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Austin Friars

Austin Friars is a coeducational private day school located in Carlisle, England. The Senior School provides secondary education for 350 boys and girls aged 11–18. There are 150 children aged 4–11 in the Junior School and the Nursery has places for 16 children aged 3–4. Founded by the Augustinian friars in 1951, it is one of the network of Augustinian schools in other parts of the world and welcomes pupils of all denominations. History At the request of the Diocese of Lancaster, the Order of Saint Augustine founded Austin Friars School, a day and boarding grammar school, to provide a Catholic education for boys in Cumbria and the city of Carlisle. The property was originally used by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart who had founded a school there before leaving for Newcastle upon Tyne in 1903 (and subsequently establishing Sacred Heart Catholic High School) and the Poor Sisters of Nazareth who ran an orphanage. It was then acquired by the Augustinians in 1951 and has been occupied by the school ever since. Girls were admitted in 1986. Boarding ceased in 1998 due to declining interest. St Monica's, a coeducational junior school, was founded by parents as an independent charity when St Gabriel's closed. It was relocated to the same site as Austin Friars in 1985. The two schools legally merged in 2003 and were renamed Austin Friars St Monica's School. It became a trust after the last Augustinian priest, Father Bernard Rolls, who had himself been a pupil at the school, left for another assignment in 2005. Since then, the school has been operated entirely by lay staff and board of governors. It maintains its Catholic ethos and religious character. In September 2015, the School was renamed as 'Austin Friars'. References External links Official website Profile on the Independent Schools Council website http://www.augustinians.org.uk Augustinian Province of England and Scotland
Austin Village

Austin Village is a First World War housing estate of prefabs between Longbridge and Northfield, Birmingham. Herbert Austin, who created the Austin Motor Company at Longbridge in 1905, had to take on more workers during the First World War when his factory became involved in making tanks and aircraft. In 1917, he built a new estate for his employees in Turves Green on land bought for £7,750. He imported 200 red cedar wood pre-fabricated bungalows from the Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan, USA. They were shipped across the Atlantic and survived potential loss by U-boat attack. These were erected with twenty-five conventional brick-built semi-detached houses at intervals to create firebreaks. They were fitted with coke-fired central heating, gas cooker, gas water boiler, sink and drainer, and a bathroom with bath. The external size of the bungalows was 6.84 yards (6.25 m) wide by 11.75 yards (10.74 m) deep with an additional porch at the front and boiler room at the rear. The three bedrooms were each 9 feet 7 inches (2.92 m) square. The brick houses were also fitted with two gas fires. Two octagonal children's shelters were built in the islands in Rowan and Laburnum Way but these have now gone. Hawkesley Farm buildings were converted to a village hall and club room. Mature trees were planted along the roads: Central Avenue, Hawkesley Crescent, Hawkesley Drive, Coney Green Drive, Cypress Way, Cedar Way, Laburnum Way, Rowan Way and Maple Way. The village was completed in eleven months and rented to Austin workers with seven in each bungalow and twelve in each house. A wooden Baptist church (now demolished) was built opposite the north end of Central Avenue and an Anglican church (Church of the Epiphany, now gone) was built on the corner of the Oak Walk. After the war the requirement for workers reduced and the bungalows sold. The estate is now occupied and surrounded by conventional suburban housing. It forms the Austin Village Conservation Area. Historic England has listed the conservation area on its Heritage at Risk Register due to its deterioration. See also Kit house Model Villages References External links Heritage at Risk Register: Austin+Village Austin Memories—History of Austin and Longbridge Austin Village Preservation Society - Online booklet
Summerhill School

