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Windsor Castle (other)
Windsor Castle is a castle in Windsor, one of the seats of the British Royal Family. Windsor Castle or Windsor Palace may also refer to: Buildings * Windsor Castle, Kensington, a public house in London *Windsor Castle, Maida Vale, a public house in London *Windsor Palace (Thailand), a former palace in Bangkok, Thailand Places * Windsor Castle, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, USA *Windsor Castle (Smithfield, Virginia), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Isle of Wight County, Virginia * Windsor Castle (Toano, Virginia), listed on the National Register of Historic Places listings in James City County, Virginia Vehicles * – one of six ships of the Royal Navy * – one of several merchant or passenger ships of that name * ''Windsor Castle'', one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915 Other uses * ''Windsor Castle'' (novel), a novel by William Harrison Ainswor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost a millennium of architectural history. The original castle was built in the 11th century, after the Norman invasion of England by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I (who reigned 1100–1135), it has been used by the reigning monarch and is the longest-occupied palace in Europe. The castle's lavish early 19th-century state apartments were described by early 20th century art historian Hugh Roberts as "a superb and unrivalled sequence of rooms widely regarded as the finest and most complete expression of later Georgian taste".Hugh Roberts, ''Options Report for Windsor Castle'', cited Nicolson, p. 79. Inside the castle walls is the 15th-century St George's Chapel, considered by the historian John Martin Robinson to be "one of the supreme achievements of English Perpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor Castle, Kensington
The Windsor Castle is a Grade II listed public house at 114 Campden Hill Road near Holland Park, London. Located on the corner of Campden Hill Road and Peel Street, the pub was built in about 1826 for the Chiswick brewers Douglas and Henry Thompson, on land rented on a 99-year lease from landowner John Ward. The architect is unknown. Remodelled in 1933, the pub is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors The National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors is a register of public houses in the United Kingdom with interiors which have been noted as being of significant historic interest, having remained largely unchanged for at least 30 years, but usu .... References 1826 establishments in England 19th-century architecture in the United Kingdom Pubs in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Commercial buildings completed in 1826 Grade II listed pubs in London Kensington National Inventory Pubs Grade II listed buildings in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor Castle, Maida Vale
The Windsor Castle is a former public house on Harrow Road, Maida Vale, London. It was a seminal rock venue throughout the 1960s and 1970s, with notable early performances from The Rolling Stones, The Who and U2. Despite now being derelict, the building is a designated heritage asset. History The Windsor Castle opened on Harrow Road in 1829. It was rebuilt in its current style around 1850, with stucco plaster around the windows, quoins and a castellated parapet. The Windsor Castle became a music venue in the 1960s. It is renowned for early gigs by the Rolling Stones and The Who. Other bands who played there and who went on to achieve mainstream success include Dr. Feelgood, The Jam, U2 and the Psychedelic Furs Joe Strummer, later of The Clash, played there a number of times as a member of the 101ers. The Clash song ' Protex Blue' was inspired by the condom vending machine in the pub's toilets. From the mid 1970s, the entertainment on offer at the Windsor Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor Palace (Thailand)
Windsor Palace was situated in Bangkok, Thailand, during the early twentieth century. Built on the orders of King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) to serve as the residence of Crown Prince Vajirunhis, the palace later became part of Chulalongkorn University but was later demolished to make way for the construction of Suphachalasai Stadium. The palace became known as such to foreign residents of Bangkok due to its partial resemblance to Windsor Castle, though it was also known to locals as Wang Klang Thung or Wang Mai. History Windsor Palace was commissioned by King Chulalongkorn in 1881 to serve as the residence of his eldest son, Prince Vajirunhis, who would later be named the first Crown Prince of Siam (Thailand). The palace was located on Sa Pathum Road (now Rama I Road) at the current location of Suphachalasai Stadium. Designed in Gothic Revival style by the Italian architect Joachim Grassi, its appearance reflects that of Windsor Castle in England, and the palace became known to cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor Castle, Pennsylvania
Windsor Castle is an unincorporated community in Windsor Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ..., United States. Windsor Castle is located at the intersection of Windsor Castle Road, Haas Road, and Zion Church Road. References {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Berks County, Pennsylvania Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor Castle (Smithfield, Virginia)
