Refimprove date April 2009 File StateLibQld 1 67435 NorthQuay and Milton Reach of the Brisbane River.jpg thumb An old photo of NorthQuay, coloured for a postcard NorthQuay is a location in the Brisbane central business district and the name of street in the same area, running along the Brisbane River from an intersection near Makerston Street to the top of the Queen Street, Brisbane Queen Street . Location The small locality is roughly the area of four city blocks in length, from the Ann Street, Brisbane Ann Street north of Brisbane Square to Queens Gardens, Brisbane Queens Gardens and includes the Conrad Treasury Casino . fact date January 2008 A riverside bikeway leading to the University of Queensland and the western suburbs from the Victoria Bridge, Brisbane Victoria Bridge has been built on the river at NorthQuay. The location has a historical record in Queensland because it was a landing point during the first European exploration of the river in 1823 and later in 1825, the Moreton ... NorthQuay is most likely not the exact location selected by John Oxley and Sir Thomas Brisbane during scouting expeditions in November 1824, the high banks at NorthQuay proved to be highly suitable, well above the flood levels that plagued Brisbane in subsequent years. ref name bhnb Street The road ... Law Courts building is located, close to Brisbane Square. NorthQuay then leads into William Street, Brisbane William Street and the government precinct further south along the river. See also Commons category Portal Queensland Northbank BrisbaneNorthQuay 1 & 2 Ferry Wharf, BrisbaneNorthQuay 1 & 2 Ferry Wharf References Reflist coord 27 28 08.34 S 153 01 09 E type landmark region AU display title Category Streets in BrisbaneBrisbane geo stub australia road stub ... Brisbane s historic North Bank 1825 2005 last Hadwen first Ian authorlink coauthors Janet Hogan, Carolyn Nolan year 2005 publisher Royal Historical Society of Queensland location Brisbane isbn 0975761501 ... more details
File NorthQuay Towers.jpg thumb Artist s impression of the three approved towers of NorthQuayNorthQuay is an approved office development, consisting of three towers on the north side of Canary Wharf in London . The real estate developer developer is Canary Wharf Group and the architect is Cesar Pelli . The heights of the towers will be Tower 1 221m 40 floors Tower 2 120m 18 floors Tower 3 209m 38 floors The towers were approved in January 2007, a press release was posted on the official Canary Wharf website on 12 January. It announced the two skyscrapers as being 209m and 221m above ground level, slightly taller than previously thought. It isn t known when the development will proceed, as it is competition with many other proposed office developments in and around Canary Wharf, in the City of London , and elsewhere in central London. The opening of Crossrail in 2018 will make the scheme more attractive to potential tenants as Crossrail s Canary Wharf railway station Canary Wharf station will be immediately to the south of it. The towers may be built separately, with Tower 1 being the first built. See also Canary Wharf Riverside South Canary Wharf Riverside South Heron Quays West One Canada Square HSBC Tower, London Tall buildings in London London Bridge Tower Bishopsgate Tower External links http www.skyscrapernews.com bdbsearch.php?qns northquayNorthQuay on Skyscrapernews.com http www.canarywharf.com mainFrm1.asp?strSelectedArea News Official press release concerning development approval Canary Wharf UKSkyscrapers Approved Category Canary Wharf buildings Category Proposed buildings and structures in the United Kingdom Category Buildings and structures in Tower Hamlets ... more details
NorthBrisbane could mean the following The Electoral district of NorthBrisbane , a district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1878 to 1888. The Parish of NorthBrisbane, Queensland Parish of NorthBrisbane , a cadastral unit covering the Brisbane CBD . The Norths Devils , a rugby league team representing Brisbane s northern suburbs. disambiguation ... more details
Infobox station name NorthQuay image NorthQuayCityCatTerminal.jpg address Queens Wharf Road, Brisbane CBD coordinates coord 27.4726 153.0227 type landmark region AU display inline,title line other structure platform parking bicycle opened closed rebuilt ADA yes owned Brisbane City Council zone 2 TransLink South East Queensland TransLink services s rail title CityCat s line system CityCat line CityCat previous Regatta next South Bank 1 & 2 s rail title CityFerry s line system CityFerry line Inner City Ferry previous next South Bank 3 NorthQuay is a ferry wharf in the Brisbane CBD used by the CityCat and the CityFerry on the Brisbane River . Location They are located off Queens Wharf Road and connect directly to the Bicentennial Bikeway. They are the closest ferry wharves to the Queen Street Mall, Brisbane Queen Street Mall and the rest of the Brisbane CBD . They lie under and to the south