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"Canada House () is a Greek Revival building on Trafalgar Square in London. It has been a Grade II* Listed Building since 1970. It has served as the offices of the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom since 1925. History The building which would later become known as Canada House was built between 1824 and 1827 to designs by Sir Robert Smirke, the architect of the British Museum.Major contest launched for overhaul of London's Canada House Architects Journal, 15 March 2013 It was originally two buildings used by the Union Club and the Royal College of Physicians. Under the leadership of High Commissioner Peter Charles Larkin the Canadian government acquired the Union Club in 1923 for the sum of £223,000.Canada House – the Government of Canada's showpiece for close to a century Canada International It was Larkin's intention to centralise the work of 200 Canadian employees scattered among offices in Victoria Street in one central building. Renovations cost $1.3 million CDN and were supervised by the architect Septimus Warwick, who moved the main entrance from Trafalgar Square to Cockspur Street. The designers imported Canadian furniture, carpets and maple and birch flooring. The exterior was reclad in Portland stone to match the facade of the Royal College of Physicians. The building was officially opened on 29 June 1925 by King George V. When he declared Canada House open, King George said: "Canada is a great country: alike in the literal sense of vast extent from 'sea to sea' and great in achievement and in promise: and it is right and necessary that its official representatives here should be housed in a manner worthy of the Dominion and adequate to the discharge of their ever-growing and important duties." During the London Blitz, a bomb fell near the building, only away from future Canadian prime minister Lester B. Pearson, who was the secretary to the High Commissioner at the time.Canada House, circa 1941, after the London Blitz Canada increased its presence by acquiring the future Macdonald House, located at 1 Grosvenor Square in Mayfair, in 1961.Good riddance to Grosvenor Square: Canada House is our real home The Globe and Mail, 29 November 2013 In 1993, Canada House was closed by the Canadian government as a cost-cutting measure with the intention of selling it. A change of government in Canada saw this decision reversed and renovations were planned instead, beginning in 1997. The building was officially reopened by Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada, in May 1998. To commemorate the reopening, a detachment from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, came to London and mounted the Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace.Changing the Guard The Ontario Room, Canada House Canada House was closed again in 2010 and re- opened in 2012 for the Diamond Jubilee. It was used as Canada Olympic House during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The main work of the High Commission, including consular, public affairs, political, trade and administrative functions was then carried out from Macdonald House in Mayfair.Passport and Services In February 2013 the Government of Canada announced that it would consolidate its diplomatic presence at Canada House and sell off Macdonald House. As part of the plan the building next door to Canada House, known as 2-4 Cockspur Street, was acquired by Canada in 2013 (until this date 2-4 Cockspur Street served as headquarters of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport). The building at 2-4 Cockspur Street was constructed between 1926-29 for Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada and had served as the Canadian Army's overseas headquarters in London during World War II. Over the next two years 2-4 Cockspur Street and Canada House were renovated. As part of the renovation, 2-4 Cockspur Street was joined to Canada House in July 2014. In November 2013 Macdonald House was sold, although as part of the transaction the diplomatic staff was permitted to stay until the renovations to Canada House were completed and the diplomatic staff did not move to Canada House until December 2014.Canada.com – Canada sells diplomatic mansion Macdonald House in London to Indian developer for $530M. Retrieved 29 Nov 2013. The Canadian High Commission transferred all of its diplomatic functions to Canada House on 15 December 2014. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh once again officially reopened Canada House on 19 February 2015. Current functions Canada House is the home of the High Commission of Canada to the United Kingdom. It hosts consular facilities for Canadians to renew passports or apply for emergency assistance, visa and immigration processing services, a military liaison office, trade officers, political officers and a public affairs section. Canada House is used for special events, hosting conferences, receptions, lectures and lunches. The Canada House Gallery stages exhibitions of historical and contemporary art and artefacts. Mackenzie King Room, reception area, Canada House Gallery Front entrance of Canada House British Columbia Room, Canada House Aerial view of Canada House and Trafalgar Sq File:Canada House in 1926.jpgCanada House in 1926 File:London Canada House Night 2.jpgCanada House by night, showing the flags of the provinces and territories of Canada on the side File:Canada House 2013.jpgEntrance on Cockspur Street File:Flagsoncanadahouse.JPGProvincial and territorial flags on Canada House Canada House with flags The Manitoba Room in Canada House See also *Green roof on top of Canada HouseCanada House (Berlin) References External links High Commission of Canada to the United Kingdom in London Category:Trafalgar Square Category:Cultural infrastructure completed in 1827 Category:Greek Revival architecture in the United Kingdom Category:1923 establishments in the United Kingdom Category:Art museums and galleries in London Category:Canadian art Category:Grade II* listed buildings in the City of Westminster Category:Canada–United Kingdom relations Canada London Category:Museums in the City of Westminster Category:Cultural centers Category:Robert Smirke (architect) buildings Category:Georgian architecture in London Category:Neoclassical architecture in London Category:Transatlantic cultural exchange Category:1827 establishments in England "
"Alen Bajkuša (born 26 June 1971, Sarajevo) is a retired footballer, who played as a striker. His career began at FK Željezničar. He later played for the Hong Kong national team.Alen Bajkuša at 11v11.com Bajkuša played for SM Caen in the French Ligue 1. References Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Sarajevo Category:Hong Kong international footballers Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina footballers Category:Hong Kong First Division League players Category:South China AA players Category:Stade Malherbe Caen players Category:FK Željezničar players Category:NK Široki Brijeg players Category:FC Tatabánya players Category:Ligue 1 players Category:Ligue 2 players Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate footballers Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Category:Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Category:Expatriate footballers in France Category:Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Category:Étoile Carouge FC players Category:Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Category:Egaleo F.C. players Category:Happy Valley AA players Category:Penang FA players Category:Association football forwards Category:Hong Kong League XI representative players "
"This is a list of notable Old Derbeians, former pupils and masters of Derby School (from the 12th century to 1989) and of Derby Grammar School (since 1994), in Derby, England.Main page of the Old Derbeian Society web site, accessed 27 February 2008 \ Derby School Notable old boys =Born in the 16th century= * Blessed Edward James (1557–1588), Roman Catholic martyr *John Cotton (1585–1652), New England Puritan =Born in the 17th century= *George Sitwell (c.1600-1667), Ironmaster and High Sheriff *John Flamsteed (1646–1719), England's first Astronomer Royal *Anthony Blackwall (1672–1730), classical scholarDistinguished Alumni of Derby School by James Michael John Fletcher (Derby Reporter, 1872) *Henry Cantrell (1684–1773), clergyman and religious controversialistCantrell, Henry, Church of England clergyman and religious controversialist by David L. Wykes in Dictionary of National Biography (OUP, 2004) *William Budworth (c. 1699-1745), schoolmaster =Born in the 18th century= *Sir John Eardley Wilmot (1709–1792), Chief Justice of the Common PleasWilmot, Sir John Eardley (1709–1792), judge by James Oldham in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online (accessed 4 November 2007) *Joseph Wright (1734–1797), artistWright, Joseph, of Derby (1734–1797), painter by Judy Egerton in Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004) *Daniel Coke (1745–1825), barrister and member of parliamentCoke, Daniel Parker (1745–1825), barrister and politician by Mark Pottle in Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004) *Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens (1753–1839), diplomat *Joseph Strutt (1765–1844), cotton manufacturer and philanthropist *Sir William Gell (1777–1836), archaeologist =Born in the 19th century= *Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818–1910), surgeon and artistThe Derby School Register, 1570-1901, ed. Benjamin Tacchella (London, 1902)Haden, Sir Francis Seymour [pseud. H. Dean] (1818–1910), etcher and surgeon by A. M. Hind & E. Chambers in Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004) *Henry Howe Bemrose (1827–1911), member of parliament for Derby *Unwin Sowter (1839–1910), maltster, cricketer and Mayor of Derby *John Cook Wilson (1849–1915), philosopherWilson, John Cook (1849–1915), philosopher and classical scholar by H. A. Prichard & David Boucher in Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004) *J. M. J. Fletcher (1850–1934), historian *E. W. Hobson FRS (1856–1933), mathematician *Richard Mansfield (1857–1907), actor *John Atkinson Hobson (1858–1940), social theorist and economist *Walter Weston (1860–1940), missionary and mountaineerWeston, Walter (1860–1940), mountaineer and missionary by Peter H. Hansen in Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004) *Frederic Creswell (1866–1948), mining engineer and South African Minister of Defence *Lawrence Beesley (1877–1967), RMS Titanic survivor and author *William Henry Ansell (1872–1959), architect, President of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1940 to 1943 *Walter Greatorex (1877–1949), composer *Charles Tate Regan (1878–1943), ichthyologist *Sir George Simpson FRS (1878–1965), meteorologist *Geoffrey Shaw (1879–1943), composer and musicianEnchiridion at canamus.org, accessed 9 January 2009 *Guy Wilson (1882–1917), cricketer and soldierAndrew Renshaw, Wisden on the Great War: The Lives of Cricket's Fallen 1914-1918 (2014), p. 374 *William George Constable (1887–1976), art historianPapers of William George Constable at janus.lib.cam.ac.uk, ref. GBR/0275, accessed 14 July 2007Constable, William George (1887–1976), art historian and gallery director by Alec Clifton-Taylor & Rosemary Mitchell in Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004) *Frank Conroy (1890–1964), actor *Robert Howe (1893–1981), last British Governor-General of the Sudan, 1947-1955 * Ernest Sterndale Bennett (1884-1982), Theatre Director and member of the Order of Canada =Born in the 20th century= *Max Bemrose (1904–1986), Chairman of Bemrose Corporation and High Sheriff of Derbyshire *George Timms (1910–1997), clergyman *P. G. Ashmore (1916–2002), academic chemist *Gilbert Hodgkinson (1913–1987), cricketer *Spencer Barrett (1914–2001), classical scholar, Fellow and Sub-Warden of Keble College, OxfordHollis, Adrian, Spencer Barrett, Oxford don devoted to classics and his college, obituary in The Guardian, 17 October 2001, online at guardian.co.uk, accessed 14 August 2008 *George Bacon (1917-2011), nuclear physicist *Ted Moult (1926–1986), farmer & TV personality *Alexander Morrison (1927-2012), judge *John Stobart (born 1929), maritime artistHawley, Zena, Roy takes to the stage once again to pick up an honorary doctorate in Derby Evening Telegraph dated 19 January 2008, p. 6 *Robert Grimley (born 1943), Dean of Bristol since 1997 Notable masters of Derby School *John Meade Falkner, novelist and poet *Rev. Robert de Courcy Laffan (Senior Classical Master, 1880–1884), principal of Cheltenham College, member of the International Olympic Committee *Henry Judge Hose (Maths master, 1867–1874), mathematicianHenry Judge Hose (1826-1883) by K. J. Cable in Australian Dictionary of Biography online, accessed 14 July 2007 See also *Derby School *List of Masters of Derby School *:Category:People educated at Derby School *Derby Grammar School References Sources *Derby School: a Short History by George Percy Gollin Derby Category:Derbyshire-related lists "