St Leonard's Court, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 33 relations: Air raid shelter, Barnes, London, Building (magazine), Cone, Councillor, East Sheen, Habitats & Heritage, Halesowen, Halesowen News, Hedge, Heritage at Risk Register, Heritage interpretation, Historic England, Listed building, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, London deep-level shelters, Mortlake railway station, Newsquest, Open House London, Planning permission, Queen's Gate, Richmond and Twickenham Times, Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council, Roof tiles, South Kensington, Storey, Subterranean London, SW postcode area, Tower block, Turret (architecture), W. Braxton Sinclair, West Midlands (county), World War II.

2. 1930s establishments in England
3. Air raid shelters in the United Kingdom
4. Apartment buildings in London
5. Residential buildings completed in 1938
6. Structures on the Heritage at Risk register in London
7. Subterranean London
8. Turrets

Air raid shelter

Air raid shelters are structures for the protection of non-combatants as well as combatants against enemy attacks from the air.

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Barnes, London

Barnes is a district in south London, England, part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

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Building (magazine)

Building is one of the United Kingdom's oldest business-to-business magazines, launched as The Builder in 1843 by Joseph Aloysius Hansom – architect of Birmingham Town Hall and designer of the Hansom Cab.

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Cone

A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, circular) to a point called the apex or vertex.

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Councillor

A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council.

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East Sheen

East Sheen, also known as Sheen, is a suburb in south-west London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

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Habitats & Heritage

Habitats & Heritage is a registered charity based at East Twickenham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

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Halesowen

Halesowen is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the county of West Midlands, England.

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Halesowen News

The Halesowen News is a local free newspaper serving the Halesowen area of the West Midlands, England.

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Hedge

A hedge or hedgerow is a line of closely spaced (3 feet or closer) shrubs and sometimes trees, planted and trained to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area, such as between neighbouring properties.

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Heritage at Risk Register

An annual Heritage at Risk Register is published by Historic England.

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Heritage interpretation

Heritage interpretation refers to all the ways in which information is communicated to visitors to an educational, natural or recreational site, such as a museum, park or science centre.

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Historic England

Historic England (officially the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England) is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

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Listed building

In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.

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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in southwest London, England, forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames.

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London deep-level shelters

The London deep-level shelters are eight deep-level air-raid shelters that were built under London Underground stations during World War II. St Leonard's Court and London deep-level shelters are air raid shelters in the United Kingdom and subterranean London.

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Mortlake railway station

Mortlake railway station is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3.

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Newsquest

Newsquest Media Group Limited is the second largest publisher of regional and local newspapers in the United Kingdom.

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Open House London

Open House London, now known as Open House Festival, is an annual festival celebrating the architecture and urban landscape of London.

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Planning permission

Planning permission or building permit refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions.

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Queen's Gate

Queen's Gate is a street in South Kensington, London, England.

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Richmond and Twickenham Times

The Richmond and Twickenham Times is a weekly local newspaper that was established in 1873 and is published on Fridays.

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Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council

Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council, also known as Richmond upon Thames Council, LBRUT or Richmond Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in Greater London, England.

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Roof tiles

Roof tiles are overlapping tiles designed mainly to keep out precipitation such as rain or snow, and are traditionally made from locally available materials such as clay or slate.

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South Kensington

South Kensington is a district just west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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Storey

A storey (British English) or story (American English), is any level part of a building with a floor that could be used by people (for living, work, storage, recreation, etc.). Plurals for the word are storeys (UK) and stories (US).

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Subterranean London

Subterranean London refers to a number of subterranean structures that lie beneath London.

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SW postcode area

The SW (South Western) postcode area, also known as the London SW postcode area, is a group of 20 postcode districts within the London post town in England.

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Tower block

A tower block, high-rise, apartment tower, residential tower, apartment block, block of flats, or office tower is a tall building, as opposed to a low-rise building and is defined differently in terms of height depending on the jurisdiction.

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Turret (architecture)

In architecture, a turret is a small tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building such as a medieval castle. St Leonard's Court and turret (architecture) are turrets.

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W. Braxton Sinclair

Captain William Charles Braxton Sinclair FRIBA (1883 – 29 November 1962) was a British architect who worked in the United Kingdom and in Burma, where he was a captain in the Royal Engineers.

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West Midlands (county)

West Midlands is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the larger West Midlands region of England.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

1930s establishments in England

• Astor Club
• Aylesbury Vale Dynamos F.C.
• Dollis Hill Synagogue
• Forest Croft and Taymount Grange
• Grand Arcade (Barnet)
• Ilkley Lido
• Messina Brothers
• Royal Signals Museum
• Salterbeck
• St Leonard's Court
• Thatched Barn
• The Inklings
• The Warehouse Theatre
• Yorkshire Imperial Band

Air raid shelters in the United Kingdom

• Chislehurst Caves
• Jack Cade's Cavern
• London deep-level shelters
• Sassoon Mausoleum
• St Leonard's Court
• Stockport Air Raid Shelters
• Victoria Tunnel (Newcastle)

Apartment buildings in London

• 1 Palace Street
• 10 Palace Gate
• 190 Strand
• Audley House, London
• Canadian Pacific Building (London)
• Carlyle Mansions
• Chiltern Court
• Coleherne Court
• Du Cane Court
• Duke's Lodge
• Embassy Gardens
• Florin Court
• Grosvenor Gardens House
• Highbury Square
• Highpoint (building)
• Hillfield Court
• Isokon Flats
• John Spencer Square
• Kensal House
• Kensington Court Gardens
• Kensington Row
• Lichfield Court
• Marsham Court
• Oslo Court
• Russell Court
• St Leonard's Court
• The Knightsbridge Apartments
• The Lancasters
• The Priory, Balham
• Trinity Court, Gray's Inn Road
• Westminster Palace Gardens
• Whaddon House

Residential buildings completed in 1938

• Fletcher Hall
• Gowrie Gate
• J. R. Willis House and La Miradora Apartments
• Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis Hall
• Julia C. Lathrop Homes
• Klintegaarden
• Langston Terrace Dwellings
• Linwood Colonial Apartments
• Lockefield Gardens
• Logan Fontenelle Housing Project
• Lost Horse Fireman's Cabin
• Many Glacier Barn and Bunkhouse
• Marine Court
• Pass Creek Snowshoe Cabin
• Pine Apartments
• Shangri La (Doris Duke)
• St Leonard's Court
• Steinhagen i Saenger Tenement
• Trumbull Park Homes
• Williamsburg Houses

Structures on the Heritage at Risk register in London

• Abbey Mills Pumping Station
• Alexandra Palace
• Intimate Theatre
• St Leonard's Court

Subterranean London

• Beneath the City Streets
• Camden Catacombs
• Catacombs of London
• Chislehurst Caves
• Churchill War Rooms
• Civil defence centres in London
• Criterion Theatre
• Denehole
• Hatton Garden
• Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary
• Kingsway telephone exchange
• List of former and unopened London Underground stations
• London Pneumatic Despatch Company
• London Post Office Railway
• London Silver Vaults
• London Underground
• London Underground stations
• London deep-level shelters
• London sewer system
• Military citadels under London
• Night Tube
• Northern Outfall Sewer
• Oxgate Admiralty Citadel
• Paddock (war rooms)
• Selfridges, Oxford Street
• Southern Outfall Sewer
• St Leonard's Court
• Stamford Brook
• Subterranean London
• Subterranean rivers of London

Turrets

• Ridge turret
• St Leonard's Court
• Turret (architecture)
• Turret clock
• Turret clocks

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Leonard's_Court