Coordinates: 51°09′46″N 0°47′56″W / 51.1627°N 0.799°W / 51.1627; -0.799

Frensham
Frensham  Frensham shown within Surrey
Population	1,677 [1]
OS grid reference	SU840410
District	Waverley
Shire county	Surrey
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Farnham
Postcode district	GU10
Dialling code	01252
Police	Surrey
Fire	Surrey
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	South West Surrey
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Frensham is a village in Surrey, England, beside the A287, 13 miles (20.9 km) south west of Guildford. Neighbouring villages include Millbridge, Shortfield Common, Dockenfield, Spreakley, Batt's Corner and Rushmoor. Frensham lies on the River Wey. Farnham is the nearest main town and it is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the north. The majority of the land around Frensham is located within the Metropolitan Green Belt. The non-agricultural land surrounding the village is mainly open heathland and birch woodland.

Planning permission is being discussed for a potential mineral zone for the extraction of sand and gravel near Frensham Manor.^[2]

Frensham Common is owned by the National Trust and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It covers about 1,000 acres^[3] and comprises a large area of heathland, together with some coniferous and mixed woodland. There are two large ponds, known as Frensham Great and Little Ponds, which were built in the Middle Ages to provide fish for the Bishop of Winchester's estate.

History[link]

Mesolithic camp or living sites have been discovered around Frensham.^[4] Hundreds of Bronze Age arrowheads have been found around Frensham and there are several tumuli (burial sites). In 688 AD, King Caedwalla of Wessex made a charter conveying to the Catholic church 60 hides of land that included Farnham, Frensham and Churt. This became the property of Hedda, Bishop of Winchester.

The origins of the name Frensham come from 'Frena's ham'. Frena was the name of either a Danish Earl who was killed in the battle of Ashdown in the year 871, or of a Saxon who was driven south from Northumberland by the Danes in 993. The second part 'ham' means 'settlement', and is also from where we get the word 'home', so Frensham is 'Frena's settlement'.

In 1348, Frensham suffered from the plague. Before it ceased in 1350, fifty-two area farms had become desolate.

Locally clay was extracted from around Frensham for Farnham Pottery.

In the 17th century, farmers focused primarily on hop growing and sheep rearing.

During the Second World War, tanks based in the Headley area used Frensham Common for training,^[5] whilst Canadian soldiers used to gallop across the Common.^[6] At this time, Frensham Great and Little Ponds were drained as otherwise they would have provided markers for German bombers.^[7] In the 1960s boxy little rowing boats were available for hire on the Little Pond from a boathouse near the road.

St Mary's Church[link]

Originally a chapelry of Farnham, the present St Mary's church was dedicated in 1239, having been moved from its previous site on low ground beside the River Wey. The move was probably due to the massive storms of the 1230s which flooded Waverley Abbey (6 km downstream) to a depth of 1.75 m.

The chancel is the oldest part of the church, its walls being those of the original building, the 13th century niches, piscina and aumbry. The tower is 14th century, with massive diagonal buttresses and eight bells dated between 1627 and the 19th century. The porch is restored but is believed to be 15th century. The north aisle was built in 1827, and the whole church was subject to a major restoration in 1868.

The font, of Purbeck Marble, is early medieval but its carvings are nearly obliterated. The organ was installed in 1871 with subsequent modernisations. The exterior of the building is of local sandstone, flint and rubble, with evidence of endless repair and reconstruction.^[8]

Population[link]

The population of Frensham in 1851 was 714.^[9] Today the area of Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford has a total population of 3,961.^[10]

Today[link]

Frensham post office and village shop is a community run shop and celebrated its tenth anniversary in January 2006.

There are four local schools: St Mary's Church of England Infants' School, Frensham Heights, Edgeborough and More House.

Frensham Great Pond, lying within Frensham Common, extends over 100 acres (0.40 km²) and is a centre for sailing activities.^[11] In the summer, Surrey County Council provides a lifeguard to supervise the swimming area. However, the pond sometimes suffers from eutrophication due to excess run-off of nitrate fertilisers from nearby arable land. The occasional presence of blue-green algae means that official advice regarding swimming varies, as indicated by notices at the water's edge. The smaller Frensham Little Pond is a scenic area for picnics - no swimming or sailing is permitted here.

References[link]

1. ^ Census data
2. ^ Surrey Planning Department Notice (downloaded 8/12)
3. ^ Waverley Borough Council: Frensham Common
4. ^ Extracts from 'A Frensham History' by Robert Hickling
5. ^ BBC WW2 People's War Stories
6. ^ BBC WW2 People's War Stories
7. ^ BBC WW2 People's Stories
8. ^ St Mary's Church
9. ^ A Vision of Britain through time.
10. ^ Census Data
11. ^ BBC Guide to Surrey

External links[link]

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• Multimap
• Interesting local walk with pictures
• Results and conclusions of village survey
• National Trust Little Pond
• St Mary's Church website

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William Southcombe Lloyd Webber (11 March 1914 – 29 October 1982) was an English organist and composer.

