ging sie in den Besitz der Grafschaften Surrey und Middlesex über. Zwischen 1937 und 1939 wurde sie verbreitert. Weblinks Richmond Bridge. In: Structurae
Richmond Bridge (Londres)

Le Richmond Bridge est un pont en arc qui franchit la Tamise à Richmond, dans la banlieue sud-ouest du Grand Londres. Il connecte ainsi les deux parties du Borough londonien de Richmond upon Thames. Conçu par James Paine et Kenton Couse et construit en 1774 et 1777, il s'agit d'un monument classé de Grade I. Huitième pont construit sur la Tamise dans ce qui est maintenant le Grand Londres, le Richmond Bridge est aujourd'hui le plus ancien. Liens externes Ressources relatives à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Structurae Portail des ponts Portail de Londres Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Ponte di Richmond

Il ponte di Richmond (Richmond Bridge in inglese) è un ponte stradale costruito nel XVIII secolo che attraversa il Tamigi a Richmond upon Thames, nel sud ovest di Londra. È un ponte ad archi, di pietra di Portland e collega le due metà del Borough londinese di Richmond upon Thames. Fu progettato da James Paine e Kenton Couse. È il ponte esistente il più vecchio nel Grande Londra. Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su ponte di Richmond Collegamenti esterni (EN) Ponte di Richmond, su Structurae.
Richmond Bridge (London)

Richmond Bridge är en stenbro över Themsen i Richmond. Bron byggdes 1774–1777 som och ersatte den färja som tidigare hade bundit ihop Richmonds centrum med bosättningarna i Twickenham. På 1930-talet breddades den och plattades även ut något, men designen ändrades inte i grunden. Bakgrund Under 1700-talet blev Richmond och den närbelagda småstaden Twickenham på andra sidan Themsen alltmer populära, trots ett visst avstånd till Londons centrala delar, och befolkningen ökade stadigt. Design Bron designades som en stenvalvsbro på 300 fot (91 m) i längd och 24 fot och 9 tum (7,54 m) i bredd, stödd av fem elliptiska bågar av varierande höjd. Den centrala spännvidden,18 meter hög, utformades för att tillåta sjöfart att passera, vilket ger Richmond Bridge ett distinkt puckelryggigt utseende.
Bavin’s Gulls

Bavin’s Gulls oder auch Sloe Grove Islands sind eine Gruppe von Inseln in der Themse, in England flussaufwärts des Boulter’s Lock, bei Maidenhead, Berkshire. Die Schönheit dieses Flussabschnittes wurde von Jerome K. Jerome in dem Roman Drei Mann in einem Boot gelobt. Bavin’s Gulls besteht aus zwei größeren und zwei kleinen schmalen bewaldeten Inseln. Die Inseln sind Teil des Besitzes von Cliveden und gehören dem National Trust. Das Anlegen von Booten über Nacht ist auf drei der vier Inseln gestattet, die vierte Insel ist ein Naturschutzgebiet und darf nicht betreten werden. Siehe auch Liste der Inseln in der Themse Einzelnachweise
Bavin's Gulls

Bavin's Gulls or Sloe Grove Islands are a group of islands in the River Thames in England on the reach known as Cliveden Deep above Boulter's Lock, near Maidenhead, Berkshire. This reach of the Thames was described by Jerome K. Jerome in Three Men in a Boat as "unbroken loveliness this is, perhaps, the sweetest stretch of all the river...". Bavin's Gulls consists of two large and two small thin wooded strips; they are part of the Cliveden Estate and are owned by the National Trust. Overnight mooring is permitted on three of the islands but no mooring or landing is permitted on the fourth which is a nature reserve. See also Islands in the River Thames References
Bawden Rocks

Bawden Rocks (Cornish: Meyn Bodyn), also known as Man and His Man or Cow and Calf, are a pair of small islands approximately one mile north of St Agnes Head, off the coast of Cornwall, England. The larger of the two rocks stands around 80 ft (24 m) above the high water mark. The rocks are popular with swimmers, divers, anglers and trawler fishermen, being home to a wide range of marine life. Sea anemones, molluscs and crustaceans of various types cling to the rock walls below the surface of the sea, together with marine animals such as the threatened broad sea fan. The rocks are also a nesting ground for a number of seabird species, including razorbills, cormorants, guillemots, great black-backed gulls and puffins. A local legend claims that the rocks were thrown out to sea by a child-eating giant called Bolster, after whom Bolster Day was named. References
Baxterley Church

