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Riddlesdown Common

Riddlesdown Common or Riddlesdown is a 43 hectare area of green space in Kenley, towards the northern end of the North Downs in the London Borough of Croydon. It is owned and maintained by the City of London Corporation, apart from two small areas, one of which is operated by the London Wildlife Trust and the other by Croydon Council. An area of 32 hectares is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. The name Riddlesdown also applies to the local district of residential housing. A trig point at the site indicates that it is 525 ft (160 m) above sea level. History Discoveries of Neolithic stone axes and possible traces of Iron Age fields show that occupation goes back thousands of years. The name Riddlesdown is first recorded in 1331 as Ridelsdoune meaning 'cleared woodland on a hill'. In medieval time Riddlesdown and the neighbouring Kenley Common formed part of the waste land of the manor of Watendone, and the commoners rights included pasture for their livestock and gathering of materials for fuel. In the nineteenth century the coming of the railways increased the value of the land, and the lord of the manor, Edmund Byron, began enclosing the area. One local landowner, William Hall, refused to sell his land to Byron, and in 1877 Hall and his brother brought a case against Byron in the Court of Chancery for encroaching on Common Land. They were successful, William Hall then asked the Corporation of London to purchase the land to preserve it as open space. In 1883 the Corporation bought Riddlesdown and Kenley Common. They became part of the City Commons, seven green spaces in south London managed by the City Corporation of London. Site of Special Scientific Interest An area of 32 hectares is the Riddlesdown Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is the largest area of calcareous scrub in Greater London, with a herb-rich chalk grassland. It includes a disused chalk quarry which is not open to the public. It has many mature yew trees, Taxus baccata. It is one of the few places in London with juniper Juniperus communis. There are two nationally rare herbs, early gentian (Gentianella anglica) and round-headed rampion. Invertebrate species include the scarce Roesel's bush-cricket. Several rare orchids can be found within the woodland some of which were thought to be extinct in the area or throughout London. Wider area The site forms part of the Riddlesdown to Whyteleafe countryside area, which is managed by wardens working for the City of London, Croydon Council and Tandridge District Council. Access There is access from Riddlesdown Road, Tithepit Shaw Lane and Godstone Road. See also List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater London List of parks and open spaces managed by the City of London Corporation Croydon parks and open spaces References External links "Map of Riddlesdown SSSI". Natural England. Natural England, Riddlesdown SSSI citation Archived 24 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Natural England, Riddlesdown Unit 1 Natural England, Riddlesdown Unit 2 Natural England, Riddlesdown Unit 3 City of London Corporation, Riddlesdown City of London Corporation, Map of Riddlesdown Common
Wychall Reservoir

Wychall Reservoir, is a canal compensation reservoir in the Kings Norton district of Birmingham, England. It was built in the early 19th century by the Worcester Canal Company, after mill owners claimed that water was being taken from the River Rea to fill the canal, thereby reducing the working effectiveness of their mills. Now defunct as a reservoir it has been adopted by Birmingham City Council, along with the nearby Merecroft Pool, as a Local Nature Reserve. A low level of water is maintained with the drained area a combination of meadow, woodland and reedbed. See also Edgbaston Reservoir Lifford Reservoir References
Ridge Hill transmitting station

