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46 relations: Africa, Apostles, Bell tower, Berkshire, Change ringing, Chiltern Hills, Christ in Majesty, Church of England parish church, Civil parish, Domesday Book, Equestrianism, Eric Kennington, Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, Henley (UK Parliament constituency), Henley-on-Thames, Hookend Recording Studios, Ipsden, John Buckley (sculptor), Manic Street Preachers, Marillion, Middle Ages, Middle East, Mural, National Assistance Board, Nissen hut, Norman architecture, North Stoke, Oxfordshire, Office for National Statistics, Old English, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society, Penguin Books, Philip Koomen, Poles, Reading Buses, Reading, Berkshire, South Oxfordshire, St Peter and St Paul, Checkendon, Stoke Row, Oxfordshire, The Cure, United Kingdom census, 2011, Voluntary controlled school, Whitchurch-on-Thames, Whitechapel Bell Foundry, Woodcote, World War II.
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).
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Apostles
In Christian theology and ecclesiology, the apostles, particularly the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Twelve Disciples or simply the Twelve), were the primary disciples of Jesus, the central figure in Christianity.
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Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none.
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Berkshire
Berkshire (abbreviated Berks, in the 17th century sometimes spelled Barkeshire as it is pronounced) is a county in south east England, west of London and is one of the home counties.
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Change ringing
Change ringing is the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in a controlled manner to produce variations in their striking sequences.
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Chiltern Hills
The Chiltern Hills form a chalk escarpment in South East England.
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Christ in Majesty
Christ in Majesty or Christ in Glory (Maiestas Domini) is the Christian image of Christ seated on a throne as ruler of the world, always seen frontally in the centre of the composition, and often flanked by other sacred figures, whose membership changes over time and according to the context.
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Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative region, the parish – since the 19th century called the ecclesiastical parish (outside meetings of the church) to avoid confusion with the civil parish which many towns and villages have.
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Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority.
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Domesday Book
Domesday Book (or; Latin: Liber de Wintonia "Book of Winchester") is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William the Conqueror.
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Equestrianism
Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, horseman, horse), more often known as riding, horse riding (British English) or horseback riding (American English), refers to the skill of riding, driving, steeplechasing or vaulting with horses.
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Eric Kennington
Eric Henri Kennington (12 March 1888 – 13 April 1960) was an English sculptor, artist and illustrator, and an official war artist in both World Wars.
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Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul or Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is a liturgical feast in honour of the martyrdom in Rome of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, which is observed on 29 June.
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Henley (UK Parliament constituency)
Henley is a constituency in Oxfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2008 by John Howell, a member of the Conservative party.
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Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, northeast of Reading, west of Maidenhead and southeast of Oxford, near the tripoint of Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire.
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Hookend Recording Studios
Hook End Recording Studios was a recording studio located in Hook End Manor, near Checkendon, Oxfordshire, England.
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Ipsden
Ipsden is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills in South Oxfordshire, about southeast of Wallingford.
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John Buckley (sculptor)
John Buckley (born 1945 in Leeds, England) is an English sculptor whose best known work is the sculpture "Untitled 1986", better known as "the Shark House" or "The Headington Shark" in Headington, a suburb of Oxford.
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Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band, formed in 1986 in Blackwood, Caerphilly and consisting of James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, lead guitar), Nicky Wire (bass guitar, lyrics) and Sean Moore (drums, percussion, soundscapes).
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Marillion
Marillion are a British rock band, formed in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in 1979.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages (or Medieval Period) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century.
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Middle East
The Middle Easttranslit-std; translit; Orta Şərq; Central Kurdish: ڕۆژھەڵاتی ناوین, Rojhelatî Nawîn; Moyen-Orient; translit; translit; translit; Rojhilata Navîn; translit; Bariga Dhexe; Orta Doğu; translit is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia, Turkey (both Asian and European), and Egypt (which is mostly in North Africa).
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Mural
A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other permanent surface.
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National Assistance Board
The National Assistance Board was established by the National Assistance Act 1948 and abolished by the Supplementary Benefit Act 1966.
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Nissen hut
A Nissen hut is a prefabricated steel structure for military use, made from a half-cylindrical skin of corrugated steel.
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Norman architecture
The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries.
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North Stoke, Oxfordshire
North Stoke is a small village beside the River Thames in the Crowmarsh civil parish in South Oxfordshire, south of the market town of Wallingford.
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Office for National Statistics
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the UK Parliament.
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Old English
Old English (Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest historical form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages.
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Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Oxonium, the Latin name for Oxford) is a county in South East England.
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Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society
The Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society (OAHS) has existed in one form or another since at least 1839, although with its current name only since 1972.
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Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a British publishing house.
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Philip Koomen
Philip Koomen (born 1953) is a British furniture designer and maker.
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Poles
The Poles (Polacy,; singular masculine: Polak, singular feminine: Polka), commonly referred to as the Polish people, are a nation and West Slavic ethnic group native to Poland in Central Europe who share a common ancestry, culture, history and are native speakers of the Polish language.
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Reading Buses
Reading Buses is a bus operator serving the towns of Reading, Bracknell, Newbury, Slough, Windsor, Wokingham and the surrounding area in the county of Berkshire, England, as well as parts of Greater London.
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Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large, historically important minster town in Berkshire, England, of which it is the county town.
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South Oxfordshire
South Oxfordshire is a local government district in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England.
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St Peter and St Paul, Checkendon
St Peter and St Paul is the Church of England parish church of Checkendon, a village in Oxfordshire, England.
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Stoke Row, Oxfordshire
Stoke Row is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills, about west of Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire and about north of Reading.
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The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1976.
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United Kingdom census, 2011
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.
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Voluntary controlled school
A voluntary controlled school (VC school) is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust (usually a Christian denomination) has some formal influence in the running of the school.
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Whitchurch-on-Thames
Whitchurch-on-Thames is a village and civil parish on the Oxfordshire bank of the River Thames, about northwest of Reading, Berkshire, in close proximity to Whitchurch Hill.
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Whitechapel Bell Foundry
The Whitechapel Bell Foundry was a business in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, and, at the time of the closure of the Whitechapel premises, was the oldest manufacturing company in Great Britain.
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Woodcote
Woodcote is a village in the civil parish of South Oxfordshire, about southeast of Wallingford and about northwest of Reading, Berkshire.
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkendon
