metropolitan borough metropolitan borough greater manchester north west england named river flows borough spans towns western border approximately miles east manchester city centre borders east metropolitan borough north metropolitan borough south city manchester west overall population history area extends stone age listed buildings scheduled ancient monuments includes castle national importance settlements small centred agriculture advent industrial revolution towns borough grew involved cotton industry dominated local economy current borough created provisions local government act area administered borough council judged commission performing strongly history history area stretches years sites oldest dating sites hilly north east borough evidence bronze age activity limited borough bronze age complete prehistoric monument borough people area changed hunter farmers climate change low likely iron age site borough probably dating late 1st millennium roman conquest britain 1st century area probably territory celtic tribe controlling north west england area came control roman empire second half 1st century roads area established fort manchester west roman fort north british finds borough include body moss occupation sites low pike cross 4th century coin found 4th century basin byzantine coin 6th 7th centuries found indicates continued renewed occupation romans left britain early 5th century ditch stretching evidence anglo saxon activity probably dug 7th 9th centuries boundary kingdoms evidence anglo saxon era activity comes settlement names old english meaning meaning clearing according survey divided land east river held earl chester west river roger divided create 13th century owned local families remained hands families 16th century continued main administration governance mid-19th century industrial revolution significant impact area main towns previously transformed collection rural farming communities mill towns towns described famous mills towns north west brief lancashire cotton famine factories producing processing main industry century mid-20th century borough council convened meeting neighbouring local authorities aim policy cross authority social improvement districts valley following area suffered gross neglect large areas housing unsuitable human joint enterprise comprised districts years later plus county borough collective agreed creating linear park valley river use townspeople major recreational resource manchester metropolis created april local government act metropolitan districts greater manchester took local government functions districts administrative counties lancashire effectively authority abolition greater manchester county council metropolitan borough proved problematic report double names prohibited new districts county borough common chosen new new district towns objected adamant new found thirty suggestions forward including west reference pike popular consultation period reference river historical basis won votes final stage voting borough underwent boundary review review altered areas covered ensure represented roughly equal numbers october january dispersal order enforced newton areas borough designed reduce anti social behaviour representative police post said nature recent incidents newton involving number confrontations large groups youths decision introduce dispersal order geography bordered metropolitan south north respectively city manchester west borough high peak east features flat west highlands east western edge borough hills east include pike low country park coal measures running north south centre borough areas north east large areas boulder clay moss covering hectares acres area hectares acres waterways include rivers form parts western eastern boundaries respectively river crosses borough north south giving canal branch canal narrow canal peak forest canal run borough including accounts total area domestic buildings gardens comprise rest roads non domestic buildings boundaries include field cross green guide bridge green green green newton park bridge cross bridge governance parliamentary residents represented united_kingdom parliament members parliament mps includes parts metropolitan borough represented angela labour reddish covers parts metropolitan borough represented andrew labour entirely represented labour north west england constituency european parliament north west england labour members members united_kingdom independence party conservatives council labour retained control council local elections holds seats conservatives hold executive leader council quinn borough council assessed commission judged improving strongly providing services local people overall council awarded star status meaning performing strongly minimum requirements putting local authorities civil parishes form tier local government parish councils involved planning management town parish centres promoting tourism civil parish people lived borough population civil parish municipal borough areas municipal borough urban district urban district urban district municipal borough municipal borough urban district municipal borough status area shown urban district type local government district covered area previously lancashire census metropolitan borough total population households married couples living person households couples lone parents following similar trend rest england population density km2 females males aged academic qualifications significantly higher england residents born outside united_kingdom significantly lower national average largest minority group asian population population middle class compared england wales increased nationally nationally working class population country decline falling steadily nationally nationally increased slightly nationwide rest population clerical workers skilled manual workers population change existed metropolitan borough table details population change including percentage change census years earlier area figures towns villages civil parishes later constituent parts religion census residents reported christian muslim hindu buddhist religion alternative religion state religion covered roman catholic church_of_england manchester chester grade listed churches anne church built gothic revival style taylor michael angels church 15th century parish church virtually rebuilt 19th century church site dates lawrence church grade listed building timber framed church taylor economy currently undergoing huge transformation vision project completed vision partnership council college ambitious redevelopment strategy bring greater economic prosperity transform learning skills borough deliver exciting future attracting new businesses creating jobs opportunities residents central project phase development college campus advanced learning centres built central town college road home new learning skills centres offer state art facilities equip challenges changing economy requiring highly skilled workforce phase comprises sites new sixth form college began taking students autumn officially opened coronation street actress vincent march college theatre named honour advanced technologies centre built street opens provide cutting edge learning facility support growth advanced engineering technology employers students involved design workshop laboratory spaces new equipment required ensure retains credentials manufacturing hub greater manchester phase create advanced skills centre college alongside new joint service centre council partners skills centre provide class facilities students studying wide range subjects including hair beauty catering travel tourism business skills council joint public service centre cost effective energy efficient customer friendly building administrative centre replacing generate considerable cost savings provide better access services victorian town hall old water board offices listed buildings retained work completed early phase ensure road campus offers modern inspirational learning spaces alongside new advanced technologies centre access facilities engineering construction built environment motor vehicle sport public services health social care provision provision students severe learning difficulties disabilities continue based road new sports academy opened february manchester united england paul addition old public lay derelict years high tech business help european regional development fund heritage lottery fund work mid victorian building closed swimming involved cleaning repairs replacement external stonework new office space housed inside free standing timber clad pod main pool established support innovative set ups predominantly creative media digital sectors businesses high growth potential bolster borough economy time award winning market refurbished installation alongside traditional stalls arcades shopping centre opened centre covers square metres floors shops failing twice gain permission develop site neighbouring borough announced plans build town centre store store expected create new jobs attract businesses area store opened october covers square metres time creation store tallest britain life science industries identified growth industries greater manchester concentrated average house prices 7th highest metropolitan greater manchester average county census residents aged people students jobs looking home family permanently sick disabled economically inactive reasons residents employment industry employment manufacturing health social work retail wholesale property business services construction transport communications education public administration defence finance hotels restaurants energy water supply agriculture roughly line national figures proportion jobs agriculture half national average property national average manufacturing national average landmarks february grade listed buildings grade grade number grade listed buildings increased anne church michael angels church farm barn 17th century farm building greater manchester sites special scientific interest flat dark peak branch canal narrow canal narrow canal runs miles protected biological interest best example flowing water system greater manchester scheduled ancient monuments borough bronze age castle ditch castle 12th century near probably built william centre castle lay described england important castles ditch running east west borough survives depth metres places metres wide conservation areas town centres paul portland basin anne museum manchester regiment housed town hall museum displays relics related manchester regiment including victoria crosses awarded members regiment park bridge heritage centre valley museum dedicated history settlement park bridge industry broad mills heritage site preserves remains early 19th century textile works art galleries borough include art gallery central art gallery designated local nature reserves hill branch canal great wood hardy woods castle designated education schools transformed result pound investment virtually high school replaced eighteen primary schools rebuilt recent years undergone major addition borough opened entirely new schools history inspire academy road discovery academy avenue offer places plus nursery results improved north west borough nationally improved results key stage pupils borough achieved grades including english improvement previous year terms expected progress english pupils expected progress compared nationally pupils expected progress line national average key stage pupils achieved level reading writing combined sustaining borough improvement results transport work extension manchester costing million began began run february september bus station converted state art transport interchange covered replace island platforms site linked terminus new waiting areas bicycle parking better access travel information tickets improved pedestrian routes