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Arkwright is a surname, deriving from an archaic Old English term for a person who manufactures chests, and may refer to: People *Augustus Arkwright (1821–1887), Royal Navy officer and MP for North Derbyshire *Chris Arkwright (born 1959), English professional rugby league footballer *Francis Arkwright (politician) (1846–1915), MP for East Derbyshire 1874–1880 and Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council *Francis Arkwright (cricketer) (1905–1942), English cricketer *George Arkwright (1807–1856), English politician *Godfrey Edward Pellew Arkwright (1864–1944), British musicologist *Harold Arkwright (1872–1942), English cricketer *Henry Arkwright (cricketer, born 1811) (1811–1889), English amateur cricketer *Henry Arkwright (1837–1866), English amateur cricketer *Ian Arkwright (born 1959), English professional footballer *John Stanhope Arkwright (1872–1954), British politician *John Arkwright (rugby league) (1902–1990), British rugby league footballer *Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chest (furniture)
A chest (also called coffer or kist) is a form of furniture typically of a rectangular structure with four walls and a removable or hinged lid, used for storage, usually of personal items. The interior space may be subdivided. History The Ancient Egyptians created the first known chests, using wood or woven reeds, circa 3000 BC. The early uses of an antique chest or coffer included storage of fine cloth, weapons, foods and valuable items. In Medieval and early Renaissance times in Europe, low chests were often used as benches while taller chests were used as side tables. By placing a chest on the side on any kind of rough table, the inner surface of its lid could be used as a proper writing surface while the interior could house writing implements and related materials, as was the case with the Bargueño desk of Spain. Many early Portable desks were stacked chests, with the top one having its lid on the side, to serve as a writing surface when opened. Many European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Arkwright
Sir Richard Arkwright (23 December 1732 – 3 August 1792) was an English inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution. He is credited as the driving force behind the development of the spinning frame, known as the water frame after it was adapted to use water power; and he patented a rotary carding engine to convert raw cotton to 'cotton lap' prior to spinning. He was the first to develop factories housing both mechanised carding and spinning operations. Arkwright's achievement was to combine power, machinery, semi-skilled labour and the new raw material of cotton to create mass-produced yarn. His organisational skills earned him the accolade "father of the modern industrial factory system," notably through the methods developed in his mill at Cromford, Derbyshire (now preserved as part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site). Life and family Richard Arkwright was born in Preston, Lancashire, England on 23 December 1732, the youngest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkwright, South Carolina
Arkwright is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to the city of Spartanburg in Spartanburg County, South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ..., United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 2,311. The CDP is in central Spartanburg County and is bordered to the north and west by the city of Spartanburg. It is bordered to the south by unincorporated Roebuck. The CDP takes its name from the Arkwright neighborhood of Spartanburg, directly to the north. U.S. Route 221 is the main road through the community, leading north to the center of Spartanburg and southwest to Woodruff. Demographics 2020 census ''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkwright, New York
Arkwright is a town in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,000. The town is named after Richard Arkwright, the inventor of a spinning device. Arkwright is in the northeastern quadrant of Chautauqua County and is southeast of the city of Dunkirk. History Settlement began ''circa'' 1807. The town of Arkwright was established in 1829 from the towns of Villenova and Pomfret. Dairy farms and cheesemaking were important in the early economy. Arkwright was one of the first towns in New York to form a cheese cooperative. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.17%, is water. New York State Route 83 is a major east-west highway through the town. Canadaway Creek passes through the south part of the town. Arkwright Falls is a picturesque and secluded waterfall along Canadaway Creek, along property off Park Road owned by descendants of Stanley Drozdiel. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkwright, Georgia
Arkwright is an unincorporated community in Bibb County, in the U.S. state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the .... History The community was named after Preston S. Arkwright, an electric utilities official. An early variant name was "Holton". References Unincorporated communities in Bibb County, Georgia {{BibbCountyGA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkwright, Alabama
Arkwright was an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Alabama, United States. The community lies near the banks of the Coosa River and is now within the city limits of Vincent. Arkwright was founded in 1907 and was named for Preston Stanley Arkwright, who served as founder and president of Georgia Railway and Power Company and as an official with the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway. At one point, the community was home to a railroad station, post office, bank, cotton gin, gristmill, general store, furniture store, and school. The post office was in operation from 1909 to 1926. In 1924, the railroad company raised the railroad bed, eliminating the need for a depot. The population soon began to decline and the post office was closed shortly afterwards. The Arkwright Baptist Church and Arkwright Heritage Area, which includes multiple structures and cemeteries, were added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage The Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkwright Town
