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Keyham, Leicestershire
Keyham is an English village in Leicestershire. It lies about east of Leicester, in the district of Harborough. The population at the 2001 census was 118, which rose to 124 at the 2011 census. Heritage Mention of Keyham can be found as early as the 11th century. The Anglican Parish Church of All Saints is a Grade II* listed building. Its nave and chancel were probably built in the 13th and 14th centuries and the tower added in the 15th. The church was restored in the 19th century. The tower has a fleuron frieze below its battlements. Keyham Old Hall is one of eleven Grade II listed buildings in the village. It was built in red brick with stone dressings and dates from the late 16th to 17th centuries, but it was much altered and enlarged in the 19th century. Keyham had a board school from 1885 until 1939 with a single teacher. A history of the school by Michael Freeman is available online. Social amenities The village includes a village hall and a public house, the ''Dog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keyham, Devon
Keyham is a Victorian-built area of Plymouth in the English county of Devon. It was built to provide dense cheap housing just outside the wall of HM Dockyard Devonport for the thousands of civilian workmen. In the early-19th century, Devonport Dockyard was smaller than now; it was enlarged mid-century by Keyham Steam Yard - Keyham at that period was a suburb of Devonport itself. Keyham Steam Yard was one of the locations for the first trials of the Fairbairn patent crane. The development of housing was so rapid that HMS ''Hotspur'', later renamed HMS ''Monmouth'', was provided as a chapel ship for Roman Catholic services until the Roman Catholic Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer was built in 1901. That church was destroyed by fire following a bombing raid in 1941 and it was rebuilt in 1954. Parts of the southern end are now subject to massive redevelopment using a regeneration package. It has a railway station. On 12 August 2021, a mass shooting occurred in the area, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland. The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000. The statutory term in Ireland is " protected structure". A listed building may not be demolished, extended, or altered without special permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency, particularly for significant alterations to the more notable listed buildings. In England and Wales, a national amenity society must be notified of any work to a listed building which involves any element of demolition. Exemption from secular listed building control is provided for some buildings in current use for worship, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leicester Railway Station
Leicester railway station (formerly Leicester Campbell Street and Leicester London Road) is a mainline railway station in the city of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. The station is managed by East Midlands Railway and owned by Network Rail. The station is served by CrossCountry and East Midlands Railway services. Leicester station was opened in 1840 by the Midland Counties Railway, and rebuilt in 1894 and 1978. It is on the Midland Main Line, which runs from London St Pancras to Sheffield and Nottingham. It is north of London St Pancras. Background The first station on the site opened on 5 May 1840. It was originally known simply as ''Leicester'', becoming ''Leicester Campbell Street'' on 1 June 1867, and ''Leicester London Road'' from 12 June 1892. This was replaced in 1894 by a new station, also called ''Leicester London Road''. Following the closure of Central on 5 May 1969, this station was renamed ''Leicester''. Besides London Road and Central, the city of Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeffington
Skeffington is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It lies 11 miles/18 km east of Leicester on the A47 Uppingham road, between Billesdon and Tugby and Keythorpe. The population at the 2011 census (including Rolleston) was 223. Heritage The derivation is from the Sceaft tribe, whose name may possibly have derived from ''sceap'', meaning sheep. The first written record of the village appeared as Scifitone in the Domesday Book in 1086, when it was under royal ownership and housed 186 villagers, 112 smallholders, 204 freemen and 1 priest. It was recorded as "Sceaftinton" in 1192. The village's church is dedicated to St Thomas Becket and is a Grade II* listed building. It dates from the 13th century, but underwent a rebuild in 1860. There is jumbled medieval stained glass in the east chapel window, with damaged figures from a monument to Thomas Skeffington, M. P., sheriff of the county in Elizabethan times. There is also a 1651 monumen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goadby
Goadby is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, about 8 miles north of Market Harborough. It had a population of 204 according to the 2011 census. The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Gauti'. Goadby has a Church of England Parish church, St. John the Baptist, which is of 13th-Century origin. The church was extensively renovated in the 19th Century. Services are held on the first Sunday of every month. The church is part of a group of churches ministered to from Billesdon. Every year, a fundraising fete is held in Goadby on the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday weekend to provide funds for the Church. Goadby has no industry, and is notable chiefly for its stud farm, at which the celebrated race horse Desert Orchid was foaled. Goadby's name, with the "-by" suffix, indicates that it is of Danish origin. Goadby is recorded in the Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billesdon