people town centre construction expected years interchange open end new bus station opened august having cost million council responsible maintaining public rights way borough including government finally gave ahead create bypass billion national transport spending plan borough served railway stations railway station line railway station guide bridge railway station central railway station north railway station hope valley line sheffield manchester railway station field railway station railway station guide bridge railway station railway station newton railway station served line manchester railway station railway station railway station line twin towns metropolitan borough formal links places china france germany arrangement suspended political unrest country originally place metropolitan borough prior creation list place china france municipal borough france municipal borough france municipal borough france germany town association france town association france municipal borough france municipal borough germany urban district video clips youtube 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pronunciation known names capital slovakia population country largest city greater metropolitan area home people southwestern slovakia occupying banks river danube left bank river bordering austria hungary national capital borders independent countries political cultural economic centre slovakia seat president parliament executive home universities museums theatres galleries important cultural educational institutions slovakia large businesses financial institutions headquarters history city strongly influenced people different nations religions austrians germans hungarians jews serbs order city capital kingdom hungary larger monarchy territories home hungarian german historical figures etymology city received contemporary known english german long dominated austrians german speakers term german czech names derived origin city hungarian unclear come hungarian city czech german personal names hungarian speakers use hungarian medieval settlement literally castle attributed actual location scholarly debate city modern credited analyzing medieval sources coming term later revolution president wilson proposed american supported national self determination patriots official march alternative names city past include greek meaning danube city latin czech french italian latin romanian croatian english language publications occasionally today older documents confusion caused latin forms etc refer poland history known permanent settlement area began linear pottery culture era celtic tribe founded significant settlement fortified town known established mint producing silver coins known area fell roman influence 1st 4th century border defence system romans introduced growing area began tradition survives present arrived east 5th 6th centuries migration period response local slavic tribes rebelled established empire known slavic political entity 9th century castles important centres slavic states great scholars debated identification fortresses castles built great based linguistic arguments absence convincing archaeological evidence written reference settlement named dates related battle army defeated hungarians connected fall great weakened inner decline attacks hungarians exact location battle remains unknown interpretations place west lake 10th century territory later county hungary called kingdom hungary developed key economic administrative centre kingdom frontier strategic position destined city site frequent attacks battles brought economic development high political status granted known town privileges hungarian king andrew iii declared free royal town king authorized town use coat arms kingdom hungary defeated ottoman_empire battle turks besieged damaged failed conquer owing ottoman advances hungarian territory city designated new capital hungary austrian monarchy marking beginning new era city coronation town seat kings nobility major organisations offices hungarian kings queens crowned martin cathedral 17th century marked anti uprisings fighting turks floods disasters diminished population flourished 18th century reign queen maria largest important town hungary population new palaces monasteries streets built city centre social cultural life region gave concert palace joseph performed palace van guest palace city started lose importance reign maria son joseph especially crown taken vienna attempt strengthen union austria hungary central offices subsequently moved followed large segment nobility newspapers hungarian published course 18th century city centre national movement city 19th century history closely tied major events europe peace austria france signed castle ruined napoleon french troops invasion hungarian national learned society present hungarian academy sciences founded donation hungarian proclaimed official language legislation public administration education diet city reaction revolutions ferdinand signed called april laws included abolition palace city chose revolutionary hungarian captured austrians december industry developed rapidly 19th century horse drawn railway kingdom hungary built new line vienna steam locomotives opened line pest new industrial financial institutions founded example bank present day slovakia founded city permanent bridge danube built world war city population ethnic german hungarian census world war formation czechoslovakia october city incorporated new state despite representatives reluctance dominant hungarian german population tried prevent annexation city czechoslovakia declared free city occupied city january czechoslovakia city seat slovakia political organs organizations slovakia capital february february german hungarian population started protest occupation opened fire unarmed march officially adopted time left protection retreat hungarian army hungarians expelled fled moved households education hungarian german radically reduced city census hungarian population decreased demographics article details nazi_germany annexed neighbouring austria later year annexed separate ethnic grounds ethnic germans declared capital independent republic march new state quickly fell nazi influence new government approximately jews transported concentration camps killed died end war bombarded allies occupied german troops eventually taken troops soviet 2nd ukrainian april end world war ethnic germans helped evacuate german authorities returned war soon expelled properties widespread expulsion ethnic germans eastern_europe communist_party seized power czechoslovakia february city eastern city annexed new land population rose significantly large residential areas consisting high rise panel buildings borough built communist government built new buildings bridge radio headquarters unsuccessful attempt communist regime city occupied warsaw pact troops shortly capital socialist republic states czechoslovakia anticipated fall communism demonstration city foremost centres anti communist velvet revolution city capital newly formed republic following velvet divorce 1990s early 21st century economy foreign investment city hosted important cultural political events geography situated south western slovakia region location borders austria hungary makes national capital borders countries kilometres border czech_republic kilometres austrian capital vienna city total area square kilometres making second largest city slovakia area township danube river developed centuries chief transportation route areas river passes city west south east middle danube basin begins gate western rivers river forms north western border city enters danube little danube enters danube borough mountain range begins city territory little stretch city lowest point danube surface metres mean sea level highest point metres average altitude metres climate lies north temperate zone moderately continental climate original climate classification climate classification plant zone mean annual temperature average temperature month month distinct seasons precipitation spread evenly year marked variation hot summers cold humid winters city parts slovakia recently transitions winter summer summer winter rapid short autumn spring periods snow occurs frequently previously extreme temperatures record high record low areas particularly vulnerable floods danube rivers new flood protection built banks location architecture characterised medieval towers 20th century buildings undergone profound changes construction boom start 21st century historical buildings concentrated old town town hall complex buildings erected 14th 15th centuries hosts city museum michael gate gate preserved medieval fortifications ranks oldest town buildings house europe nearby university library building erected diet kingdom hungary significant legislation hungarian reform era abolition foundation hungarian academy sciences enacted historic centre characterised baroque palaces palace built residence president government seat palace diplomats emperors napoleon francis signed fourth peace palace napoleon victory battle smaller houses historically significant composer born 18th century house old town notable churches include gothic martin cathedral built 13th 16th centuries served coronation church kingdom hungary church dating 13th century place ceremonies oldest preserved building city church elizabeth better known blue church colour built entirely hungarian style curiosity underground ground level restored portion jewish cemetery 19th century moses buried located base castle hill near entrance tunnel military cemetery unveiled honour soviet army soldiers fell liberation april offers excellent view city little prominent 20th century structures include bridge national uprising danube featuring ufo like tower restaurant radio inverted pyramid shaped headquarters uniquely designed tower observation deck rotating restaurant early 21st century new transformed traditional construction boom spawned new public buildings apollo new building national theatre private real estate development castle prominent structures city castle situated plateau metres danube castle hill site inhabited transitional period stone bronze ages celtic town roman huge slavic fortified settlement political military religious centre great stone castle constructed 10th century area kingdom hungary castle converted gothic anti fortress renaissance castle rebuilt baroque style queen maria castle prestigious royal seat castle inadvertently destroyed fire lay ruins 1950s rebuilt style castle ruined recently renovated castle borough rock river forms border austria slovakia enters danube important archaeological sites contains museum dedicated history strategic location castle important frontier castle great early hungarian state destroyed napoleon troops important symbol slavic history mansion english park borough house originally built 17th century turned english neo gothic style mansion borough known ruins roman military camp border defence system built 1st 4th centuries parks lakes location foothills little vegetation forests close city centre total public green space square kilometres square metres largest city park park literally mountainous park old town park forest park located little includes popular visitors forest park covers area square kilometres forested oak mixed oak forest contains original flora fauna european red wild red deer right bank danube borough park founded new city park planned lakes park located near headquarters television zoo founded currently houses species animals including rare white lion white tiger botanical gardens belong university found danube house species domestic foreign origin city number natural man lakes recreation examples include lake lakes north east lake south popular demographics city origin 19th century germans dominant ethnic group