Lendert-with-Cadell
Lendert-with-Cadell | |
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| The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commoners of the City of Lendert with Cadell | |
    .jpg) .jpg)  Following down left to right: Castle of Lerdenstone, Portbridge, Lendert Cathedral, Palace of St Michael'sgate, buildings on the Calbend, New Stole Park, a Lendert tram. | |
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| Motto(s): "Quoniam filii sanctorum sumus" For we are the sons of saints | |
| Country |  Great Nortend |
| Province | Nortend |
| First mention | 8th century B.C. |
| City status | 1284 |
| Wards | 28 wards
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| Government | |
| • Body | Corporation of Lendert with Cadell |
| • Lord Mayor | Sir Walter de Farris |
| • Clerk of the Rolls | Richard Carpenter |
| • Town Hall | Fettercourt Halls |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 273,422 (within) 2,332,333 (total) |
| • Density | 26,432/km2 (68,460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | DMT |
| Area code | LE (53) |
Lendert-with-Cadell (/ˌlɛndət.wɪð.ˈkeɪdəl/ (listen) LEN-dərt-widh-KAY-dəl), commonly known as Lendert, is the capital city of Great Nortend, in Teudallum, Astyria, that contains the historic centre and main economic centre of the broader suburban area of Greater Lendert.
The City itself is approximately three square miles in size, located on the northern banks of the river Wessert, though Offbank on the southern side has also developed into a large urban area, part as Greater Lendert. The City is divided down into three main areas, being Lendert, Castle and Cadell, and is made up of 28 ancient wards which form the backbone of the main system of governance for the city. The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Commoners of the City of Lendert-with-Cadell, usually simply known as the City Corporation, is the civic body governing the City, with aldermen elected from each ward. It is headed by the Lord Mayor of Lendert, presently His Worship the Honourable Knight Walter de Farris.
Numerous industries and professions are based in Lendert, including a large array of specialty trades and shops. Trade in the city is regulated by the City Corporation and the Guilds of the city, which grant the power to trade in the trades controlled thereby. Business forms a major sector of the City's activities, with many national and some international corporations and companies based in Lendert. Lendert is also the location of the Castle of Lerdenstone, the Palace of St. Michael'sgate, Lendert Cathedral and the University of Lendert.
Governance
Lendert is located within the Bounds of Lendert, a shire sui generis, outside the jurisdiction and boundaries of the shires of Enley and Larkshire. The area within the Bounds is governed by the City Corporation, headed by the Lord Mayor of Lendert and controlled by the Court of Aldermen. The Aldermen of Lendert are elected from the City's wards, of which there are 28. Each ward elects one Alderman, who generally holds office for six years. Aldermen are elected by the commoners of the City, which is, for the most part, an inherited status held by the residents of Lendert.
Coat of Arms
The coat of arms of the City is of ancient origin, likely dating back to before the reign of William the Ruthless. It features the Keys of St Peter, the patron saint of the City and of Lendert Cathedral, surmounted by a red velvet bonnet and trimmed in ermine. The motto is „Quoniam filii sanctorum sumus”. The arms are blazoned :—
Per pale gules and argent, a key palewise with double wards and bow flory, counterchanged.
History
Geography
The city of Lendert-with-Cadell proper, is situated directly on the northern banks of the River Nort, in Lesser Erbonia, centred around the historic confluence thereat of the River Burm and the River Hame with the Nort. The land upon which the modern city is built on and which surrounds it is fertile loamy clay, with an underlying geology of mudstones, shales and clays. The hill of Lerdenstone is the highest area in Lendert and the surrounding regions, with the Cathedral of St Peter occupying the next highest hill in the City.
From a cadastral point of view, the City is located at the point where the counties of Enley, Larkshire and Teyshire meet each other, and is considered a sort of county in se, though it is not formally a county. The entire walled city is around 4 square miles in size, with Lendert being the largest portion and Inner Ward the smallest. It is divided into 28 wards as abovementioned, and around 100 Church of Nortend parishes.
The River Hame was diverted in the 12th century to supply drinking water and water for a moat surrounding the Castle of Lerdenstone. Most of the historic riverbed, which originally ran down towards Little River Street after passing through Cadell Green. Nowadays, the River is culverted through its original path except through the Green, where it remains as a small stream feeding a small ornamental pond, being diverted through a dug channel through the more raised terrain between the Cathedral and Lerdenstone to serve as a moat, resulting is steep slopes where the existing soil height has been lowered to allow the water to flow.
Architecture
The City is world recognised for its historically important collection of well-preserved mediaeval houses and street layout, as well as possessing an extensive range of 18th and 19th century buildings. The most important historic buildings include the Castle of Lerdenstone and St Peter's Cathedral, which were built in much their present state in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Over one hundred small and medium-sized churches dot the city, many being extremely important historical as well as religious buildings. Edcheap was one of the major 18th century engineering works, which created a large square in the middle of the historic centre of the mediaeval city. More modern structures include the magnificent Saint-le-Cross railway terminus, built in the early 20th century, as well as the monumental Fettercourt Arch, built to commemorate the coronation of Catherine II in 1964.
The majority of the City's buildings have residential flats or chambers. The design varies depending on the date of construction. However, the typical Lendert 18th or 19th century "warren house" tenement is four storeys high, with a front building, a courtyard shared with the adjoining house, a rear building, and a side wing joining the two buildings. The front building has ground floor shop premises, and the other floors house one medium sized family per storey.
Transport
Public transport
Lendert-with-Cadell has the most extensive public transport network in Great Nortend, comprising rail, tram, omnibus and wherryboat networks governed by the Board of Railways, the Compagnie of Carriagemen and the Compagnie of Watermen. There are eight main railway termini in the central area of the City, each operated by one of the eight railway companies which service Lendert. Suburban commuter rail is run by the City and Counties Railway. In conjunction with the City Corporation's Commission of Lendert Transport, the four major modes of public transport are integrated. The omnibus and tram networks are completely combined, with a uniform ticketing system, livery and uniform.
Roads
Lendert-with-Cadell is centred on the intersection of two main roads—Halton Street and the ancient Ritway. Their intersection is at a the large public market square at Edcheap which is from where all distances from Lendert are measured, at the location of the Hastican Column, erected in 1750 to commemorate the return of Hastica to Erbonian possession.
Roads in the City are typically paved in cobbles or setts, although some retain experimental enamel coatings of asphalt or tarmacadam. Byelaws have reduced the number of vehicles within the City walls; however, there is still a considerable amount of horse-drawn and motorised traffic causing some congestion at peak hours. The vast majority of traffic in the City proper is commercial, as most City residents there are working class and stabling facilities are scarce. Outside of the city walls in the suburbs, vehicle ownership is more common with mews providing stabling facilities for private horses and carriages.
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 | This page is written in Erbonian English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, travelled, centre, realise, instal, sobre, shew, artefact), and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. |