Baxterley Church is situated at the western side of the parish of Baxterley, Warwickshire, towards Wood End, and dates from the 12th century. History This small grade II listed parish church is of square plan. The windows in the c. 12th–century chancel are small. The church has been extended in the 13th, 14th and 19th–centuries. The font is 15th–century. The church dates from Norman times and was built around 1200 AD with additions built throughout its life. The foundations of the nave Date from the 14th century. The base of the small tower was built around 1540 but the top section is early 17th century. The church was extensively rebuilt c. 1875 by Paull and Bickerdike. Hugh Latimer, Bishop of Oxford, preached a sermon at Baxterley Church on Christmas Day 1552. His niece, Mary Glover, lived nearby in Mancetter. A 13th century wooden crozier head was found embedded in the wall in 1958; it is the oldest piece of church equipment in Warwickshire. Profile It is a small stone-built country church with a nave chancel and small tower. It is surrounded by a graveyard which contains a war grave of an airman of World War II. The Church, surrounded by small farms, is situated around 1.7 miles (2.7 km) from the village; when the church was built Baxterley was the nearest settlement but since the construction of Wood End in 1890, which is 1.2 miles (2 km) away, this has become the nearest settlement. It is part of the Kingsbury and Baxterley group of churches along with Kingsbury, Merevale, Hurley and Wood End. All five share the same Priest In Charge, who is currently Revd. Dr John White. It is part of the Deanery of Polesworth, which is part of the Archdeaconry of Aston. Gallery References Footnotes Notes Bibliography Page, William; Salzman, Louis Francis (1947), Doubleday, Herbert Arthur (ed.), The Victoria History of the Counties of England: A history of the county of Warwick: Hemingford Hundred, vol. IV, A Constanle, pp. 151–159 External links Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1034739)". National Heritage List for England. A church Near you Information From Baxterley.com
Herrington Country Park

‘’‘Herrington Country Park’’’ is a country park and open public space in Herrington, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Located adjacent to Penshaw Monument, the park was built on the site of a former colliery. The park has developed into a significant home for wildlife, hosting up to 100 species of birds."History of Herrington Country Park". PicturesofEngland.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017. The park also includes a play area, sculptures, an amphitheatre, and a model boat sailing site at the lake."Herrington Country Park | See it Do it Sunderland". www.seeitdoitsunderland.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2020."Herrington Country Park - Places to go". Lets Go With The Children. Retrieved 1 February 2020. The park has hosted several major events, including Lets Rock, the UKs largest retro festival brand in 2018 and 2019, and BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in 2005 with Gwen Stefani, Foo Fighters and the Black Eyed Peas, and 2026 with Fatboy Slim, Zara Larsson and Olivia Dean,"Sunderland Home Page - Sunderland City Council". BBC Radio One. Retrieved 24 December 2017. as well as the Olympic Torch Relay in 2012."Weekend of Fire and Water as thousands welcome the Olympic Torch in Sunderland and Durham". Sunderland Echo. Retrieved 24 December 2017. It also acts as the venue for the local Kubix Festival since 2018."Kubix Music Festival Herrington Country Park". Kubix. Retrieved 1 February 2020. From 2024 the Kubix Rock Festival is being rebranded to Monument Festival."Events – Monument Festival". www.monumentfestival.co.uk. Retrieved 16 January 2024. Since 20 July 2019, the park has held a free weekly 5km parkrun on a Saturday morning starting at 9 am."course | Herrington Country parkrun". www.parkrun.org.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2020. References See also Mowbray Park Barnes Park
Church Woods, Blean

Church Woods, Blean is a 526.7-hectare (1,302-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Canterbury in Kent. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, a National Nature Reserve, a Special Area of Conservation and part of it is a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve. This broadleaved coppice with standards wood has a diverse range of trees, a rich ground flora, a wide variety of birds and many uncommon invertebrates, including the nationally rare heath fritillary butterfly. There is public access to the site and it is crossed by footpaths. References
Bayfordbury

