Brasenose College

Oxford

Das Brasenose College, Oxford ist eines der konstituierenden und eines der älteren Colleges der Universität Oxford.

British Academy

Westminster (London)

Die British Academy [vollständiger Name: British Academy for the Promotion of Historical, Philosophical and Philological Studies] ist eine britische Gelehrtengesellschaft zur Wissenschaftspflege mit über 1000 gewählten Mitgliedern. Sie dient als nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften des Vereinigten Königreiches für die Geisteswissenschaften. Sie wurde 1902 durch königliches Privileg gegründet mit Sitz in Carlton House Terrace, London. Ihr erster Sekretär war der Philologe und Literaturwissenschaftler Israel Gollancz, nachdem der „Sir Israel Gollancz Prize“ benannt wurde, der erstmals 1925 vergeben wurde.Die Mitglieder der Academy werden als Fellows bezeichnet und dürfen zu ihrem Namen das Kürzel FBA führen.

Calke Abbey

South Derbyshire

Calke Abbey ist ein Landhaus bei Ticknall in der englischen Grafschaft Derbyshire. Das von English Heritage als historisches Gebäude I. Grades gelistete Haus wird von gemeinnützigen National Trust verwaltet.Das Gelände war eine vom 12. Jahrhundert bis zu ihrer Auflösung durch König Heinrich VIII. eine augustinische Priorei. Das heutige Gebäude, das seit 1808 Calke Abbey heißt, war eigentlich nie eine Abtei, sondern ein barockes Herrenhaus, das zwischen 1701 und 1704 errichtet wurde. Das Haus gehörte fast 300 Jahre lang der Familie Harpur, bis es 1985 zur Ablösung der Erbschaftsteuer an den National Trust überantwortet wurde. Heute ist das Haus öffentlich zugänglich und viele Räume wurden in dem Zustand erhalten, in dem sie an den National Trust übergeben wurden.

Museum of Cambridge

Cambridge

The Museum of Cambridge, formerly known as the Cambridge & County Folk Museum, is a museum located in Castle Street in central Cambridge, England. It is housed in eight rooms in the former White Horse Inn, a public house that closed in 1934. The museum presents the lives of the people of Cambridge and its surrounding area, the county of Cambridgeshire from 1700 onwards. The collection includes objects covering applied art, coins, costumes, decorative art, fine art, hobbies, law and order, medals, medicine, music, social history, textiles and toys. The museum is supported by Cambridge City Council, the National Lottery, through the Heritage Lottery Fund, and two local organisations: the Cambridge 800 Committee, a registered charity founded in 2006, whose aims are "to help ensure the future of the Cambridge and County Folk Museum so that it can be enjoyed by future generations, especially children". the Friends of the Folk Museum, whose separate short term fund-raising provides specific items for the museum.The museum was shortlisted for the 2006 Gulbenkian Prize.

County Hall, Aylesbury

Aylesbury

County Hall is a high-rise tower block in Aylesbury, in the county of Buckinghamshire in England. It was built to house the former Buckinghamshire County Council, and it remains the main office and the meeting place of Buckinghamshire Council. The block was designed by county architect Fred Pooley and completed in 1966.

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service

Gateshead

Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, formerly Tyne and Wear Metropolitan Fire Brigade, is the fire and rescue service for the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear. The service provides emergency fire cover to the five comprising metropolitan boroughs of Sunderland, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and South Tyneside, serving a population of 1.09 million people and a total geographical area of 538 square kilometres. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority is responsible for the running of the service, as well as the publication of performance indicators in accordance with its legal obligations. In April 2017, Chris Lowther was appointed Chief Fire Officer. In November 2018, the service announced proposals to cut frontline operations in order to meet budget requirements imposed by the Government. The proposals are currently under public consultation and members of the public are welcome to complete the consultation survey and attend the remaining meetings, a full list of which can be found at the Tyne and Wear Fire Service website. The public consultation ends in January 2019.

Gloucester Shire Hall

Gloucester

Gloucester Shire Hall is a municipal building in Westgate Street, Gloucester. It is the main office and the meeting place of Gloucestershire County Council. It is a grade II listed building.

Hertford Museum

East Hertfordshire

Hertford Museum is a local museum in Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire, England.The museum first opened in 1903 and is located in a 17th-century town house with a Jacobean-style knot garden. The galleries on the ground floor present the early history of the museum. Objects include exotic animals, fossils, and Japanese armour. The first floor presents the town and people of Hertford. The collections cover local, military, natural, and social history, as well as archaeology, fine art, and geology.The museum undertakes educational activities with schools. For example, Little Munden Primary School took part in a pilot project, working with the museum, to create an exhibition about their locality covering the period 1830–1930.The museum closed in Winter 2008 for major refurbishment, largely funded by a Heritage Grant from the UK Heritage Lottery Fund. It reopened on 27 February 2010.

Horsham Museum

Horsham

Horsham Museum is a museum at Horsham, West Sussex, in South East England. It was founded in August 1893 by volunteers of the Free Christian Church and became part of Horsham District Council in 1974. It is a fully accredited museum and serves both Horsham and its district with the support of the Friends of Horsham Museum and an active volunteer base.