of the CBD end of the Victoria Bridge, Brisbane Victoria Bridge . This terminal provides the closest access point to the Conrad Treasury Casino . Description The terminal comprises a long L shaped pier with one pontoon Wharf 2 at the junction of the long and short arms and the other pontoon Wharf 1 at the free end of the shorter arm. Each pontoon has a single docking station. Generally, the CityCat s coming downstream and upstream tie up at pontoon 2. However, at times, when two CityCat s arrive at the same time, those coming upstream tie up at pontoon 1. The CityFerry service however uses only ... connect the head of the terminal to the Brisbane CBD via William Street. Parking used to be available ... to take months. ref cite news title CityCat, CityFerry terminal damage work publisher Brisbane Times ... after temporary measures were put in place by the Brisbane City Council to restore CityCat operations ... services index.htm Brisbane City Council CityCat and ferry services http www.translink.com.au travel ... CityCat Navbox TransLink SEQ ferry network Inner City Ferry Category Ferry wharves in Brisbane ... more details
refimprove date July 2011 infobox UK feature official name North Shields Fish Quay shire county state Tyne and Wear country England nation UK map name United Kingdom Tyne and Wear static image static image caption static image 2 static image caption 2 os grid reference NZ363683 latitude 55.009 longitude 1.433 North Shields Fish Quay a fishing port located close to the mouth of the River Tyne , in North Shields , Tyne and Wear , North East England , convert 8 mi east of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne . The quay began life in 1225 as a simple village of shielings huts from which the town of North Shields takes its name. The quay was originally located here to serve the nearby Tynemouth Castle and Priory . The growth of North Shields was at one time restricted due to fear that it would take trade from neighbouring Newcastle upon Tyne , which was the region s leading port at the time. Clifford s Fort , located on the Fish Quay was built in the 17th century 1672 as a coastal defence against the Netherlands Dutch . The Fort also played a role during the Napoleonic Wars . The fort was named after Lord Clifford of Cabal. It is now a scheduled Ancient Monument. Every Spring Bank Holiday since 1987 the Fish Quay hosts a mammoth free family festival, with hundreds of stalls and entertainments stretching the full length of the Quay. The Fish Quay Festival generally has several stages featuring ... in 2003. In 2006 North Tyneside Council decided not to hold the Fish Quay Festival, due mainly to the long term redevelopment work including construction work that was ongoing on the Fish Quay. A council ... index.asp North Shields Fish Quay information http www.wowfest.co.uk North Shields Fish Quay Festival Information Category Ports and harbours of Tyne and Wear Category North Shields ... Gibbon, the original founder of the Fish Quay Festival quoted when he first started this to the local ... in the Fish Quay area is still ongoing March 9 . The Mouth of The Tyne festival currently continues ... more details
Summary Non free use rationale Description Computer generated image showing how NorthQuay will look upon completion in London, England. Source http www.skyscrapernews.com imagesall.php?ref 336&idi Tower Hamlets Approve North Quay&self nse&no 1&selfidi 336TowerHamletsApproveNorthQuay pic1.jpg Article NorthQuay Portion Low resolution Purpose To illustrate how a future skyscraper will look. Replaceability The building does not exist, therefore there is no non free alternative. other information Licensing Non free promotional image has rationale yes image is of living person no ... more details
Infobox Australian cadastral name NorthBrisbane state Queensland image Nla 45 portions in parish of north brisbane.jpeg caption A 19th century cadastral map, showing parts of the Parish of NorthBrisbane. county County of Stanley, Queensland Stanley region South East Queensland est area near nw near n near ne near w near e near sw near s near se The Parish of NorthBrisbane is a Cadastral divisions of Queensland parish within the County of Stanley, Queensland County of Stanley , Queensland . It includes in its area the Brisbane CBD and the suburb of Fortitude Valley, Queensland Fortitude Valley . Category BrisbaneBrisbane geo stub ... more details
