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White Roding Windmill

White Roding Windmill is a Grade II listed preserved tower mill at White Roding, Essex, England. History White Roding Windmill was built in 1877, replacing a post mill which had stood on the site since 1609. The post mill was destroyed on 1 January 1877 when the main post broke in a gale as the miller had too much cloth spread on the Common sails. A new tower mill was built by Whitmore's the Wickham Market, Suffolk millwrights to replace the post mill. The mill worked by wind until 1926, and then by engine until 1931. The lease on the mill expired that year and was not renewed. In 1937, the mill was purchased by the actor Michael Redgrave, passing to a company in Barrow-in-Furness in 1946. During the 1950s, the mill was derelict and threatened with demolition on more than one occasion. In the 1970s, millwrights Philip Barrett-Lennard and Vincent Pargeter built a new cap for the mill. Description White Roding windmill is a five-storey brick tower mill which had an ogee cap winded by a six bladed Fantail. It had four Patent sails carried on a cast iron windshaft. The only remaining piece of machinery is the Brake Wheel, which is 9 feet 3 inches (2.82 m) diameter with 115 cogs. All other machinery was removed shortly after the Second World War. The tower is 42 feet (12.80 m) high, 22 feet 6 inches (6.86 m) diameter at the base and 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m) diameter at the curb. The walls are 26 inches (660 mm) thick at the base. The mill is 50 feet (15.24 m) to the top of the cap. The mill drove two pairs of underdrift millstones. Millers George Wilson 1830–1839 (post mill) William Portway 1845–1848 John Dixon 1850 Benjamin Roast 1855–1877 Benjamin Roast 1877–1890 (tower mill) William and Frank Roast 1890–1917 William Garner and Sons 1917 - 1936 Reference for above:- References External links Media related to White Roding Mill at Wikimedia Commons Windmill World webpage on White Roding Windmill.
White Scar Caves

White Scar Caves is a show cave in the civil parish of Ingleton, North Yorkshire, England, under Ingleborough in the Chapel-le-Dale valley of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is a solutional resurgence cave formed in Carboniferous limestone, some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) long. It was first explored in August 1923 by two amateur geologists, Christopher Long and J.H. Churchill, but there have been further discoveries since then, including "The Battlefield", one of the largest known cave chambers in Great Britain at 90 metres (300 ft) long. Originally accessed through a vertical boulder choke, an access tunnel has been cut to include it on the visitor trail. The system is open as a show cave. The entrance is from the Ribblehead to Ingleton road on the west of Ingleborough; tours are run throughout the year. The visitor facilities include a shop and café. References External links Visitor attraction website
West Bletchley

West Bletchley is a civil parish that covers the western part of Bletchley, a constituent town of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, England. The parish consists of that part of Bletchley which is south of Standing Way/H8 (A421), west of the West Coast Main Line, and north of Water Eaton Brook. The remainder of Bletchley is combined with Fenny Stratford to form the parish of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford. Geography West Bletchley contains three major residential districts with parish council wards within them. These wards/estates include: Old Bletchley Church Green Bletchley Park Poets Far Bletchley Castles Fairways Racecourses Rivers Saints West Bletchley Abbyies Scotts Counties City Council wards West Bletchley is split between two electoral wards for representation to Milton Keynes City Council. Far Bletchley and the golf course area is in the Whaddon Ward (which, despite its name and proximity, does not include the village of Whaddon in the Buckinghamshire Council area); the remainder of the parish is in the Bletchley and Fenny Stratford ward. Notable buildings and sites Church of St Mary The parish church of St Mary in Church Green is a Grade I listed building. Bletchley Park Within the West Bletchley parish, in the Church Green district, is Bletchley Park. During the Second World War, it was home to the Government Code and Cypher School, the primary location for Allied work to decipher Axis Powers' secret messages. There are two museums on the site: the National Museum of Computing as well as the main Bletchley Park museum. Railway station The main buildings of Bletchley railway station are in this parish, although the West Coast Main Line marks the boundary between this parish and its neighbour. There has been a station here since 1839. Education Primary Children in the area attend a number of primary schools in the parish, which include: Milton Keynes Preparatory School, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Holne Chase Primary School, White Spire School, Rickley Park Primary School and Chestnuts Primary School. Special school White Spire School, an all age (5–19) mixed special school for pupils with Moderate Learning Difficulties, is located on Rickley Lane in West Bletchley. Pupils are referred to the school by the Inclusion Division of Milton Keynes Council, taking pupils from across Milton Keynes and, in some instances, further afield. Secondary Lord Grey Academy, a comprehensive school. See also Bletchley and Fenny Stratford, the other civil parish in 'greater Bletchley'. Bletchley West TMD – Proposed train maintenance depot in Newton Longville civil parish Further reading Edward Legg, Early History of Bletchley Park 1235–1937; Bletchley Park Trust Historic Guides series, No. 1, 1999 References External links West Bletchley Parish Council
White Wells