Summerhill School är en internatskola i Storbritannien. Skolan grundades 1921 av A.S. Neill, vars originella pedagogiska metoder och syn på undervisning satte stark prägel på skolan. Eleverna hade bland annat frihet att välja ifall de ville gå på lektionerna eller inte, och de hade stort inflytande på skolans regler och skötsel. Skolan drivs numera av Zoe Readhead, dotter till A. S. Neill. Filosofi Summerhill är vida omtalat för sin filosofi att barn lär sig bäst utan tvång. Alla lektioner är frivilliga och eleverna får ägna sig åt valfria aktiviteter, oavsett om aktiviteterna är att betrakta som "studier" eller inte". Kända före detta elever John Burningham, barnboksförfattär och illustratör Keith Critchlow, artist och professor i arkitektur Rebecca De Mornay, skådespelare Storm Thorgerson, skivomslagsdesigner Gus Dudgeon, musikproducent Se även Demokratisk utbildning Externa länkar Summerhill - Officiell webbplats
Школа Саммергілл

Школа Саммергілл — це незалежна (приватна) школа у Великій Британії, заснована у 1921 році Олександром Сазерлендом Ніллом. Головна її ідея полягає у тому, що «школа має підлаштовуватися під дитину», а не навпаки. Історія Розчарувавшись у традиційних методах навчання, пропрацювавши кілька років шкільним учителем, у 1921 році Олександр Нілл засновує свою школу, яка спочатку розташовувалася в Німеччині (поблизу Дрездена) і пізніше переїхала до Австрії (1921-1923 рр.). Нетрадиційні методи навчання викликали невдоволення місцевої католицької громади і влади, внаслідок чого школу було закрито. Разом зі своєю першою дружиною Ліліан Нойстаттер (нім. Neustatter) у 1924 році Нілл переїжджає до Англії, де засновує на березі Ла-Маншу Саммергілл і починає навчання з 5 учнями. У 1927 році школа залишає обжите місце, але, зберігши свою колишню назву, остаточно залишається в Лейстоні (графство Саффолк), де існує й досі. Під час Другої світової війни школу було евакуйовано, будівлю Саммергіллу передано під потреби армії. У квітні 1944 року захворіла і померла міс Лінс (прізвисько першої дружини Нілла в Саммергіллі). Після війни колектив повертається в напівзруйновану будівлю Саммергіллу, для відновлення якої знадобилося кілька років. В кінці 50-х рр книги Нілла стають хітом в США і починають видаватися в інших країнах, школа стала набувати популярності, і кількість учнів помітно зросла (у 1968 році навчалося 2 скандинавів і 44 американці). У школи з'явилися прихильники і противники, які часто навідувалися на екскурсії і перевірки. Олександр Нілл беззмінно керував школою до своєї смерті в 1973 році, також викладав уроки алгебри, геометрії та металообробки. З 1973 по 1985 роки керівництво прийняла на себе друга дружина Нілла Ене Вуд Нілл (працювала в Саммергіллі кухарем і домоуправителем з часів Другої світової війни), а з 1985 року по теперішній час[коли?] директором школи є їхня донька Зоя. Ідеологія Школа Саммергілл являє собою демократичну спільноту: всі питання, що стосуються керування школою, вирішуються на шкільних зборах, на яких присутні всі учні і працівники школи, при цьому кожен має рівний голос. Ці збори, фактично, є законодавчим і судовим органом школи. Всі члени спільноти — школи Саммергілл — можуть чинити, як їм завгодно, доки їх дії не спричиняють шкоди іншим людям, відповідно до принципу Нілла «Свобода, а не дозвіл». У школі Саммергілл учні самі вибирають, які уроки відвідувати. Крім того, тут відсутня будь-яка система оцінювання. Покарання за прогулювання уроків відсутні. Джерела Посилання Офіційний сайт школи Саммергілл [Архівовано 9 вересня 2009 у Wayback Machine.]
Avalanche Memorial Church