distinguish Electoral district of BrisbaneNorth Infobox Australian Electorate name NorthBrisbane state qld image caption lifespan 1878 1888 mp mp party namesake area class NorthBrisbane was an Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly in the Australia n state of Queensland from 1878 to 1888. NorthBrisbane was a two member constituency, created in 1878 by a merger of Electoral district of Brisbane City Brisbane City with one member and Electoral district of Wickham Queensland Wickham also with one member. It was replaced renamed by Electoral district of BrisbaneNorthBrisbaneNorth in 1888. Members for NorthBrisbane class wikitable colspan 2 Member Party Term Australian politics party colours Other Samuel Walker Griffith Unaligned 1878 1888 Australian politics party colours Other Arthur Hunter Palmer Unaligned 1878 1881 Australian politics party colours Other William Brookes Unaligned 1882 1888 See also Electoral district of BrisbaneNorth References cite web title Queensland State Electorates from 1860 to 2006 publisher Queensland Parliament url http www.parliament.qld.gov.au view historical documents electionsReferendums electoratelist.pdf Category Former electoral districts of Queensland NorthBrisbane ... more details
multiple issues refimprove October 2009 Infobox university name BrisbaneNorth Institute of TAFE type Technical and Further Education TAFE Institute students 49,000 city Brisbane state Queensland country Australia campus Bracken Ridge, Caboolture, Grovely, Ithaca Red Hill , Redcliffe, and South Brisbane website http www.bn.tafe.qld.gov.au www.bn.tafe.qld.gov.au BrisbaneNorth Institute of TAFE BNIT is a TAFE provider in Queensland , Australia . ref http www.bn.tafe.qld.gov.au about us index.html About BrisbaneNorth Institute of TAFE ref . BNIT has campuses located at Bracken Ridge, Caboolture, Grovely, Ithaca Red Hill , Redcliffe, and South Brisbane ref http www.bn.tafe.qld.gov.au about us campuses index.html BrisbaneNorth Institute of TAFE campuses ref . BNIT has links with local universities enabling graduating students credit towards a university qualification ref http www.bn.tafe.qld.gov.au courses and careers schools pathways.html Pathways to university ref . References Reflist External links http www.bn.tafe.qld.gov.au BrisbaneNorth Institute of TAFE http www.openlearning.tafe.qld.gov.au TAFE Open Learning http www.tafe.qld.gov.au TAFE Queensland Category TAFE Queensland Category Education in Brisbane ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2011 Brisbane is a ghost town in what was then Morton County, North Dakota Morton County but today is Grant County, North Dakota Grant County in the U.S. state of North Dakota . http www.dcmemorials.com solbergfarms BrisbanePOApp1910.htm A 1910 application for a new post office at Brisbane from the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. locates Brisbane in section 9 of Township 133 north, Range 86 west. To understand what the terms township and range , please see the article Township United States . An article in the Leith, North Dakota , Index newspaper dated March 1, 1913 states that Brisbane had been established 2 years earlier and that a general store , a hardware and grocery store, a grain elevator , a blacksmith shop and a restaurant were located there. The article also indicates that 3 schools were located in the same township. blockquote In the spring of 1906 there were only a few people living in Brisbane vicinity. The first settlers were men, but in that year women arrived there. The attention of the first settlers was entirely given to stock raising, and no farming was done. Now all is changed and hundreds of acres of rich and fertile soil are annually producing under intelligent and careful farming, thousands of bushels of wheat oats and flax. The village of Brisbane started two years ago, and it is a hustling little town. The business interests are represented by a splendid general store owned and run by E.H. Robinson, a hardware and grocery store run by Sorum and Kindschi, and elevator managed by Martin Jacobs. There is also a blacksmith shop, a cement block building and a restaurant building. There are three school ... is being carried on in the Brisbane vicinity. Leith Index March 1, 1913 blockquote Grant County, North Dakota coord 46 20 33 N 101 29 28 W type city region US ND source GNIS enwiki display title Category Geography of Grant County, North Dakota Category Ghost towns in North Dakota Category Populated ... more details
distinguish Electoral district of NorthBrisbane Infobox Australian Electorate name BrisbaneNorth state qld image caption lifespan 1888 1912 mp mp party namesake area class Metropolitan BrisbaneNorth was an Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts electoral district which elected two members to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the Australia n state of Queensland from 1888 until 1912. It replaced Electoral district of NorthBrisbane the electorate of NorthBrisbane . Following the Electoral Districts Act 1910 , which attempted to apply one vote one value to Queensland electorates, BrisbaneNorth was split into the seats of Electoral district of Brisbane Queensland Brisbane and Electoral district of Paddington Queensland Paddington . Members for BrisbaneNorth class wikitable colspan 2 Member Party Term Australian politics party colours Nationalist rowspan 2 Samuel Griffith Liberal 1888 1890 Australian politics party colours Liberal rowspan 3 Thomas McIlwraith Conservative 1888 1890 Australian