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Leicester Secular Hall

Leicester Secular Hall is a Grade II listed building in Leicester, England. It was built in 1881 for the city's Secular Society. The Leicester Secular Hall Co. Ltd was formed for its construction. The lead shareholder was Josiah Gimson, an engineer and councillor. Ownership of the Hall subsequently passed to the Leicester Rationalist Trust. The building is located in the centre of Leicester at 73 and 75 Humberstone Gate. It was designed by W Larner Sugden of Leek, Staffordshire. The frontage contains five busts depicting, in chronological order, Socrates, Jesus, Voltaire, Thomas Paine, and Robert Owen. History It was claimed by F.J. Gould that the building of the hall was proposed in 1872 after George Holyoake (who coined the word "secularism") was refused the use of a public room for a lecture. However, Ned Newitt argues there is no evidence to support this claim; secularist had also meet regularly in public halls in Leicester since 1868 without issue. Instead, Newitt suggest the inspiration came from articles Holyoake published in 1871 where he laid out plans for a series of Secular Halls across the country. Leicester secularists liked the idea and thought it would attract public interest. The hall was opened on Sunday 6 March 1881. Josiah Gimson, Charles Bradlaugh and Annie Besant gave speeches. Edward Aveling,George Bernard Shaw and William Morris are among the many radical thinkers who have spoken there. Architecture The Secular Hall was designed by William Larner Sugden (1850-1901). Sugden was a Secularist and was chosen by Josiah Gimson. Sugden had worked for his father, also an architect, in Leek where he had encountered the ideas of William Morris (Morris was studying textile dyeing in Leek during the 1870s). Sugden's designs are described as 'Free Flemish Renaissance' in the Historic England listing. Non-Gothic styles, like Queen Anne, had been used for Leicester civic buildings in this period to distinguish them from the buildings of the established Anglican Church. Current plans The ground floor was partially refurbished and accessible toilets installed in 2013 funded by the members of Leicester Secular Society and Biffa. There are ambitious plans, with assistance from Heritage Lottery Fund grants, to fully refurbish the building to meet modern standards, including disabled access to the upper floors. References External links Media related to Leicester Secular Hall at Wikimedia Commons Leicester Secular Society
Leicester Secular Hall

Leicester Secular Hall – świecki zabytkowy budynek zbudowany w 1881 roku w mieście Leicester w Wielkiej Brytanii. Zbudowany przez angielską firmę Leicester Secular Hall Co. Ltd. Akcjonariuszami budynku byli wszyscy świeccy. Projektantem budynku był Larner Sugden. Budynek zawiera pięć popiersi w porządku chronologicznym Sokratesa, Jezusa, Voltaire, Thomasa Paina, Roberta Owena. Budynek znajduje się w centrum miasta przy ulicy 75 Humberstone Gate. Zobacz też Leicester Catedral - katedra Leicester Castle - zamek Town Hall - ratusz Guildhall - - budynek konstrukcji drewnianej z 1390 r. Belgrave Hall - dom w stylu królowej Anny zbudowany przez Edmunda Cradocka w 1709 Leicester Abbey - ruiny opactwa Santa Maria de Pratis założonego w XII wieku Wieża zegarowa (Clock Tower) The City Rooms Newarke Magazine Gateway - budynek, magazyn zbudowany w 1410 r. Przypisy
Leigh Court Barn

Leigh Court Barn is a cruck framed barn at Leigh, Worcestershire, England, built in the early fourteenth century to store produce for Pershore Abbey. It is the largest and one of the oldest cruck barns in Britain, measuring over 43 metres (141 feet) long, 11 metres (36 feet) wide and 9 metres (30 feet) high, supported by nine pairs of massive oak beams. Radiocarbon dating places its construction about 1325. References
Leigh Court Barn

Leigh Court Barn é um celeiro com estrutura em cruck em Leigh, Worcestershire, Inglaterra, construído no início do século XIV para armazenar produtos para a Abadia de Pershore . É o maior e um dos mais antigos celeiros de cruck na Grã-Bretanha, medindo mais de 43 metros (141 pés) de comprimento, 11 metros (36 pés) de largura e 9 metros (29 pés) de altura, apoiado por nove pares de vigas maciças de carvalho. A datação por radiocarbono determina que foi construído por volta de 1325. Referências
Leigh Sports Village

Leigh Sports Village er et stadion i Leigh, Manchester. Det er hjemmebane for den engelske FA Women's Super League-klub Manchester United W.F.C., ruygbyholdet Leigh Centurions og en række andre reserve- og akademihold underlagt Blackburn Rovers F.C. og Manchester United F.C. Stadionet vil blive benyttet under EM i kvindefodbold 2022, med i alt tre gruppekampe og én kvartfinalekamp. Referencer Eksterne henvisninger Leigh Sports Village's hjemmeside The Official Website of Sports Village Church Leigh Dojo Leigh Harriers Athletics Club Leigh Athletic FC Johnson Training
Leigh Sports Village

Das Leigh Sports Village (deutsch Leigh-Sport-Dorf) ist ein Sportkomplex in der englischen Stadt Leigh der Grafschaft Greater Manchester, Vereinigtes Königreich. Im Mittelpunkt steht das Rugby- und Fußballstadion namens Leigh Sport Village Stadium. Es fasst 12.000 Besucher und ist die Heimspielstätte des Rugby-League-Clubs der Leigh Leopards. Zudem nutzen die U-23 von Manchester United sowie die Frauen des Manchester United W.F.C. das Stadion. Geschichte Nach einer ersten Veranstaltung, am 14. Dezember 2008 ein Kinder-Rugby-Festival, wurden für die Premiere der damaligen Leigh Centurions (heute: Leigh Leopards) am 28. Dezember 2008 gegen die Salford Red Devils (6:26) 4775 Zuschauer im Leigh Sport Village Stadium zugelassen. Die Niederlage der Heimmannschaft sahen 4714 Besucher. Die offizielle Einweihung nahmen Königin Elisabeth II. und Gatte Philip, Duke of Edinburgh am 21. Mai 2009 vor. Jährlich besuchen über 1,1 Mio. Menschen den Komplex. Neben dem Leigh Sport Village Stadium bieten sich Freizeit-, Einzelhandels-, Erholungs- und Bildungseinrichtungen des Wigan and Leigh Colleges. Auch ein Hotel mit 135 Zimmern gehört zum Komplex. Hinter dem Stadion liegt eine Leichtathletikanlage mit 400-m-Bahn inklusive überdachtem Sprintbereich, die der Leigh Harriers Amateur Athletics Club nutzt. Westlich des Stadions liegt der Morrisons-Supermarkt mit Café und Tankstelle. Das Leigh Indoor Sports Centre bietet u. a. ein 25-m-Schwimmbecken, eine Sporthalle und ein Fitnessstudio. In den Räumen des Stadions befindet sich die Kirche Sports Village Church. Im November 2013 fand eine Partie der Intergruppenspiele der Rugby-League-Weltmeisterschaft 2013 (Tonga gegen die Cookinseln 22:16) in Leigh statt. Im Juni 2014 trat der britische Sänger Elton John im mit 17.000 Besuchern ausverkauften Stadion auf. Bei der Rugby-League-Weltmeisterschaft 2021 sollen drei Spiele der WM im Leigh Sport Village Stadium ausgetragen werden. Das Stadion ist auch als eines von zehn Stadien der Fußball-Europameisterschaft der Frauen 2022 vorgesehen. Galerie Weblinks leighsportsvillage.co.uk. Offizielle Website (englisch) leighrl.co.uk: About Leigh Sports Village (englisch) europlan-online.de: Leigh Sports Village Stadium – Leigh Einzelnachweise
Leigh Sports Village

Le Leigh Sports Village est un stade de rugby à XIII et de football de Leigh, Grand Manchester, Angleterre. Il est le domicile du club de rugby à XIII des Centurions de Leigh et des équipes réserves de football de Blackburn Rovers et de Manchester United. Complexe Évènements Évènements continus : Les matchs rugby à XIII de Super League des Centurions de Leigh. Les matchs de football des équipes réserves de Blackburn Rovers et de Manchester United. Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Leigh Sports Village » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes Site officiel Portail de l’architecture et de l’urbanisme Portail du rugby à XIII Portail du football Portail de l’Angleterre
Leigh Sports Village

Het Leigh Sports Village is een multifunctioneel stadion in de Engelse plaats Leigh. Het stadion is onderdeel van een groter terrein dat werd gebouwd om de wijk te voorzien van sport- en recreatiemogelijkheden. Behalve het stadion zijn er onder meer een atletiekbaan, een hotel, kantoren, winkels, een fitnesscentrum en zwembad. Het stadion is het middelpunt van het gebied geworden. Er zijn verschillende clubs die gebruik maken van dit stadion als thuishaven. De rugbyclub Leigh Centurions maakt er gebruik van, alsook de jeugdelftallen van Manchester United. In 2013 waren er wedstrijden op het wereldkampioenschap rugby league. Ook voor 2022 staan er wedstrijden gepland voor de wereldkampioenschap rugby league van dat jaar. In de zomer van 2022 werden hier wedstrijden gespeeld op het Europees kampioenschap voetbal vrouwen. Het ging om drie groepswedstrijden en een kwartfinale. Website www.leighsportsvillage.co.uk
Leigh Sports Village

Leigh Sports Village – stadion piłkarski w Leigh w hrabstwie ceremonialnym Wielki Manchester w Anglii. Mecze na tym obiekcie rozgrywa klub piłkarski Leigh Leopards. Stadion był jedną z aren Mistrzostw Europy w Piłce Nożnej Kobiet 2022. Pojemność stadionu wynosi 12 000, a koszt realizacji budowy stadionu wyniósł 17,5 mln funtów. Przypisy
Leigh Academy

Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy (SGLA), formerly known as The Leigh Academy, is named after its founding sponsor, Sir Geoffrey Leigh. The academy was renamed in September 2024 as part of a rebranding initiative by its governing body, the multi-academy trust known as Leigh Academies Trust. The trust's CEO, Simon Beamish, previously served as principal of The Leigh Academy, succeeding Frank Green. Before its academisation in 2007, The Leigh Academy was known as Leigh City Technology College and held City Technology College status from 1997 to 2007. Prior to this, it was known as The Downs School. History Dartford East Secondary Modern School was built in the 1930s as two schools for boys and girls on both sides of Green Street Green Road on East Hill in Dartford. The name was changed to the Downs Secondary Modern School for Boys, and the Downs Secondary Girls School and then simply The Downs. The girls school was rebuilt in the 1970s, by Howard Lobb and Partners for Kent County Council. Greenstraete indicates the site of an overgrown Roman road. The Leigh Academy occupies the former site of the Downs secondary school. In 1990 it became the Leigh City Technology College when it opened as one of the original 15 City Technology Colleges. In September 2007, The Leigh became an academy. In May 2013, the Academy's Ofsted ratings were reduced from outstanding to good. Academy In January 2008 students and staff moved into the new school. The official opening of the academy took place on 20 June 2008, led by Lord Coe. The academy is split into five colleges: Shakespeare, Seacole, Curie, Mandela and Attenborough. Each College has its own Head of College and Assistant Head of College. References External links Official website
Leighton Buzzard Golf Club

Leighton Buzzard Golf Club is a golf club near the village of Heath and Reach, north of Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire, England. The club was founded in 1925 with a nine-hole golf course, that was later extended to eighteen holes. The present 11th hole, is a short steep downhill par three enclosed by overhanging trees with and an extremely undulating green. It formed part of the original nine-hole course and has been noted as one of the club's best-known holes. Golf writer and broadcaster Henry Longhurst described it as "an outstanding hole" and is reported to have rated Leighton Buzzard highly among nine-hole courses. The course has been ranked as one of the best in Bedfordshire. Arthur Lacey was the club professional from 1927 to 1928. Ian Poulter was the assistant professional for several years before forging a career on the European Tour and the PGA Tour. He worked in the professional shop and gave junior golf lessons for £1 an hour. He was known for making the lessons fun and engaging. He worked alongside Phil Abbot under Head professional Lee Scarbrow. An earlier club with a similar name, Leighton Buzzard and District Golf Club, was founded in September 1905. This club took over the course formerly used by Grovebury Golf Club, and ceased to exist around 1915. References External links Official site
Leighton Hall, Lancashire

Leighton Hall is a historic house 0.5 miles (1 km) to the west of Yealand Conyers in Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. History It was the seat of the 1642–1673 Middleton Baronetcy of Sir George Middleton, who was High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1661. He was succeeded by his grandson, George Middleton Oldfield, who died at the hall in 1708. It then passed to his son-in-law Albert Hodgson, who had married Oldfield's daughter Dorothy. Hodgson became involved in the Jacobite rising of 1715, during which he was taken prisoner, and the house burnt with Hodgson's possessions confiscated. When the hall was sold at public auction in 1722 it was bought by a friend, a Mr Winkley from Preston, who allowed Hodgson to live in the partly ruined house after his eventual release from prison. The estate then came into the possession of wealthy George Towneley of Towneley Hall in Burnley, through his marriage to Hodgson's daughter Mary in the 1750s. The present house was built for Towneley in 1759–61 in Georgian style to a design by John Hird, and the woods replanted and park laid out in 1763. The couple had no children, and the estate was inherited by George's nephew John, who sold it in 1805. In 1822 the property came into the possession of Richard Gillow, the grandson of furniture manufacturer Robert Gillow, who Gothicised the façade in 1822–25 using local white limestone.[A] In 1870 his son, Richard Thomas Gillow, commissioned the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin to add a three-storey wing containing a billiard room below, and guest rooms above. Richard died in 1906, leaving the hall in a neglected condition and was succeeded by his grandson, Charles Richard Gillow, who died in 1923. Charles' widow continued to live at the hall until her own death in 1966 at the age of 96. The property then passed via her daughter Helen to her grandson, Richard Gillow Reynolds who, with his wife Susan, is the current owner. In October 2021, the building was one of 142 sites across England to receive part of a £35-million injection into the government's Culture Recovery Fund. The hall won the 2023 Sustainability Award of the Historic Houses Association. The hall was featured in the 1984 ITV TV adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Dancing Men, as Ridling Thorpe Manor. See also Grade II* listed buildings in Lancashire Listed buildings in Yealand Conyers List of non-ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin Notes A This work has been attributed to Robert Roper. References External links Leighton Hall – official website The DiCamillo Companion – history IMDb – movies and TV
Leighton Hall

Leighton Hall est une maison historique 0,5 milles (1 km) à l'ouest de Yealand Conyers, dans le Lancashire, en Angleterre. Elle est enregistrée dans la liste du patrimoine national pour l'Angleterre classé grade II*. Histoire C'est le siège de la baronnie Middleton de 1642 à 1673 de George Middleton, qui est haut shérif du Lancashire en 1661. Il est remplacé par son petit-fils, George Middleton Oldfield, décédé au manoir en 1708. Il passe ensuite à son gendre Albert Hodgson, qui a épousé Dorothy, la fille d'Oldfield. Hodgson est impliqué dans le soulèvement jacobite de 1715, au cours duquel il est fait prisonnier, et la maison brûle et les biens de Hodgson sont confisqués. Lorsque la maison est vendue aux enchères publiques en 1722, elle est achetée par un ami, un certain M. Winkley de Preston, qui permet à Hodgson de vivre dans la maison en partie en ruine après sa sortie de prison. Le domaine entre ensuite en possession du riche George Towneley de Towneley Hall à Burnley, par son mariage avec la fille de Hodgson, Mary, dans les années 1750. La maison actuelle est construite pour Towneley en 1759-1761 dans un style géorgien selon une conception de John Hird, et les bois sont replantés et le parc aménagé en 1763. Le couple n'a pas d'enfants et le domaine passe au neveu de George, John, qui le vend en 1805. En 1822, la propriété entre en possession de Richard Gillow, le petit-fils du fabricant de meubles Robert Gillow, qui créé la façade néogothique en 1822-1825 en utilisant du calcaire blanc local. En 1870, son fils, Richard Thomas Gillow, charge les architectes de Lancastre Paley et Austin d'ajouter une aile de trois étages contenant une salle de billard en dessous et des chambres d'amis au-dessus. Richard meurt en 1906, laissant la maison dans un état négligé et est remplacé par son petit-fils, Charles Richard Gillow, décédé en 1923. La veuve de Charles continue à vivre dans la maison jusqu'à sa propre mort en 1966 à l'âge de 96 ans. La propriété passe ensuite via sa fille Helen à son petit-fils, Richard Gillow Reynolds qui, avec sa femme Susan, en est l'actuel propriétaire. La maison est présentée dans l'adaptation télévisée ITV de 1984 de l'histoire de Sherlock Holmes The Adventure of the Dancing Men, sous le nom de Ridling Thorp Manor. Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Leighton Hall, Lancashire » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes Sites officiels : (en) www.leightonhall.co.uk et (en) www.leightonhall.co.uk Ressource relative à l'architecture : National Heritage List for England Portail de l’Angleterre Portail des châteaux Portail des monuments classés au Royaume-Uni
Leighton Hospital

Leighton Hospital is a 540-bed hospital located to the northwest of the town of Crewe in the county of Cheshire, England. Managed by the Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, it opened in 1972, but the original building will be replaced by a 'super hospital' to be constructed between 2027 and 2032. History Built at a cost of £6 million, Leighton Hospital was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in May 1972. It replaced older facilities at Crewe District Memorial Hospital, Crewe Works Hospital (built by the London and North Western Railway Company), the Linden Grange Maternity Hospital and Coppenhall Hospital in Crewe, and Nantwich Cottage Hospital and the Barony Hospital in Nantwich. In June 2018 the hospital was recognised with a national award for patient experience. An inspection in November 2019 resulted in the hospital being rated "good" overall, and "requires improvement" in the "safe" category by the Care Quality Commission. Redevelopment The Guardian newspaper noted that a 2020 proposal to rebuild Leighton Hospital was not funded by HM Treasury during Rishi Sunak's term as Chancellor of the Exchequer, despite a "catastrophic" grade of risk and a warning that an incident was "likely". In September 2021, a bid was submitted to the Department of Health and Social Care to fund a £663 million redevelopment of the hospital. Materials used in its original construction, particularly reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) panels in the roof and walls, had resulted in significant spending to resolve safety risks. A new build was estimated to be around £100 million cheaper than the continued refurbishment. In February 2023, Leighton Hospital was reported to be at risk of 'collapsing without warning' due to the use of RAAC planks across more than 60% of its site footprint. The planks' lifespan was 30 years, but the hospital was now over 50 years old. On 25 May 2023 it was confirmed that the hospital would be rebuilt. In May 2024, consultant Gleeds was appointed as project manager for the redevelopment, then valued at over £700m. Neighbouring plots of land totalling 24 acres (9.7 ha) had been purchased to enable construction of the new hospital campus. In June 2026, planning consent was given for the £1.3bn redevelopment of the hospital, with the existing complex replaced by a 1.2m sq ft 'super hospital' built largely to the north of the existing site. McAlpine/Vinci's IHP joint venture is expected to build the six-storey main hospital building and other facilities, while four existing buildings will be retained and repurposed. Construction should start in 2027, with completion expected in 2032. See also List of hospitals in England 2023 United Kingdom reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete crisis References External links Leighton Hospital NHS Choices Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Website Hospital webpage
Leighton House Museum

Het Leighton House Museum is een museum in Londen gelegen aan de Holland Park Road nr 12 in het borough Kensington en Chelsea. Toelichting Het museum dat sinds 1929 opengesteld werd voor het publiek, is ondergebracht in de vroegere residentie van de kunstschilder Frederic Leighton (1830-1896). In dit museum is een omvangrijke kunstverzameling van Leightons werk te zien met 81 olieverfschilderijen. Na Leightons dood in 1896 werd een duizendtal tekeningen verworven door de Fine Art Society. De zusters van de kunstenaar verkochten na zijn dood een deel van de collectie waaronder werk van John Constable en Eugène Delacroix. Naast het tonen van de vaste collectie gaan er regelmatig tentoonstellingen door, o.a. van werk van Lourens Alma Tadema. De vaste collectie bevat werk van de volgende Prerafaëlieten: John Everett Millais, Edward Burne-Jones en George Frederick Watts. De belangrijkste schilderijen van Leighton in de collectie, die verwijzen naar de Italiaanse renaissance of de Griekse mythologie, zijn: The Death of Brunelleschi – 1852 Charles Edward Perugini – 1855 A Noble Lady of Venice – ca 1865 Hercules Wrestling with Death for the Body of Alcestes – 1869–71 Clytemnestra from the Battlements of Argos Watches for the Beacon Fires Which Are to Announce the Return of Agamemnon – c1874 Professor Giovanni Costa – 1878 The Countess of Brownlow – ca 1878–79 The Vestal – c1882-3 Alexandra Sutherland Orr (née Leighton) – 1890 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it – ca 1891–92 Het gebouw In 1864 kocht Leighton een stuk grond in Holland Park, waar hij een groot huis liet bouwen naar de plannen van architect George Aitchison. De constructie ervan gebeurde in verschillende fasen en nam 30 jaar in beslag. De architect baseerde zich op het bouwplan van het kasteel La Zisa in Palermo. Het interieur is uitzonderlijk gedetailleerd uitgewerkt in eclectische stijl, een mengvorm van stijlen uitgewerkt tot een bevallig geheel. De vertrekken bevatten victoriaanse vormen en er is een centrale hal verwijzend naar Arabische bouwelementen. Het ruime gebouw bevat slechts één slaapkamer voorzien van een ijzeren bed. Aan de achterzijde van het huis is een metalen trap voorzien die Leightons modellen discreet toegang verschaften. Dorothy Dene, een van zijn modellen, stond ook model voor Eliza Doolittle uit My Fair Lady. Leighton betaalde dictielessen voor haar. Het gebouw is een Grade II bouwwerk, wat betekent dat het op de Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest staat. Het gebouw onderging in 2010 en 2011 een grondige renovatie. Vlakbij ligt het nieuwe Designmuseum. Externe link Website Leighton House Museum Noten en referenties