Places to see in ( West Kirby - UK )
Places to see in ( West Kirby - UK )
West Kirby is a town on the north-west corner of the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, England, at the mouth of the River Dee. To the north-east lies Hoylake, to the east Grange and Newton, and to the south-east Caldy.
The old village lay around St. Bridget's Church, but the town today is centred on West Kirby railway station, which is about 1 km away. The town has a Victorian promenade, flanked by the West Kirby Marine Lake that permits boats to sail even at low tide. The original wall was built to create the lake in 1899 but suffered a catastrophic leak in 1985. A new lake was constructed on the site which is wider than previously and allows better sporting opportunities. The Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial is a notable local landmark, designed in 1922 by the British sculptor Charles Sargeant Jagger, who was responsible for a number of war memorials around the world, including the Royal Artillery Memorial at Hyde Park Corner in London.
West Kirby was a township and parish within the Wirral Hundred. It became part of Hoylake West Kirby civil parish and Hoylake Urban District in 1894. The population was 148 in 1801, 435 in 1851 and 4,542 in 1901. On 1 April 1974, West Kirby was absorbed into the newly created Metropolitan Borough of Wirral as part of local government reorganisation in England and Wales. At that point, West Kirby ceased to be in Cheshire for administrative purposes and became part of the new administrative county of Merseyside.
West Kirby lies at the north-western corner of the Wirral Peninsula. West Kirby is situated on the eastern side of the mouth of the Dee Estuary, and approximately 8 mi (13 km) west of Liverpool. Hilbre Island is approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) offshore from West Kirby, at the mouth of the Dee Estuary. St Bridget's Church is West Kirby's Church of England parish church, and the chancel of the present church dates from around 1320. St Andrew's Church is West Kirby's second Church of England church, originally built as a chapel of ease for St Bridget's, gaining its own parish in 1920. St Agnes' Church is the local Roman Catholic church.[11] West Kirby also has a United Reformed church, which dates to 1890, and a Methodist church which dates to 1904.
The town itself contains Ashton Park and a starting point of the Wirral Way, which follows the trackbed of the former Birkenhead Railway branch line from Hooton. Sandlea Park lies in the centre of the town, a short walk from the railway station. Coronation Gardens is located between the southern end of the promenade between South Parade and Banks Road. There are various other small parks and bowling greens situated around the town. Another popular activity is to walk out to the islands of Little Eye, Middle Eye and Hilbre Island at low tide. The promenade, beach and the walk to the war memorial allow an excellent panoramic view of part of the North Wales coastline.
Grange Road, the main thoroughfare of West Kirby, is situated on the A540 road. The B5141, starting at the Dee Lane junction with Grange Road, joins West Kirby with Caldy via Banks Road, Sandy Lane and Caldy Road. West Kirby railway station is the western terminus of Merseyrail's Wirral line, with return services to Liverpool, Southport, Ormskirk, Liverpool Airport and Chester.
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Places to see in ( West Kirby - UK )
Places to see in ( West Kirby - UK )
West Kirby is a town on the north-west corner of the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, England, at the mouth of the River Dee. To the north-east lies Hoylake, to the east Grange and Newton, and to the south-east Caldy.
The old village lay around St. Bridget's Church, but the town today is centred on West Kirby railway station, which is about 1 km away. The town has a Victorian promenade, flanked by the West Kirby Marine Lake that permits boats to sail even at low tide. The original wall was built to create the lake in 1899 but suffered a catastrophic leak in 1985. A new lake was constructed on the site which is wider than previously and allows better sporting opportunities. The Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial is a notable local landmark, designed in 1922 by the British sculptor Charles Sargeant Jagger, who was responsible for a number of war memorials around the world, including the Royal Artillery Memorial at Hyde Park Corner in London.
West Kirby was a township and parish within the Wirral Hundred. It became part of Hoylake West Kirby civil parish and Hoylake Urban District in 1894. The population was 148 in 1801, 435 in 1851 and 4,542 in 1901. On 1 April 1974, West Kirby was absorbed into the newly created Metropolitan Borough of Wirral as part of local government reorganisation in England and Wales. At that point, West Kirby ceased to be in Cheshire for administrative purposes and became part of the new administrative county of Merseyside.