politics party colours Commonwealth Liberal Ministerial 1890 1893 rowspan 2 Australian politics party colours Commonwealth Liberal rowspan 2 Ministerial rowspan 2 1890 1896 Australian politics party colours Commonwealth Liberal John James Kingsbury Ministerial 1893 1896 Australian politics party colours Independent Robert Fraser politician Robert Fraser Independent 1896 1899 rowspan 2 Australian politics party colours Commonwealth Liberal rowspan 2 Thomas MacDonald Paterson rowspan 2 Ministerial rowspan 2 1896 1901 rowspan 2 Australian politics party colours Commonwealth Liberal rowspan 6 Edward Barrow Forrest rowspan 2 Ministerial rowspan 2 1899 1903 rowspan 2 Australian politics party colours Liberal rowspan 2 John Cameron Queensland politician John Cameron rowspan 2 Conservative rowspan 2 1901 1908 rowspan ... electoratelist.pdf Category Former electoral districts of Queensland BrisbaneNorth ... more details
of the Brisbane central business district, in 1824. That settlement was soon abandoned and moved to NorthQuay, BrisbaneNorthQuay in 1825. Free immigrants settlers were permitted from 1842. Brisbane ... after a year, and the colony was moved to a site on the Brisbane River now known as NorthQuay, BrisbaneNorthQuay , convert 28 km mi south, that offered a more reliable water supply. Chief Justice ... in the north to Beenleigh in the south, and across to Ipswich in the south west. The city of Brisbane ... ref On Sunday January 9, 2011, a weak cyclone crossed north of Brisbane and dropped rainfull on the already ... Hamish in March 2009, although the cyclone remained approx convert 350 km abbr on north of Brisbane ... of Brisbane pp move indef Infobox Australian place type city name Brisbane state Queensland image Brisbane from Kangaroo Point.jpg imagesize 290 caption The Brisbane skyline from Kangaroo Point, Queensland ... small City of BrisbaneBrisbane City of Ipswich Ipswich Logan City Logan Moreton Bay Region Moreton ... , Division of BrisbaneBrisbane fedgov2 Division of Dickson Dickson , Division of Fadden Fadden , Division ... Petrie , Division of Ryan Ryan maxtemp 26.4 mintemp 16.2 rainfall 965.7 Brisbane IPAc en icon ... third most populous city in Australia . Brisbane s metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland Conurbation urban conurbation , centred around Brisbane, encompasses ... population are Shire of Beaudesert , Shire of Boonah , City of Brisbane , Shire of Caboolture , City ... City , and Redland City . ref The Brisbane central business district stands on the original European settlement and is situated inside a bend of the Brisbane River approximately 23 kilometres from ... of the Brisbane River valley between the bay and the Great Dividing Range . While the metropolitan area is governed by several municipalities, a large proportion of central Brisbane is governed by the Brisbane ... of Brisbane is Brisbanian, but is known to be Brisbanite. ref cite web url http en.wiktionary.org wiki ... more details
wiktionarypar quay A quay is a term for a type of wharf , commonly used in Britain and as can be seen from the specific examples below in many other places. Quay may refer to Boat Quay , a historical quay in Singapore Circular Quay horse , a Kentucky thoroughbred race horse foaled in February 2004 Circular Quay , a locality in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Circular Quay ferry wharf , the main commuter wharves in Sydney, Australia Circular Quay railway station , a CityRail station located in Sydney, Australia Clarke Quay , a historical riverside quay in Singapore Lambton Quay, Wellington , the heart of the CBD of Wellington, New Zealand Lonsdale Quay , a major transit hub for Vancouver s North Shore NorthQuay , a proposed office development, on the north side of Canary Wharf in London NorthQuay 1 & 2 Ferry Wharf, Brisbane , on the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia South Quay DLR station , a Docklands Light Railway station on the Isle of Dogs, in London One Raffles Quay , an office building complex located in the CBD of Singapore Warrington Bank Quay railway station , a mainline railway station serving the UK town of Warrington West Quay , a shopping centre in Southampton, England Wood Quay , a riverside area of Dublin Quay restaurant , a restaurant in Sydney , Australia . People Jan de Quay 1901 1985 , Dutch political figure Matthew Quay 1833 1904 , a Pennsylvania senator. Stephen and Timothy Quay, known as the Quay Brothers Locations Connah s Quay , the largest town in Flintshire, north Wales New Quay disambiguation New Quay , a seaside town in Ceredigion, Wales Melbourne Docklands New Quay New Quay , a residential development in Melbourne, Australia Newquay , a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England Quay County, New Mexico , a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico Quay, New Mexico , a small town in Quay County Quay, Oklahoma , a town in Oklahoma, United States See also Cay Key disambiguation Disambig de Quay fr Quay pl Quay pt Quay ... more details
