Методические указания по теме "Город". Богомолова А.Ю - 12 стр.

his victory at Hastings in 1066. The Borough of New Windsor received its Royal
Charter in 1276, succeeded by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in
1974 at the time of local government reorganization in England.
       For hundred of years the town existed primarily to house courtiers, the garri-
son, their families and visitors, and the real expansion of Windsor did not take place
until Queen Victoria’s reign, with the coming of the railways in the 1840’s. There are
still two railway station in Windsor today and the magnificent Central Station,
erected for Victoria’s Jubilee in 1897, has recently been totally refurbished.
       There is also much of historical interest in the streets of Windsor: see Nell
Gwynn’s House in Church Street (1640); visit Park Street, lined on both sides by fine
Georgian houses, and find the plaque above the Token House in High Street, which
records the fact that the novelist H.G.Wells worked there in 1880. In the center of the
town Queen Victoria’s statue of 1887 marks the 50th anniversary of her coronation.
       Indeed, Windsor is flanked by history on all sides: nearly Eton, with its famous
College; Clewer, with its early Norman church, and Windsor Great Park. Here are
4800 acres of woodland, farms and open fields, much of which is now open to the
public but used to be part of a huge Royal hunting forest. A three-mile long avenue of
trees, the Long Walk, links the King George IV Gateway of Windsor Castle to the
Copper Horse, an equestrian statue of King George III erected in 1831. From the hill
where the Copper Horse stands are splendid views across the Great Park and many
walkers and joggers use the Long Walk for recreation. Alongside this Avenue is the
Frogmore Mausoleum, built by Queen Victoria for her husband Albert and herself.
       Today there are many tourist attractions on offer within a very short distance of
the town center and visitors enjoy its numerous gift shops, restaurants and cafes. Fur-
thermore, Windsor retains a strong local community spirit, particularly at the lower
end of the town in Peascod Street and St Leonard’s Road, where one can find fresh
fish, home baked bread, delicatessens, boutiques and craft shops.
       There is something happening all the year round in the historic town of Win-
dsor and the Royal Family frequently stay at the Castle, both on official visits or for
private weekends, making the name ‘Royal Windsor’ as meaningful today as it has
been for centuries.

                     6 Text V The Growth of London
     6.1 Learn the new words

evidence – свидетельство
principal – главный
nucleus – центр
to refer to – относиться к …
to be adjoined – примыкающий
expansion – распространение
to accelerate – ускорять
to relieve – облегчать
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