White Wells is a spa bath on Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire, England. White Wells was built around 1700 at the back of the current Spa Cottage as an open air spa bath. They were later enclosed, A single plunge pool survives today inside the Cottage. History The original White Wells spa bath was built by landowner Peter Middleton (c.1655-1714). In 1791, Robert Dale built two baths on the current site, enclosed by walls on three sides but not roofed over. Dale placed an advertisement in the Leeds Intelligencer of 26 April 1791 in which he claimed that the medicinal properties of the 'Spaw' could heal 'bad eyes', 'tumours and sores', 'scrophula' and 'all cases where the spine is affected.[sic]' In 1793. Anne Harper, the nine year old daughter of butcher William Harper, drowned in the spa bath. The Spa Cottage contains a memorial plaque dedicated to Harper. New Year's Day The plunge pool is used to welcome in the New Year and is noted as the most popular day of the year for plunging. See also Listed buildings in Ilkley Footnotes References Hunnebell, M., (2010) That Place on Ilkley Moor: A History of White Wells, Yeadon, Smith Settle / Croft Publications, ISBN 978-0-9555126-2-9 External links White Wells on Visit Bradford
Whitefield's Tabernacle, Kingswood

Whitefield's sometimes Whitfield's Tabernacle is a former Calvinistic Methodist and Congregational (now United Reformed) church in Kingswood, a town on the eastern edge of Bristol where George Whitefield preached in the open air to coal miners. The name refers to two buildings in which the congregation met. The congregation originally met in the New Society Room which was built in 1741 for George Whitefield and John Cennick after a separation occurred between them and John Wesley. The former Society Room building was expanded to a large size in 1802, and is a Grade I listed building. It is now roofless and derelict after an arson attack. In 1851 a very large Gothic building, designed by Henry Masters, was constructed just west of the original tabernacle. Masters Church is Grade II listed. In 1983 this building was closed and the United Reformed Church congregation moved back into the original 18th-century building for a few years, before leaving both buildings to join together for worship with another congregation associated with the 18th-century revival, the Moravian Church, in the Moravian building on the other side of the High Street. The new unified congregation was named United Church Kingswood and continued to worship until it closed in January 2023. In 2003 the Tabernacle featured in the first series of BBC's Restoration programme. As of 2007, there were plans for the redevelopment of the three listed buildings on the Tabernacle site, namely the two churches and the 18th-century Chapel House. Besides various proposed memorial facilities, the plan included flats in the Chapel House and the 19th-century building. The Masters Church is now home to the Ellis Court apartments. The Tabernacle is owned by the Whitfield Tabernacle Trust, who acquired the building in January 2019. After years of disuse and dereliction following a fire in 2000, restoration work began on the tabernacle in 2021 with a view to turning it into a community arts centre following a £682,000 grant from Metro Mayor Dan Norris. In an interview with BBC News in October 2025, trust leaders stated that they hoped Whitfield's can be restored by the end of 2026. See also Churches in Bristol Grade I listed buildings in Bristol References External links Ordnance Survey grid reference ST648738 Whitfield Tabernacle Trust A Social History of Bristol in Photographs & Stories page on the Kingswood Tabernacle Heritage at Risk Register: Whitfields+tabernacle Whitfield Tabernacle Conservation Area Restoration - Whitfield Tabernacle at South Gloucestershire Council site The PG Group future project placeholder page with aerial artist's impression
Whitefield School