The Avalanche Memorial Church, also known as the Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England church in Southwell, on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. It was built in 1879 and remains active as part of the Portland Parish. The church, along with its boundary wall, has been a Grade II Listed building since September 1978. The church was designed C.R. George Crickmay in an early English style. Built by Lynham and Bayliss of Portland, it was completed in 1879 and consecrated by the Bishop of Salisbury on 3 July. The church is not to be confused with the ruins of Portland's first parish church, the 13th century St Andrew's Church. History In September 1877, two ships, the SS Avalanche of the Shaw Savill Line and the SS Forest, collided off Portland Bill during stormy conditions. The Avalanche was taking 63 passengers to their homes in New Zealand, while the Forest had a crew of 22. The tragedy claimed the lives of 106 people, and by the dawn local fishermen at Chesil Cove rescued the survivors and brought them ashore. The disaster became national news and a national campaign was launched, raising £2,000 in donations for a new church to be erected as a memorial. The church features memorials to those drowned and testimonials to the bravery of the local fishermen. Some of the windows, the lectern, and the pulpit were funded by relatives and friends of those who drowned. There is a picture of the Avalanche, an artist's impression of the two Portland lerrets coming into land after the rescue and a framed copy of the testimonial presented to William Flann. There is also a brass tablet listing the names and, where known, the descriptions of the passengers and crew of the Avalanche. The most notable artifact is the large anchor of the Avalanche, which was raised and donated to the church in 1984. References External links Media related to St Andrew's church, Southwell, Dorset at Wikimedia Commons Portland Parish website
Avenue House Grounds

Avenue House Grounds is a ten-acre (four hectares) Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation on East End Road in Church End, Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. The estate is now known as Stephens House & Gardens. Avenue House is a Grade II listed Victorian villa dating from 1859 on a site previously known as Temple Croft Fields, named after the Knights Templar, who were granted 40 acres there in 1243. From 1312 to the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539, it was owned by the Knights Hospitaller. In 1874, the house and estate was acquired by ink magnate and later local MP Henry Stephens (1841–1918), who lived there with his family. He enlarged the house, added the building of a stable and employed the leading landscape gardener Robert Marnock to design the grounds, which include a walled garden and staff accommodation called The Bothy. Stephens bequeathed the house and grounds to the Finchley Urban District Council, subject to the condition that it was open for the use and enjoyment always of the public under reasonable regulation, in his will when he died in 1918, and is commemorated in a small museum, The Stephens Collection, in the visitor centre at Stephens House & Gardens. The gardens were opened to the public in 1928. They have been set out as a public park, with lawns, trees including fine old evergreens, and shrubberies. There is also an ornamental pond with a fountain and a children's playground. The Bothy was built in the shape of a castle sometime in the late 1870s. It is one of the earliest, if not the first, non-Roman concrete structures in England. It is a Grade II listed building . The Bothy garden is maintained by volunteers and is open to visitors monthly during the summer. The main ecological interest is the birdlife, including great spotted woodpeckers, greenfinches, great tits and robins. Frogs breed in the pond. Over ten years the Finchley Society led by Barbara Warren raised funds - the Spike Milligan Statue Fund - to commission a statue of former local resident Spike Milligan cast in bronze by local sculptor John Somerville and erected by the stables block in the grounds of Avenue House. The statue of Spike sitting on a bench was unveiled on 4 September 2014 at a ceremony attended by a number of local dignitaries and show-business celebrities including Roy Hudd, Michael Parkinson, Maureen Lipman, Terry Gilliam, Kathy Lette, Denis Norden and Lynsey de Paul. See also Nature reserves in Barnet Barnet parks and open spaces References Further reading Hewlett, Janet (1997). Nature Conservation in Barnet. London Ecology Unit. ISBN 1-871045-27-4.
Avenue St Andrew's United Reformed Church

Avenue St. Andrew's is a United Reformed Church in Southampton, England. The church building is listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England. History Above Bar Congregational Church The church was founded in 1662 under the ministry of the Rev. Nathaniel Robinson. The father of hymn-writer Isaac Watts (also named Isaac Watts) was a deacon of the church. The congregation having outgrown the original chapel, a new building was erected on the site in 1727. This was later demolished in 1819 and replaced by an even larger building, the first stone of which was laid on 1 April 1819, and the building was completed on 20 April 1820, having cost nearly £6,000. A re-opening service was held on 6 November 1889. The Church was the main Non-Conformist church in the city in the nineteenth century, when it was known as Above Bar Independent Chapel (later on becoming Above Bar Congregational Chapel, the oldest church in the Congregational Union). The pastor from 1810 to 1868 was Rev. Thomas Adkins. On 30 November 1940, during World War II, the church building was destroyed by Luftwaffe bombing. As a result, many of the congregation began attending the nearby St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. The minister of Above Bar Congregational Church, Rev Maxwell O. Janes, who later became President of the London Missionary Society, also moved to St. Andrew's and was formally recognised as the minister of the latter. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was founded in 1853, on the corner of Brunswick Place and Dorset Street. By the 1970s, the congregation had dwindled since much of the surrounding housing had been demolished. In the early 1980s, a survey of the building showed that £150,000 was needed to keep it safe. The decision was made to merge with the nearby Avenue Church since both had become United Reformed Churches following the 1972 merger of the Presbyterian Church of England and many churches within the Congregational Union. The St. Andrew's buildings were subsequently demolished and replaced with offices. Avenue Congregational Church Avenue Congregational Church was opened on Wednesday, 7 December 1898. After the decision to combine the St. Andrew's and Avenue congregations, the church became known as Avenue St. Andrew's. References External links Official website Location of Above Bar Independent Chapel on 1846 map of Southampton Media related to St Andrew's Church, Southampton at Wikimedia Commons
Avery's Pightle

Avery's Pightle is a 1.3-hectare (3.2-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Enborne in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. This unimproved meadow is species rich and it has surviving ridge and furrow, suggesting a long history of traditional management without modern herbicides or fertilisers. Twenty-four species of grass and a hundred and thirteen herbs have been recorded. There is a wet ditch which has water whorl grass. There is access to the site from Church Lane. References
Avon Bridge

The Avon Bridge is a railway bridge over the River Avon in Brislington, Bristol, England. It was built in 1839 by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and has been designated by Historic England as a Grade I listed building. The contract was originally awarded to William Ranger, who fell behind with the build and had his construction plant seized so the Great Western Railway company could finish construction. Ranger started legal proceedings against the company, but they were eventually quashed by Lord Cranworth. The bridge carries the Great Western Main Line over the River Avon into Bristol Temple Meads station, approximately 300 metres (980 ft) west (downstream) of Netham Weir. Construction The Great Western Railway company engaged Isambard Kingdom Brunel to build a bridge on the eastern approach to Bristol Temple Meads. Brunel designed a masonry bridge with a wide central arch and a smaller arch on either side; all three arches are in a gothic style. The entire structure is made of squared stone with semi-octagonal buttresses and was completed in 1839. Subsequently, a truss girder bridge was added on either side of the Avon Bridge to widen it, obscuring the structure. The structure became Grade I Listed on 8 June 1990. The contract for building the bridge went to William Ranger in March 1836, with work beginning that April. The stone for the bridge was intended to be taken from the cutting of the nearby No. 1 Tunnel. Ranger fell behind schedule, and by 1838, when shareholders had intended the line to be open, Great Western Railway declared his work unsatisfactory. Under the terms of their contract with him they seized his plant to complete the works themselves. Ranger valued his plant at £70,000 (equivalent to £6,278,700 in 2025), and started legal proceeding against the Great Western Railway, stating he had been deceived about the nature of the stone he was cutting into, believing it was sandstone and discovering it was Pennant stone. He also complained that Brunel was a shareholder of the Great Western Railway company, a fact Ranger was not aware of when he took the contract. The case was eventually settled by the Lord Cranworth, who stated that Ranger could not reject terms of the contract. See also Grade I listed buildings in Bristol References External links Media related to River Avon Viaduct, Bristol at Wikimedia Commons
Puente del Avon

