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In 1965, the London Government Act 1963 abolished the existing county of London and replaced it with the larger Greater London, which took over more territory in the north-east of Surrey, including Richmond, Kingston-upon-Thames, Wimbledon and Sutton. At the same time, Staines and Sunbury-on-Thames were transferred to Surrey from Middlesex.
The library was designed by Hugh Lea, Borough Architect for Croydon Council in 1966 [9] together with the Chief Librarian T.E. Callander and opened in 1968. [10] It is locally listed, within the South Norwood conservation area and a national listing application has been made to Historic England.
Most of their Church of England parish registers, from 1538 to 1987 (baptisms to 1912; marriages to 1937; and burials to 1987) are now available via ancestry.co.uk. The online Guide to parish registers held at Surrey History Centre indicates that significant numbers of the registers for parishes historically in Surrey but now in London are held ...
As part of UK sanctions against Russia, ISPs are required to take "reasonable steps to prevent" users accessing "an internet service provided by" a person or organisation sanctioned by the UK government. This effectively means blocking websites operated by such organisations. Organisations sanctioned are currently TV Novosti and Rossiya Segodnya.
The Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 (c. 75) is an act of the United Kingdom Parliament. It created a statutory duty for local authorities in England and Wales [1] "to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service for all persons". [2] It also allowed local authorities to "provide and maintain museums and art galleries".
Research Libraries UK (RLUK) (formerly CURL) [1] comprises 35 university libraries, 3 national libraries, and the Wellcome Collection in the United Kingdom and Ireland. [2] Its aim is to increase the ability of research libraries to share resources among themselves. The holdings of these libraries provided the basis of the Copac online catalogue.
The Road to WrestleMania 40 begins with the WWE Royal Rumble 2024 being held Saturday, Jan. 27 at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET at Tropicana Field in Florida. Find out how to stream the live event, get full ...
The UK has a comprehensive, state-funded education system, accordingly Surrey has 37 state secondary schools, 17 Academies, 7 sixth form colleges and 55 state primaries. The county has 41 independent schools, including Charterhouse (one of the nine independent schools mentioned in the Public Schools Act 1868 ) and the Royal Grammar School ...