Britain Quay is a quay and street in Dublin on the south bank of the River Liffey between Sir John Rogerson s Quay Dublin Sir John Rogerson s Quay and the confluence of the River Liffey , River Dodder and Grand Canal . File BritainQuay.JPG thumb 400px Britain Quay foreground with North Wall Quay in the background where the Convention Centre Dublin is under construction 2009 The U2 Tower is to be built here. ref name Tel1 cite news url http www.telegraph.co.uk news uknews 1566063 Bono 27s U2 tower to be tallest in Ireland.html title Bono s U2 tower to be tallest in Ireland author Peterkin, Tom publisher The Daily Telegraph date October 15, 2007 ref References reflist Ireland road stub Dublin geo stub coord 53.345576 N 6.231904 W type landmark region IE display title Category Quays in Dublin city Category Ringsend ... more details
infobox UK place country England official name Bill Quay latitude 54.957 longitude 1.537 population metropolitan borough Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead Gateshead metropolitan county Tyne and Wear region North East England constituency westminster Gateshead East and Washington West UK Parliament constituency ... thumb right 200px Brack Terrace, Bill Quay July 25, 2006 Bill Quay is an area in the east of Gateshead in North East England , situated between Hebburn to the east and Pelaw to the west. It lies on the south bank of the River Tyne , facing Walker on Tyne . Image Bill Quay 2004 .jpg thumb left View of Bill Quay June 13, 2004 History During the 19th century it was an industrial area catering ... Skinner were shipbuilders at Bill Quay with Harrisons remaining the last shipbuilders on the Tyne s south bank until its closure recently. Notable establishments Bill Quay Community Farm An important ... for local Gateshead based bands that happens yearly. Bill Quay Albion Cricket Club Bill Quay Albion Cricket Club compete in the Durham Coast league. Bill Quay in fiction The novel Schoolfrenz by Ray Crowther ISBN 0 9541110 3 6 is set mainly on Tyneside. Bill Quay is mentioned several times and is the location ... RC Schoolfrenz Photos2.htm Ray Crowther contains an extract from Schoolfrenz about Bill Quay, and has photographs of Bill Quay and the surrounding area. External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php ... s article on Bill Quay http web.archive.org web 20091027055418 http geocities.com rboutland2002 index Early shipbuilding at Bill Quay http www.billquayfabricworkshop.co.uk index.html Website of Bill Quay Fabric Workshop http www.billquayalbion.co.uk Website of the Bill Quay Albion Cricket Club http billquaycricket.com Another website of the Bill Quay Albion Cricket Club http www.billquaybooks.co.uk Website of the local book shop, Bill Quay Books http www.billquayprimary.org Website of Bill Quay ... Gateshead Council s page for Bill Quay Community Farm Category Tyne and Wear Category City farms ... more details
Image OConnellBridgeDublin.jpg thumb Liberty Hall visible in the background, on the eastern edge of Eden Quay Eden Quay Irish place name C Eden no translate yes is one of the Dublin quays on the banks of the River Liffey in Dublin . The quay runs the bank between O Connell Bridge and Butt Bridge . The quay is bisected by Marlborough Street Dublin Marlborough Street , roughly halfway along its length. The quay is also designated R105 as part of the Irish Regional road Route descriptions regional roads convention. Liberty Hall dominates the eastern end of the quay while at the opposite end is the Irish Nationwide building, famous for its destruction by the Royal Navy during the Easter Rising . Activity on the quay is made up of a lap dancing club and bar, along with a hotel and bar, an amusement arcade, the Laughter Lounge built on the site of a former cinema, and an assortment of downscale offices, a language school, a closed down pub and three newsagents. The Quay is a major terminus for Dublin Bus services to the north east of the city and to the south bank side . 22 routes start here, while another five go through the location. ref http www.dublinbus.ie en Your Journey1 Timetables ?searchtype place&searchquery Eden Quay ref The Liffey Boardwalk covers the length of the quay. External links For an incomplete list of buses departing and terminating at Eden Quay, see Dublin Bus Routes Dublin Bus References reflist Category Quays in Dublin city Category Locations in the Easter Rising ... more details