Billesdon is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, with a population of 745 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 901 at the 2011 census. It is just off the A47, nine miles east of Leicester. The Billesdon bypass opened in October 1986. Nearby places include Houghton on the Hill Houghton on the Hill is a village and civil parish lying to the east of Leicester in the Harborough district, in Leicestershire, East Midlands in England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,524. An entry for Hought ..., Skeffington, Tilton on the Hill, and Gaulby. The Billesdon Brook flows through the village. Billesdon was formerly the seat of Billesdon Rural District, which was merged into the Harborough district in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972. History The village's name either means 'the hill of Bil' or 'sword-shaped hill' suggesting that it had a sharp ridge. An earthwork just below the crest on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarton
Hungarton (or Hungerton) is a small village and civil parish in the Harborough district, in the county of Leicestershire, England, about north-east of Leicester and south-west of Melton Mowbray. The population of the civil parish was 269 at the 2001 census, including Ingarsby, and increased to 289 at the 2011 census. Amenities The village has a church, a village hall, a small stream and a Millennium Green. It also has a pub called ''The Black Boy''. Stilton cheese was first produced in a dairy in the grounds of Quenby Hall. The Anglican Church of St John the Baptist is part of a group benefice with Keyham, Billesdon, Goadby and Skeffington. A service is held twice a month. Heritage The village features in the 1086 Domesday Book as ''Hungretone''. The parish of Hungarton covers over and includes with the village the estates of Quenby Hall, Baggrave and Ingarsby. A bill to enclose common lands in the village was introduced in 1762. The village layout follows the model v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public House
A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was used to differentiate private houses from those which were, quite literally, open to the public as "alehouses", "taverns" and "inns". By Georgian times, the term had become common parlance, although taverns, as a distinct establishment, had largely ceased to exist by the beginning of the 19th century. Today, there is no strict definition, but CAMRA states a pub has four characteristics:GLA Economics, Closing time: London's public houses, 2017 # is open to the public without membership or residency # serves draught beer or cider without requiring food be consumed # has at least one indoor area not laid out for meals # allows drinks to be bought at a bar (i.e., not only table service) The history of pubs can be traced to Roman taverns in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battlement
A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (i.e., a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at intervals to allow for the launch of arrows or other projectiles from within the defences. These gaps are termed " crenels" (also known as ''carnels'', or ''embrasures''), and a wall or building with them is called crenellated; alternative (older) terms are castellated and embattled. The act of adding crenels to a previously unbroken parapet is termed crenellation. The function of battlements in war is to protect the defenders by giving them something to hide behind, from which they can pop out to launch their own missiles. A defensive building might be designed and built with battlements, or a manor house might be fortified by adding battlements, where no parapet previously existed, or cutting crenellations into its existing parapet wall. A d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194. The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA). Detailed results by region, council area, ward and output area are available from their respective websites. Organisation Similar to previous UK censuses, the 2001 census was organised by the three statistical agencies, ONS, GROS, and NISRA, and coordinated at the national level by the Office for National Statistics. The Orders in Council to conduct the census, specifying the people and information to be included in the census, were made under the authority of the Census Act 1920 in Great Britain, and the Census Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 in Northern Ireland. In England and Wales these re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleuron (architecture)
A fleuron is a flower-shaped ornament,"Fleuron" ''Oxford English Dictionary'' Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) © Oxford University Press 2009 and in architecture may have a number of meanings: # It is a collective noun for the ornamental termination at the ridge of a roof, such as a crop, finial or épi. # It is also a form of stylised Late Gothic decoration in the form of a four-leafed square, often seen on crockets and cavetto mouldings. # It can be the ornament in the middle of each concave face of a Corinthian abacus. # Finally, it can be a form of anthemion, the decorative Greek floral decoration. Gallery File:Hôtel de ville de Bruxelles - Arcades 91.JPG, Fleuron at Brussels Town Hall, Belgium File:Decorative roof finial, Buckfast Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 1159770.jpg, Fleuron as a finial File:Corinthian (PSF).png, Fleuron is the uppermost flower decoration in the center of a Corinthian capital File:Cornice plaster MET 40-170-267.jpg, Fleuron in a cornice molding Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints Church, Keyham - Geograph
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