austro hungarian compromise active took place end world war population spoke hungarian native language german formation republic remained multi ethnic city different demographic trend proportion increased city proportion germans hungarians fell population germans represented hungarians city population creation republic brought changes notably expulsion flight jews holocaust germans evacuated restoration czechoslovakia partly revoked collectively punished ethnic german hungarian minorities germany austria hungary alleged nazi_germany hungary czechoslovakia city obtained clearly character hundreds citizens expelled communist oppression 1950s aim replacing people class 1950s dominant ethnicity town making city population politics seat parliament presidency supreme_court central bank seat region self governing region city foreign current local government structure place composed mayor city board city_council city commissions city magistrate office mayor based palace city executive officer elected year term office current mayor won election held november independent candidate city_council city legislative body responsible issues budget local city planning road maintenance education culture council usually month consists members elected year terms concurrent mayor council executive functions carried city commission council direction city board member body composed mayor deputies borough city_council members board executive arm city_council serves advisory role mayor divided districts city centre eastern parts iii north eastern parts western northern parts southern parts right bank danube including densely populated residential area central europe self governance purposes city divided mayor council number depends size population borough city areas cases divided areas divided unofficial division recognizes additional quarters economy region wealthiest economically prosperous region slovakia despite smallest area having second smallest population regions accounts capita valued average fifth highest regions member states average gross monthly salary region unemployment rate december governmental institutions private companies headquarters population works service sector mainly composed trade banking telecommunications tourism stock exchange public market founded march companies highest value added according trend ranking operating predominantly include plant software developer software company power producer heat steam personnel agency group took expanded communist built factory considerably expanded production original auto models currently production focused body chassis production included badge engineered seat recent years service high tech oriented businesses prospered global companies including built service centres plan soon reasons influx multi national corporations include proximity western_europe skilled labour force high density universities research facilities large companies employers headquarters include orange slovakia foods slovakia slovakia stores republic economy strong growth 2000s led boom construction industry major projects completed planned areas attracting developers include danube major projects finished river park old town near apollo bridge locations development include areas main railway bus stations industrial zone near old town expected investors spend billion new projects city balanced budget million fifth investment holds shares companies directly example public transport company waste collection disposal company water utility city manages municipal organisations city police city museum zoo tourism list sights city architecture commercial accommodation facilities hotels total capacity beds total visitors foreigners stayed overnight altogether visitors overnight stays considerable share visits visit single day exact number known largest numbers foreign visitors come czech_republic germany united_kingdom italy poland austria factors growth low cost airline flights led led conspicuous parties primarily city tourism industry cultural differences vandalism led concern local officials reflecting popularity parties early city setting comedy film actually filmed city suburbs prague czech_republic culture cultural heart slovakia owing historical multi cultural character local culture influenced ethnic religious groups including germans hungarians jews enjoys numerous theatres museums galleries concert halls cinemas film clubs foreign cultural institutions performing arts seat national theatre housed buildings neo renaissance theatre building situated old town end square new building opened public theatre opera ballet drama smaller theatres include puppet theatre theatre arena theatre studio naive theatre music flourished 18th century closely linked musical life visited town age notable composers visited lived town birthplace composers home orchestra chamber orchestra city hosts annual festivals music festival jazz days festival held annually brings dozens international musical acts city year summer musical events place cultural summer castle apart musical festivals possible hear music ranging underground known pop stars museums galleries national museum founded headquarters old town natural history museum subdivisions largest cultural institution slovakia manages specialised museums city museum established oldest museum continuous operation slovakia primary goal chronicle history forms earliest periods historical archaeological collections offers permanent displays specialised museums national gallery founded offers extensive network galleries slovakia displays palace water barracks danube old town city gallery founded second largest gallery kind gallery offers permanent displays palace palace old town art museum youngest art museums europe near media national capital home national local media outlets notable stations based city include television radio seat centre commercial radio stations based city national newspapers based include english language spectator news agencies headquartered news agency republic news agency sport sports sports teams long tradition teams individuals competing international leagues competitions football currently represented club playing football league founded home ground stadium successful football club history club czechoslovakia win european football competition cup winners cup oldest football clubs founded based stadium currently team win match champions league group stage win celtic qualifying round known alongside win season lost matches despite independence play competition relegated new finishing 12th currently competes bankruptcy summer known club city inter founded home ground stadium inter currently plays clubs long tradition successful history despite lack success years currently playing competing inter inter following successful team 1990s partially following original inter original inter sold license legally merged current inter taken tradition colours fans etc legally successor original inter club successful youth level merged playing 1st league today 2nd home winter sports arenas winter sports stadium winter sports stadium winter sports stadium ice hockey team represents season hockey league arena winter sports stadium home ice hockey world championships played men ice hockey world championships held new arena built water sports centre area close dam hosts international national canoe competitions annually national tennis centre includes arena hosts cultural sporting social events davis cup matches played including davis cup final city represented leagues women men basketball women men water polo national run oldest athletic event slovakia city marathon held annually race track located horse racing dog racing events dog shows held regularly centre rugby union slovakia education science university kingdom hungary territory present day slovakia founded king closed death seat largest university university students largest technical university university technology students oldest art schools academy performing arts academy fine arts design slovakia institutions education public university economics private college slovakia city university seattle total students attend university public primary schools private primary schools religious primary schools overall pupils city system secondary education middle schools high schools consists students specialized high schools students schools students data academy sciences based city european capitals observatory nearest observatory kilometres away nearest kilometres away central european park innovative technologies slated development science technology park combine public private research educational institutions construction expected begin stalled transport geographical position central europe long natural crossroads international trade traffic public transport managed city owned company transport system known municipal mass transit employs buses additional service integrated transport links train bus routes city points rail hub city direct connections austria hungary czech_republic poland germany rest slovakia main railway stations main bus station located east city centre offers bus connections cities slovakia international bus lines motorway system provides direct access czech_republic points slovakia hungary motorway vienna opened november port provides access black_sea danube north_sea rhine main danube canal airport located kilometres north east city centre served passengers served vienna international airport located kilometres west city centre international relations twin towns sister cities numbers list year agreement signed city italy july partnerships iran poland image gallery resources records research available state archive slovakia roman_catholic_church records marriages deaths parish lutheran church records marriages deaths parish official sites official tourism travel guide official national tourism portal tourism living information public urban transport english language community events taking place images virtual tour


castle park bristol castle park referred castle green public open space bristol england managed bristol city_council bounded floating harbour castle street south lower castle street east broad wine street north western boundary obviously defined subject controversy area high street mary port church park intended development considered time park park completed opened september occupies site contained bristol main shopping area area heavily damaged blitz second world war remained subsequently demolished ruined tower mary port church stands west park surrounded derelict financial office buildings adjoining ruins peter church middle park sensory garden silver birch trees memorial beaches day landings east grassy arena partially excavated remains bristol castle preserved vaulted chamber children play area tree lined peter square north peter church home events including german christmas markets recent summers balloon placed near offering recent attempts develop area park western edge high street proved controversial bristol city_council keen replace derelict buildings mixed use development help old city raise funds improve park park extended high street history town bristol settled time anglo saxon period northern crossing point river near present bristol bridge town lay entirely time emerged downstream bristol bridge archaeological excavations area suggest original settlement centred east peter church mary port western limit building bristol castle 11th century resulted focus settlement moved west developed symmetrical plan centred crossroads high street wine street broad street corn street area mary port street ancient city bristol castle home norman garrison massive structure comparable tower london castle occupied eastern end today castle park east peter church lower castle street robert mayor bristol rebuilt peter hospital site peter church