Arkwright Town, commonly referred to as Arkwright, is a village in Sutton cum Duckmanton, North East Derbyshire, England, that is notable for having moved its location in the early 1990s.Metropolitan Housing Trust stakeholders' newsletter, October 2005 Despite its name, the village has no official town status. Located between Chesterfield and Bolsover on the A632 road, it was formerly a coal mining village. Arkwright Colliery closed in 1988 and it was then discovered that the community was threatened by emissions of methane gas that caused some of its houses to be evacuated. The whole village was owned by British Coal and a decision was made in cooperation with Derbyshire County Council to transfer ownership of the 52 properties to a housing trust, construct a new village of 56 properties to the north of the site affected by methane, and move all the residents. Construction was completed by 1995 when the old Arkwright Town was demolished. Part of the deal with British Coal inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet
Tom Corbett is the main character in a series of ''Tom Corbett—Space Cadet'' stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, and other media in the 1950s. The stories followed the adventures of Corbett, Astro, and Roger Manning (originally; later, T.J. Thistle), cadets at the Space Academy as they train to become members of the Solar Guard. The action takes place at the Academy in classrooms and bunkrooms, aboard their training ship the rocket cruiser ''Polaris'', and on alien worlds, both within the Solar System and in orbit around nearby stars. Origin Joseph Greene of Grosset & Dunlap developed ''Tom Corbett, Space Cadet'', inspired by the Robert A. Heinlein novel ''Space Cadet'' (1948) but based on his own prior work. Greene had submitted a radio script for "Tom Ranger" and the "Space Cadets" on January 16, 1946, but it remained unperformed when Heinlein's novel was published. Greene then reworked his radio script into a script for a dail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Luther Arkwright
''The Adventures of Luther Arkwright'' is a limited series comic book written and drawn by Bryan Talbot. The story is adult in tone, with many mythological, historical and political references, and a little explicit sex. English writer Warren Ellis calls ''Arkwright'' "probably the single most influential graphic novel to have come out of Britain to date... probably Anglophone comics' single most important experimental work." Publishing history Luther Arkwright's genesis owes something to the influence of Michael Moorcock'sJohnston, Rich"Bryan Talbot's Legend Of Luther Arkwright Out Today & I Just Read It,"''Bleeding Cool'' (July 14, 2022). Jerry Cornelius stories, though Moorcock and Talbot agree that the similarities between the characters are limited. The character made his first appearance in the mid-1970s in "The Papist Affair", a short strip for '' Brainstorm Comix'' where Arkwright teamed up with a group of cigar-chewing biker nuns to recover the sacred relics of St. Ado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Steele
Allen Mulherin Steele, Jr. (born January 19, 1958) is an American journalist and science fiction author. Background Steele was born in Nashville, Tennessee on January 19, 1958. He was introduced to science fiction fandom attending meetings of Nashville's science fiction club. He graduated high school from the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, received a bachelor's degree from New England College and a master's from the University of Missouri. Writing Before he established himself as a science fiction author, he spent several years working as a journalist. Steele began publishing short stories in 1988. His early novels formed a future history beginning with ''Orbital Decay'' and continuing through ''Labyrinth of Night''. Some of his early novels such as ''Orbital Decay'' and ''Lunar Descent'' were about blue-collar workers working on future construction projects in space. Since 1992, he has tended to focus on stand-alone projects and short stories, although he has wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkwright (Open All Hours)
This is a list of characters from the BBC situation comedy ''Open All Hours'' and its sequel, ''Still Open All Hours''. Overview Arkwright's staff Albert Arkwright Albert E. Arkwright (born 1927) is played by Ronnie Barker in ''Open All Hours''. Arkwright is a pragmatic, miserly man with old-fashioned values, whose world seems to stop at his shop door, except for his lusting for Nurse Gladys Emmanuel, which prompts him on occasion to wander across the road, usually with a ladder, to gain access to her bedroom window. Arkwright is a devious, and mildly dishonest character, who has many crafty tricks to try to persuade a customer to leave his store having bought at least one thing, and will avoid spending his own money at all cost. He is also very protective of his savings, keeping some in his pocket wrapped in a fine gold chain, and some in an old, battered Oxo tin that he hides under the kitchen sink. This includes, or so he claims, coins from before 1922, when they were "so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Arkwright
Major-General Robert Harry Bertram Arkwright & Bar (30 July 1903 – 14 November 1971) was a British Army officer who served in the Second World War and later commanded the 2nd Infantry Division. Arkwright was born in Bickley, Kent, England, the son of Bertram Harry Godfrey Arkwright (1879–1949) and his wife Grace Emma Julia Hurt. Francis Arkwright was his younger brother. Military career After attending the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Arkwright was commissioned into the 12th Royal Lancers on 31 January 1924. He attended the Staff College, Camberley from 1934 to 1935. He served in the Second World War, initially at the War Office as a General Staff Officer Grade 2 (GSO2), then as Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for 1st Armoured Division during the Battle of France, as a General Staff Officer with 8th Armoured Division and as Brigadier responsible for Armoured Fighting Vehicles in the British Eighth Army before being made Commander of 23rd Armoured Brigade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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