The Ridge Hill transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located 8.5 miles SE of Hereford in Herefordshire, and close to the border of Gloucestershire. The station transmits the full complement of digital terrestrial multiplexes and an additional ITV West Multiplex. It includes a cable stayed steel lattice mast which has a height of 164.6 metres (540 ft), which in addition to the altitude of the site gives an aerial height of 363 metres (1,191 ft) above mean sea level. History Three new television masts for the Midlands were announced in August 1967, including Waltham. Ridge Hill would be near Ledbury. It was due to open March 1968, later moved to open in June 1968, and finally opened on 30 July 1968. BBC went colour from 11 September 1972, the 34th mast to go colour. ITV went colour from 26 February 1973. Transmission Ridge Hill supplies its signal to 17 relays which allow coverage into "fringe" areas not able to receive a good signal from the main transmitter. All 5 analogue programme channels were broadcast plus the full 6 digital MUXES although the multiplexes were scattered across the band requiring a wideband aerial for most consumers. Digital switchover was completed on 20 April 2011 where the main 6 multiplexes are now located in the Group A antenna band. Since March 2018 MUXES 7 and 8 have been moved up to channels 55 and 56 respectively which are outside the A group, though these are due to be switched off between 2020 and 2022 In addition to its television output Ridge Hill transmits various radio stations including BBC Hereford and Worcester. The station covers the south west Midlands, including Herefordshire, and parts of Worcestershire. It also covers parts of the South West, specifically northern Gloucestershire. It does not, however, transmit BBC local programmes for Gloucestershire. These are covered by the Mendip transmitter which can be seen from the south and west of Gloucester city, and a very much smaller part of Cheltenham. From 4 December 2006 Ridge Hill broadcast ITV1 West on UHF channel 30 (rebroadcasting the signal from Mendip) in addition to the existing ITV1 Central service on channel 25. This is known as "Ridge Hill West". This followed the restructuring of ITV Regional News and the abolition of the Central South region. As a result, the existing ITV1 Central service now carries news from the West Midlands region. Services listed by frequency Analogue (FM) Digital (DAB) Television Analogue television Since April 2011, analogue television has not been broadcast from Ridge Hill. BBC2 was closed on 6 April and the remaining five services on 20 April. See also List of tallest buildings and structures in Great Britain Arqiva References External links Pictures of Ridge Hill from MB21 transmitter gallery. Ridge Hill at UK TV For Free Ridge Hill West at UK TV For Free Ridge Hill Transmitter at thebigtower.com
Lago Rudyard

El Lago Rudyard es un pequeño embalse artificial del condado de Staffordshire construido entre 1797 y 1798 para alimentar el Canal de Trent y Mersey . Su lugar en la historia se debe a que John Lockwood Kipling y Alice Mcdonald, padres del escritor Rudyard Kipling se conocieron allí, gustándoles tanto el lugar que decidieron llamar a su hijo en su memoria. La compañía de trenes de vapor Rudyard Railway mantiene un trayecto ferroviario de trenes de vapor que opera en el lado este del lago durante gran parte del año. Junto al lago también se encuentra el Club de Navegación Lago Rudyard. Las atracciones más populares son pasear, pescar y navegar por el lago en bote. Posee un excelente centro de actividades, que puede ser reservado para funciones artísticas o conferencias. El primer domingo de agosto se celebra un festival muy popular. Es posible caminar alrededor de todo el lago o comenzar o acabar el paseo junto a las estaciones del tren en su lado este. Enlaces externos http://www.thepotteries.org/did_you/002.htm Rudyard Lake Steam Railway Rudyard Lake Sailing Club
Ridgeway High School, Birkenhead

Ridgeway High School is a co-educational, comprehensive school in Noctorum, Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula in England. The school caters for pupils between the ages of 11 and 16, from within the Local Authority area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, primarily Noctorum, Prenton, and Oxton. History and rebuild Ridgeway was built in the 1970s as a two-storey building with a single-storey gymnasium. In the 1990s, an extension was added to the existing building to accommodate the school's language programs. At that point, Ridgeway could hold 825 pupils. In 2013, the school was selected by the Education and Skills Funding Agency to be 1 of 12 northwest schools to be rebuilt over the next several years. The £12m rebuild was finished in late 2017. In 2009, Ridgeway was slated to be absorbed into Birkenhead Park School along with Park and Rock Ferry High Schools. Wirral Council eventually scratched Ridgeway off the list of schools to combine after pushback from parents. This decision was stopped by parents. Demographics The majority of Ridgeway students are White British; about 58% of pupils are boys and 42% are girls. 46% are eligible for free school meals. In 2021, with 99 school staff, the teacher to pupil ratio was 1 teacher for every 13 students. GCSE In 2016, Ridgeway achieved a 70% A* to C score; 100% scored A* to C in performing arts; and 70% of students achieved at least one GCSE. In 2018, 55% achieved 9-4 grades in maths; 68% in English; 69% achieved 9-4 grades in computer science, 67% in religion, 93% in drama, 62% in English literature. Awards and rankings In 2021, the Guardian Schools Guide scored Ridgeway's pupil attendance at a 10 out of 100 points. Poor attendance has been an issue for several years. The two most recent inspections were in 2017 and 2021 and Ofsted rated them as "requires improvement." Their 2007 and 2010 inspections were "Outstanding" but their 2013 inspection dropped to "Good." Pauline Roberts, who was headteacher for four years, resigned in 2013 for "personal reasons." She was lauded by parents as the one responsible for drastically improving Ridgeway and were worried that the school, which achieved "Outstanding" during her time there, would regress. In 2018, the PE department won the School Communication Award from the ECHO School Awards and in 2021, Ridgeway was shortlisted alongside St. James', Wade Deacon, and Hope Academy in the category "Outstanding commitment to sport & physical activity in secondary schools" for the annual Educate Awards. References
Ridgeway School, Kempston