Bayfordbury, Hertfordshire, is a large Grade II* listed country house with surrounding parkland, and the location of a University of Hertfordshire campus, housing its biology/geography field station and observatory. History of Bayfordbury Bayfordbury House was originally built between 1759 and 1762 for well-to-do London merchant Sir William Baker. It was upgraded to its present appearance by his son, also William Baker between 1809 and 1812. After the death of Admiral Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker in 1940, the estate was leased to the Dr Barnardo's charity. The 372-acre Bayfordbury estate was then bought by the John Innes Centre in 1948 and developed into a School of Cytology. A new Cell Biology building was built in 1959, later to become the Science Learning Centre. In 1967 the John Innes Centre moved to its present site in Norwich and the Bayfordbury estate was bought by the Hertfordshire Council in 1967 for the use of Hatfield Polytechnic. Bayfordbury Observatory In 1969 the Bayfordbury Observatory was established within the grounds of the house by Hatfield Polytechnic (now the University of Hertfordshire). This is the university's astronomical and atmospheric physics remote sensing observatory, one of the largest teaching astronomical observatories in the UK. Science Learning Centre In 2005 the Regional Science Learning Centre was set up at Bayfordbury to run courses that provided continuing professional development for anyone involved in the teaching of science. The Science Learning Centre had close ties with the nearby observatory and hosted activities during its astronomy open evenings such as planetarium shows and talks. The building also hosted some of the observatory's scientific instruments on its roof. Field station The University of Hertfordshire uses the site as its biology and geography field station. The university owns a number of Bayfordbury's woodlands and meadows including the Clinton-Baker Pinetum, Sailor's Grove and Hook's Grove. The lake at Bayfordbury was created by the Baker family in 1772 and is now managed for its newts, crayfish and pure genetic stock of Crucian carp. The site also houses five large glasshouses, used for plant and aquatic research. Clinton-Baker Pinetum The Clinton-Baker Pinetum is a 10-acre pinetum containing over 150 species of conifers from all over the world, many over 100 years old. The first conifers were planted in 1767 by Sir William Baker, the original owner of the mansion. References External links Clinton-Baker Pinetum
Baylis Court School

Baylis Court School is a girls' secondary school with academy status in Slough, Berkshire, England, for students aged 11–18. It is the only single-sex non-selective school in Slough, and has a sixth form which was part of the Herschel Consortium. History and operations The school was built in 1971 and converted into an academy in 2011. After its 2004 inspection of Baylis Court School, the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills reported: [the school is] a good and effective school; it provides a good quality of education for its pupils. After a Section 5 inspection on 15 October 2007, the school was rated as 'Outstanding' and, indeed, received this rating in all but two of the 26 criteria that are measured against this standard (i.e. the 1-4 Ofsted criteria). Ofsted's 2004 report also states: The school population is made up of a very rich cultural mix and comprises: Asian or Asian British – Pakistani (57.7%) White – British (13.7%) Asian or Asian British – Indian (12%) Black or Black British – Caribbean (3.7%) Mixed – White and Asian (2.3%) Asian or Asian British – other (2%) Black or Black British – African (1.6%) Mixed – any other (1.5%) Mixed – White and Black Caribbean (1.5%) The school was awarded specialist Arts College status in February 2007. Baylis Court School is a school for girls aged 11–19. References
Baynard House, London

Baynard House is a brutalist office block in Queen Victoria Street in Blackfriars in the City of London, occupied by BT Group. It was built on the site of the second (and last) Baynard's Castle. Most of the land under it is a scheduled monument. From 1982 to 1997 it housed the BT Museum. Features and uses The building was designed by William Holford incorporating a separation of pedestrians from streets, with a first-floor adjoining walkway along Queen Victoria Street that connects to Blackfriars station. The entrance foyer to Baynard House remains off this first floor level. A plaque in the building foyer reads: "BAYNARD HOUSE handed over on 5th July 1979 to PETER BENTON Esq., Managing Director Telecommunications, Architects: Holford / PSA; Construction: John Laing" Legislation protecting the sightline of St Paul's Cathedral from bridges across the Thames and from places such as Putney and Richmond Park restricted the overall height of the building to three full levels above ground. Baynard House was for a few years a telephone exchange, and housed the first operational System X telephone exchange, which went live in 1980. From 1982 to 1997 it housed the BT Museum. It is the site of an unusual cast aluminium public sculpture by Richard Kindersley, entitled The Seven Ages of Man. The sculpture, consisting of a column made up of sculptural heads resembling a totem pole, was commissioned by Post Office Telecommunications and unveiled in April 1980. As of 2012 it had the largest solar panel area in the City of London and the second largest of a corporate building in the UK. The Faraday Building, one of the first major telephone exchanges in the UK, is across the road. In film Actor Tom Cruise broke his ankle whilst performing a stunt, jumping from the roof in 2017, shooting scenes for the film Mission: Impossible – Fallout. References External links Baynard House – Brutalist Beauty The Seven Ages of Man Gallery
Baysgarth Park