Quay, was officially named in 1896 , and was originally two streets known simply as East Street and West Street in north Kampong Malacca. Similar to Clarke Quay, Clarke Street has since been converted ...SG neighbourhood imagemap ClarkeQuay.JPG englishname Clarke Quay chinesename pinyin K l M t u malayname Clarke Quay tamilname Clarke Quay is a historical riverside quay in Singapore , located within the Singapore River Planning Area . The quay is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River and Boat Quay . Etymology Clarke Quay was named after Sir Andrew Clarke administrator ... states of Perak , Selangor and Sungei Ujong . Clarke Quay is also the name of a road along the quay .... File Clarke Quay Panorama, Feb 06.jpg thumb center 600px Panoramic view of Singapore River , with Clarke Quay on the left northern bank and Riverside Point on the right southern bank. Photograph ... era, Boat Quay was the commerce commercial centre where lighter barge barge lighters would transport goods upstream to warehouse s at Clarke Quay. At the height of its prosperity, dozens of bumboat s jostled for mooring space beside Clarke Quay. This continued well into the later half of the twentieth ... and truck lorries departed to their new home and Clarke Quay fell silent. The government then cleaned ... into serious consideration the historical value of Clarke Quay, making it mandatory that new buildings ... Clarke Quay 44, Feb 06.JPG thumb upright leftG MAX reverse bungee Clarke Quay Festival Village, the biggest ... opened on 10 December 1993. In later years, Clarke Quay was managed and owned by CapitaLand . Ten years later, works were commenced to revamp the Clarke Quay area in order to give the place a better ... areas. The Satay Club and a number of establishments vacated Clarke Quay to make way for new tenants. The upgraded Clarke Quay features the Zirca , The Clinic, Forbidden City by the Indochine Group and the whole development was completed in October 2006. The Clarke Quay area at present is drastically ... more details
Queens Quay or Queen s Quay may refer to Queen s Quay, Belfast , a district in Belfast Queen s Quay Toronto , a street in Toronto Queens Quay TTC , an underground streetcar station in Toronto dab Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages fr Queens Quay ... more details
Nofootnotes article date July 2009 SG neighbourhood imagemap englishname Boat Quay chinesename pinyin B chu n M t u malayname Boat Quay tamilname fill in File boat quay sct.JPG thumb Aerial view of the quay Boat Quay is a historical quay in Singapore which is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore ... trade is no longer Boat Quay s primary role, the shophouse s on it have been carefully conserved and now house various bars, pubs and restaurants. Therefore Boat Quay s social economic role in the city ... behind it. Boat Quay is also the name of the road along the quay, which has since been converted into a pedestrian mall. History File boat quay night 2009n.JPG thumb left The quay and the Singapore ..., where most of the commerce took place, is known as Boat Quay. In the 1820s, the area was swamp ... settlement. Boat Quay was completed in 1842 and the Chinese, mostly traders and labourer s, settled there in large numbers. Conditions were squalid but Boat Quay flourished, rapidly exceeding in volume the trade on the north bank where the European ethnic groups European s had their offices, houses and government buildings. In the midst of Boat Quay were the trading offices of some of Singapore ... such as rice and coffee , and many other manufactured goods. File Boat Quay 4, Dec 05.JPG thumb upright Since the 1990s, Boat Quay has been transformed into a pedestrian mall with restaurants, pubs, cafes and clubs. Boat Quay was very resilient to change. Its role did not diminish even when ... from Boat Quay. Its decline really began in the 1960s, as mechanisation and computer isation gradually ... a modern, high tech cargo centre in Pasir Panjang . This led to the rapid demise of Boat Quay s river ... removed, Boat Quay was devoid of activity, with the river deserted. In 1986, the Urban Redevelopment Authority announced plans to Historic preservation conserve Boat Quay as part of a master plan for conserving ... Bridge Road , Circular Road, Lorong Telok and North Canal Road was gazette d. The two and three ... more details
Refimprove date September 2007 Image Wfm victoria quay.jpg thumb right 200px Victoria Quay Victoria Quay VQ is a Scottish Government building situated in Leith , Edinburgh . Designed by Robert Matthew Johnson Marshall , construction began in 1993 and the building was officially opened by the Elizabeth II Queen on Monday 1 July 1996. Civil servants began moving to Victoria Quay in phases from autumn 1995 1996 before the official opening ceremony. Image VictoriaQuayLeith.jpg thumb left 200px View of Victoria Quay showing the mass and length of the building The building was constructed on redeveloped dockland and housed parts of the Scottish Office prior to 1999. With the advent of parliamentary devolution in 1999 it was transferred to the then Scottish Executive, now Scottish Government . 2,200 civil servants work at Victoria Quay making it the Scottish Government s largest building in terms of size and occupation. Construction of this building kick started Leith s Edinburgh Waterfront regeneration programme proper. New luxury flats, converted Bonded warehouse bond warehouses , bistros, bars and restaurants followed. This regeneration is continuing today, with high rise construction work on reclaimed dockland just a few hundred metres behind Ocean Terminal ongoing. Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh Ocean Terminal also opened later, arguably due to a need and demand from the 2000 civil servants working at Victoria Quay, as well as from local people. It is possible that the Scottish Office may have had these positive consequences in mind when construction was agreed. Prior to Victoria Quay opening, which gave the then Scottish Office a presence in north Edinburgh, the posts were based ... lain empty since 1995. To give perspective to the size of Victoria Quay, VQ is in fact a few feet short ... Victoria Quay entry at the Gazetteer for Scotland http www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk scottish executive building.htm Victoria Quay entry at Edinburgh Architecture coord 55 58 41.45 N 3 10 24.48 ... more details
Assembly for Wales constituency Alyn and Deeside , North Wales National Assembly for Wales electoral region North Wales latitude 53.2179 longitude 3.0573 official name Connah s Quay population 17,500 ... Park. They have 7 teams in the North Wales League. The town is also home to Connahs Quay Sport ...infobox UK place country Wales static image Image Connahs Quay St Marks Church.jpg 240px static image ... 01244 os grid reference SJ295695 Connah s Quay lang cy Cei Connah is the largest town in Flintshire , North Wales , lying on the River Dee, Wales River Dee , near the Wales England border border with England ... on the town s border on the north bank of the River Dee. Wepre Park Wepre Woods , an ancient woodland ... which dates from the 13th century. History The original name of the place was New Quay, but due to confusion ... s placename is believed to have to come from a former landlord of The Old Quay House , a public ... s Quay had got its name from a lady called Mary Connah. When people crossed the River Dee from places opposite, such as Parkgate or Neston, they would ask, Could you take me to Connah s Quay, because ... s Quay Railway to the nearby town of Buckley , chiefly to transport fire clay and pottery products ..., and which they sold from barrows pushed around the housing estates. Governance Connah s Quay has a town ... is Independent. Education Schools in Connah s Quay include Connah s Quay High School , Bryn Deva Primary ... by Deeside College , formerly Kelsterton College, and by the sixth form in Connah s Quay High ... have been built in Connah s Quay and the town has a Housing market crisis in the United Kingdom ... members of society within the Connah s Quay area are rising by a further four percent every year ... s Quay is Cei Connah , which has recently been incorporated into signage of the area. Sport The town is home to Deeside College which has on site, the North Wales indoor athletics centre and athletics track which is used by Gap Connah s Quay F.C. ,formerly known as Connah s Quay Nomad and a Lifestyle ... more details
, the docks and quay s, a restored ship, the George and Charlotte copper mine which is toured by a small ..., The European Route of Industrial Heritage . History Morwellham Quay was originally set up by the Benedictine ... transported through the quay, followed by lead and silver ores in the 13th century. ref http www.history.uk.com ... at the Quay itself and the George and Charlotte Mine opened in the 18th century. In addition, by 1800 ... mile tunnel which ended 237 feet above the quay at Morwellham. From here an canal inclined plane inclined plane was constructed to bring the iron barges down to the quay, powered by a water wheel. The heyday for Morwellham Quay came when the largest and richest copper deposits ever were discovered at the Devon Great Consols just 4 miles to the north in 1844. ref http www.cornish mining.org.uk ... quay was added to handle the 30,000 tons of ore that were exported each year. Arsenic was also ... Farm was filmed at Morwellham Quay during 2009 2010. See also New Quay Devon A similar port slightly ... http www.morwellham quay.co.uk Morwellham Quay Official website http www.bbc.co.uk devon content ... Open air museums in the United Kingdom Category Mining in Devon hr Morwellham Quay la Morwellham Quay ... more details
