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Abtech House
18 Park Row, Leeds, once known as Abtech House and more recently as Kenneth Hodgson House, is a Grade II listed building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The building on the east side of Park Row, Leeds was built as offices for the West Riding Union Bank. Description The building was designed in the late 19th century by the Leeds architect Edward John Dodgshun, from the firm Oliver and Dodgshun. An illustration was published on page 28 of the ''Academy Architecture and Architectural Review'', volume 21, published in 1902. Tt is constructed from stone ashlars, with four bays, and projecting entrances in the left and right bays. It has four stories, and was altered in the 20th century to add a fifth floor in the attic under a slate roof. The ground floor façade is decorated with a strapwork pattern in red granite. Between the ground and first floors is a deep relief stone frieze designed by architect Joseph Thewlis, with has a central seated figure of Minerva as the god ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward John Dodgshun
Edward John Dodgshun (22 September 1851 - 2 March 1927) was an English architect. Life He was born in Leeds, Yorkshire. From 1870 he worked for Thomas Ambler in Leeds. He later moved to London and worked for a year in the office of George Edmund Street, and with William Burges. He returned to Leeds in 1875 where he commenced practice as an architect. He was in partnership with William Frederick Unsworth, under the name Dodgshun & Unsworth from around 1875 to 1879, and then from 1898 with George Dale Oliver as Oliver & Dodgshun in Carlisle. In 1891, Dodgshun was elected a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA). He was also a member of the Leeds and Yorkshire Architectural Society and served as its President for two years. He died in Wetherby, Yorkshire. His son, Leslie Sydney Dodgshun (1875-1930), followed him into the architectural profession. Notable works Notable works by Dodgshun include: * The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abtech House
18 Park Row, Leeds, once known as Abtech House and more recently as Kenneth Hodgson House, is a Grade II listed building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The building on the east side of Park Row, Leeds was built as offices for the West Riding Union Bank. Description The building was designed in the late 19th century by the Leeds architect Edward John Dodgshun, from the firm Oliver and Dodgshun. An illustration was published on page 28 of the ''Academy Architecture and Architectural Review'', volume 21, published in 1902. Tt is constructed from stone ashlars, with four bays, and projecting entrances in the left and right bays. It has four stories, and was altered in the 20th century to add a fifth floor in the attic under a slate roof. The ground floor façade is decorated with a strapwork pattern in red granite. Between the ground and first floors is a deep relief stone frieze designed by architect Joseph Thewlis, with has a central seated figure of Minerva as the god ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preston, Lancashire
Preston () is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston local government district. Preston and its surrounding district obtained city status in 2002, becoming England's 50th city in the 50th year of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. Preston has a population of 114,300, the City of Preston district 132,000 and the Preston Built-up Area 313,322. The Preston Travel To Work Area, in 2011, had a population of 420,661, compared with 354,000 in the previous census. Preston and its surrounding area have provided evidence of ancient Roman activity, largely in the form of a Roman road that led to a camp at Walton-le-Dale. The Angles established Preston; its name is derived from the Old English meaning "priest's settlement" and in the ''Domesday Book'' is recorded as "Prestune". In the Middle Ages, Preston was a parish and township in the hundred of Amounderness an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Arrow
Blue Arrow Limited is a United Kingdom based employment and recruitment agency that places individual jobseekers in temporary and/or permanent catering, driving industrial and office roles across the hospitality, manufacturing, public service, retail, support services and transport sectors. The head office is in Luton, Bedfordshire. Blue Arrow is now part of the Impellam Group plc, an international staffing business traded on the Alternative Investment Market with operations in the UK, Ireland, Europe, United States, Australia and New Zealand. History On 10 November 1959, Blue Arrow (then named 'The Barnet Agency Ltd' and founded by Sheila Birch) was incorporated. On 12 October 1982, the company name was changed to 'Blue Arrow Personnel Services Ltd' and then finally to 'Blue Arrow Ltd' on 28 June 2000. The company became listed on the Unlisted Securities Market in 1984. In June 1987, Blue Arrow acquired Manpower Inc., which was then the world's largest temporary employme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