Ridgeway School is a mixed special school for pupils with physical disabilities located in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England. The school accepts pupils from all over the Borough of Bedford. History Opened in January 1974 in a purpose built single storey building, Ridgeway School is situated on an educational campus in Kempston, which includes a Child Development Centre and Kempston Academy. In October 2009, Bedford Borough Council launched a consultation on the future of special education provision in the borough. The consultation included options to merge Ridgeway School with the nearby Grange School on the Ridgeway site. Another proposal involved merging the two schools with St John’s School to create one special school for the whole of the Borough of Bedford. In January 2010, Bedford Borough Council confirmed its intention to merge Ridgeway School and Grange School on the Ridgeway site in the next few years. The new combined school was planned to be rebuilt to accommodate the broader range of pupils. However, in March 2013 Grange School converted to academy status and the move is on hold. Three new classrooms were constructed at Ridgeway School for use at the start of September 2013. The classrooms are primarily used for sixth form classes. Academics The school is organised into two departments, which fit the traditional school transfer age from primary to secondary education. The Primary Department covers Early Years education, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (ages 3 – 11), whilst the Secondary Department covers Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Post 16 education (ages 11 – 19). References External links Ridgeway School homepage
Plympton Academy

Plympton Academy (formerly, The Ridgeway School and, before that, Plympton County Secondary School) is a state secondary school in Plympton, Plymouth, England. It is a mixed, non-denominational academy school. In 2022, it joined the Thinking Schools Academy Trust (TSAT) to become part of a multi-academy trust (MAT). Its designated feeder primary schools are Chaddlewood Primary School, Glen Park Primary School, Plympton St Maurice Primary School, and Yealmpstone Primary School, although other primary schools also send children to Plympton Academy. The school has a sports centre, which includes a fitness gym, multiple sports hall, cricket pitch, rugby pitch, and in the summer, an athletics grass circuit. The sports hall was renovated in 2015. The sports hall and gym is open to the public for a small fee. The school also includes a Performing Arts Centre called the "Morpurgo Studios" opened by Micheal Morpurgo in 2019. It has a state of the art recording studio, a professional dance studio and a fully equipped 500 seater theatre. The school also has an internal sixth form which accepts students from all schools across the Plymouth consortium. References
Ridgewood School

Ridgewood School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status in Scawsby, Doncaster, England. The school gained academy status in October 2011, and was a specialist Engineering College prior to September 2015. Catchment area The School accepts pupils from the surrounding areas of Sprotbrough, Sprotbrough village (or Upper Sprotbrough) with Copley Junior School and Richmond Hill Primary School, Cusworth with Saltersgate Infants and Junior School, Barnburgh and Marr with Barnburgh Primary, and Scawsby with Rosedale Primary all leading on to Ridgewood. Pupils from Upper Sprotbrough who previously attended Outwood (formerly Adwick Secondary School), are now in the catchment area of Ridgewood. Curriculum Lessons: Ridgewood School teaches lessons in Geography, Music, History, French, Spanish, Art, ICT, Science, Maths, RE, PE, Technology, Food Tech, English, and Drama. The school also caters for 6th formers with courses including engineering, computing and construction. It competes in sporting and non-sporting events including track and field running, cross country, football and netball. Location Ridgewood School neighbours the New Stone Hill School, a specialist school which was formerly the Anchorage School, and before that, a teacher training college. It has an open playing field towards the back of the site alongside Ridgewood's open P.E. fields, which are both surrounded by open fields used for agriculture. To one side of the playing field is an abandoned railway line which runs through Scawsby and Sprotbrough. Travel to the school is provided via the school buses, the 540, which collects students from Sprotbrough village, the 541, which collects students from Lower Sprotbrough, and the 542, which collects students from Barnburgh. A late bus is also provided in the afternoons, which leaves at 16:00. The school lies on Barnsley Road (A635) which is the main Barnsley - Doncaster link road which passes through villages like Hickleton, Goldthorpe, Darfield etc. School performance Ridgewood Academy performs above the local authority average in Doncaster's league tables for GCSE results, achieving an attainment 8 score of 48.4 in 2022, compared to the local average of 44.7. Progress 8 is around both the local, and national average. In the school's March 2019 Ofsted report, both the lower school and sixth form were judged 'Requires Improvement'. In the most recent inspection in December 2022, the school was ranked 'Good' in all categories. Notable alumni Mark Fletcher, Member of Parliament for Bolsover (2019-2024) References External links Ridgewood School
Ridley Hall (Northumberland)