Baysgarth Park is a public park situated in the market town of Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, England. The park provides thirty acres of recreational space off Brigg Road to the south of the town. Baysgarth House, located in the park, contains Baysgarth House Museum, which illustrates the history, archaeology, flora and fauna of the district. Baysgarth Leisure Centre is also located here. In July 2018 it was awarded a Green Flag Award following a series of renovations. References External links Barton upon Humber Baysgarth Park, Lincolnshire County Council
Beach House, Worthing

Beach House in Worthing, England is a Regency beach-side villa, built in 1820 to designs by John Rebecca. It was originally known as Marino Mansion. It was built for a man named Robert Cary Elwes. History In the mid-19th century, Sir Frederick Adair Roe, Chief Magistrate of the Bow Street office and head of the Bow Street Runners, London's police force, owned and lived in Beach House. Sir Robert Loder, Conservative Member of Parliament for New Shoreham, lived at Beach House until his death in 1888. His wife, Lady Maria Georgiana Loder and his eldest son Sir Edmund Loder continued to live at Beach House after Sir Robert's death. Between 1907 and 1910, King Edward VII stayed at the house several times while visiting Sir Edmund Loder and his family. In 1917 playwright Edward Knoblock bought the house. His visitors included Arnold Bennett, J. B. Priestley, and Sir Compton Mackenzie. Knoblock refurbished the interior and forecourt of the property to the designs of Scottish architect Ormrod Maxwell Ayrton, while displaying furniture from the Thomas Hope collection he had bought from a sale at Deepdene in Dorking, Surrey. During the Spanish Civil War in 1936, Beach House was used to house children evacuated from their homes in the Basque province of Biscay. The children were fleeing bombing and starvation after the destruction of the town of Guernica by the Nazi Luftwaffe. They were supported and cared for entirely by local volunteers. From 1939 to 1945, during the Second World War, Beach House was used by the Air Training Corps. Beach House was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1948. The grounds The beach-side open space surrounding the Regency building of Beach House is situated on Brighton Road and was purchased by Worthing Borough Council in December 1927 and laid out in 1937–38. The grounds are 2.78 acres (1.13 ha) and have a playground, two tennis courts and a car park. Beach House gives its name to nearby Beach House Park, opposite Beach House, one of the world's best-known venues for bowls. See also Grade II* listed buildings in West Sussex Listed buildings in Worthing Peter Pans Playground References
Beachley Barracks

Beachley Barracks is a British Army base at Beachley in Gloucestershire, England, close to the England–Wales border at Chepstow. The barracks is the home of 1st Battalion, The Rifles and is located at Beachley Point between the River Severn and the River Wye. It is set to close in 2031. History In 1915, during the First World War, the government requisitioned a large area of land at Beachley and constructed National Shipyard No.2. However, the war ended before production had begun. Instead, in 1924 it was decided to establish a British Army Apprentices School (which in 1966 was renamed as an Army Apprentices College) at Beachley to ensure a core of technical qualified soldiers with technical education combined with military training as potential NCOs and officers mainly for the specialist corps Royal Engineers, REME plant operator mechanics and RAOC. The 1st Battalion, The Rifles moved to the barracks in 2007. The 1st Battalion, The Rifles returned to Beachley Barracks from a two year deployment in Dhekelia in 2025. They are due to move in 2031 to new build facilities at Caerwent Barracks, when the building project is complete, alongside 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards. Future In November 2016, the Ministry of Defence announced that the site would close in 2027; this was later extended to 2031. Current units Only one unit is currently stationed at the barracks: 1st Battalion, The Rifles References External links Army Apprentices College and Beachley Old Boys Association