West Kirby lies at the north-western corner of the Wirral Peninsula. West Kirby is situated on the eastern side of the mouth of the Dee Estuary, and approximately 8 mi (13 km) west of Liverpool. Hilbre Island is approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) offshore from West Kirby, at the mouth of the Dee Estuary. St Bridget's Church is West Kirby's Church of England parish church, and the chancel of the present church dates from around 1320. St Andrew's Church is West Kirby's second Church of England church, originally built as a chapel of ease for St Bridget's, gaining its own parish in 1920. St Agnes' Church is the local Roman Catholic church.[11] West Kirby also has a United Reformed church, which dates to 1890, and a Methodist church which dates to 1904.
The town itself contains Ashton Park and a starting point of the Wirral Way, which follows the trackbed of the former Birkenhead Railway branch line from Hooton. Sandlea Park lies in the centre of the town, a short walk from the railway station. Coronation Gardens is located between the southern end of the promenade between South Parade and Banks Road. There are various other small parks and bowling greens situated around the town. Another popular activity is to walk out to the islands of Little Eye, Middle Eye and Hilbre Island at low tide. The promenade, beach and the walk to the war memorial allow an excellent panoramic view of part of the North Wales coastline.
Grange Road, the main thoroughfare of West Kirby, is situated on the A540 road. The B5141, starting at the Dee Lane junction with Grange Road, joins West Kirby with Caldy via Banks Road, Sandy Lane and Caldy Road. West Kirby railway station is the western terminus of Merseyrail's Wirral line, with return services to Liverpool, Southport, Ormskirk, Liverpool Airport and Chester.
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Places to see in ( West Kirby - UK )
West Kirby is a town on the north-west corner of the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside, England, at the mouth of the River Dee. To the north-east lies Hoylake, to the east Grange and Newton, and to the south-east Caldy.
The old village lay around St. Bridget's Church, but the town today is centred on West Kirby railway station, which is about 1 km away. The town has a Victorian promenade, flanked by the West Kirby Marine Lake that permits boats to sail even at low tide. The original wall was built to create the lake in 1899 but suffered a catastrophic leak in 1985. A new lake was constructed on the site which is wider than previously and allows better sporting opportunities. The Hoylake and West Kirby War Memorial is a notable local landmark, designed in 1922 by the British sculptor Charles Sargeant Jagger, who was responsible for a number of war memorials around the world, including the Royal Artillery Memorial at Hyde Park Corner in London.
West Kirby was a township and parish within the Wirral Hundred. It became part of Hoylake West Kirby civil parish and Hoylake Urban District in 1894. The population was 148 in 1801, 435 in 1851 and 4,542 in 1901. On 1 April 1974, West Kirby was absorbed into the newly created Metropolitan Borough of Wirral as part of local government reorganisation in England and Wales. At that point, West Kirby ceased to be in Cheshire for administrative purposes and became part of the new administrative county of Merseyside.
West Kirby lies at the north-western corner of the Wirral Peninsula. West Kirby is situated on the eastern side of the mouth of the Dee Estuary, and approximately 8 mi (13 km) west of Liverpool. Hilbre Island is approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) offshore from West Kirby, at the mouth of the Dee Estuary. St Bridget's Church is West Kirby's Church of England parish church, and the chancel of the present church dates from around 1320. St Andrew's Church is West Kirby's second Church of England church, originally built as a chapel of ease for St Bridget's, gaining its own parish in 1920. St Agnes' Church is the local Roman Catholic church.[11] West Kirby also has a United Reformed church, which dates to 1890, and a Methodist church which dates to 1904.
The town itself contains Ashton Park and a starting point of the Wirral Way, which follows the trackbed of the former Birkenhead Railway branch line from Hooton. Sandlea Park lies in the centre of the town, a short walk from the railway station. Coronation Gardens is located between the southern end of the promenade between South Parade and Banks Road. There are various other small parks and bowling greens situated around the town. Another popular activity is to walk out to the islands of Little Eye, Middle Eye and Hilbre Island at low tide. The promenade, beach and the walk to the war memorial allow an excellent panoramic view of part of the North Wales coastline.
Grange Road, the main thoroughfare of West Kirby, is situated on the A540 road. The B5141, starting at the Dee Lane junction with Grange Road, joins West Kirby with Caldy via Banks Road, Sandy Lane and Caldy Road. West Kirby railway station is the western terminus of Merseyrail's Wirral line, with return services to Liverpool, Southport, Ormskirk, Liverpool Airport and Chester.
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Caldy and West Kirby With a Bonnet Mounted GoPro
Mounted the GoPro on the bonnet and took a trip down Caldy Road in Caldy, then turned left onto Sandy Lane past Hickory's Smokehouse (which used to be the Moby Dick). Down Sandy Lane over the bridge (which crossed the Wirral Way, a former railway line). There's roadworks here currently. Then a right onto Banks Lane in West Kirby. Past Coronation Gardens on the left. Past House of Hilbre, Staacks, Pizza Magic and Slinkys.
West Kirby High Tide Part 4 (03/01/2014)
here in part 4 is Coronation Garden and the Sunset Lounge not as flooded as last time when the whole garden was covered but still got a little flooded
West Kirby Storm Surge 2013
I was trapped against someones front door while it got higher!
3 bed detached bungalow to rent on Thorns Drive, Greasby, Wirral CH49 By
Unfurnished and well proportioned detached bungalow located on a highly regarded residential estate within easy reach of Greasby village and convenient for access to the M53 motorway. The property has justy been re-carpeted and redecorated throughout and now has a bright airy and versatile interior. Gas centrally heated and double glazed with security system and comprising, hallway, spacious living room, fitted kitchen, three bedrooms and a bathroom with shower. Pleasant gardens, driveway and garage. Fees apply: Reference Fee 65.00+vat per person/guarantor on application. Administration Fee 75.00+vat per property on or before move in.
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Matthew Mehan | More's Utopia: An Argument for Socialism?
The idea of socialism is ancient. Organized socialist movements took form in Europe in the nineteenth century, and socialism emerged as a dominant political ideology in many places around the world by the twentieth century. This second CCA of the 2019-2020 academic year, co-sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Lecture Series, will consider socialism, its practice over time, and its resurgence today.
Matthew Mehan is director of academic programs and the Worsham Teaching Fellow at Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center in Washington, D.C. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Dallas, where he wrote a dissertation on Shakespeare’s vision for leadership education in his collaborative play, Sir Thomas More. Dr. Mehan has been a Publius Fellow at the Claremont Institute and is a fellow of the Center for Thomas More Studies and a reader at the Folger Library. He has served as a speech writer and communications consultant for civic leaders around the country. He is the author of Mr. Mehan’s Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals, an illustrated book of poems.
5 inch Gauge Midland spinner steam locomotive
5 inch Gauge Midland spinner steam locomotive running on the Vancouver island Model Engineers club track.
2018 ローズパレード - 京都橘高等学校吹奏楽部マーチングバンド他 - KTLA
2018年1月01日にカリフォルニア州ロスアンゼルス近郊のパサデナ市で行われた正月恒例の第129回ローズパレードで、地元ＴＶ局 KTLA (Ch 5 ) で放送されたものです。
37:03 頃から京都橘高等学校吹奏楽部マーチングバンドが登場します。
List of parks and open spaces in Merseyside | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:13 1 Knowsley
00:01:17 2 Liverpool
00:03:07 3 St Helens
00:04:07 4 Sefton
00:06:42 5 Wirral
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The following is a list of parks and open spaces in Merseyside, England. Covering the areas of Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton and St Helens.
