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Passmore Edwards Centre
The Passmore Edwards Centre is a grade II listed building in Newton Abbot, Devon, in England. It was built as a library and technical school by philanthropist John Passmore Edwards in memory of his mother who was born in the town. The building was completed between 1902 and 1904 to a design by architect Silvanus Trevail and his assistant Alfred Cornelius. It remains in use as a library. Description The building is L-shaped in plan with frontages onto Bank Street on the south-west and Market Street on the south-east. The frontage is built of grey, square-dressed Devon limestone with yellow ceramic detailing. The west return wall is of Devon limestone rubble while the east return and rear walls are of cream bricks laid in English bond. The roof is slate with chimney stacks at the sides and rear. The external corner of the structure is canted to form the main entrance of one bay at the junction of the two streets. There are ten bays on the south-western elevation on Bank Street, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Passmore Edwards Public Library In Newton Abbot
''The'' is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the Most common words in English, most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
