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Springfield, Wolverhampton
Springfield is an area of Wolverhampton, England immediately north east of the city centre. It was the home of the Springfield Brewery from 1873 until 1991. The brewery site has been redeveloped by the University of Wolverhampton and serves as the campus for the university's School of Architecture and Build Environment, which includes the National Brownfield Institute. There are modern student residential blocks, one of which is the tallest structure in Wolverhampton. For local government, Springfield is within the Ward (electoral subdivision), ward of Heath Town. Geography Springfield is divided from Wolverhampton city centre by the A4150 ring road St Patricks, the BCN Main Line, Birmingham Canal Navigations Main Line and the Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury line, Wolverhampton–Shrewsbury and Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford line, Rugby–Birmingham–Stafford railway lines. It lies between the A460 road, A460 Cannock Road and the A4124 road, A4124 Wednesfield Road, and to the east bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. Located around 12 miles (20 km) north of Birmingham, it forms the northwestern part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of Walsall to the east and Dudley to the south. The population in 2021 was 263,700, making it the third largest city in the West Midlands after Birmingham and Coventry. Historic counties of England, Historically in Staffordshire, Wolverhampton grew as a market town specialising in the wool trade. During the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and automotive manufacturing; the economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the Tertiary sector of the economy, service sector. The city is also home to the University of Wolverhampton. A town for most of its history, it gained city status in the United Kingdom, city status in 2000. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Artisans' And Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act 1875
The Artisans' and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 36) or the Cross Act was an Act of Parliament, Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom designed by R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross, Richard Cross, Home Secretary during Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli's second Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Government, which involved allowing Local government in the United Kingdom, local councils to buy up areas of slum dwellings in order to clear and then rebuild them. It formed part of Disraeli's social reform initiative aimed at the "elevation of the people" (the working class), a policy stated in his 1872 speeches at Manchester and Crystal Palace, London, Crystal Palace, and associated with his doctrine of One Nation Conservatism. Also, key individuals, such as the philanthropist Octavia Hill, helped pressurise the government into passing the Act. Terms # Compel owners of slum dwelling to sell to councils, who must pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in South London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a Districts of England, local government district of Greater London; it is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensive shopping area. 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, with the brewing industry in particular remaining strong for hundreds of years. 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 L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Modular Building
A modular building is a prefabricated building that consists of repeated sections called modules. Modularity involves constructing sections away from the building site, then delivering them to the intended site. Installation of the prefabricated sections is completed on site. Prefabricated sections are sometimes placed using a crane (machine), crane. The modules can be placed side-by-side, end-to-end, or stacked, allowing for a variety of configurations and styles. After placement, the modules are joined together using inter-module connections, also known as inter-connections. The inter-connections tie the individual modules together to form the overall building structure. Uses Modular buildings may be used for long-term, temporary or permanent facilities, such as construction camps, schools and classrooms, civilian and military housing, and industrial facilities. Modular buildings are used in remote and rural areas where conventional construction may not be reasonable or p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Victoria Hall (Student Accommodation)
Victoria Hall can refer to: Canada * Victoria Hall (Cobourg), a town hall in Ontario * Victoria Hall (Ontario), a commercial building * Victoria Hall (Westmount), Quebec United Kingdom * Victoria Hall, Ealing, a grade II* listed public hall in Ealing, West London, England * Victoria Hall, Saltaire, a grade II* listed building and concert hall in Saltaire, West Yorkshire, England * Victoria Hall, Settle, a concert hall in Settle, North Yorkshire, England * Victoria Hall, Sheffield, a Methodist church in England * Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, a concert hall in England * Victoria Hall, Sunderland, site of the Victoria Hall disaster Other countries ''Alphabetised by country'' * Victoria Hall (Fremantle), a theatre in Western Australia * Victoria Public Hall, Chennai, a heritage building in India * Victoria Hall, a student residence at Queen's University at Kingston, Jamaica * Victoria Hall (Geneva), Switzerland, a concert hall * Victoria Hall (Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, U.S., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Victoria Hall - University Of Wolverhampton - Geograph
Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capital city of the Seychelles * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of victory Victoria may also refer to: Animals and plants * Victoria (moth), ''Victoria'' (moth), a moth genus in the family Geometridae * Victoria (plant), ''Victoria'' (plant), a waterlily genus in the family Nymphaeaceae * Victoria plum, a plum cultivar * Victoria (goose), the first goose to receive a prosthetic 3D printed beak * Victoria (grape), another name for the German/Italian wine grape Trollinger Arts and entertainment Films * ''Victoria'', a Russian 1917 silent film directed by Olga Preobrazhenskaya (director), Olga Preobrazhenskaya, based on the Knut Hamsun novel * Victoria (1935 film), ''Victoria'' (1935 film), a German film * Victoria (1972 film), ''V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
