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Birthday Parties
£95 for 30 people 30 for £95 £65 for 20 people 20 for £65 Prices head. Please ask for further details. further for ask Please head. supplied by Megabites of Rothwell, from £5 per per £5 from Rothwell, of Megabites by supplied If you wish we can provide food for your party, party, your for food provide can we wish you If new castings for old, missing and broken parts. broken and missing old, for castings new See our collection of historic patterns used to make make to used patterns historic of collection our See are available at the Moor Road shop. Road Moor the at available are Hot and cold drinks and confectionery confectionery and drinks cold and Hot and let the children have fun in the play area. play the in fun have children the let and food for consumption on the train or at Park Halt Halt Park at or train the on consumption for food have a go operating the model train model the operating go a have You are welcome to bring your own own your bring to welcome are You Relax in our cafe with a hot drink and a sandwich, a and drink hot a with cafe our in Relax See the inside of a boiler and learn how it works. it how learn and boiler a of inside the See of a steam locomotive steam a of locomotive and preparing it for your journey ahead. journey your for it preparing and locomotive Climb onto the footplate and learn the controls controls the learn and footplate the onto Climb Watch the crew undertake their duties, caring for the the for caring duties, their undertake crew the Watch Halt and Moor Road after each trip. -
Leeds Economy Handbook Leeds Property Market
LEEDS ECONOMY HANDBOOK August 2016 LEEDS PROPERTY MARKET CONTENTS The Leeds property market Employment land PROPERTY INVESTMENT IN LEEDS: 2006‐2015 Counting only individual property schemes valued at £1m or over, £9.8bn worth of major developments have either been completed, are currently under construction or have been proposed in Leeds in the period 2006 to 2015. Of this total, almost £4.0bn has been completed; £695m are under construction and £5.1bn are proposed or currently on hold. Property schemes valued £1m or more, 2006‐2015, Leeds MD £m Completed Under Proposed/ TOTAL Construction On hold Major Mixed Use* 12 ‐ 1,400 1,412 Office Devts 728 254 1,437 2,419 Retail 572 174 20 765 Leisure 629 54 291 974 City Centre Apartments 924 16 981 1,921 Mfrg/Distribution 306 ‐ 277 583 Other 821 197 695 1,712 Total 3,992 695 5,101 9,786 * The data on office, retail, leisure and apartments is for stand‐alone schemes only. The mixed‐use developments can include significant elements of these. Source : Economic Development, Leeds City Council MAJOR SCHEMES During 2016, the Kirkgate Market refurb and 6 Wellington Place were completed. Currently under construction in the city centre are the hotel on Greek Street, Education campus on Hunslet Road, Ruth Gorse Academy, City House’ Hilton Leeds Arena hotel, Merrion House, 6 Queen Street, 3 Sovereign Square, Victoria Gate, 5 Wellington Place, Central Square on Wellington Street. Outside the city centre are the incinerator on Pontefract Lane and UTC on Hunslet Road. Three city centre schemes over £100m each are proposed or currently on hold: Latitude, Caddick development at Quarry Hill, Temple Quarter and Wellington Place. -
2006 Yorkshire
Top 20 Paid Attractions- Yorkshire Local Authority Adult Child County in which District in which Visitors Visitors Estimate/ % Change 06- Admission Admission Name of Attraction attraction located attraction is located Category 2005 2006 Exact 05 Charge Charge 1 Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo North Yorkshire RYEDALE leisure/theme park 1400210 1302195 estimate -7 £19.00 £19.00 2 York Minster UA York place of worship 803000 895000 estimate 11 £9.00 £0.00 3 Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal North Yorkshire HARROGATE historic house 312000 313388 exact 0 £6.50 £3.25 4 Eureka! Museum for Children West Yorkshire CALDERDALE museum/gallery 246195 250364 exact 2 £7.25 £7.25 5 Cannon Hall Open Farm South Yorkshire BARNSLEY farm 250000 250000 