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Brandlesholme
Brandlesholme is a suburb north of Bury in Greater Manchester, England, half-way between Bury town centre and Ramsbottom. Brandlesholme Road (B6214) is the main road through the area. At its furthermost south junction it meets with Tottington Road and Crostons Road, providing access to Bury Town Centre. Northwards at a stretch of open farmland, the road forks, bearing left to Greenmount with links to Tottington and Bolton, and right to Holcombe Brook, Summerseat and Ramsbottom. Frequent bus services run along the road every 15 minutes throughout Monday to Saturday daytime. History In the 13th century a small number of people were living in Brandlesholme. The name belonged to a family who administered the local forests on behalf of Henry III but following marriage they were replaced by the Greenhalgh family. This family lived in Brandlesholme Old Hall, one of the oldest buildings in Bury on the northern outskirts of Brandlesholme. The building comprises the remains of a med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandlesholme Old Hall
Brandlesholme Old Hall is a Grade II* listed privately owned historic house in Brandlesholme, Bury, Greater Manchester, England. History The Hall was owned by the Greenhalgh family for eleven generations. John Greenhalgh (d.1651) was appointed Governor of the Isle of Man in 1640 by James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby. His estates were seized by parliamentary authorities. On the death of Henry Greenhalgh in 1728 it passed to the Matthews family, who sold it in the 1770s to the merchant Richard Powell of Heaton Norris, Stockport. The hall was sold at auction in 2018. Architecture The building was originally an open-hall cruck-framed house, originating in the 13th century, later remodelled in the 16th century and again in 1849. The south end was dismantled and rebuilt in 1852 and was repaired in 1908. It has 19th-century moulded oriel windows and the tall l½-storey range with steep slate roof contains the medieval hall. Externally, the house preserves little of its ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenmount, Greater Manchester
Greenmount is a village in Tottington in the West Pennine Moors, in the northern part of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, in Greater Manchester, England. Historically a part of Lancashire, Greenmount is north of Manchester, to the northeast of Tottington, and south of Ramsbottom. Greenmount is a peaceful village knows for mount and landscape. History Greenmount came into existence in 1848 when the Sunday School was built. It was originally spelt Green Mount. Greenmount was, in 1848, on the outskirts of Tottington. People who lived near to the Sunday School included the name of Greenmount in their address and gradually this was extended to the surrounding area and became the village name. The ward boundaries came into existence after the Local Government Act of 1894. They were changed in 1979. B Taylor, A History of Greenmount Development Hollymount R.C. Primary school is a four-floor building. For many years the school's football team played in the colours of Celt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hare Group
William Hare Group Ltd is a UK headquartered structural steel contractor and the second largest, by turnover, in the country. It is family owned and has carried out projects in over fifty countries. Landmark works include structural steelwork for 20 Fenchurch Street and 201 Bishopsgate in London, and the Aldar Headquarters and Al Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi. William Hare Group manufactures in the UK and United Arab Emirates. History William Hare started his eponymous enterprise in 1888. It incorporated as William Hare Ltd in 1945, and reorganised as William Hare Group Ltd in 1998. The firm began as a Bolton based steel erector and in 1945 diversified into steel fabrication. During the 1960s and 1970s William Hare Ltd commenced producing fabricated steel for overseas petrochemical projects, in 1977 receiving a Queen's Award for Export. The present Bury fabrication premises was acquired in 1977 with the purchase of California Engineering Company Ltd. In 1992 the business open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bury, Greater Manchester
Bury ( ) is a market town on the River Irwell in Greater Manchester, England. Metropolitan Borough of Bury is administered from the town, which had an estimated population of 78,723 in 2015. The town is within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire. It emerged in the Industrial Revolution as a mill town manufacturing textiles. The town is known for the open-air Bury Market and black pudding, the traditional local dish. Sir Robert Peel was born in the town. Peel was a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who founded the Metropolitan Police and the Conservative Party. A memorial and monument for Peel, the former stands outside Bury parish church and the latter overlooks the borough on Holcombe Hill. The town is east of Bolton and southwest of Rochdale. It is northwest of Manchester, having a Manchester Metrolink tram terminus. History Toponymy The name ''Bury'' (also earlier known as ''Buri'' and ''Byri'') comes from an Old English word, meaning ''castle'', ''str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tottington, Greater Manchester
Tottington is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury in Greater Manchester, England, on the edge of the West Pennine Moors. Historically in Lancashire, it was a medieval fee, a type of royal manor, which encompassed several townships from Musbury and Cowpe with Lench in the north to Affetside in the west and Walshaw in the south west, while the township of Tottington itself was a small agricultural settlement surrounded by open farmland and hunting ground where deer and wild boar were found. History There is no mention of Tottington in the Domesday Book and little evidence of a settlement before the Norman conquest.Townships: Tottington A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 5. Originally published by Victoria County History, 1911 The earliest extant record of Tottington is from 1212 when it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrs Country Park