Life and career[link]

Lloyd Webber was born in London.^{[citation needed]} The son of William Charles Henry Webber, a self-employed plumber, he was fortunate, from a musical point of view, that his father was a keen organ 'buff' who spent what little money he had travelling to hear various organs in and around the capital. Often he would take his son with him, and before long, young William started to play the organ himself and developed a keen interest that bordered on the obsessional.^{[citation needed]}

By the age of 14, William Lloyd Webber had already become a well-known organ recitalist, giving frequent performances at many important churches and cathedrals throughout Great Britain. He won an organ scholarship to Mercers' School, later winning a further scholarship to study at the Royal College of Music where he studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams and gained his FRCO diploma at nineteen. Because there was already another student at the college with the name William Webber, William continued to use his second middle name 'Lloyd' from then on as part of his name.

Parallel to his activities as an organist, he began to compose, and several interesting works date from this early period including Fantasy Trio of 1936. Although the Second World War interrupted his composition (he was organist and choirmaster at All Saints, Margaret Street, London throughout the war) its ending marked the beginning of Lloyd Webber's most prolific years as a composer.

In 1938, he was appointed organist and choirmaster of All Saints, later moving to Westminster Central Hall, London, one of the most significant Methodist churches in the United Kingdom. His first compositions developed in the 1930s. In 1942 he married the pianist and violinist Jean Hermione Johnstone (1921–1993).^[1] The marriage, which lasted until his death, produced two sons: composer Andrew (born 1948) and cellist Julian (born 1951).

From 1945 until the mid-1950s, Lloyd Webber composed vocal and instrumental music, choral and organ works, chamber music and orchestral works. Works from this period include the oratorio 'St. Francis of Assisi', the orchestral tone-poem 'Aurora', the Sonatinas for viola and piano, and flute and piano, and numerous songs, organ pieces and choral works. But Lloyd Webber's roots were firmly embedded in the romanticism of such composers as Sergei Rachmaninov, Jean Sibelius and César Franck, and he became increasingly convinced that his own music was 'out of step' with the prevailing climate of the time. Rather than compromise his style, he turned to the academic side of British musical life - teaching at the Royal College of Music, directing the choir at Central Hall, Westminster, and, in 1964, accepting the Directorship of the London College of Music, a post which he held until his death in 1982.

Disillusioned with composition^{[citation needed]}, he wrote virtually nothing for the next 20 years - until shortly before his death, when a sudden flowering of creativity^{[citation needed]} produced among a number of works the mass 'Missa Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae', (available on an ASV CD, DCA961).

Lloyd Webber was by nature a shy and withdrawn character. He had an avowed dislike of self-promotion and found the 'cut and thrust' approach apparently necessary for the furtherance of a composer's career to be complete anathema. He also had no time for the trappings of verbosity, and was a man averse to wasting words or, in his music, notes. "Why", he would ask his pupils, “write six pages, when six bars will do?"

Lloyd Webber's music has recently enjoyed a resurgence and is heard increasingly in both live and recorded performances. When 'Aurora' was recorded for Philips in 1986 by Lorin Maazel and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Greenfield of The Guardian called it "skillfully and sumptuously scored ... music as sensuous as any you will find from a British composer".

In 2005, Lloyd Webber's The Divine Compassion was revived by the Aeolian Singers. This large scale choral work takes 95 minutes to perform and is based on the account of Passion of Christ in the Gospel of John.

A 'William Lloyd Webber Festival' took place in the spring and summer of 2007 in London.^{[citation needed]}

Selected works[link]

Orchestra[link]

• Lento in E Major for String Orchestra (1939)
• Waltz in E Minor for Orchestra (1939)
• Aurora, Tone Poem for Orchestra (1951)
• Three Spring Miniatures for Small Orchestra (1952); orchestration of original piano work

1. Gossamer (A Little Waltz)
2. Willow Song (A lament)
3. Tree Tops (A Toccatina)

• Serenade for Strings

I. Barcarolle (1951)

II. Romance (1980)

III. Elegy (1960)

• Invocation for Harp, Timpani and String Orchestra (1957)

Brass band[link]

• Little Suite for Brass

I. Prelude

II. Adagio

III. Festive March

Chamber[link]