File Quay Street, Manchester looking towards Granada.jpg thumb 250px Quay Street, looking towards Granada Studios File Granada TV.jpg thumb 250px right The Manchester Studios Granada Studios , Quay Street File Quay Street, Manchester.jpg thumb 250px Quay Street, Manchester City Centre Quay Street is a street in the Manchester city centre city centre of Manchester , England. The street continues Peter Street westwards towards Salford. Spinningfields , Manchester s new business district, is to the north and Castlefield , the historical area of the city to the south. It was created in the 18th century for access to a new quay on the River Irwell. The street is most famously known for The Manchester Studios Granada Studios , the UK s first purpose built television studios in 1954 and home to Granada Television it was one of ITA s original franchises and the only one to survive into the 21st century. Granada was also ITV s last franchisee in 2004 and was generally regarded as ITV s most successful franchise. ref Cite web title Top 10 ITV companies 1 Granada url http www.transdiffusion.org tmc itv50 companies 01.php publisher transdiffusion.org date 29 January 2008 accessdate 23 June 2011 ... 23 June 2011 ref Notable buildings The Opera House formerly the New Theatre is in Quay Street Cobden s House was the original home of Owens College the Hospital for Skin Diseases was also in Quay Street ... officer John Cresswell told staff they would stay at their current Quay Street location for the foreseeable ... granada stays at quay street title Granada stays at Quay Street work Manchester Evening News date 11 ... maintenance of the Quay Street building the roof signage and its fixtures were found to be extensively ... Evening News date 26 September 2010 publisher M.E.N. Media ref Quay Street Tower Architect Joseph Sunlight , built Sunlight House on Quay Street, and had planned to build the Quay Street Tower, a convert ... street Quay Street Manchester Directory http www.facebook.com video video.php ... more details
centres, New Quay itself, Traethgwyn, a bay just to the north, and Cei bach, a pebble beach further north below a wooded cliff. Here were constructed not only smacks and schooners for sailing along ...about the town in Wales the similarly named town of Newquay in Cornwall Newquay Other uses New Quay disambiguation Infobox UK place country Wales welsh name Cei Newydd Motto official name New Quay latitude ... constituency Ceredigion post town New Quay postcode district postcode area SA45 dial code 01545 ... ref static image File New Quay 2.jpg 240px static image caption small Overlooking the harbour at New Quay small File St Llwchaiarn s church, New Quay.jpg right thumb 250px St Llwchaiarn s church New Quay lang cy Cei Newydd is a seaside town in Ceredigion , West Wales with a resident population of around ..., New Quay merely consisted of a few thatched cottages surrounded by agricultural land, the natural harbour providing a safe mooring for fishing boats and a few small trading vessels. The New Quay ... as shipwrights , New Quay had half a dozen blacksmith shops, three sail makers, three rope walks ... Careg Gwalch 2005 pg. 64. ref By 1870, shipbuilding had ceased at New Quay but most of the men living ... rig gers that sailed the world were captained by New Quay men. The observant tourist can still see ... of shops and restaurants. Nearby New Quay Honey Farm, the largest bee farm in Wales, has a live bee ... in its 126th year publisher New Quay Yacht Club accessdate 2008 02 04 ref In addition to the hospitality ... facilities As well as shops, banks, restaurants and pubs, New Quay houses a large primary school , a doctors ... NewQuayCardiganshire fleet title New Quay Fleet publisher RNLI ref Public transport is provided ... miles outside New Quay is a honey farm. There is also New Quay s famous 1 shop Now the 1.20 shop . There is a park at the top of New Quay right next to a tennis court which may be used by the public. Links with Dylan Thomas New Quay is one of several places in Wales to claim a link with writer Dylan ... more details
Willington Quay is an area in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear in northern England . It is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne , facing Jarrow , and between Wallsend and North Shields . It is served by the Howdon Metro station in Howdon . The area from 2006 onwards has been an area of new housing built on brownfield sites. The house building continues into 2012 and is changing the social and economic balance in the area. The area has also had the a make over of the bowling green off howdon lane and further warehousing next to the bowling green has been demolished to make way for further new housing. The changes made recently at Willington Quay is now making it an attractive place to live within North Tyneside. Local government The area, originally in the parish of Wallsend, became an urban sanitary district in the late 19th century. The Local Government Act 1894 brought together the Howdon and Willington Quay USDs as an urban district of Northumberland . In 1910, the urban district became part of the borough of Wallsend . Notable people Norman Brown footballer Norman Brown , footballer See also Willington Quay child abduction case References Youngs, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol 2 coord 54.983333 N 1.5 W region GB type city display title Category Towns in Tyne and Wear Category Districts of England created by the Local Government Act 1894 pl Willington Quay ... more details
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