Der Name Big Ben (englisch Kurzform für „großer Benjamin“) bezeichnet die mit 13,5 t Gewicht schwerste der fünf Glocken des berühmten Uhrturms am Palace of Westminster in London.. Auch auf die Uhr oder den Uhrturm wird die Bezeichnung Big Ben häufig übertragen. Seit September 2012 heißt der Turm offiziell Elizabeth Tower. Die Umbenennung des ehemaligen …

Operational history 1994–2000. In early August 1995, Operation Harlech was initiated in response to a volcanic eruption in Montserrat.The Westminster arrived off the island on 9 August and provided emergency relief aid. The ship was joined by HMS Southampton on 19 August, both ships provided emergency relief assistance until the end of the month. ...

Cinderella City Mall was a large shopping center located in Englewood, Colorado, United States. The mall was officially opened for business on March 7, 1968, and demolished in 1999. It once was largest covered shopping centre west of the Mississippi River.

Meeting place. After the Church of the Holy Cross, which was commissioned by Archbishop Simon Sudbury and completed before his death in 1381, was declared redundant and de-consecrated in 1972, it was acquired by the city council and converted for municipal use: it was officially re-opened by the Prince of Wales as the new Canterbury Guildhall and meeting place …

To qualify as a city in Alberta, a sufficient population size (10,000 people or more) must be present and a majority of the buildings must be on parcels of land less than 1,850 square metres (19,900 sq ft). A community is not always incorporated as a city even if it meets these requirements. The urban service areas of Fort McMurray and Sherwood Park are hamlets …

The city of Lancaster (/ ˈ l eɪ ŋ k ə s t ər /) is the county seat of Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States, located in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area.As of the United States Census of 2010, the city population was 8,526.The city was named after the famous House of Lancaster

Le vrai nom de l'abbatiale est « église collégiale Saint-Pierre ». Westminster signifie « abbaye de l'Ouest » car celle-ci se situait à l'ouest de la City (en opposition à Eastminster, monastère cistercien qui se trouvait à l'est, au-delà de la tour de Londres, sur le site de l'actuelle Royal Mint).En ancien français, l'abbaye de Westminster se nommait Ouestmoustier (en latin ...

Sir Simon Milton Westminster UTC, simply referred to as Westminster UTC, was a 14–19 university technical college (UTC) in the Pimlico area of Westminster in London. As a UTC, it specialised in STEM subjects, particularly transport engineering, construction, and the built environment.. The University Technical College offered academic and technical qualifications …

Duke of Westminster is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.It was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster.It is the most recent dukedom conferred on someone not related to the British royal family.. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Dukes were each grandsons of the first.

The Westminster Quarters were originally written in 1793 for a new clock in Great St Mary's, the University Church in Cambridge. There is some doubt over exactly who composed it: Joseph Jowett , Regius Professor of Civil Law , was given the job, but he was probably assisted by either John Randall (1715–99), who was the Professor of Music from ...

The Freedom of the City of London started around 1237 as the status of a 'free man' or 'citizen', protected by the charter of the City of London and not under the jurisdiction of a feudal lord. In the Middle Ages, this developed into a freedom or right to trade, becoming closely linked to the medieval guilds, the livery companies.In 1835 eligibility for the freedom of the City was …

State-funded schools Primary schools. The Aldgate School (Church of England voluntary aided primary school, Aldgate); Independent schools Primary and preparatory schools. Charterhouse Square School (independent primary school, Barbican); St Paul's Cathedral School (preparatory school, City of London); Senior and all-through schools. City of London School (independent …

Places Anguilla. West End, Anguilla. West End Pond; West End (Anguilla House of Assembly Constituency) Australia. Fremantle West End Heritage area, a designated heritage precinct in Fremantle, Western Australia; West End, Queensland, an inner-city suburb of southern Brisbane; West End, Queensland (Townsville), an old suburb of Townsville West End, Adelaide, a …