Clarion, formerly Whitefield School, is a secondary school and sixth form in the London Borough of Barnet. Whitefield converted to academy status in 2011 and was renamed in 2025. Location The school is in Cricklewood, just south of the North Circular Road and west of the A41 Hendon Way. The nearest rail station is Brent Cross West on the Thameslink route from King's Cross, the nearest tube station is Brent Cross on the Northern line and the nearest bus station is Brent Cross Shopping Centre. History The school was built between 1953 and 1954 on the site of the disused Hendon Metropolitan water treatment works, part of the original Clitterhouse Farm. It was originally a Secondary Modern School and opened in autumn 1954 later than originally intended. This gave pupils transferring from other schools in the then Borough of Hendon and surrounding areas an extra three weeks summer holiday. At the time of opening it had seven 1st year classes of between thirty and forty. Classes 1 and 2 first year had French or German in their curriculum, unusual at the time. Other older pupils transferred in to second, third and fourth year classes. In 1954 the school grounds extended only as far east as the Clitterhouse Brook, a small tributary of the river Brent. Many years later the grounds extended east beyond the Brook to the boundary with Hendon Way. This area was the overgrown disused site of the settling ponds of the old water treatment works which were transformed into school playing fields. Some time later, the playing field area west of Hendon Way was given up for development of Tesco Super store and Hendon Leisure Centre and the eastern school boundary became once again the Clitterhouse Brook. The first headmaster was Mr Haley who until then, had been headmaster at Bell Lane school, Hendon. Brenig Lewis joined the school on opening as assistant head and science teacher. He eventually became Headmaster in 1971 and remained until his retirement in 1989. In 2022, Chris Hunt (also a science teacher) became headteacher. In 2024, the school announced a rebranding under a new name, Clarion, to be effective September 2025. The relaunch was celebrated on 11 July 2025 with a community festival in Claremont Park. As of 20 June 2025 Whitefield ranks within the top nine percent of all schools in the nation. Weekend programmes The Japanese Saturday School of London, a weekend Japanese programme, uses the Whitefield School as its Brent Campus (Japanese: ブレント校舎, Hepburn: Burento Kōsha). References External links Official website
Whitefield Schools

Whitefield Schools is a special school in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, offering support for children with a wide range of special physical, educational and behavioural needs and difficulties. The school is part of the Flourish Learning Trust. Previously it had become part of the Whitefield Academy Trust multi-academy trust in April 2014. The same site also contains the Whitefield's Research and Development Centre, home of the academy's training functions, an outreach service and a specialist library. There are three 'sub-schools' within Whitefield schools: Peter Turner Primary School – For pupils aged 3–11 years old with autism or speech and communication difficulties. Niels Chapman Secondary School – For pupils aged 11–19 years old. Margaret Brearley School – For pupils aged 3–19 years old with more complex needs including learning difficulties, physical impairment and sensory impairment. Joseph Clarke School was also part of Whitefield Academy Trust. In 2017, Ofsted rated the school as inadequate due to the serious misuse of calming rooms, which the school states are no longer used. Previously the school had been rated as outstanding. Parents had been largely unaware of these rooms and their usage. Child abuse incidents In 2021, an inquiry into alleged systematic abuse at the school has been initiated following the discovery of CCTV footage showing students being assaulted and neglected in seclusion rooms from 2014 to 2017. The rooms were bare, unventilated, and locked from the outside. Staff were alleged to have assaulted students and left them in unsanitary conditions. The abuse was discovered through CCTV footage found on 44 memory sticks, showing 39 non-verbal pupils subjected to neglect and abuse. A whistleblower equated the conditions to "torture" and criticized the school’s internal investigations. The Children's Commissioner for England has called for stricter regulations on seclusion rooms. In 2024, some staff who were filmed allegedly abusing the students are still employed at the school and have not been barred from working with children. The Metropolitan police conducted a criminal investigation into alleged abuse from 2014 to 2017, but the Crown Prosecution Service concluded no further action should be taken based on the evidence available. References
Whitley Academy

