Millfield Theatre
Millfield Theatre opened in 1988 in the grounds of Millfield Centre on Silver Street in Edmonton, North London. It seats up to 362 in a variety of stage layouts.
The Theatre has a lively and broad based programming policy and presents drama, dance, musicals, alternative cabaret, variety, popular music and children's events. Millfield also presents a major professional pantomime which is produced in-house.
Millfield Theatre is owned, managed and funded entirely by London Borough of Enfield. It has 12 full time staff working on site at the theatre, and employs many more casual staff. Ushers at the theatre are all volunteers.
Millfield Theatre is marketed under the umbrella of Millfield Arts Centre, which encompasses Millfield Theatre and Millfield House. Millfield House contains rooms which are available for hire, and also plays host to a number of educational classes and workshops for children and adults. This is marketed under the banner of Millfield Education.
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Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Commonly referred to as Spurs, the club's home stadium is White Hart Lane, Tottenham, in the London Borough of Haringey (N17).
Tottenham Hotspur were the first club in the 20th century to achieve the League and FA Cup Double, winning both competitions in the 1960–61 season. In 1963, Spurs became the first British club to win a major European trophy - the European Cup Winners' Cup. In the 1980s, Spurs won several trophies: the FA Cup twice, FA Community Shield and the UEFA Cup 1983–84. In addition, they are the current Football League Cup holders, beating Chelsea 2–1 in extra time. This victory means that Tottenham have won a trophy in each of the last six decades - an achievement only matched by Manchester United.
It consists of a large courtyard, surrounded by galleries in the classical style on three levels.
As a town square it compares well with any other in Europe and is a monument to both the woollen textile and stone masonry industries.
It has been seen in many documentaries, feature films and TV productions, including the much praised 'Brassed Off'.
Piers Gough and Adam Hart-Davis have both focused TV documentaries on the architectural and heritage importance of the Piece Hall.
Over the years the Piece Hall has become home to a wide range of speciality shops, see the The Piece Hall Halifax|, has developed into a very popular and well-respected exhibition space and the events programme brings thousands of visitors to see a great variety of entertainment in this glorious setting.
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The WILLIAM MORRIS GALLERY
The WILLIAM MORRIS GALLERY, opened by Prime Minister Clement Attlee in 1950, is the only public museum devoted to England's best known and most versatile designer. The Gallery is located at Walthamstow in Morris's family home from 1848 to 1856, the former Water House, a substantial Georgian dwelling of about 1750 which is set in its own extensive grounds (now Lloyd Park).
The Gallery's internationally important collections illustrate William Morris's life, work and influence. There are permanent displays of printed, woven and embroidered fabrics, rugs, carpets, wallpapers, furniture, stained glass and painted tiles designed by Morris himself and by Edward Burne-Jones, Philip Webb, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown and others who together founded the firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Company in 1861
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