Berisford
Berisford is a surname Meaning "Ford Where Barley Grows". Notable people with the surname include: *Humphrey Berisford Humphrey Berisford (probably died ''ca.'' 1588) was an English recusant who was imprisoned for his adherence to Roman Catholicism, dying in prison. Biography Christopher Green's 'F' manuscript, now in the English College, Rome, says of Berisford ... (died 1588), English recusant * Norman Berisford (born 1928), English architect, painter, writer, poet, and philanthropist See also * Beresford (other) * Berrisford {{surname ...
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Norman Berisford
Norman A. J. Berisford (born 1928 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire) is an English architectural designer, university lecturer Lecturer is an academic rank within many universities, though the meaning of the term varies somewhat from country to country. It generally denotes an academic expert who is hired to teach on a full- or part-time basis. They may also conduct res ..., artist, author, poet and philanthropist. Berisford is notable because he was one of the first architectural designers to recognise the importance of psychology and the use of lighting in interior design as published in his paper The Psychological Aspects of Lighting in Interior Design. Berisford is co-author of A History of Interior Design (1983, Rhodec International University) and The Complete Poetry of Norman AJ Berisford (2016, L.R. Price Publications Ltd). His water colour paintings have been sold at auction with the proceeds going to the Kemp Hospice charity. Berisford lives in Worcestershi ...
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Humphrey Berisford
Humphrey Berisford (probably died ''ca.'' 1588) was an English recusant who was imprisoned for his adherence to Roman Catholicism, dying in prison. Biography Christopher Green's 'F' manuscript, now in the English College, Rome, says of Berisford that he was a gentleman of Derbyshire, the son of an esquire, whose father was a Protestant, and that he studied at Douay for about two years. Of Berisford's confession of faith, Green says that on his return from Douai, Joseph Gillow suggests that the word missed out by Green is "years" and states that Berisford died in Derby Gaol The term Derby Gaol historically refers to the five gaols in Derby, England. Today, the term usually refers to one of two small ‘tourist attractions’, the gaol which stood on Friar Gate from 1756 to 1846 and the cells of which still exist an ... in about 1588. References History of Catholicism in England 1580s deaths Year of birth unknown 16th-century English people 16th-century Roman Cath ...
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Beresford (other)
Beresford may refer to: Places * Beresford, British Columbia * Beresford, Republic of Ireland * Beresford, Manitoba * Beresford, New Brunswick, a town within Beresford Parish, New Brunswick * Beresford, South Dakota * Beresford, Western Australia Other uses * Beresford (name) *5682 Beresford, an asteroid * Beresford Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland * The Beresford, a luxury apartment building on Central Park West in New York City See also *Beresford Dale, in Derbyshire, England *Berisford Berisford is a surname Meaning "Ford Where Barley Grows". Notable people with the surname include: *Humphrey Berisford Humphrey Berisford (probably died ''ca.'' 1588) was an English recusant who was imprisoned for his adherence to Roman Catholicis ...