Liverpool | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:12 1 Origins of the name
00:04:11 2 History
00:04:20 2.1 Early history
00:06:30 2.2 19th century
00:09:18 2.3 20th century
00:15:29 2.4 21st century
00:18:37 2.5 Inventions and innovations
00:24:34 3 Government
00:25:17 3.1 Mayor and local council
00:29:22 3.2 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
00:30:42 3.3 Parliamentary constituencies and MPs
00:31:42 4 Geography
00:31:51 4.1 Physical
00:32:00 4.1.1 Environment
00:33:09 4.1.2 Climate
00:36:18 4.2 Human
00:36:27 4.2.1 Green Liverpool
00:36:47 4.2.2 Green belt
00:38:07 5 Demography
00:38:16 5.1 Population
00:38:25 5.1.1 The city
00:40:05 5.1.2 Urban and metropolitan area
00:43:05 5.2 Ethnicity
00:46:10 5.3 Religion
00:50:40 5.4 Demonymy and identity
00:51:21 6 Economy
00:55:43 7 Landmarks and recent development projects
00:57:14 7.1 Waterfront and docks
01:00:54 7.2 Commercial district and cultural quarter
01:04:01 7.3 Other notable landmarks
01:07:28 7.4 Parks and gardens
01:08:01 8 Transport
01:08:44 8.1 National and international travel
01:08:54 8.1.1 Road links
01:10:11 8.1.2 Rail links
01:11:17 8.1.3 Port
01:11:58 8.1.4 Airport
01:12:44 8.2 Local travel
01:12:53 8.2.1 Trains
01:14:30 8.2.2 Buses
01:15:31 8.2.3 Mersey Ferry
01:16:24 8.3 Cycling
01:16:48 9 Culture
01:17:44 9.1 Music
01:21:06 9.2 Visual arts
01:23:00 9.3 Literature
01:30:52 9.4 Performing arts
01:32:22 9.5 Nightlife
01:33:50 10 Education
01:38:34 11 Sport
01:38:43 11.1 Football
01:40:58 11.2 Boxing
01:42:07 11.3 Horse racing
01:43:03 11.4 Golf
01:43:30 11.5 Greyhound Racing
01:44:12 11.6 Other sports
01:48:33 11.7 Sports stadiums
01:52:34 12 Media
01:55:31 13 Notable people
01:55:40 14 Quotes about Liverpool
02:00:28 15 International links
02:00:38 15.1 Twin cities
02:00:50 15.2 Friendship links
02:01:06 15.3 Consulates
02:01:48 16 See also
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Liverpool () is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017. Its metropolitan area is the fifth-largest in the UK, with a population of 2.24 million in 2011. The local authority is Liverpool City Council, the most populous local government district in the metropolitan county of Merseyside and the largest in the Liverpool City Region.
Liverpool is on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, and historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in the south west of the county of Lancashire. It became a borough in 1207 and a city in 1880. In 1889, it became a county borough independent of Lancashire. Its growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution. Along with handling general cargo, freight, raw materials such as coal and cotton, the city merchants were involved in the Atlantic slave trade. In the 19th century, it was a major port of departure for Irish and English emigrants to North America. Liverpool was home to both the Cunard and White Star Line, and was the port of registry of the ocean liner RMS Titanic, the RMS Lusitania, RMS Queen Mary and RMS Olympic.
The popularity of the Beatles and other music groups from the Merseybeat era contributes to Liverpool's status as a tourist destination. Liverpool is also the home of two Premier League football clubs, Liverpool and Everton, matches between the two being known as the Merseyside derby. The Grand National horse race takes place annually at Aintree Racecourse on the outskirts of the city.
The city celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2007. In 2008, it was nominated as the annual European Capital of Culture together with Stavanger, Norway. Several areas of the city centre were granted World Heritage Site status by UNESCO in 2004. The Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City includes the Pier Head, Albert Dock, and William Brown Street. Liverpool's status as a port city h ...