estimate 0 £3.25 £2.75 6 Harewood House West Yorkshire LEEDS historic house 302052 221880 exact -27 £11.30 £6.50 7 Castle Howard UA York historic house 188334 203932 exact 8 £9.50 £6.50 8 RHS Garden Harlow Carr North Yorkshire HARROGATE garden 179228 193889 exact 8 £6.00 £1.60 9 Sewerby Hall & Gardens UA East Riding of Yorkshire historic house 160000 175000 exact 9 £3.50 £1.50 10 Magna South Yorkshire ROTHERHAM science/technology 137439 155210 exact 13 £9.95 £7.95 11 Yorkboat UA York other historic 137157 130932 exact -5 £6.50 £3.30 12 Normanby Hall Country Park UA North Lincolnshire historic house 151582 129700 estimate -14 £4.20 £2.10 13 GUIDE FRIDAY LTD THE YORK YORK other historic 126228 125536 exact -1 £8.50 £4.00 14 Clifford's Tower UA York castle/fort 127239 122493 exact -4 £3.00 £1.00 15 Whitby Abbey North -
The Industrial Archaeology of West Yorkshire
The Industrial Archaeology of West Yorkshire Introduction: The impact of the Industrial Revolution came comparatively late to the West Yorkshire region. The seminal breakthroughs in technology that were made in a variety of industries (e.g. coal mining, textile, pottery, brick, and steam engine manufacture) during the 17th and 18th centuries, and the major production centres that initially grew up on the back of these innovations, were largely located elsewhere in the country. What distinguishes Yorkshire is the rate and density at which industry developed in the region from the end of the 18th century. This has been attributed to a wide variety of factors, including good natural resources and the character of the inhabitants! The portion of the West Riding north and west of Wakefield had become one of most heavily industrialised areas in the Britain by the end of the 19th century. It was also one of the most varied - there were some regional specialities, but at one time or another Yorkshire manufacturers supplied everything from artificial manure to motorcars. A list of local products for the 1890s would run into hundreds of items. Textile Manufacturing: The most prominent industry in the region has always been textile manufacture. There was a long tradition in the upland areas of the county of cloth production as a home-based industry, which supplemented farming. The scale of domestic production could hardly be considered negligible - the industry in Calderdale was after all so large that in 1779 it produced the Piece Hall in Halifax as an exchange centre and market. However, the beginnings of the factory system, and the birth of modern textile mills, dates to the introduction of mass-production techniques for carding and spinning cotton. -
The Economic Development of Sheffield and the Growth of the Town Cl740-Cl820
The Economic Development of Sheffield and the Growth of the Town cl740-cl820 Neville Flavell PhD The Division of Adult Continuing Education University of Sheffield February 1996 Volume One THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SHEFFIELD AND THE GROWTH OF THE TOWN cl740-c 1820 Neville Flavell February 1996 SUMMARY In the early eighteenth century Sheffield was a modest industrial town with an established reputation for cutlery and hardware. It was, however, far inland, off the main highway network and twenty miles from the nearest navigation. One might say that with those disadvantages its future looked distinctly unpromising. A century later, Sheffield was a maker of plated goods and silverware of international repute, was en route to world supremacy in steel, and had already become the world's greatest producer of cutlery and edge tools. How did it happen? Internal economies of scale vastly outweighed deficiencies. Skills, innovations and discoveries, entrepreneurs, investment, key local resources (water power, coal, wood and iron), and a rapidly growing labour force swelled largely by immigrants from the region were paramount. Each of these, together with external credit, improved transport and ever-widening markets, played a significant part in the town's metamorphosis. Economic and population growth were accompanied by a series of urban developments which first pushed outward the existing boundaries. Considerable infill of gardens and orchards followed, with further peripheral expansion overspilling into adjacent townships. New industrial, commercial and civic building, most of it within the central area, reinforced this second phase. A period of retrenchment coincided with the French and Napoleonic wars, before a renewed surge of construction restored the impetus. -