Ridley Hall ist ein Landhaus in Bardon Mill in der englischen Grafschaft Northumberland. Das Haus aus dem 18. Jahrhundert hat English Heritage als historisches Bauwerk II. Grades gelistet. Geschichte Auf dem Gelände der heutigen Ridley Hall stand ein Haus aus dem 16. Jahrhundert, das der Familie Ridley gehörte. Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts kaufte es die Familie Lowes und ließ an seiner Stele 1743 ein neues Landhaus in georgianischem Stil errichten. 1795 verstarb John Lowes, der 1790 der High Sheriff of Northumberland war. Sein ältester Sohn und Erbe, William Cornforth Lowes, verstarb 1810 und sein jüngerer Bruder und Nacherbe 1812. 1818 kaufte Thomas Bates Ridley Hall. 1830 kaufte John Davidson, der 1839 High Sheriff of Northumberland war, ein Vetter von William Cornforth Lowes, der auch in dessen Testament bedacht worden war, das Haus und ließ es wesentlich umbauen. Er heiratete Susan Jessup, eine Tochter des 9. Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, die das Anwesen dem Kunstsammler John Bowes, einem Sohn ihres Bruders John Bowes, 10. Earl of Strathmore and Kingborne vermachte. 1891 erhielt das Haus ein neues Hauptgebäude im Neu-Tudor-Stil, das der Architekt Horatio Adamson für Frances Bowes-Lyon entwarf. Aus dem Westflügel des Gebäudes aus dem 18. Jahrhundert wurde der neue Flügel für die Dienerschaft. Die Familie Bowes-Lyon weilte nicht oft in Ridley Hall und im 20. Jahrhundert verkaufte sie das Haus an Reverend E. A. Evans, der dort eine Privatschule aufbaute. Mitte der 1960er-Jahre wurde diese mit der Featherstone Preparatory School aus dem nahegelegenen Haltwhistle zusammengelegt. 1967 zwangen zu geringe Schülerzahlen zur Schließung der Schule und Reverend E. A. Evans ging in Rente. Dann kaufte das Northern Counties College aus Long Benton in Newcastle upon Tyne und brachte in dem Gebäude eine Lehrerbildungsanstalt für Lehrerstudenten im ersten Jahr unter. Heute Das Haus bietet heute Unterkunft für die Schüler der Haydon Bridge High School, einer der wenigen staatlichen Internate in England. Schüler, die in Otterburn oder weiter weg wohnen, blieben während der Schulzeit in Ridley Hall, wobei die meisten am Wochenende nach Hause fahren. An den Wochenenden und während der Schulferien steht das Landhaus für Hochzeiten und Konferenzen zur Verfügung, ist aber nicht öffentlich zugänglich. Ridley Hall liegt auf einem 13,2 Hektar großen Grundstück mit lichtem Wald, Spielfeldern und Rasenflächen. An das Grundstück grenzt an den Allen-Banks-Park in einer Klamm des River Allen in Besitz des National Trust an. Einzelnachweise
Ridley Hall, Northumberland

Ridley Hall is an 18th-century country house, now a residential and conference centre, at Bardon Mill, Northumberland. It is a Grade II listed building. History A 16th-century house on the site was owned by the Ridley family of Willimoteswick. It was acquired by the Lowes family in the late 17th century and was replaced in 1743 with a new Georgian mansion. The death in 1795 of John Lowes (High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1790) was followed by that of his son William Cornforth Lowes in 1810 and of his brother in 1812, and in 1818 the house was sold to Thomas Bates of Halton Castle, Northumberland. In 1830 John Davidson (High Sheriff in 1839), a cousin and beneficiary of the will of William Cornforth Lowes, purchased the house and made substantial improvements to the property. He married Susan Jessup, a daughter of the 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, who on her death bequeathed the estate to the art collector John Bowes, a son of her brother John Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne. The house was rebuilt with a new main block in a neo-Tudor style in 1891 by architect Horatio Adamson for Frances Bowes-Lyon. The 18th-century west wing became the domestic service wing. The Bowes-Lyon family were not often resident, and in the 20th century the house was sold to the Rev E A Evans and was converted to St Nicolas's preparatory school. In 1961 it joined forces with Hillbrow Preparatory School from nearby Haltwhistle and the Rev E A Evans retired. It was renamed Hillbrow-St Nicolas's for a short while. In 1967 lack of numbers forced the closure of the school. The building was then leased by Northern Counties College of Long Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne and converted into a teacher training college for first year students. Present The house is now the boarding wing of Haydon Bridge High School, one of a few state boarding schools. Students who live in or beyond Otterburn stay at Ridley Hall during term-time, with most returning home at weekends. During weekends and school holidays, the hall is open for weddings and conferences, but it is not open to the general public. Ridley Hall is set on a thirty-three acre estate comprising woodland, playing fields and lawned gardens. The estate borders the Allen Banks, a Victorian garden in a gorge of the River Allen owned by the National Trust. In January 2017 it was advertised for sale with 24 acres for £1.65m. References
Ridley Hall

Ridley Hall est une maison de campagne du XVIIIe siècle, aujourd'hui un centre résidentiel et de conférence, à Bardon Mill, dans le Northumberland. Il s'agit d'un bâtiment classé Grade II. Histoire Une maison du XVIe siècle sur le site appartenait à la famille Ridley de Willimoteswick. Elle est acquise par la famille Lowes à la fin du XVIIe siècle et remplacée en 1743 par un nouveau manoir géorgien. La mort en 1795 de John Lowes (haut shérif de Northumberland en 1790) est suivie de celle de son fils William Cornforth Lowes en 1810 et de son frère en 1812, et en 1818 la maison est vendue à Thomas Bates de Halton Castle, Northumberland. En 1830, John Davidson (haut shérif en 1839), cousin et bénéficiaire du testament de William Cornforth Lowes, achète la maison et apporte des améliorations substantielles à la propriété. Il épouse Susan Jessup, fille du 9e comte de Strathmore et Kinghorne, qui, à sa mort, lègue le domaine au collectionneur d'art John Bowes, fils de son frère John Bowes, 10e comte de Strathmore et Kinghorne. La maison est reconstruite avec un nouveau bloc principal de style néo-Tudor en 1891 par l'architecte Horatio Adamson pour Frances Bowes-Lyon. L'aile ouest du XVIIIe siècle devient l'aile des domestiques. La famille Bowes-Lyon n'y réside pas souvent et au XXe siècle, la maison est vendue au révérend EA Evans et transformée en école préparatoire Saint-Nicolas. En 1961, elle s'associe à l'école préparatoire Hillbrow de Haltwhistle à proximité, et le révérend EA Evans prend sa retraite. Elle est rebaptisée Hillbrow-St Nicolas pendant une courte période. En 1967, le manque d'effectifs entraine la fermeture de l'école. Le bâtiment est ensuite loué par le Northern Counties College de Long Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne et transformé en école de formation d'enseignants pour les étudiants de première année. La maison est maintenant l'internat de la Haydon Bridge High School, l'un des rares internats publics. Les étudiants qui vivent à Otterburn ou au-delà restent à Ridley Hall pendant les cours, la plupart rentrant chez eux le week-end. Ridley Hall est situé sur un domaine de trente-trois acres comprenant des bois, des terrains de jeux et des jardins avec pelouse. Le domaine borde les Allen Banks, un jardin victorien situé dans une gorge de la rivière Allen et appartenant au National Trust. Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Ridley Hall, Northumberland » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Portail de l’Angleterre Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni