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Sundown Adventureland first opened in 1968 and was run in the Rhodes' back garden. [3] In its first year open, it was visited by over 2000 people. [3] Animals that could be seen during early operation included pheasants, ducks, bush babies, flying and red squirrels, budgerigars, canaries, a monkey, fox and a donkey.
Retford County High School for Girls has its origins in a meeting convened at the White Hart Hotel, Retford 'to consider the advisability of taking steps to establish a public High School for Girls in the district'. The prime instigator in the new project was the manager of the Westminster Bank, Mr. William Oakden, who in 1891 had moved from ...
The Warwick Hotel Toronto was a hotel located at the corner of Dundas Street East and Jarvis Street, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [1] It was notable as being the site of significant dance band performances until approximately 1960, after which it became notable as a location for burlesque entertainment.
The current Sutton Place Hotel Toronto is situated at 355 King Street West. Between 1967 and 2012, the hotel occupied a grand building on Bay Street. The hotel in its new location is now under the full ownership and operations of The Sutton Place Hotels, having been rebranded from King Blue Hotel Toronto.
Headon is a village in Headon cum Upton civil parish, in the Bassetlaw district, of the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The village is adjacent to the villages of Upton, Nether Headon, East Drayton, Eaton, Gamston, Woodbeck and Stokeham. In 2011 the parish, together with Stokeham had a population of 253. [1]
The parish is low-lying. The land height is lowest in the south east corner of the parish, at around 20 metres (66 ft). The highest points are Lodge Field Clump and Mill Hill both at 70 metres (230 ft) in the north and east of the parish respectively, these providing clear views of the Trent Valley and the wider region. Nether Headon lies at ...
The Bassetlaw Museum was created in 1983 and has a number of collections donated by people in the local area. The collections include local history, archaeology, decorative and fine art, agriculture, costume and textiles. The museum is situated in the 18th century Grade II* listed Amcott House on Grove Street, Retford where it moved in 1986. [1]
Ordsall is an area and former civil parish in Retford, in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. The Bassetlaw ward of the same name had a population of 14,194 at the 2011 census. The Bassetlaw ward of the same name had a population of 14,194 at the 2011 census.