Windsor Castle is a former plantation and now a public park in Smithfield, Virginia, United States. It is located in the Smithfield Historic District. History The plantation dates to a land grant of by the King of England to Arthur Smith in 1637. Arthur Smith's great grandson, Arthur Smith IV, established the town of Smithfield in 1750. The first recorded use of the name "Windsor Castle" dates from 1884. an''Accompanying photo''/ref> In 2005, real estate developer Lewis McMurran obtained an option to purchase Windsor Castle for $2.2 million. The agreement included a historic easement around the manor house. McMurran proposed to build a 445-unit "New Urbanism" development on the property outside the historic easement. The proposal was withdrawn amidst strong opposition from town residents. In 2007, Joseph W. Luter III donated $5 million to the town for the purchase and development of Windsor Castle as a park. Lewis McMurran then executed his option to purchase the prop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor Castle (Toano, Virginia)
Windsor Castle, also known as Windsor, is a historic home located near Toano, James City County, Virginia. The house dates to about 1760, and is a -story, central passage plan frame dwelling. The house was expanded to its present size in the late-18th or early-19th century. It has a gable roof with dormers, sits on a brick foundation, and features exterior chimneys. The interior has an original closed-string stair and built-in corner cupboard. an''Accompanying photo''/ref> It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. References External linksWindsor Castle, State Route 610, Toano, James City County, VA 3 photos and 2 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey Heritage Documentation Programs (HDP) is a division of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) responsible for administering the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and Historic American Landscapes ... Historic American Buildings Survey i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GWR 3031 Class
The Dean Single, 3031 Class, or Achilles Class was a type of steam locomotive built by the British Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first 30 members of the class were built as 2-2-2s of the 3001 Class. The first eight members of the class (numbers 3021-3028, built April–August 1891) were built as convertible broad gauge 2-2-2 locomotives, being converted to standard gauge in mid-1892, at the end of broad gauge running on the Great Western Railway. A further 22 were built in late 1891 and early 1892, this time as standard gauge engines. Although the 3001 class were fitted with larger boilers than earlier GWR 2-2-2 classes, the diameter of the boiler was constrained by its position between the driving wheels. Thus boiler capacity could only be increased by making the boiler longer, not wider, bringing the smokebox and cylinders in front of the leading axle. The extra weight of the larger boilers was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windsor Castle (novel)
''Windsor Castle'' is a novel by William Harrison Ainsworth serially published in 1842. It is a historical romance with gothic elements that depicts Henry VIII's pursuit of Anne Boleyn. Intertwined with the story are the actions of Herne the Hunter, a legendary ghost that haunts Windsor woods. Background The first mention of ''Windsor Castle'' comes in a letter to Crossley 17 November 1841: "I am just now finishing ''Old St. Paul's (novel), Old St. Paul's'' and am consequently very busy [...] I have made all arrangements to start my Magazine at Christmas next, and have engaged Tony Johannot (the artist), who is now at work for me [...] ''Windsor Castle'', of course, forms the main feature of the design, and I propose commencing the story with Henry the Eighth entering into the Castle on the morning of St. George's Day, 1529, attended by Anne Boleyn and the Cardinals Wosley and Campeggio. I intend making Lord Surrey the hero of the story. what say you?" Ainsworth wrote ''Windsor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Project
Castle Project (or Castle for short) is an open-source application framework for CLI platform implementations (e.g., .NET Framework). It was releasedon November 6, 2014. The project was founded by a member of the Apache Avalon and the Apache Excalibur projects. History The project was founded by Hamilton Verissimo de Oliveira (aka "Hammett"), who was a member of the Apache Avalon and the Apache Excalibur projects. Keenly interested in the development of an inversion of control container, after he resigned from Avalon and became disillusioned with Excalibur, he went on to develop and release his own for the .NET platform. Hammett was joined by other developers after publishing a series of articles on Code Project, and the Castle Project eventually expanded its mission "to provide a simple set of tools to speed up the development of common enterprise and web applications while promoting good architecture". The Castle Project continues to gain acceptance and mind-share from the . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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