South Yorkshire
INDUSTRIAL HISTORY of SOUTH RKSHI E Association for Industrial Archaeology CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 6 STEEL 26 10 TEXTILE 2 FARMING, FOOD AND The cementation process 26 Wool 53 DRINK, WOODLANDS Crucible steel 27 Cotton 54 Land drainage 4 Wire 29 Linen weaving 54 Farm Engine houses 4 The 19thC steel revolution 31 Artificial fibres 55 Corn milling 5 Alloy steels 32 Clothing 55 Water Corn Mills 5 Forging and rolling 33 11 OTHER MANUFACTUR- Windmills 6 Magnets 34 ING INDUSTRIES Steam corn mills 6 Don Valley & Sheffield maps 35 Chemicals 56 Other foods 6 South Yorkshire map 36-7 Upholstery 57 Maltings 7 7 ENGINEERING AND Tanning 57 Breweries 7 VEHICLES 38 Paper 57 Snuff 8 Engineering 38 Printing 58 Woodlands and timber 8 Ships and boats 40 12 GAS, ELECTRICITY, 3 COAL 9 Railway vehicles 40 SEWERAGE Coal settlements 14 Road vehicles 41 Gas 59 4 OTHER MINERALS AND 8 CUTLERY AND Electricity 59 MINERAL PRODUCTS 15 SILVERWARE 42 Water 60 Lime 15 Cutlery 42 Sewerage 61 Ruddle 16 Hand forges 42 13 TRANSPORT Bricks 16 Water power 43 Roads 62 Fireclay 16 Workshops 44 Canals 64 Pottery 17 Silverware 45 Tramroads 65 Glass 17 Other products 48 Railways 66 5 IRON 19 Handles and scales 48 Town Trams 68 Iron mining 19 9 EDGE TOOLS Other road transport 68 Foundries 22 Agricultural tools 49 14 MUSEUMS 69 Wrought iron and water power 23 Other Edge Tools and Files 50 Index 70 Further reading 71 USING THIS BOOK South Yorkshire has a long history of industry including water power, iron, steel, engineering, coal, textiles, and glass. -
Pearce Higgins, Selwyn Archive List
NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM INVENTORY NUMBER 1997-7923 SELWYN PEARCE HIGGINS ARCHIVE CONTENTS PERSONAL PAPERS 3 RAILWAY NOTES AND DIARIES 4 Main Series 4 Rough Notes 7 RESEARCH AND WORKING PAPERS 11 Research Papers 11 Working Papers 13 SOCIETIES AND PRESERVATION 16 Clubs and Societies 16 RAILWAY AND TRAMWAY PAPERS 23 Light Railways and Tramways 23 Railway Companies 24 British Railways PSH/5/2/ 24 Cheshire Lines Railway PSH/5/3/ 24 Furness Railway PSH/5/4/ 25 Great Northern Railway PSH/5/7/ 25 Great Western Railway PSH/5/8/ 25 Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway PSH/5/9/ 26 London Midland and Scottish Railway PSH/5/10/ 26 London & North Eastern Railway PSH/5/11/ 27 London & North Western Railway PSH/5/12/ 27 London and South Western Railway PSH/5/13/ 28 Midland Railway PSH/5/14/ 28 Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway PSH/5/15/ 28 Midland and South Western Junction Railway PSH/5/16 28 North Eastern Railway PSH/5/17 29 North London Railway PSH/5/18 29 North Staffordshire Railway PSH/5/19 29 Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway PSH/5/20 29 Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway PSH/5/21 30 Railway and General Papers 30 EARLY LOCOMOTIVES AND LOCOMOTIVES BUILDING 51 Locomotives 51 Locomotive Builders 52 Individual firms 54 Rolling Stock Builders 67 SIGNALLING AND PERMANENT WAY 68 MISCELLANEOUS NOTEBOOKS AND PAPERS 69 Notebooks 69 Papers, Files and Volumes 85 CORRESPONDENCE 87 PAPERS OF J F BRUTON, J H WALKER AND W H WRIGHT 93 EPHEMERA 96 MAPS AND PLANS 114 POSTCARDS 118 POSTERS AND NOTICES 120 TIMETABLES 123 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS 134 INDEX 137 Original catalogue prepared by Richard Durack, Curator Archive Collections, National Railway Museum 1996. -
A Perspective on Agile Working in Historic Buildings