Burrs Country Park covers a 36 hectare (86 acre) site on the banks of the River Irwell, 1.5 km (1 ml) north west of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It was acquired by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council in 1986 and transformed from a derelict industrial site into a modern country park. Description The park covers an area once housing the mill complex of the Burr and Higher Woodhill cotton mills. The old mill remains were in the main removed from the site with certain features of interest left in situ, these include the Burrs Mill chimney, the mill floor and water wheel pit. The park also contains the feeder canal for Elton Reservoir, which is the source of water for the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal. The site is on the Irwell Sculpture Trail and has three sculptures, 'Waterwheel' by David Kemp, 'Stone Cycle' by Julie Edwards and 'Picnic Area' by David Fryer. The site is also home to the Bury Agricultural Society Show Ground, moved here in 2001 following the loss of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodhey High School
Woodhey High School is a coeducational secondary school in Ramsbottom, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Woodhey High School was built by Bury LEA (Local Education Authority) in 1979 to replace the Peel Brow Secondary Modern school. Previously a community school administered by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, in October 2020 Woodhey High School converted to academy status. The school is now sponsored by the Shaw Education Trust. Location Woodhey High School is located near towns such as Bury, Bolton, Ramsbottom and Tottington and the suburbs of Brandlesholme, Greenmount and Edenfield and Rawtenstall. The address is: Woodhey High School, Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 9QZ. The school has had major building work and renovation work that included several new classrooms and facilities around the school such as a recording studio. Education Secondary education is provided at Woodhey High School for 11- to 16-year-olds (Years 7 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secondary Education
Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final phase of basic education, and level 3 (upper) secondary education or senior secondary education is the stage before tertiary education. Every country aims to provide basic education, but the systems and terminology remain unique to them. Secondary education typically takes place after six years of primary education and is followed by higher education, vocational education or employment. In most countries secondary education is compulsory education, compulsory, at least until the age of 16. Children typically enter the lower secondary phase around age 12. Compulsory education sometimes extends to age 19. Since 1989, education has been seen as a basic human right for a child; Article 28, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child states that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Gabriel's RC High School, Bury
St Gabriel's Roman Catholic High School is a coeducational Roman Catholic secondary school located in Bury, Greater Manchester, England. Founded in 1954, it became an academy sponsored by the St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust in 2020. History The main school building was opened in 1954. From 1954 to 2020, it was a voluntary aided school administered by Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, and later gained status as a specialist Science College. The school celebrated its Diamond anniversary in 2014, which was marked by a visit by the Bishop of Salford. The school's publication, ''Pronuntio'' (lit. ''I pronounce'' in Latin), had been published for many years but the final issue was produced in December 2019. In November 2020, the school became an academy school sponsored by the St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust. The school's Form classes are named after Roman Catholic saints and martyrs from Lancashire and North West England and consist of Arrowsmith, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bury Church Of England High School
Bury Church of England High School is a coeducational Church of England secondary school located just south of Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury town centre. The current head teacher is Simon Braithwaite. School history The school was founded as a charity school in 1748. In 1772 a building was built for the school in Clough Street. In 1814 it moved to Stanley Street. In 1887 it combined with the Irwell National School, and moved to Lower Bank Street. It became co-educational in 1892. In 1906 it was renamed Bury St. Mary's Parochial Church of England School, and in 1921 Church Central School. The school moved to its current location in 1964. In 2009 the school was awarded Specialist school, Specialist Status in Humanities College, Humanities with the focus on geography, history and RE.Ofsted Inspection Report 2011 Other awards include the Geographical Association Secondary Geography Quality Mark and the Schools Council International School Award (Full). In March 2021 the School ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bury Grammar School
(The key that opens sacred doors) , established = , type = Independent day schoolGrammar school , religion = Church of England , head_label = Headmaster , head = Devin Cassidy , r_head_label = Second Master , chair_label = Chair of Governors , chair = Gillian Winter , address = Tenterden Street , city = Bury , county = Greater Manchester , country = England , postcode = BL9 0HN , dfeno = 351/6008 , urn = 105373 , staff = , capacity = 1147 pupils , enrolment = , gender = Boys , lower_age = 3 , upper_age = 18 , houses = Derby, Howlett, Hulme, Kay , publication = The Clavian , we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county and combined authority, combined authority area in North West England, with a population of 2.8 million; comprising ten metropolitan boroughs: City of Manchester, Manchester, City of Salford, Salford, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Oldham, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Rochdale, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Wigan. The county was created on 1 April 1974, as a result of the Local Government Act 1972, and designated a functional Manchester City Region, city region on 1 April 2011. Greater Manchester is formed of parts of the Historic counties of England, historic counties of Cheshire, Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire. Greater Manchester spans , which roughly covers the territory of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, second most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