floating harbour beautiful house elaborate carving bristol mint considered bristol greatest architectural loss second world war 16th century castle tending ruin following victory english civil war oliver decreed destruction process completed fortnight castle stood main route bristol london following destruction commercial avenue opened castle street city old market demolition gate eastern end old market street extended west street creating route heart bristol wine street castle street main shopping streets retailers boots jones later group marks traded baker baker large stores bridge street wine street mary port street connected high bridge mary port street area hosted cinema news theatre narrow winding streets contained independent shops hotels corner high street wine street stood loved fragment old bristol dutch house november afternoon november aircraft luftwaffe left airfields northern france heading bristol concentration point city docks objective destroy bristol industry port facilities aircraft reached target area dropped high explosives oil bombs raid progressed fires seen kilometres away wide areas city struck concentrated damage occurred area broad old market fierce fires burnt night morning dead injured luftwaffe crewmen dead injured captured aircraft lost large historic heart bristol ruin destruction total post war photographs buildings survived intact bridge street high street castle street peter street west end narrow wine street fantastic little old intact castle mill street castle green received little damage upper middle lower terrace survived importantly street plan remained idea bristol main shopping area moved away castle street wine street area proposed bristol corporation planning reconstruction committee multiple traders federation representing larger retailers chain stores october suggested pre war shopping area set aside civic area concert hall similar building open space central shopping area moved constrained site suggestion formed city engineer master plan february envisaged area contain limited number buildings conference hall underground parking cars removal shopping area considered desirable fire destroyed area large sustained nature case chain stores represented wanted larger sites main objection plan came independent traders wish relocate felt proposed new shopping area beaten track objection pre war topography bristol long shopping axis started road east passed old market castle street wine street city markets centre park street queens road road moving central shopping area break axis concern negative social economic impacts large area centre city bristol retail traders federation representing small traders produced poll showing people wished retain shopping centre current site preferred moved local labour_party dismissed poll describing comparing federation methods hitler shops rebuilt barren expense area victorian georgian tudor buildings escaped wartime bombing unscathed wine street castle street area car parking picturesque area narrow wine street castle mill street demolished create modern old market severed bristol shopping axis new temple way destruction castle street decline plan castle park ruined peter church surrounded museum art gallery east arts centre remaining area east lower castle street park south western corner nearest bristol bridge contain riverside hotel north western corner home block cultural professional exhibition purposes event north western corner leased bank england union insurance offices stand derelict critical corner site dutch house stood replaced link road short section dual linking high street wine street plans civic centre dropped expensive finally work began version new park designed bristol city_council parks department largely financial reasons contained features intended earlier plans larger originally planned remaining street plan street peter street buried mary port development bristol city_council announced intention area west castle park known mary port site plans encompassed derelict financial buildings area west peter church park square feet mixed use development historic heart bristol improve connections old city enhance setting mary port church council selected freed preferred developer scheme provoked opposition park users felt reduction area park acceptable surprised extent feeling bristol city_council decided revise plans applied town green status applied park declined mary port site listed sale bristol city_council march bristol city_council approved plans shaped floating harbour linking park reach development sites interest little bristol castle remains ground survival vaulted chamber king hall tower street near truncated castle street excavated remains south wall seen near landing stage near peter church port traces west wall visible foundations public toilets park contains number memorials ruins peter church memorial civilians auxiliary personnel killed aerial bombing bristol plaque wall lists names adjoining church sensory garden normandy garden peace opened november silver birch trees trees managed bristol day veterans memory day beaches memorials trees anne frank victims atomic bombings hiroshima nagasaki ruined tower mary port church subject painting john appeared postage stamp stands western edge park surrounded derelict buildings


town west london england administrative headquarters london borough miles west northwest cross major metropolitan centres identified london plan historically formed parish county middlesex significant local commercial centre early time suburban growth london 20th century expanded increased population municipal borough formed greater london significant retail commercial centre location university campus new university town close boundary locally river historical events taken place town including attempted negotiations king charles parliamentary army english civil war public house centre events renamed crown treaty stands houses battle britain bunker air defence south east england coordinated battle britain situated raf group operations room bunker played crucial rule battle later day landings north south election council statistical purposes census recorded population figures north south history town derived bridge sited near oxford road modern road bridge stands swan bottle public house 7th century saxon tribe lincolnshire began settle middlesex anglo began settle farm area 5th century clearing dense woodland remaining years places middlesex bore hill preserved street names hill crescent wood near archaeologists found bronze age remains medieval remains construction shopping centre miles away upper remains found mentioned book 11th century years later existing church margaret built town appears records settlements area early developments parliamentary army garrisoned town outbreak english civil war established headquarters june line king passed april resting red lion public house hours charles met representatives parliament crown inn negotiations end hostilities unsuccessful king attitude town chosen located royal headquarters oxford parliamentary stronghold london covered market built replacing building constructed early 19th century reputation william said residents steal teeth mouth walk streets know experience years london flour produced area grand junction canal opened linking birmingham important market towns middlesex helped status stopping point travelling london oxford development declined opening great western railway passed west branch line built brewery established george moved new headquarters high street eventual owners brewery courage closed headquarters demolished replaced supermarket turn demolished construction shopping centre brewery building george street remained place demolished office building house built site named brewery urban development enclosure parish saw reduction size common largest miles common originally covered sides park road north town centre covers acres town purpose built police station built windsor street building included cells stables metropolitan police continued use building operations moved new site road building subsequently old bill public house renamed tree early 1900s district electricity supply company established road town connected houses gas lighting water tower common built resembling church tower improve supply town wood room crown treaty public house sold american businessman installed office empire state building new_york returned gift newly crowned queen elizabeth_ii returned house monarch retained ownership august outdoor swimming pool built art style officially opened opening residents swam section river near road pool pavilion building entrance building designated grade listed buildings despite listing pool closed public buildings subject heavy vandalism open air pool fully refurbished opened added site named sports leisure complex indoor competition pool leisure pool station gym wide range exercise classes athletics stadium track pitches sports hall café grade listed buildings standing second world war adopted royal_navy destroyer hms help ship costs lost enemy action following year town surrounding areas suffered bombing luftwaffe flying bombs fell town june march recorded bombing june bomb passed bus hit houses nearby seven people killed injured leaving houses area acre plant nursery west raf entered voluntary nursery stood kingston lane largest producer cut flowers country demolition work began construction university commenced included coat arms borough memory nursery vine street railway branch line partly ran alongside site closed university opened purchasing land railway run local council cricket club moved road way new civic centre club road moved new site common park road market square shopping town centre built late 1970s lack shelter unpopular attract expected levels custom buildings high street windsor street demolished way new eventually sold assurance company redeveloped roof early 1980s shopping centre public house main squares demolished replaced café named remains shop demolished market square development saved museum london held storage shopping centre built station incorporating existing buildings new structure centre originally named george centre plans dating early 1990s eventually taken shopping centre hill instead said refer sound bells nearby market house high street cinema opened major centre smaller cinema opposite end high street closing houses way george car park demolished allow construction new shopping centre car park offices local building company included new development built 19th century house pizza express restaurant preserved timber earlier demolished buildings construction new building offices designed resemble older structure dry ski slope near park road closed remaining buildings structures removed ski centre subject arson attacks company operating slope built left return nature work began extensively extend reopened public february sports leisure complex september 75th anniversary opening celebrated pool government originally formed parish split separate civil parish urban district local government act urban district council successfully petitioned charter incorporation municipal borough remained borough incorporated new london borough borough split north south served conservative party parliamentary constituency boundary changes general election meant south constituency south represented johnson conservative party took john elected represent election sitting sir michael died shortly general election geography lies mean elevation feet mean sea level like rest climate generally temperate extremes temperature weather landscape settlement established largely unchanged era covered oak trees gradually cleared early settlers archaeological excavation museum london 1990s found evidence flint items shaped hunters animal bones traces remains river runs passing