October 8, 2019 – BCC Regular Meeting
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Cty Council 2:11:19
CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS
COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, February 11, 2019
6 p.m.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL, ESTABLISH QUORUM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: January 28, 2019
STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, AUTHORITY REPORTS AND EXPIRED TERMS:
Planning – Pos. 3 – vacant – expires 7/1/20. Pos. 6 – vacant – expires 1/1/21 – application withdrawn
CAPC – Pos. 1 – vacant – expires 6/30/21
Hospital
Parks – Pos. 4 – vacant – expires 5/1/20 – application from David Hartmann
HDC – Pos. 4 – vacant – expires 11/30/19 – application from Marty Cogan
Cemetery
PUBLIC COMMENTS -- 3 minutes for each citizen
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Planning Commission request to reduce number of members to five – place holder for March 11 meeting
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Ordinance addressing animals in hot cars – Ms. Greene and Ms. Harman
2. Ordinance revoking Ordinance No. 2179 – Ms. Schneider and Mr. Meyer
3. Information from the Historic District Commission about sidewalk surfaces – Mayor Berry
4. Discussion of Code enforcement and policy procedures -- Ms. Schneider and Ms. Greene
5. Discussion of Commissioners and Council members voting on issues related to their own businesses -- Ms. Schneider and Ms. Greene
6. Mr. Weaver on ex parte – Mr. Thomas and Ms. Greene
7. 2018 4th quarter financial reports – A.C.A. 14-43-506
AGENDA SETTING
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
MAYOR’S COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
J. R. R. Tolkien | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:58 1 Biography
00:02:07 1.1 Family origins
00:04:18 1.2 Childhood
00:09:37 1.3 Youth
00:12:15 1.4 Courtship and marriage
00:16:37 1.5 First World War
00:18:07 1.5.1 France
00:19:57 1.5.2 Battle of the Somme
00:23:07 1.5.3 Home front
00:25:10 1.6 Academic and writing career
00:26:55 1.6.1 iBeowulf/i
00:29:29 1.6.2 Second World War
00:31:05 1.7 Family
00:32:08 1.8 Retirement and later years
00:34:30 1.9 Final years
00:36:49 2 Views
00:40:03 2.1 Religion
00:41:22 2.2 Politics and race
00:41:32 2.2.1 Anti-communism
00:42:25 2.2.2 Opposition to National Socialism
00:45:05 2.2.3 Total war
00:47:19 2.3 Nature
00:48:01 3 Writing
00:48:32 3.1 Influences
00:48:41 3.1.1 British adventure stories
00:50:26 3.1.2 European mythology
00:55:57 3.1.3 Catholicism
00:58:39 3.2 Publications
00:58:48 3.2.1 iBeowulf/i: The Monsters and the Critics
01:00:01 3.2.2 On Fairy-Stories
01:00:54 3.2.3 Children's books and other short works
01:01:39 3.2.4 iThe Hobbit/i
01:02:10 3.2.5 iThe Lord of the Rings/i
01:04:37 3.3 Posthumous publications
01:04:47 3.3.1 iThe Silmarillion/i
01:05:59 3.3.2 iUnfinished Tales/i and iThe History of Middle-earth/i
01:07:07 3.3.3 iMr. Bliss/i
01:08:20 3.3.4 iThe Children of Húrin/i
01:08:54 3.3.5 iThe Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún/i
01:10:27 3.3.6 iThe Fall of Arthur/i
01:11:21 3.3.7 iBeowulf: A Translation and Commentary/i
01:12:21 3.3.8 iThe Story of Kullervo/i
01:12:46 3.3.9 iBeren and Lúthien/i
01:13:17 3.3.10 iThe Fall of Gondolin/i
01:13:45 3.4 Manuscript locations
01:14:46 4 Languages and philology
01:14:57 4.1 Linguistic career
01:16:59 4.2 Language construction
01:19:08 5 Artwork
01:20:15 6 Legacy
01:20:24 6.1 Adaptations
01:22:48 6.1.1 Film adaptations
01:25:54 6.1.2 Television
01:26:36 6.2 Memorials
01:30:45 6.3 Commemorative plaques
01:31:57 6.4 Artwork
01:32:24 6.5 Autographs
01:33:07 6.6 Canonization process
01:34:13 7 See also
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.
He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, from 1945 to 1959. He was at one time a close friend of C. S. Lewis—they were both members of the informal literary discussion group known as the Inklings. Tolkien was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972.
After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including The Silmarillion. These, together with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages, and literary essays about a fantasy world called Arda and Middle-earth within it. Between 1951 and 1955, Tolkien applied the term legendarium to the larger part of these writings.While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the father of modern fantasy literature—or, more precisely, of high fantasy. In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of The 50 greatest British writers since 1945. Forbes ranked him the fifth top-earning dead celebrity in 2009.