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Description from "The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland"
(1868),
"SHEPPERTON, a parish in the hundred of Spelthorne, county Middlesex, 2
miles S.E. of Chertsey, its post town, and 4 S.E. of Staines. It is the
terminus of the Thames valley branch of the London and South Western
railway. The village, which is considerable, is situated on the banks of the
Thames, and is chiefly agricultural. In Domesday Survey, Shepperton is
spelled Scepertone, and was at that time held by Westminster Abbey, but
afterwards came to the Beauchamps. It is a resort for anglers. The parish
comprises the hamlet of Lower Halliford. The living is a rectory in the
diocese of London, value £499. The church is dedicated to St. Nicholas. The
parochial charities produce about £1 per annum. There is a National school
for both sexes. There are ruins of a seat at Wall Closes. An oaken canoe 12
feet in length was discovered near the river bank in 1812, about seven feet
from the surface."
Description from “Middlesex, The Jubilee of the County Council,
1889-1939 “
Author: C.W. Radcliffe
Printed: In Great Britain by Richard Clay and Company, LTD. Bungay,
Suffolk
“Shepperton: Historic Buildings and Monuments”
Shepperton
• St. Nicholas' Church, rebuilt as a whole 1614, embodying 12th- or
13th-century work; earlier building reputed damaged or destroyed by floods;
modern restorations and vestries.
• Rectory, late 15th to 16th century, re-modelled and added to;
18th-century front.
• Ivy Cottage, 16th century, altered and partly refaced.
• Manor Farm Barn, late 17th century.
• White Cottage, late 16th century, refronted in brick.
• Scepertone College; early 19th century. Established in 1890 by
MAJOR RICHARD DE BEAUMONT BEAMISH, of Passage West, Co Cork, RGA (SR); b 2
Sept 1877; educ Caius Coll Cambridge BA, Barrister
Shepperton
University was chartered in London in 1982 as a private
distance-learning school of higher learning. In August of 1998, having
fulfilled all qualification requirements, Shepperton
University was approved for full membership by the prestigious European Committee
for Home and Online Education (ECHOE).
Shepperton University is staffed with
a faculty of highly qualified professors and student advisors providing top
quality degree programs at affordable costs through live, taped and online
lectures, reading / field assignments, projects, independent and supervised
study, and by granting credit for experience (portfolio assessment), passing
test out exams, completing research and by transfer of credits from
accredited institutes of higher learning.
Institutions
that can offer degrees in the highest quality to students anywhere in the
world will become the leaders in the new millennium of learning.
Not long
ago, the concept of distance education was dependant upon evolution of
communication technology. Now that this technology is a reality, new
opportunities for global students have arrived.
The
availability of quality online education in the form of courses, test-outs,
portfolio assessment, and research-based learning has nearly eliminated the
need for expensive school buildings, huge faculties and administration,
resulting in tremendous benefits including lowered tuition, non-interruption
of present career, convenience of scheduling, elimination of travel and
student housing expense and a wider availability of the best educators.
Distance
methods help to remove social inequalities, and provide salvation for the
educationally disadvantaged. The flexibility of globalized education, open
access and adaptability provides a cost-effective opportunity to study
anything, anywhere at any time, with only the requirement of having access
to a computer and the Internet.
Distance
programs have been proven to provide a richer learning experience for the
mature student. It also affords a personal dimension to tuition that is no
longer possible on today's campuses. The personal and tailored learning
environment of Shepperton University is truly a global campus.
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