site raf grounds university joins river branches river acts boundary neighbouring county approximate population figure north recorded office national statistics south majority residents north white entire borough south majority white residents matching borough figure remaining percentage mixed race asian asian british black black british chinese ethnic groups south higher percentage black chinese residents compared borough census population reached north south common ethnic group remained white north measured followed asian asian british black black british remaining percentage mixed race unspecified ethnic groups white common ethnic group south measured followed asian asian british black black british mixed race remaining percentage unspecified ethnic groups terms employment north larger number residents employed managerial roles measured census majority residents south life men north compared south figures women north south religion census residents north ward answered religion compared answer answered identified christian followed identified muslim percentage identifying hindu figures residents identifying jewish buddhist unspecified religions south ward residents answered religion compared answer north majority identified christian followed identified muslim hindu percentage identifying identifying buddhist figures residents identifying jewish unspecified religions churches margaret church original parish church oldest buildings town located windsor street known existed series hearings took place abbot normandy brought action rector great suffolk non payment kept george chapel windsor connection event margaret mentioned references chapel oldest portion existing building north tower built late 14th century north aisle nave arcades dates early 15th century south aisle fine hammer beam roof added carved stone font placed church soon dating history margaret served chapel ease john baptist church given parish andrew church 1850s population beginning rise new housing built centres vicar richard gained permission build new church area referred west asked known architect sir george gilbert scott draw plans build church unnecessary handsome proportions suitable position entrance town scott produced plans local builder william employed construct church peter day june foundation stone laid south end chancel arch lord bishop london campbell returned year later open church feast philip james completed following year bells organ cost building located road church lady michael margaret turned protestant 16th century official roman catholic place worship late 19th century following passing catholic emancipation act father michael bought lawn road temporary church built iron dedicated lady michael mary school founded road time helped nephew john acted assistant priest covered extensive area including modern catholic parishes mission grew strength strength congregation numbered school attendance time plans larger permanent church father thomas bought current acquired land stood church built foundation stone eventually laid low sunday archbishop english jesuit archbishop bombay new church oxford road designed architect scott built brick style seating church built quickly opened cardinal 29th september officially consecrated debts cleared economy shopping centres town centre high street windsor street short road populated older shops notable landmark road art style department store owned family south john present store constructed site built awarded grade listed status october store closed january following decline trade town centre consists retail outlets number office buildings including main european offices international companies canon apple gaming bristol monster energy europe international employers include company enterprises general mills moved head office january company announced plan efforts cut costs borough residents travel north south work residents working live census measured total residents leaving north ward work south figure residents leaving ward work education primary schools include primary school andrew church_of_england primary school mary catholic primary school infant school junior school high school comprehensive secondary school town home university new university nursing campus main campus college town transport tube station western terminus branches metropolitan lines london underground station built fronted pedestrian high street connected bus terminus connections railway stations vine street originally station high street planned linked high street ending half built bridge high street closed passengers war economy reopened despite having intensive service vine street line western region urban branches close axe road underground station built slightly outside town centre allow possible extension high subsequently replaced current station road connects centre roundabout junction connected major roads heath heath grand union canal grand junction canal connects london birmingham passes immediately west forming borough boundary stretch built late 18th century upstream lock nearby derelict flour mill owned allied mills mill bought 19th century william king named continues brand bread associated british foods london buses routes serve area alongside non transport london routes thames valley route green line route buses routes proposed west london postponed indefinitely august announced project going ahead cited effective bus based solution alternative delivered conjunction local councils route served bus services landmarks civic centre london borough civic centre built high street effort unite services council formed merger municipal borough urban district urban district west urban district new building completed council services spread rest borough buildings result merging district councils original middlesex county council office building stood site incorporated new civic centre centre clock tower visible section old building cricket club ground fire station relocated new development controversial owing size cost areas building particularly council chambers continue suffer poor court original court opened style new building little exterior opened nearby 1990s legal proceedings transferred raf battle britain bunker house royal_air_force station known raf closure march station built grounds house 19th century mansion bought british government famous home raf fighter command group operations room battle britain fighter squadrons airfields south east england directed station visited prime minister winston_churchill battle foreign leaders rest war following station closure replica squadron gate guardian removed main entrance restoration work moved entrance operations room known battle britain bunker area bunker retained raf care raf additional guardian hurricane colours polish squadron added area november sport leisure non league football team plays west cricket club based member middlesex county cricket league designated premier league sports leisure complex recently refurbished contains indoor outdoor swimming pool athletic track large sports complex south korean olympic team centre training olympic games notable people number notable people lived 1960s model involved affair born actor writer director bernard miles attended grammar school born poet novelist illustrator pseudonym evans john academy_award winning creator james_bond martin star wars 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rural dispersed settlement civil parish electoral ward south east england united_kingdom census parish population village south mid plain bounds south hampshire roughly reading centred miles west south west london inhabited early number remains grains found area written history village traced far 9th century anglo saxon chronicles country estate village manor established early 11th century village given family henry manor documented survey village church established 13th century original norman architecture remains building structure resident lord manor charles died manor estate subsequently occupied associated electrical industries tactical air command women land army schools blue circle industries compass group ran hotel corporate venue bought group million subject plans restoration include new homes order finance restoration manor house grounds known connection nuclear weapons programme campaign nuclear atomic weapons establishment awe develops maintains nuclear weaponry parish built site raf plant destination numerous marches village home pottery established smith history evidence suggests inhabited 12th century possibly extending dating pits area activity wheat grains found excavations tests absence debris mean brought areas middle ages norman conquest england land properties formed estates earl later king england assessment valued village hides year land seized william arrival england held survey identified existence mill worth shillings fisheries worth shillings rest william reign son william owned crown history lords manor court traced born families estate 11th century henry gave robert century family founded church mary virgin edward granted right lord manor hold market village charter granted henry evidence market existed approximately established annual fair observe feast thomas martyr july held family 14th century passed marriage thomas mare castle somerset mare family governed approximately years elizabeth mare male relatives married family built large manor house east church house incorporated parts earlier 15th century house including chimney house fronted separated central section seven bays ornate columns similar university church mary virgin oxford interior house featured number mythical statues artwork portraits william house garden featured patterns avenues oak spanish chestnut lime trees early 18th century oversaw building church road built houses known cottages manor passed family lineage ended estate inherited husband grand niece victorian era death second cousin william inherited manor family owned estate time swing riots marched agricultural machines workers frightened riots left machinery open attempt limit additional damage time river north estate reading manor house destroyed fire news carried illustrated london news estate passed court purchased daniel commissioned building mansion south west original building saved 17th century manor wooden staircase remains building staircase cellar home colony bats new building complete costing having tudor like appearance held estate death years later inherited son sold buyer wealthy charles edward preoccupied idea keeping village unchanged described forbade advertisements opposed refused allow expansion building houses commission building parish hall provided village water supply water fountain small village green installed commemorate queen_victoria diamond jubilee oversaw restoration village cost memorial oak tablet memory killed world war men village served war killed highest percentage town population country tablet bears man lost action john wilson imperial england wales listed possible village death wife mary continued occupy house died estate auctioned september lots purchased manor house bought associated electrical industries houses village recorded having chairman pole lord manor purchase court post world war 1940s raf created southern end parish tactical air command stationed manor house world war manor returned built land opened november duke edinburgh opening atomic weapons research establishment synonymous number marches pole stepped lord manor succeeded senior representative thomas held position years blue circle industries acquired estate succeeded tony jackson current lord manor andy hall blue circle gain planning permission grounds court demolished way portland house redevelopment manor million office development blue circle international headquarters complex opened prince richard duke gloucester village derives old english homestead person extreme importance modern day lord lieutenant county country estate spent time original county town anglo saxon chronicle states known fought nearby battle documented names include 11th century 12th century 13th century 14th century 19th century government historically period 19th century hundreds superseded sub divisions times poor law union district registration sub districts late 19th century early 20th century times ecclesiastical parish acquired civil parish status 1890s civil parish council elected resident west elections area west authority electoral ward includes neighbouring parishes ward smallest west population ward councillor represents conservative party thames valley police covered neighbourhood team meeting parish council police reported criminal offences reported taken place parish majority theft non dwelling properties vehicle crime dropped previous year violent crime risen incidents crimes reported domestic violence reported cases robbery geography west miles hampshire boundary village mile south road links parish reading main road street road links village course street roman road linked gloucester runs south village road survives area southern end street small triangular village green called supposedly named planted oak tree stands green site roman discovered cow fell previously home village climbed daniel monkey drinking fountain erected charles celebrate diamond jubilee queen_victoria river river flow parish confluence rivers approximately miles north village canal forms parish boundaries sections grim bank parish awe complex survives height metres ditch metres deep geology landscape influenced hill hill chalk formation north downs thames basin topography land parish generally slopes northward river soil parish high clay parish location valley high concentration content largely determined london clay formation formation beds flooding flat low clay north exceptional rainfall led flooding certain populous streets occasions flood caused torrential rain exacerbated non buildings atomic weapons establishment managed time balancing ponds happened july average inches rain deposited parish hours water rose feet ponds broke brick wall destroyed wall rebuilt avoid build water donation given village blue circle july torrential rain flooded traditional village centre primary school storm coincided annual music festival event festival gates temporarily closed organisers assessed flooding submerged stages festival car park thousands stranded village surrounding lanes floods hit church_of_england primary school royal fire rescue service evacuating pupils staff school life evacuation rescuing pupils teachers school windows people pupils members staff taken parish hall blankets sleeping bags provided henderson police constable thames valley police stated emergency services stretched happened county event junction foot water predicted lot homeless census showed employed population working class labourers servants middle class sorts upper class employers professionals population parish population grown population fluctuated steadily 1950s 1960s population explosion resulted census reporting residents parish opening atomic weapons establishment early 1950s majority figure counts residents parts parish houses built parish number parish border changes occurred half 20th century including net loss acres april parish population reduced united_kingdom census identified parish white parish residents lived village outside village lived wharf local mobile home parks falcon fields development outlying areas falcon fields housing development southern border parish completed early 2000s mobile home parks near hampshire border industrial area east parish light residential developments average age residents parish approximately residents age group average age residents wharf mobile home parks average age female contrast census data showed female parish population unemployed retired retirement figure increased areas residents places work surrounding towns location parish largely look work survey identified residents south parish falcon fields travel north parish tend find work reading london economy historically main source industry agriculture according census approximately working men aged employed form agriculture highest industry workers retail employed approximately employment categories census working men identified employment agriculture listed general unspecified census women employment documented working women parish slightly fewer worked domestic services approximately unknown occupation agriculture living village cultivated williams pear successor john original pear european pear named richard williams green grew original tree december plaque commemorating tree unveiled wall village school locally farmed wheat mill 1920s existence time survey mill previously called time supplied flour reading known old mill owned mount family 18th 19th centuries william mount let mill francis king william business partner bought mill mount money inherited brother death previous year owning outright approximately year drowned river visiting angel public house joseph purchased mill auction year acquired richard approximately mill purchased family operated anthony miller employed men boy carter domestic servants son named anthony ran mill year walter bought mill operated approximately charles subsequently oversaw restoration mill building upwards years let mill mill late 1920s shortly death died estate divided sold widow mary approached run mill tea room family purchased mill approximately death mary seven farms estate farm village farm church farm upper church farm farm park farm farm accounted approximately estate land aside parish outside land owned court farm court farm farm circus farm farm farm church farm farm remain operation upper church farm originally known harry farm william harry died local pub named hind head honour family crest built 17th century originally operating coaching inn establishment named pack horse mare arms ownership building large black gold clock set small fox shaped weather bell intended air raid second world war early 19th century pub carried arms family branding company named adams british parliamentary papers committee state police metropolis reported evidence john adams reading based hop merchant competed business brewery pub beer site brewery built building main pub building john knight produced beer pub years selling brewery building existence wooden operational building pub kitchen 1970s pub owned mid-1990s pub taken brewery having previously free house later tied fuller brewery acquisition 1970s pub home folk club pub house lock rear built red brick small single storey building shallow roof inside lock measures approximately feet feet enclosed door drunk burnt death trying warm lock designated grade listed building april september lock opened public heritage open days scheme pub parish butt inn located approximately miles north east village pub named located fields opposite pub falcon inn southern border parish pub closed demolished improve traffic flow awe adjacent petrol station rebuilt extending pub site brewery established wharf demolished 1950s replaced cable factory demolished cricket bats old village farm lane location wood yard 1930s prepare local willow production cricket bats trees grown harbour hill trees annually purpose approximately trees growing given time workers yard cut wood approximate bat shapes cure wood wood shipped india final manufacturing undertaken moisture controlled conditions yard coming winter hope hard work picked england cricket team year yard help frank moss peter following year hosted david david david gibson wood yard featured question sport cricketer graham took programme mystery guest round endorsed bats willow sold scored runs india lord test season turbo bat wood launched honour 1960s blue peter aired short documentary cricket bat production entitled life cricket bat presented christopher trace pottery pottery established main street studio smith pottery renowned tin scrap wood village farm fire pottery closed previously scaled output smith partial retirement recession atomic weapons establishment atomic weapons establishment awe known mile south village establishment designs missiles decommissioned redundant nuclear weapons dismantled april march held march saw protesters march london days total attendance establishment gates 50th anniversary event marked march bomb stops protest attended president walter demonstration biggest protest staged years awe discharged pre treated waste water river_thames miles pipeline runs roads fields parish water processing facility installed site pipeline remains businesses owns sites parish village won appeal pioneer concrete application gravel extraction near village similar events took place march hundreds local residents protested application gravel extraction initial appeal april turned west council application extract aggregate estate decided extraction site lake quarry nature reserve flooded lakes identified site special scientific interest operated wildlife trust reserve contains specimens trees cherry oak willow examples present include numerous species bird nest reserve including common water rail britain petrol filling station opened bath road near march following year requested pump installed house ford lived forge wife olive told wall hole cut brick wall ford yard house shell branded pump location pump marked square hole present wall ford business offered services signage reading vacuum oil cycles number small businesses village including salon software development company village shop 1970s music shop opened terry cooperative village stores started charles business parks parish business park hampshire border industrial estate hill opened early 1980s location wood country wildlife project sponsored english nature won business category award regional final village year competition judges stated village successful business community local businesses supported villagers return businesses support village activities addition business award village announced overall winner village year competition category winners building community life business young people categories architecture majority houses village built 17th late 19th centuries including examples victorian gothic architecture house built village main street early 20th century parish hall built predominantly flint brick houses village grade listed buildings built local red blue bricks total structures parish listed including tomb wall village telephone box lock culture early 1800s held auction years open auction starts nail driven inch lit parish hall lot lease church acre plot acres granted church act proceedings overseen vicar drink punch auction traditionally smoked clay pipes event parish hall holds events plays produced village amateur society society known players staged fundraising events village parish hall hosted episode bbc questions village neighbouring parish holds annual produce old mill previously held hind head pub hosts produce competitions approximately classes 1990s team formed produce entered flower won silver best courtyard garden award consecutive years gardens named time lords annual performance york play 15th century york mystery cycle play follows script martin william michael performances church mary virgin early december actors local people appeared play years play recorded broadcast bbc home service title star member production team david mentioned pie march protesting like ton bricks sit good deal reference demonstrations campaign nuclear marches took form marches london apart march went london annual march original location festival event torrential rains flooding went ahead festival moved area held near winchester village held blues festival known blues meadow parish forms group local parishes share monthly parish magazine featuring stories churches organisations schools businesses transport railway station wharf miles village station managed national rail served great western services reading village road nearby access road motorway buses route serves village services terminating reading parish plan identified need relief road near village report presented evaluating problems caused traffic village described solutions included support richard nearest operating airfield mile west village awe restricted raf ceased operate civilian airport village miles south east reading marine company headquarters canal provides links london thames bristol river education parish primary schools primary school local authority run church_of_england school lane pupils established originally located church road moving present site school uses names manor house system private school opened buildings church_of_england school school approximately pupils enrolled bridge school located wharf parish college situated border parishes religious sites parish church church_of_england parish church saint mary virgin built century norman building altered following millennium particularly 13th 14th 15th 17th centuries 12th century building comprises current nave additions seen chapel chancel 13th century 14th century 17th century 17th century pulpit unusual design additions structure 14th 15th centuries primarily walls windows scratch added south west 14th century church features architecture edward stained glass charles chapel lady chapel added south face 13th century contains monument sir george wife elizabeth built evidence suggests chapel originally dedicated nicholas windows north wall date 13th century oldest glass tower bells dating current organ stops installed individuals buried churchyard include charles daniel john maria sport number sports teams village cricket team village play nearby park club played gentlemen originally played pitch court ground lost airfield built sir william mount 2nd grandfather british prime minister david cameron allowed cricket pitch established portion estate original football club played cricket pitch club strip sponsored george proprietor village shop rugby club play home games recreational society awe parish miles village racing demolition derby stock car venue fleet motor club relocation closed course road trials close notable people thomas lord manor smith studio potter founded pottery duncan grant painter lived village paul years life died village pole lord manor paul poet lived village


market town civil parish somerset england census population edge somerset levels level wooded country north west hills town lies sides river miles mouth major port trading centre maintains large industrial base linked canal junctions motorway railway station main railway line bristol historically town politically radical tendency battle rebellion finally crushed fought nearby notable buildings include church mary house blake street largely restored birthplace admiral blake blake museum town arts centre plays host annual guy carnival etymology thought town originally called meaning argued instead come old english gang old norse idea opposed grounds book town listed norman invasion land given walter known variously walter walter walter eventually corrupted alternative version derives bridge walter walter bridge history proper mentioned book earlier anglo saxon chronicle dating owing origin trade centre position mouth chief river somerset north legend alfred great burnt hiding marshes near danish invasion major engagement battle nearby william granted manor john england founded influence king john granted charters construction castle creation borough market castle substantial structure built old red sandstone covering site acres tidal moat feet wide places flowed line modern fore street castle moat street main entrance opposite built pair adjacent gates addition located south east corner king square documents complex included dungeon chapel stables bell tower built raised ground town castle controlled crossing town bridge feet thick portion castle wall water gate seen west remains wall building probably built castle viewed queen street foundations tower forming north east corner castle buried beneath house william founded john hospital time dissolution monasteries henry_viii worth substantial sum pounds starting construction town stone bridge william went found town 11th century second barons war henry iii held barons king charters granted henry iii confirmed gave guild merchant important regulation trade allowing guild members trade freely town impose payments restrictions peasants nicholas took peasants revolt house murdering local tax collectors destroying records incorporated charter edward confirmed parliamentary representation borough constituency began continued reform act original borough constituency corruption july town incorporated county constituency west somerset parliamentary seats general election new county division created variety markets granted town middle ages including fair june beginning lent added importance markets sale wool wine later cloth declined medieval times shipping trade port revived construction new dock corn timber imported centuries gunpowder guy celebrated local hero carnival season including grand illuminated procession town centre english civil war town castle held colonel francis personal acquaintance king british history different wife lady little accurate musket shot missed killed aide camp eventually buildings destroyed town castle valuable contents surrendered july castle deliberately destroyed following year colonel arrangements charles_ii flee france following battle worcester following restoration monarchy non reverend john norman vicar religious confined homes lord militia large religious meeting house thought presbyterian demolished furniture burned matters new chapel christ church founded street congregation rebellion rebel james scott 1st duke proclaimed king local towns eventually led troops night time attack king position near surprise lost musket accidentally discharged battle resulted defeat duke later lost head tower london locals executed treason glass cone built firing james 1st duke industrial development short period use converted production pottery bricks tiles continued majority cone demolished metres preserved scheduled ancient monument town britain petition government ban slavery trade brick tile industry involved number strikes salisbury government sent troops town clear force reading riot act election enabled town send message government hitler independent anti candidate journalist elected world war canal formed stop line designed prevent advance german invasion seen length bombs fell august destroying houses old road men women child killed later prisoner war camp established lane holding italian prisoners preparations invasion europe american troops based town council estate built 1930s road followed bristol road 1950s saw start significant increase post war council house estates started lane cooperative estate near november west alongside river adjoining properties evacuated metres stretch retaining wall partially collapsed heavy rain flooding port medieval period river transport quarry hill port bristol port created covering miles somerset coast line devon border mouth river axe act parliament port extends point bay includes parts river river river axe historically main port river river point bridge built built slip built upstream town bridge customs house sited west dry dock launching slips boat yard east river care town bridge tonnes tons vessels trans shipping barges town bridge far river possible transfer goods canal floating harbour constructed canal extended harbour harbour area contained flour mills timber yards shipping expanded construction docks reached peak average ships year entering port built ships launched peak occurred vessels totalling tonnes tons wharf built coal merchants linked bristol exeter railway rail track crossed local landowner built steam pottery brick tile works adjacent wharf ships longer dock town tonnes tons cargo handled port authority area stone products wharf longer linked railway system link removed railway result report 1960s railway station opened closed passengers goods traces station station road removed wharf landing stone products mainly marine sand bristol channel marine sand gravel accounted tonnes tons total tonnes tons port facilities salt products accounting tonnes tons year district council acts competent harbour authority port provided services boats feet river took service trinity house important constant changes channel resulting large tidal range exceed feet spring tides historic estates include manor governance local government act removed historic status borough district headquarters king square town council created sixteen elected members representing town victoria powers functions bus shelters making crime prevention entertainment arts highways litter public buildings public recreation street lighting tourism traffic community transport war memorials west somerset county constituency represented house_of_commons parliament united_kingdom member parliament past post system election current member conservative party members parliament constituency represented parliament voting age lowered january susan wallace year old vote election elected tom king took title baron king general election new west somerset constituency south west england constituency elections european parliament czech_republic france germany malta geology centred area dominated low lying deposits local deposits sand situated level wooded area edge somerset levels north range west hills town lies sides river miles mouth flows discharge bay national nature reserve consists large areas mud flats ridges designated site special scientific interest designated wetland international importance convention risks wildlife highlighted local oil spill plan climate rest south west england temperate climate generally rest country annual mean temperature approximately seasonal temperature variation extreme united_kingdom adjacent sea temperatures summer months july august mean daily approximately winter mean minimum temperatures common summer azores high pressure affects south west england convective cloud forms inland reducing number hours sunshine annual sunshine rates slightly regional average hours december days sun recorded rainfall south west caused atlantic depressions convection rainfall autumn winter caused atlantic depressions active summer large proportion rainfall caused sun heating ground leading convection showers thunderstorms average rainfall days snowfall typical november march highest mean wind speeds june august winds predominant wind direction south west population according census economy early port exported wheat beans ireland france spain cloth somerset adjoining counties largest port somerset later fifth largest england eclipsed bristol 18th century imports included wine grain fish coal timber exports included wheat wool cloth cement bricks tiles unlike bristol involved slave trade town britain petition government ban ship took martin search northwest passage ships registered port averaging tons industry leading industrial town somerset remains major centre manufacturing major manufacturing centre clay tiles bricks 19th century including famous bath brick exported port 1890s total brick tile companies million bricks exported decade industries celebrated somerset brick tile museum east industries collapsed aftermath world war failure introduce automated tile factory produced million tiles year lasted importance bath brick declined advent cleaning products ponds bricks found paths 19th century castle house originally named portland castle portland cement domestic house built concrete constructed john board local brick tile manufacturer building grade listed featured bbc television programme restoration 19th century home number iron george iron works worked bridges railways machinery robert location allowed import boat raw materials wales dispatch finished work south devon bristol exeter railway carriage workshops adjacent site works passed son traded produced royal albert bridge cornwall engineering company limited failed ltd produced steam locomotives start world war government built factory manufacture high explosives near called plant today owned systems closed completed july british ltd joint venture opened major factory producing factory produced bailey bridges world war invasion europe bought films town suffered blow films closed factory time factory employed people time closure reduced recovery begun establishment new businesses express park business park including relocation juice new enterprises centre logistics authority major centre industry somerset industries including production engine parts industrial chemicals foods animal feed mill industry located docks close motorway half way bristol exeter home major distribution centres retailer regional distribution centre based new regional agricultural business centre opened following construction began landmarks home somerset brick tile museum built brothers site brick tile manufacturers castle house built extensive use concrete demonstrating innovative interpretation traditional masonry features concrete house blake street largely restored believed birthplace robert blake blake museum built late 15th early 16th century designated english_heritage grade listed building statue corn exchange face house previously manor estate built early 16th century rebuilt stands grounds british plant owners losing civil war rebellion public library page dates transport trade expanded industrial revolution linked canal initially ran basin south trade grew docks built town linked extension canal opening docks similar designed bristol floating harbour june saw opening bristol exeter railway bristol railway opened coach wagon works town buildings currently scheduled demolition railway station designed kingdom grade listed building end unequal competition rail canal came bristol exeter railway purchased canal number local branches built example serve brewery replaced car park north angel crescent british factory somerset branch line opened station occupied importance shipping docks started decline year opening tunnel caused severe drop coal imports sea situation worsened railways extended somerset ships big port commercial use docks coal imports ceased july house marina currently little surrounding developed housing remains wooden seen small remnant huge mound original dock excavations removed 1980s way development north dock port ship building important industry ships built town 19th century companies including david williams joseph william son owned small dry dock east constructed ship built town associated industry rope making commemorated street paving east street drove bridge marks current extent port nearest mouth newest road bridge cross river span feet bridge constructed northern distributor road scheme provides channel feet wide feet normal spring high tides upstream retractable bridge built design sir francis fox engineer bristol exeter railway carried railway siding river docks allow boats proceed foot section railway track east bridge moved sideways main foot retracted creating channel feet wide manually operated months powered steam engine manual operation steam engine failed bridge opened section demolished public outcry action resulted bridge listed scheduled ancient monument rest bridge kept later road crossing construction road bridge alongside pedestrians parts steam engine moved pumping station museum bridge town bridge bridge 13th century granted charter king john present bridge designed foot cast iron structure completed replaced earlier bridge cast iron bridge built somerset completed stone bridge reused later bridge formed road crossing river bridge called stones hazard barge traffic river choose carefully navigate river ensure sufficient water carry march new reinforced concrete road bridge blake bridge opened bypass traffic away centre carries roads southern edge bridge carries bristol exeter railway river kingdom designed brick bridge known somerset bridge feet span rise feet work started completed left supporting centre bridge place foundations settling forced remove reopen river navigation demolished brick arch replaced timber arch months traffic railway turn replaced steel bridge slightly east modern concrete bridge carries motorway river railway line started opened education primary infant schools include community primary school community junior school manor school john francis primary school joseph catholic primary school mary primary school somerset bridge primary school church_of_england primary school green primary school nursery school secondary schools include robert blake science college academy trinity school east community school previously known school performing visual arts college school specialist language college status special schools town include special school new horizon centre school school selected town south west outside bristol selected government building schools future initiative aimed rebuild renew nearly secondary school england secondary schools special provision schools expected cost million included complete relocation rebuilding new school combining school july components programme cancelled singled review following meeting education secretary michael announced fate affected schools subject review including ones cancelled education provided college technical school site school engineering navigation later morgan grammar school boys schools closed include grammar school boys grammar school girls senior council school religious sites places worship chief church mary north porch windows dating 14th century feet slender altered restoration possesses fine painted designated english_heritage grade listed building church john baptist blake place built john brown church church street public house church shop salvation army citadel located road estate joseph roman catholic place classes buddhism meditation held meeting house street arts nearing motorway possible willow man sculpture human figure constructed willow called angel south angel north standing metres tall created sculptor hey largest known sculpture willow traditional local material arts centre opened october community arts centre opened financial assistance newly established arts council england situated grade listed building protected georgian castle street designed benjamin duke built site castle architect baroque lions building west constructed arts centre venue post war meeting architecture somerset film somerset film video opened community media centre engine room march centre allows public drop use computers equipment free certain days teach edit video design websites screen films open evenings cameras edit hired day courses creative software run regularly founder shepherd chosen location centre somerset castle street location film tom jones horror writer film journalist kim newman educated morgan school set experimental novel life lottery version town sailor sailed bricks found features james chapter community radio station access launched truly local radio station town bought choice media eventually breeze access initiated function held values charity access founded martin ceo grant francis owner special media projects tom youth worker worked christian radio station moving work soon station launched 9th june jason joined management team help development community station began intentions providing youth based programming year olds order younger generation new productive involved voluntary aged station acted step industry management direction tom technical skills grant francis access mild success community attending multiple events marking new ground local radio area station history provide live broadcast coverage guy carnival tom left access october station went branding process revised management team local radio expert dave joined martin grant francis jason create launched 4th april broadcasts rest district providing listeners unique schedule programming specific community dave directs station sales operations grant francis continues work technical manager jason plays support station administrator deciding push older demographic predecessor team successfully created radio station community welcomed scheduling consists variety entertaining radio shows including dave breakfast life carnival andy bennett local national news coverage local events guide job highlights current job area annual events best known illuminated guy carnival attracts people country overseas held annually saturday friday november nearest saturday november original held thursday november later moving friday consists display entries consisting large vehicles carnival feet long dancers team member follows mile route hours later evening carnival simultaneous firing large fireworks known street outside town hall known fair normally takes place september starts wednesday september lasts days fair takes place matthew field better known locally fair field fair ranked second largest england nottingham fair originated horse cattle fair lasting days near matthew day september giving venue weekend july annual arts festival held event includes extensive programme rock jazz classical music dance drama visual arts national local participants new annual event launched taking place year science festival brings science related family entertainment activities town event takes place town hall works local organisations university west england sports town football club based park original version club founded club currently plays southern league division south west somerset placed rugby team playing national_league south based college way originally founded cricket club play parks road hockey club formed 1920s play matches sea east sports centre offers courts outside football pitches courts fitness room series swimming pools pool old road replaced broadway opened princess pools diving bay pool demolished late 1980s way supermarket fund indoor splash swimming pool mount street opened local council unable raise funds needed upgrade pool closed demolished way supermarket new pool planned building schools future rebuild trinity school government review programme result cancellation new school pool build town route way south west river trail notable people admiral robert blake born attended local grammar school grammar school boys home blake museum contains details career exhibits local history tried fake round world solo yacht journey set business town town councillor sir paul born alumnus school went premier agent pre revolution russia known man faces capture man based exploits spy wayne makeup artist youtube personality born peter eminent academic professor university bristol educated morgan grammar school chris harris english performer director writer starred labyrinth starred directed theatre royal bath charles kent england rugby player robert england rugby player played club rugby newport tommy woods rugby england rugby player played club rugby david england great_britain hockey player brought simon richard brothers field hockey players england born breaker anglo australian boer war soldier kim newman science fiction novelist horror film expert presenter film critic educated morgan grammar school henry bishop exeter born andrew portrait miniature artist born jean artist founder arts centre james psychologist born born philanthropist friend john donated property national trust