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Hill Close Gardens, Warwick
Hill Close Gardens is a group of 18 surviving Victorian detached gardens on a hillside in Warwick, Warwickshire, England. It is listed Grade II* in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens. History The gardens were set up in the 19th century on a hillside overlooking Warwick Racecourse to provide gardens for owners of townhouses which did not have their own gardens. They were generally owned staying in families for generations, although some were rented. Each was enclosed by either a wall or hedge, complete with lockable gate to ensure privacy. Many of them had summer houses built so the family could spend the entire day in the garden, whatever the weather. They fell into disuse in the 20th century with only one or two remaining in use after WWII. In the 1950s the local council ( Warwick Municipal Borough) started buying up the plots with a plan to re-develop the hillside and in the 1960s it was designated for social housing. Planning permission was granted in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hill Close Garndens Greenhouse
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not as tall, or as steep as a mountain. Geographers historically regarded mountains as hills greater than above sea level, which formed the basis of the plot of the 1995 film ''The Englishman who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain''. In contrast, hillwalkers have tended to regard mountains as peaks above sea level. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' also suggests a limit of and Whittow states "Some authorities regard eminences above as mountains, those below being referred to as hills." Today, a mountain is usually defined in the UK and Ireland as any summit at least high, while the official UK government's definition of a mountain is a summit of or higher. Some definitions include a topographical prominence requirement, typically o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick
Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whitnash. It has ancient origins and an array of historic buildings, notably from the Medieval, Stuart and Georgian eras. It was a major fortified settlement from the early Middle Ages, the most notable relic of this period being Warwick Castle, a major tourist attraction. Much was destroyed in the Great Fire of Warwick in 1694 and then rebuilt with fine 18th century buildings, such as the Collegiate Church of St Mary and the Shire Hall. The population was estimated at 37,267 at the 2021 Census. History Neolithic Human activity on the site dates back to the Neolithic, when it appears there was a sizable settlement on the Warwick hilltop. Artifacts found include more than 30 shallow pits containing early Neolithic flints and pottery an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon and Victorian novelist George Eliot, (born Mary Ann Evans), at Nuneaton. Other significant towns include Rugby, Leamington Spa, Bedworth, Kenilworth and Atherstone. The county offers a mix of historic towns and large rural areas. It is a popular destination for international and domestic tourists to explore both medieval and more recent history. The county is divided into five districts of North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Rugby, Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon. The current county boundaries were set in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. The historic county boundaries included Coventry, Sutton Coldfield and Solihull, as well as much of Birmingham and Tamworth. Geography Warwickshire is bordered by Leicestershire to the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Register Of Parks And Gardens
The Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England provides a listing and classification system for historic parks and gardens similar to that used for listed buildings. The register is managed by Historic England under the provisions of the National Heritage Act 1983. Over 1,600 sites are listed, ranging from the grounds of large stately homes to small domestic gardens, as well other designed landscapes such as town squares, public parks and cemeteries.Registered Parks & Gardens page on . Retrieved 23 December 2010. Purpose The register aims to "celebrate designed landscapes ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick Racecourse
Warwick Racecourse is a horse racing course in Warwick, England. It is a National Hunt racing course and has a programme of 25 meetings throughout the year, many of which are televised. The first stand was built in 1808, and its most recent redevelopment was completed in 2018. In the racecourse is a nine-hole golf course and a golf driving range. The area is a popular place for local people to walk their dogs. There is parking next to the course and it is a five-minute walk away from the town centre. End of Flat racing In 2014, Jockey Club Racecourses, who run Warwick, announced plans for a 17-fixture all-Jumps race programme from 2015 and a vision for the Midlands track to become regarded as one of the UK's leading small Jumps courses within the next five years. The course had formerly staged both Flat racing and National Hunt racing but was forced to abandon Flat racing after an incident in May 2014 in which a horse, Artful Lady, had to be euthanized after a fall at the track. Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer House
A summer house or summerhouse has traditionally referred to a building or shelter used for relaxation in warm weather. This would often take the form of a small, roofed building on the grounds of a larger one, but could also be built in a garden or park, often designed to provide cool shady places of relaxation or retreat from the summer heat. It can also refer to a second residence, usually located in the country, that provides a cool and relaxing home to live in during the summer, such as a vacation property. In the Nordic countries Especially in the Nordic countries, sommerhus (Danish), sommarstuga (Swedish), hytte (Norwegian), sumarbústaður or sumarhús ( Icelandic) or kesämökki (Finnish) is a summer residence (as a second home). It can be a larger dwelling like a cottage rather than a simple shelter. ''Sommarhus'' (in sv, sommarstuga or ''lantställe''), in Norwegian ''hytte'', is a popular holiday home or summer cottage, often near the sea or in an attractiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick District Council
Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whitnash. It has ancient origins and an array of historic buildings, notably from the Medieval, Stuart and Georgian eras. It was a major fortified settlement from the early Middle Ages, the most notable relic of this period being Warwick Castle, a major tourist attraction. Much was destroyed in the Great Fire of Warwick in 1694 and then rebuilt with fine 18th century buildings, such as the Collegiate Church of St Mary and the Shire Hall. The population was estimated at 37,267 at the 2021 Census. History Neolithic Human activity on the site dates back to the Neolithic, when it appears there was a sizable settlement on the Warwick hilltop. Artifacts found include more than 30 shallow pits containing early Neolithic flints and pottery and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Housing
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing, the details, terminology, definitions of poverty, and other criteria for allocation vary within different contexts. Public housing developments are classified as housing projects that are owned by a city's Housing authority or Federally subsidized public housing operated through HUD. Social housing is any rental housing that may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the two, usually with the aim of providing affordable housing. Social housing is generally rationed by a government through some form of means-testing or through administrative measures of housing need. One can regard social housing as a potential remedy for housing inequality. Private housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagthorpe Gardens
Bagthorpe Gardens is a group of allotments, about north-east of the centre of Nottingham. It is listed Grade II* in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens. The entry listing remarks that the allotments are "a significant surviving example of a once abundant but now extremely rare type of garden, of which there are only four other registered examples". Background James Orange, the independent minister of Barker Gate Chapel in Nottingham, wrote a pamphlet "A Plea for the Poor" (1841), in which he advocated the provision of allotments for poor people, at a time of depression in the framework knitting trade. The plots would be a quarter of an acre; Orange calculated that this size could support a family for 13 weeks, supplementing a worker's main occupation during a depressed period. The scheme was supported by some landowners. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Ann's Allotments
St Ann's Allotments is a group of allotments, in use since the 19th century, in St Ann's, Nottingham, England, about a mile north-east of the centre of Nottingham. It is listed Grade II* in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens. The entry listing remarks that this site, comprising Hungerhill Gardens, Stonepit Coppice Gardens and Gorseyclose Gardens, "represents the most extensive surviving detached town garden site in England". History Land including Hunger Hill was granted to the Corporation of Nottingham by Edward VI in 1551; the revenue from this was applied to the upkeep of the Trent Bridge. Hunger Hill was enclosed in 1604 to 1605, and plots were let to 30 burgesses and their widows. This continued until 1842, when the Nottingham Independent Cottage Garden Society petitioned the corporation for allotment gardens because of poverty and hardship; they were granted 50 gardens in Hungerhill Gardens. By the late 19th century there were many more gardens, separated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoney Road Allotments
Stoney Road Allotments consists of 123 council-owned allotments covering around 5 hectares just south of Coventry city centre. They were created in the mid 19th century as pleasure-gardens for the people of the city, and were Grade II* listed in 2001. History In the late 18th and early 19th century, many people living in the growing towns rented small plots of land on the outskirts as ornamental or productive gardens. These gardens were typically between 1/8 and 1/6 of an acre, separated from the neighbouring plots by hedges. Stoney Road Allotments began life as a collection of these gardens in Cheylesmore park shortly after 1853. Various structures were built on some of the plots, including an elaborate half-timbered summer house which is still present today. In July 1935 the City Council acquired the allotments for the sum of £1100. The site was Grade II* listed on the 7th of March 2001 because it retains features of the original pleasure-gardens as well as period structur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westbourne Road Town Gardens
Westbourne Road Town Gardens, or Westbourne Road Leisure Gardens, is a group of allotments in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, created in 1844. It is listed Grade II in Historic England's Register of Parks and Gardens. History Birmingham in the late 18th and early 19th century, like other large industrial towns, had sets of rented town gardens around the centre. in 1831, there were more than 2000 around the city, with plots divided by hedges, and having a brick or timber summerhouse. The Westbourne Road site was originally part of Birmingham Botanical Gardens; the botanical gardens were created in 1832 from a farm on the Calthorpe estate of Baron Calthorpe. In 1844 the southern third was given up, because of excessive expenditure, and was laid out by the 3rd Baron Calthorpe as a set of gardens. By the late 19th century, The Westbourne Road Gardens were among the few such sites that remained in Birmingham. Some plots were later lost: in the 1880s when the railway line on the south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