A Perspective on Agile Working in Historic Buildings Prepared for: Historic England 1 By: RAMIDUS CONSULTING LIMITED Date: 6th April 2018 A Perspective on Agile Working in Historic Buildings Contents Page 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Buildings as responsive environments 2.0 New economy, new work 3 2.1 Changing economic landscape 2.2 Emerging workstyles: agile working 2.3 Implications for the workplace 3.0 New work, new workplace 9 3.1 Workplace: a new purpose 3.2 Workplace design and fitout 3.3 Workplace management 4.0 From feudal to functional 14 4.1 Models of provision: the flexible space market 4.2 Affordability, clusters and mixed use 4.3 New models in historic buildings 5.0 New workplaces in historic buildings? 20 5.1 Public realm 5.2 Physical attributes 5.3 Management attributes 5.4 Cultural/social attributes 6.0 Case studies 25 6.1 Cromford Mill, Derbyshire 6.2 The Round Foundry, Leeds 6.3 Toffee Factory, Newcastle upon Tyne 7.0 Conclusions 31 Prepared for: Historic England ii By: RAMIDUS CONSULTING LIMITED Date: 6th April 2018 A Perspective on Agile Working in Historic Buildings 1.0 Introduction This paper was commissioned by Historic England from Ramidus Consulting in February 2018. The overriding purpose of the commission was to explore and discuss the potential for agile working in historic buildings. The Heritage Lottery Fund report, New Ideas Need Old Buildings (2013) suggested that, nationally, there were over 130,000 businesses operating in Listed buildings alone. The report was clear in its view that historic buildings have an important role in supporting modern businesses. -
Annual Report 2018.Indd
ANNUAL REPORT 2018 CONTENTS Chair’s Review of 2018 Patron’s Address Secretary’s Report Planning Group Report Highways Group Report Rail Group Report Talks & Tours Group Report Heritage Group Report Citizenship Group Report Heritage Open Days Report Design Awards Our Trustees & Working Groups Trustees Report Treasurer’s Report 2018 Annual Accounts 2019 Calendar of Events Acknowledgements Executive Committee Meeting Venue: Photographs courtesy of: We would like to express our sincere thanks to Richard Metcalfe Friends of Friarwood Valley Gardens and all the staff at Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel for their hospitality. Pontefract Heritage Group Peter Cookson Rail Group Meeting Venue: Michael Hirst We would like to express our sincere thanks to Mick Todd & Steve Wakefield Council Ridge and all the staff at Pontefract Squash & Leisure Centre Christine Cartwright Wakefield District Housing We would also like to thank Wakefield MDC for access to Medlock Photography Pontefract Town Hall Telephone: 07598 336027 Email: [email protected] Website: www.pontefractcivicsociety.org.uk Registered charity number 513509 www.pontefractcivicsociety.org.uk 2 CHAIR’S REVIEW OF 2018 For some in Pontefract Civic Society, it has been a really busy decorations, both in windows and inside business premises, that year, and I am very thankful of those who have delivered within we will bring back our judged competition in 2019. their role and supported me in going the extra mile. We are thankful to Nathan Garbutt Moore in putting Pontefract Engaging Business Civic Society forward for a small grant from the Interserve Employee Foundation, from which a project will be delivered Following the 2017 Christmas Trail, which promoted independent from March, 2019. -
Report of Director of City Development Report to Executive Board Date
Report author: Lee Arnell, Mary Stockton Tel: x75408 Report of Director of City Development Report to Executive Board Date: 5th March 2014 Subject: - Design and Cost Report for Holbeck Urban Village Land Assembly Proposals Capital Scheme Number: 32055/000/000 Are specific electoral Wards affected? Yes No If relevant, name(s) of Ward(s): City and Hunslet; Beeston and Holbeck Are there implications for equality and diversity and cohesion and Yes No integration? Is the decision eligible for Call-In? Yes No Does the report contain confidential or exempt information? Yes No If relevant, Access to Information Procedure Rule number: 10.4 (3) Appendix number: 1 Summary of main issues 1. At its meeting of the 14 th February, Executive Board gave approval for the disposal of the Council owned Engine House as part of an exercise to secure new development in the short term at the primarily HCA owned Tower Works site. It is anticipated that this will help to kick start regeneration in Holbeck Urban Village, which has stalled in recent years due to economic conditions. 