Whitley Academy (formerly Whitley Abbey Community School) was a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Whitley, Coventry, England. The school was rebuilt and opened on 13 October 2000, replacing the former Whitley Abbey Comprehensive School built in the 1950s, which was one of the first comprehensive schools in Coventry. As of 28 January 2021, the school is permanently closed. In July 2007, Whitley Abbey Community School gained specialist status in Business and Enterprise and was renamed Whitley Abbey Business and Enterprise College. On 1 July 2011 Whitley Abbey Business and Enterprise College became an Academy and was renamed to 'Whitley Academy'. The new academy was formally opened on 13 March 2012 by the Princess Royal. It was one of the seven schools in the RSA Family of Academies, all in the West Midlands, of the Royal Society of Arts. In July 2019 the governors of the school decided to leave the RSA. In January 2021 the school joined the Finham Park Multi Academy Trust and was renamed to Meadow Park School. Ofsted Whitley has been inspected by Ofsted 3 times in the last 10 years. After 9 years of being 'Outstanding', in March 2019 the school received the 'Requires Improvement' grade, with it eventually receiving the 'Inadequate' rating in January 2020, possibly having led to the school's closure a year later, with the school's reputation having been reportedly "ruined". Whitley Arts The website, 'Whitley Arts', was launched in March 2013, as an eCommerce website to sell unique pupil artwork, whilst at the same time showcasing the excellence and artistic flair of Whitley Academy pupils to a local and national audience. The project idea of Whitley Arts was commissioned by Lorraine Allen, then Principal, after initial discussions with Centre Stage Digital, the school Art Department and the Business Manager. The website was the first of its nature in Warwickshire, and one of only two such sites nationally, and has raised over £1,000 for pupils and the Whitley Art Faculty. Money raised from Whitley Arts and purchase of pupil art will help support the arts, the pupils and their learning. Notable former pupils Steven Armes FRS, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Sheffield Peter Boddington (b. 1942), British heavyweight amateur boxing champion in 1967 Ian Taylor (b. 1945), politician Sir Paul Scott-Lee (b. 1953), Chief Constable of West Midlands Police Richard Keys (b. 1957), television sports presenter Pete Waterman (b. 1947), record producer Andrew Lomas, intellectual property lawyer and elected Councillor for Colville ward in Kensington and Chelsea Hitesh Thakrar, Portfolio Manager for Global Innovation Fund at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), awarded Innovation Fellowship by University of Cambridge in 2012 References External links Whitley Academy official website
Whitley Bay High School