El puente del Avon es una estructura ferroviaria que cruza sobre el río Avon en Brislington (Bristol, Reino Unido). Fue construido en 1839 por Isambard Kingdom Brunel, y ha sido designado por Historic England como un monumento catalogado de Grado I.​ El puente original, un viaducto de sillería de tres vanos, fue posteriormente ampliado mediante una celosía metálica a cada lado. El contrato para la construcción del puente se adjudicó originalmente a William Ranger, quien se retrasó en la ejecución de las obras, de manera que se le incautaron sus instalaciones para que el Great Western Railway pudiera terminar la estructura por su cuenta. Ranger inició procedimientos legales contra la compañía ferroviaria, pero finalmente fueron anulados por Lord Cranworth. El puente, situado unos 300 m al oeste aguas abajo de Netham Weir, permite el cruce de la Línea Principal del Great Western sobre el río Avon para poder acceder hacia la Estación de Bristol Temple Meads. Construcción La compañía del Great Western Railway contrató a Isambard Kingdom Brunel para construir un puente en el acceso este a la Estación de Bristol Temple Meads. Brunel diseñó un puente de mampostería con un amplio arco central y un arco más pequeño a cada lado (los tres arcos son de estilo gótico).​ Toda la estructura está hecha de piedra de sillería, e incorpora una serie de contrafuertes semioctogonales. Se completó en 1839,​ pero posteriormente se añadió un puente de vigas de celosía a cada lado del puente del Avon para ensancharlo, obstaculizando la visión de la estructura original.​ La estructura pasó a ser Listada de Grado I el 8 de junio de 1990.​ El contrato para la construcción del puente se adjudicó a William Ranger en marzo de 1836, y las obras comenzaron en abril. Se pretendía que la piedra del puente procediese de la excavación del cercano Túnel Número 1. Ranger se retrasó en el programa de la obra acordado y, en 1838, cuando los accionistas tenían la intención de poner en servicio la línea, el Great Western Railway declaró que su trabajo no era satisfactorio. Según los términos del contrato firmado, la compañía ferroviaria se hizo cargo las instalaciones de obra para completar los trabajos por su cuenta. Ranger valoró su planta en 70.000 libras (6553384) e inició un proceso legal contra el Great Western Railway, afirmando que lo habían engañado sobre la naturaleza de la piedra que estaba cortando, creyendo que era arenisca y descubriendo que era roca de Pennant, bastante más dura.​ También se quejó de que Brunel era accionista de la compañía del Great Western Railway, un hecho del que Ranger no estaba al tanto cuando asumió el contrato.​ El caso finalmente fue resuelto por Lord Cranworth, quien declaró que Ranger no podía rechazar los términos del contrato.​ Véase también Anexo:Lugares históricos del Great Western Railway Referencias Enlaces externos Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Puente del Avon.
Avon Valley Academy

Avon Valley Academy is a mixed secondary school in Durrington, Wiltshire, England. Earlier in its history it has been known as Durrington Senior School, Durrington Secondary Modern School, Durrington Comprehensive School, Upper Avon School and then Avon Valley College. History The school was established in 1922 on a site in Bulford Road, and in 1944 it became a secondary modern school in line with government policy. As the school grew in the 1950s, a new building was constructed at the end of Recreation Road, at the north-eastern corner of the village, at a cost of £118,732. The new building opened on 7 September 1959, and the old site became Durrington Junior School. In the 1970s, extensive additions were made to the school buildings, and in 1974 it became a comprehensive school. Throughout its early history the school had limited academic success and went through a period of decline in the 1990s, culminating in it being placed in "special measures" in 2000. These measures were lifted earlier than expected in 2002, and the school showed considerable sustained improvement in subsequent Ofsted reports. The school changed its status to a foundation school in January 2009, and in September 2010 its status changed to a trust school. Since 2016 it has been an academy, part of Salisbury Plain Academies, a multi-academy trust. In 2010, the school scored its highest overall GCSE results to date, with 43% achieving five or more GCSEs including Maths and English at grades A*-C or equivalent. This was exceeded in 2011 when 53% per cent of students achieved grades A*-C in five GCSEs or equivalent qualifications, including Maths and English. In Ofsted reports in January 2011 and March 2014 the college was rated as " 2 – Good". The school previously operated a sixth form, but this provision was closed in July 2021 due to low student numbers. The school was then renamed Avon Valley Academy. Facilities Facilities at Avon Valley Academy include a tented sports hall, a dance studio, a café, and a gym which is open to the public outside school hours. Adult education classes take place during the day and in the evening. Notable former pupils Claire Sturgess, radio presenter on Absolute Radio, and former Radio 1 presenter References External links Official website