• Three Pieces for Cello and Piano

1. In the Half-Light (1951)
2. Air Varié (adapted from Tantum Ergo by César Franck)
3. Slumber Song

• Fantasy Trio in B Minor for Violin, Cello and Piano (1936)
• Sonatina for Flute and Piano (1941)
• Benedictus for Violin and Organ (1942)
• Nocturne for Cello and Piano or Harp (1948); from the oratorio St. Francis of Assisi
• Air and Variations for Clarinet and Piano (1952)
• Sonatina for Viola and Piano (1952)
• Country Impressions (1960)

1. Mulberry Cottage for Flute and Piano (1960)
2. On Frensham Pond (Aquarelle) for Clarinet and Piano (1960)

• A Lyric Suite for Cello and Piano (1964)
• Summer Pastures for Horn and Piano
• Suite in B♭ for Trumpet and Piano
• The Gardens at Eastwell (A Late Summer Impression) for Violin and Piano or Harp (1982)

Piano[link]

• Three Spring Miniatures for Piano (1952); also orchestrated

1. Gossamer (A Little Waltz)
2. Willow Song (A lament)
3. Tree Tops (A Toccatina)

• Six Pieces for Piano

1. A Song for the Morning (1957); composed under the pseudonym Clive Chapel
2. Scherzo in G Minor
3. Arabesque
4. Romantic Evening
5. Explanation; composed under the pseudonym Clive Chapel
6. Song without Words

• Three Pieces for Piano

1. Presto for Perseus
2. Autumn Elf
3. Badinage de Noël

• Scenes from Childhood for Piano

1. Cake Walk
2. Sentimental Waltz
3. Air
4. Scherzo
5. Evening Hymn
6. China Doll

• A Short Tone-Study for Piano
• River Song for Piano 4-Hands
• Danse Macabre for 2 Pianos

Organ[link]

• Chorale, Cantilena and Finale
• Three Recital Pieces (1952)

1. Prelude
2. Barcarolle
3. Nuptial March

• Aria – Thirteen Pieces

1. Prelude on St Cross;
2. Choral March
3. Communion
4. Solemn Procession
5. Prelude on Passion Chorale
6. Prelude on Rockingham
7. Festal March
8. Prelude on Gerontius
9. Aria
10. Verset
11. Prelude on Winchester New
12. Vesper Hymn
13. Meditation on Stracathro

• Reflections – Seven Pieces

1. Prelude
2. Slumber Song
3. Summer Pastures
4. Romance
5. Intermezzo
6. Christ in the Tomb (from The Divine Compassion)
7. Postlude

• Eight Varied Pieces

1. Arietta in A Major
2. Minuet
3. Recessional
4. Andantino alla Cantilena
5. Introit
6. Dedication March
7. Pastorale
8. Epilogue

• Songs without Words – Six Pieces

1. Noel Nouvelet
2. Song without Words
3. Trumpet Minuet
4. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
5. The Coventry Carol
6. Good King Wenceslas

• Five Portraits for Home Organs
• Elegy
• Six Interludes on Christmas Carols

1. Interlude on 'The Holly and the Ivy'
2. Interlude on 'Whence is this goodly fragrance?'
3. Interlude on 'Noël nouvelet'
4. Interlude on 'Good King Wenceslas'
5. Interlude on 'Coventry Carol'
6. Interlude on 'God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen'

Choral[link]

• Missa Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae for Choir and Organ (1979)
• Princeps Pacis (The Prince of Peace), Mass for Chorus and Organ (1962)
• The Saviour, A Meditation upon the Death of Christ for Chorus and Organ
• The Divine Compassion, Sacred Cantata for Tenor, Baritone, Chorus and Organ
• St. Francis of Assisi, Oratorio for Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Chorus, String Orchestra and Harp (1948)
• Born a King, a Christmas cantata for Soloists, Chorus and Organ
• Songs of Spring, Cantata for Female Chorus and Piano
• O Lord, Spread Thy Wings O'er Me, Anthem for Soprano (or Treble Voice), Chorus and Accompaniment
• Spirit of God, Anthem for Chorus and Organ
• Dominus Firmamentum Meum, Anthem for Chorus and Organ
• Lo! My Shepherd Is Divine, Anthem for Soprano, Alto, Chorus and Organ
• Lo, God Is Here, Anthem for Chorus and Organ
• Seven Anthems

1. Sing the Life, Easter Carol for Chorus and Accompaniment
2. A Hymn of Thanksgiving for Unison Voices and Organ
3. O Love, I Give Myself to Thee for Female Chorus and Organ
4. O for a Closer Walk with God for Chorus and Organ
5. Then Come, All Ye People, Carol for Chorus and Accompaniment
6. The Lord Is My Shepherd for Chorus and Organ
7. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling for Chorus and Organ (1964); from The Good Samaritan

