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Beckenham Hockey Club
Bromley & Beckenham Hockey Club is a field hockey club based at Foxgrove Road, Beckenham. It is a combination of two former London clubs Bromley and Beckenham. The club plays the majority of its fixtures at Langley Park School for Girls in Beckenham. In addition the hockey pitches at Langley Park School for Boys, Bromley School in Bickley, the HSBC Sports Club and Trinity School in Croydon are also used. The club runs nine men's senior teams, six women's teams and junior teams. The men's first X1 play in the Men's South Hockey League Premier Division 1. The women's first X1 play in the East Hockey League Premier Division. Bromley Hockey Club & Beckenham Hockey Club merged after the 2004–05 season. Major Honours National Cup as Beckenham * 1976-77 Men's Cup Runner-Up National Cup as Bromley * 1988-89 Men's Cup Runner-Up International players past and present *B G Griffiths - Beckenham & Wales *Alan Graham Page - Beckenham, England & GB *Roger Macklin Sutton - Beckenham, Wale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foxgrove Road, Beckenham
Foxgrove Road, Beckenham is a sports ground in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley. The ground is home to Beckenham Cricket Club, a multi-sports club, and has been used as a first-class cricket venue and hosted the Kent Championships, a tennis tournament held annually in the run-up to the Wimbledon Championships. It was also the ground used for the University Hockey Match between Oxford and Cambridge universities. The ground remains in use for cricket and tennis as well as for football, netball and squash and acting as a base for road running.Other sections Beckenham Cricket Club. Retrieved 2016-09-10. The ground was part of Foxgrove Farm and was established by Beckenham Cricket Club in 1866. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langley Park School For Girls
Langley Park School for Girls (also known as Langley Park Girls' School, LPGS, or just Langley Girls) is a girls' secondary academy school in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley, England, with a mixed-sex sixth form. The school motto is "''Ad Rem Mox Nox''", which roughly translates as "Time is short, get to work" or more specifically "Get it done before nightfall". In the 1960s, the official translation of the motto was "Work, for the night cometh". History The building at the school's first location (on Lennard Road, Beckenham) was completed in 1914. It was, however, used as a military hospital during World War I. The school itself opened on 28 September 1919 as Beckenham County School for Girls, with 153 pupils aged from 8 years, and 10 teachers. The first headmistress was Miss E.M. Fox. A few years later, an association for ex-pupils was formed, called the Adremian Association. In 1945, the name of the school was changed to The County Grammar School for Girls, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beckenham
Beckenham () is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley, in Greater London. Until 1965 it was part of the historic county of Kent. It is located south-east of Charing Cross, situated north of Elmers End and Eden Park, east of Penge, south of Lower Sydenham and Bellingham, and west of Bromley and Shortlands. Its population at the 2011 census counted 46,844 inhabitants. Beckenham was, until the coming of the railway in 1857, a small village, with most of its land being rural and private parkland. John Barwell Cator and his family began the leasing and selling of land for the building of villas which led to a rapid increase in population, between 1850 and 1900, from 2,000 to 26,000. Housing and population growth has continued at a lesser pace since 1900. The town, directly west of Bromley, has areas of commerce and industry, principally around the curved network of streets featuring its high street and is served in transport by three main railw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langley Park School For Boys
Langley Park School for Boys is a boys secondary academy school in Beckenham in the London Borough of Bromley, with a co-ed sixth form. On 31 March 2011, the school converted from a Foundation School to an academy and its current status is that of an "Academy Converter". Location It is situated near Eden Park and the Bethlem Royal Hospital on Hawksbrook Lane close to the boundary of the London Borough of Bromley with the London Borough of Croydon. Construction for the new school building was completed in December 2011, and the staff and pupils moved into the building in January 2012, following which the old buildings were demolished. External sites It owns a converted church in Youlgreave, used for school trips involving visits to Alton Towers, sporting, and other leisure activities. Admissions *At 11+, admission to the school is according to the London Borough of Bromley education admissions procedures. *At 16+, the school has changed its admissions policy and it is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bickley
Bickley is a district and a local government electoral ward in South East London, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is located 10.4 miles (16.7 km) south east of Charing Cross, bordering Elmstead, London, Elmstead to the north, Chislehurst to the north-east and east, Petts Wood to the south-east, Southborough, Bromley, Southborough to the south, Bromley to the south-west and west and Widmore, London, Widmore to the north-west. Until 1965 it was in the Historic counties of England, historic county of Kent. History The area's name is first recorded in 1279, the 'ley' or 'lea' referring to a forest clearing, and 'Bicca' either meaning a pointed ridge, or else a personal name. The area remained rural, save for a small hunting lodge belonging to the Wells family dating to 1759. The Lodge was gradually enlarged to become Bickley Hall, a classical house designed by Robert Mylne (architect), Robert Mylne, Royal Society, FRS, for John Wells, shipbuilder, in 1780 (demolished 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity School Of John Whitgift
The Trinity School of John Whitgift, usually referred to as Trinity School, is a British independent boys' day school with a co-educational Sixth Form, located in Shirley Park, Croydon. Part of the Whitgift Foundation, it was established in 1882 as Whitgift Middle School and was a direct grant grammar school from 1945 until 1968, when it left the scheme. The present name was adopted in 1954, to avoid confusion with Whitgift School. The school's head is now a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC). The school's first home was in Church Road, central Croydon, and then from 1931 to 1965 it was at North End, Croydon, in the old premises of Whitgift School, which moved to Haling Park, South Croydon. The "romantic Gothic towers and verdant lawns" at North End, a building of historical significance, dominated the area, but in 1968 the whole edifice was torn down for redevelopment, despite public opposition. Today, the Whitgift Centre stands on the site, in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensive shopping district and night-time economy. The entire town had a population of 192,064 as of 2011, whilst the wider borough had a population of 384,837. Historically an ancient parish in the Wallington hundred of Surrey, at the time of the Norman conquest of England Croydon had a church, a mill, and around 365 inhabitants, as recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. Croydon expanded in the Middle Ages as a market town and a centre for charcoal production, leather tanning and brewing. The Surrey Iron Railway from Croydon to Wandsworth opened in 1803 and was an early public railway. Later 19th century railway building facilitated Croydon's growth as a commuter town for London. By the early 20th century, Croydon was an important industria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988–89 England Hockey League Season
The 1988–89 English Hockey League season took place from October 1988 until April 1989. A new league format was introduced to English hockey whereby two divisions of sixteen teams would compete in the first and second divisions with promotion and relegation. This replaced the previous format of regional leagues. The Men's National League attracted a sponsor in Poundstretcher and they would commit £300,000 over three years. The inaugural competition was won by Southgate and the top four teams qualified to take part in the Poundstretcher League Cup tournament which was won by Hounslow. The Men's Hockey Association Cup was won by Hounslow and the Women's Cup (National Club Championship finals) was won by Ealing. Men's Poundstretcher National League First Division League Standings Men's League Cup Tournament Hounslow Veryan Pappin, Simon Hazlitt, Mike Williamson (Tony Diamond ''sub''), Guy Swayne, Jon Potter, David Hacker, Nick Gordon, Andy Ferns, Jon Rees, Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Graham Page
Alan Page (born 28 May 1937) is a British field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References External links * 1937 births Living people British male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Macklin Sutton
Roger Sutton (born 20 December 1936) is a British field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho .... References External links * 1936 births Living people British male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Joseph Thomas Svehlik
Paul Svehlik (born 15 April 1947) is a British field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References External links * 1947 births Living people British male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