2. The report outlined that the Council and the HCA also own other assets in Holbeck Urban Village and that there were on-going discussions between the Council and the HCA about how these assets could be best used to support regeneration in the area. It was indicated that a future paper would be presented with recommendations about these assets. These discussions have focussed on the Council owned Bath Road site, the HCA owned Leodis Court and the lease that the HCA have at the Round Foundry Media Centre (see plan 1). -
Diesel Manuals at NRM
Diesel Manuals at NRM Box No Manufacturer Title Aspect Rail Company Publication Notes 001 Associated Electrical Diesel-Electric Locomotives Instruction Book British Transport Commission 2 duplicate copies Industries Ltd Type 1 (Bo-Bo) British Railways 001 Associated Electrical 800 H.P. Tyoe 1 Diesel Parts List for Control British Railways Industries Ltd Electric Locomotives Nos. Apparatus And Electrical D8200 to D8243 Machines 001 Associated Electrical London Midland Region A.C. Parts List for Electrical British Railways Industries Ltd Electrification Locomotive Control Apparatus Nos. E3046 to E3055 002 Associated Electrical Diesel-Electric Locomotives Parts List for Control British Railways Two copies with identical Industries Ltd Type 2 (Bo-Bo) 1160 H.P. Apparatus And Electrical covers as listed above but the Locomotives Nos. D5000- Machines second appears to be an D5150 Type 2 (Bo-Bo) 1250 overspill of the first H.P. Locomotives Nos. D5151-D5175 002 Associated Electrical 1250 H.P. Type 2 Diesel - Service Handbook British Railways Industries Ltd Electric Locomotives Nos. D5176 to D5232 D5233 to D5299 D7500 to D7597 002 Associated Electrical Type 2 1250 H.P. Diesel - Service Handbook British Railways Industries Ltd Electric Locomotives Loco No. 7598 to D7677 002 Associated Electrical Diesel-Electric Locomotives Instruction Book British Transport Commission Industries Ltd Type 2 (Bo-Bo) British Railways 003 Associated Electrical Type 2 1250 H.P. Diesel - Parts List - Control Apparatus British Railways Industries Ltd Electric Locomotives Loco And Electrical Machines No. 7598 to D7677 003 Associated Electrical Type 2 1250 H.P. Diesel - Maintenance Manual - British Railways Industries Ltd Electric Locomotives Loco Control Apparatus And No. -
Treasure Act Annual Report 2018
Treasure Act Annual Report 2018 Presented to Parliament pursuant to Section 12 of the Treasure Act 1996 March 2021 ii Treasure Act Annual Report 2018 Presented to Parliament pursuant to Section 12 of the Treasure Act 1996 March 2021 1 © Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2021 Compiled by I Richardson Published by Portable Antiquities and Treasure, Learning and National Partnerships, British Museum 2 Contents Minister’s foreword 5 Introduction 6-7 Statistical highlights from Treasure cases 2018 8-21 Table of Treasure cases 2018 22 3 4 Minister’s Foreword It is a great pleasure to introduce this year’s Treasure Act 1996 Annual Report, which gives an overview of how the Treasure Act operated in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2018. The Treasure Act relies on the time and expertise of many people across the country, including Finds Liaison Officers, funding partners and museum teams, who all deserve huge thanks for their hard work and contributions to the process. Finders and landowners are also at the heart of the Treasure Act and it’s brilliant to see 76 finders and landowners who donated their finds in 2018. I’d like to thank the Treasure Registry at the British Museum, the Amgueddfa Cymru/National Museum of Wales and the Department of Environment and Ulster Museum in Northern Ireland for their continued work to support the delivery of the Treasure Act across the UK. The Treasure Valuation Committee has also provided more expert advice this year, and I welcome their new chair, Roger Bland, who brings his formidable knowledge and expertise to the role.