Whitley Bay High School is a mixed upper school and sixth form located in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, England. Admissions The school has 1600 pupils; more than 600 are in the sixth form. In 2006, the school was awarded Specialist College Status in Science & Humanities. It is situated next to Monkseaton Drive (A1148), towards the north of Monkseaton. There is a subway for access under the main road. It is in the parish of St Peter, Monkseaton. History Grammar school The school was originally built as a grammar school in 1963, and was originally known as Whitley Bay and Monkseaton Grammar School. The buildings were officially opened on 7 December 1963, by Edward Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth. It was formerly housed in what is now the Marden Bridge Middle School. The original buildings on site were A Block, B Block and C Block. Comprehensive In 1973, it became a high school. Buildings The school has since been rebuilt and all except D-Block and a portion of C-Block have been replaced. It had four main buildings, with several other outlying blocks around them. They were: A-Block: English, Modern Foreign Languages (French, German, and Spanish), Science (predominantly Chemistry), the school gym, canteen, main hall and various offices. B-Block: Mathematics, Geography, Philosophy and Ethics, ICT and an additional sports hall (known as B-Block Hall). C-Block: Childcare, Design and Technology, Media Studies, Food Technology, Healthcare, Science (predominantly Biology), learning support and Textiles. D-Block (built 2003): Art, Drama, Music, Science (predominantly Physics), the School Library, a music recording studio and a drama studio. E-Block (built 2008): Art and Textiles. F-Block: Psychology. G-Block: Business Studies and Economics. H-Block: History and a Reprographics office. I-Block: Physical education block for written work. S-Block: Media. Former pupils Rudolf Abel, KGB spy, real name William Fisher Sam Fender, musician (attended sixth form) Lawrence Freedman, academic and historian, member of the Iraq Inquiry Peter Ramage, footballer WillNE, content creator, owner of Rodd's iced coffee, real name William Lenney References External links Whitley Bay High School official website EduBase
Whitley Bay Ice Rink

Whitley Bay Ice Rink is an ice rink located in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, England and is the home of the Whitley Warriors ice hockey team. An additional team played out of the ice rink, the Newcastle Vipers, who are now disbanded. It is one of two permanent public ice rinks in the north east of England. A ten-pin bowling centre in the area upstairs which was added in the 1960s was closed in 2007. This area (as of 2019) is now home to a newly refurbished entertainment suite and conference facility. About It was also the region's premier concert venue, until the Newcastle Arena opened in 1995. Artists that have performed at the venue include Status Quo, AC/DC, The Cure, Wham!, Iron Maiden, Kiss, Metal Church, Metallica, Kylie Minogue, New Kids on the Block, Oasis, Pet Shop Boys, Sting, The Stone Roses and Take That, among others. Surprisingly, Whitley Bay Ice Rink has only ever held one professional boxing event - Chris Eubank KO’d Jose Ignacio Barruetebana in just 55 farcical seconds in a main event of that 1995 show. However, the WWE then WWF held three wrestling house shows at the rink in 1993 with wrestlers such as The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Randy Savage, Razor Ramon, Diesel, Ted Dibiase and Yokozuna appearing. As with concerts the WWE now does all of its Newcastle shows in the larger Utilita Arena. In 2005, the ice rink was used to film BBC sitcom Thin Ice. Even though the series was set in Derby, Whitley Bay Ice Rink was chosen because the production company had used the venue on numerous occasions in the past. Although reference is made to Whitley Bay as the host of the British Championships in the programme, no mention is made in the credits. In 2006, the ice rink was criticized by local authorities after demonstrating exceedingly poor fire regulations when a blaze was discovered. Skaters continued on the ice whilst the fire escalated. 2008 saw the rink undertake several improvements, such as new barriers and plexiglass, bench doors for hockey players and a new Zamboni (an ice resurfacer). The Newcastle Vipers played their remaining home games at Whitley Bay ice rink due to the Utilita Arena not participating in holding sports events anymore. This stopped when the Vipers ceased operation at the end of the 2010/11 season. Whitley Bay Beacons, the rinks all female team play out of the rink, hosting 3 teams across various levels. Their First team plays in the WNIHL Elite division, Second team Plays in WNIHL Div 2 and their third team in the organisation is their Under 16s Development Squad. Whitley Bay Ice Rink is also host to grass roots ice hockey teams, ranging from Whitley Bay Junior Development teams to recreational teams and university squads. Junior System: Under 8s Under 10s Under 12s Under 16s Under 18s Recreational teams- [training nights] Whitley Bay Islanders [Monday and Thursday] Tyneside Jesters [Thursday] Newcastle Coyotes [Friday] Whitley Bay Sharks [Friday] Whitley Wildcats [Saturday] North East Nomads [Saturday] Newcastle Predators [Sunday] References External links Official website