• Tantum Ergo, Anthem for Bass Solo, Chorus and Organ
• Jesus, Dear Jesus, Carol for Boy Treble, Children's Choir and Organ
• The Stable Where the Oxen Stood
• Most Glorious Lord of Lyfe, Anthem for Chorus Suitable for Easter; words by Edmund Spenser
• Meeting Place, a Meditation upon the Birth of Christ for Baritone, Chorus and Piano or Organ (1964)
• Jamie Brown, a Happy Story in Song for Two-Part Chorus and Piano (published 1962)

Partsongs

• April for Female Chorus and Piano
• Corinna's Lute for Female Chorus and Piano
• Sun-Gold for Female Chorus and Piano, words by May Sarson
• Moon Silver for Female Chorus and Piano
• Lament for Female Chorus and Piano
• I heard a Rush of Wings for Female (or Children's) Chorus and Piano
• The Moon for Unaccompanied Chorus
• A Magic Morn for Female Chorus and Piano
• The Heather Hills for Female Chorus and Piano

Vocal[link]

• The Call of the Morning (1950); words by George Darley
• Love, Like a Drop of Dew (1950); words by W. H. Davies
• I Looked Out into the Morning (1951); words by James Thomson
• Over the Bridge (1951); words by James Thomson
• How Do I Love Thee?
• The Forest of Wild Thyme (1951)
• The Pretty Washer-Maiden, words by William Ernest Henley
• To the Wicklow Hills (1954); words by R.G. Leigh
• A Rent for Love (1982); words by Irvonwy Morgan
• So Lovely the Rose, words by Joseph Murrells
• Eutopia, words by Francis Turner Palgrave
• The Cottage of Dreams
• Lullaby
• Spring Is the Time for Love
• Three Arias for Tenor and Organ

1. And I Saw a New Heaven
2. The King of Love (from The Saviour)
3. Thou Art the King (from The Divine Compassion)

Discography[link]

• Music of William Lloyd Webber, (ASV Digital, CD DCA 961, 1996)
• Organ Works of William Lloyd Webber, (Priory, PRCD 616, 1998)
• William Lloyd Webber piano music, chamber music and songs, (Hyperion, CDA67008, 1998)
• Sacred Choral Music of William Lloyd Webber, (Priory PRCD677, 1999)
• Invocation, (Chandos CHAN 9595, 1998)

References[link]

1. ^ Obituary: Jean Lloyd Webber

External links[link]

• William Lloyd Webber's biography
• Air Varie and In the half-light by William Lloyd Webber played by his son, Julian Lloyd Webber
• [1] Performance of Aurora by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel
• Guardian article written by Julian Lloyd Webber about his father

Michael Alan Spencer (born 30 May 1955, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a British businessman; the chief executive of ICAP plc, the world's leading interdealer broker. He is also currently the owner of spread betting firm City Index.

In the Sunday Times Rich List 2012 ranking of the wealthiest people in the UK he was placed 162nd with an estimated fortune of £510 million.^[1]

Biography[link]

Spencer was educated at the Worth Abbey Benedictine (OSB) School, Sussex and at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he read physics.

Career[link]

While still a student, he made £30,000 dealing in shares, and then worked at Drexel Burnham. Fired from there for trading errors, he resolved to establish his own empire and Spencer founded Intercapital Private Group Limited in 1986.

In 1998 it was acquired by Exco plc in a reverse takeover and the enlarged business was renamed Intercapital plc.^[2] In 1999, the company merged with Garban plc to create Garban-Intercapital plc,^[3] which renamed itself ICAP plc in 2001.^[3] Spencer remains CEO.

In March 2007 he was named Entrepreneur of the Year at the European Business Leader Awards. In November 2007, he was awarded the Beacon Fellowship Prize for setting up ICAP's Charity Day.^[4]

Michael Spencer was named the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 at an awards ceremony held on Saturday 5th June, in Monte Carlo's Salle des Etoiles. Mr Spencer was picked from among the more than 50 country finalists vying for the title, each of whom had already been named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year in their home countries. The 2010 awards ceremony marks the tenth consecutive year the Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year has been held.

Politics[link]

Spencer stood down as treasurer and member of the board of the Conservative Party in October 2010.^[5]

Personal life[link]

Spencer has homes in Holland Park, London, Suffolk and Manhattan.

Spencer is an art collector with a twentieth century and contemporary collection, including the work of Lucien Freud and Scottish artist, Jack Vettriano. He is a shareholder and an associate director of Ipswich Town Football Club, but has little interest in football.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Profile in The Observer May 2006