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Blinkhorn
Blinkhorn is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Cec Blinkhorn (1892–1978), Australian professional rugby league footballer * Fred Blinkhorn (1901–1983), English professional association footballer *John Blinkhorn (), owner of the Theatre Royal, Gloucester *Matthew Blinkhorn (born 1985), English professional association footballer * Paul Blinkhorn, British expert in post-Roman pottery who appeared in the TV series ''Time Team'' *Robert Blinkhorn (–1888), Gloucester businessman *Steve Blinkhorn (born 1949), British occupational psychologist and psychometrician * Thomas Blinkhorn (1806–1856), pioneer farmer on Vancouver Island in British Columbia *Tom Blinkhorn RL Record Keeper's Club Thomas Blinkhorn (23 April 1903 – 15 June 1976) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level ... (1903–1976), English professional rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cec Blinkhorn
Cyril "Cec" Blinkhorn (18 April 1892 – 8 April 1977) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played in the NSWRFL premiership for the North Sydney and South Sydney clubs, and also represented New South Wales and Australia. He primarily played on the wing and has been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century. Biography Playing career Although born in Redfern, New South Wales, the middle of Souths territory, Blinkhorn grew up a Norths supporter after moving to Chatswood. He was graded to Norths in 1914 and for five years he was the team's leading try-scorer. Blinkhorn spent the 1919 season at Souths, where he met fellow winger, Harold Horder. In 1920, Horder and Blinkhorn moved to Norths, where they remained until 1923. Both wingers returned to Souths in 1924. Blinkhorn was a member of the premiership winning Norths teams of 1921, where the team went through undefeated, and 1922 when Norths met Glebe in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Blinkhorn
Frederick Blinkhorn (2 August 1901 – 1983) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru .... References * 1901 births 1983 deaths Footballers from Bolton English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Leigh Genesis F.C. players Burnley F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-defender-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Blinkhorn
John Blinkhorn (c.1808 – 15 June 1897) was a Gloucester businessman who in 1857 purchased the Theatre Royal at Gloucester, at which Charles Dickens once performed. At its centenary in 1891, Sir Henry Irving and Ellen Terry both appeared with members of the ''Lyceum Company''. In 1902 the theatre was sold again to Charles Poole who changed it to a variety theatre and picture house. John was in partnership with William Blinkhorn as Builders and Railroad Contractors but the partnership was dissolved in 1847. He died 15 June 1897 at his home in the Greyfriars area of Gloucester, he was 88. See also *Robert Blinkhorn Robert Blinkhorn (c. 1814 – 31 October 1888) was a prominent Gloucester businessman and local political figure. Career Robert and his wife Eleanor were both born in Maidstone, Kent and moved to Gloucester later. He established the ''Blin ... References English theatre managers and producers People from Gloucester 1897 deaths Year of birth uncertain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Blinkhorn
Matthew David Blinkhorn (born 2 March 1985) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lancaster City. Career Blackpool Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Blinkhorn started his career with hometown club Blackpool. He played as a substitute in the victorious 2004 Football League Trophy Final. On 22 November 2006 he was loaned to Bury, but Blackpool manager Simon Grayson included a 24-hour recall clause in the contract, which began 28 days into the loan period. The loan period was due to end on 22 February 2007, but Blackpool cut it short and he returned on 9 February. Morecambe He was loaned to Morecambe of the Conference National for a month on 2 March 2007. Blinkhorn made an immediate impact, scoring the first goal in a 2–0 victory over St Albans City. By the end of his loan stint he had scored eight goals in 12 games. Blinkhorn joined Morecambe on a permanent basis on 28 June 2007, for a fee of tribunal-set fee of £15,000, plus 25% of any futur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Team
''Time Team'' is a British television programme that originally aired on Channel 4 from 16 January 1994 to 7 September 2014. It returned online in 2022 for two episodes released on YouTube. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in lay terms. The specialists changed throughout the programme's run, although it consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Francis Pryor and Phil Harding. The sites excavated ranged in date from the Palaeolithic to the Second World War. In October 2012, Channel 4 announced that the final series would be broadcast in 2013. Series 20 was screened from January–March 2013 and nine specials were screened between May 2013 and September 2014. In May 2021, Taylor announced the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Blinkhorn
Robert Blinkhorn (c. 1814 – 31 October 1888) was a prominent Gloucester businessman and local political figure. Career Robert and his wife Eleanor were both born in Maidstone, Kent and moved to Gloucester later. He established the ''Blinkhorns'' drapery store in Gloucester's ''Eastgate Street'' in 1843 which grew to be an important local business but eventually ceased trading in 1953 on its sale to ''F. W. Woolworth & Co.'' He was a director of the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company at the time of his death and an Alderman An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members t ... of the City of Gloucester. Death Robert Blinkorn died on 31 October 1888. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Blinkhorn
Stephen F. Blinkhorn, CPsychol, FBPsS (born 1949) is a British occupational psychologist and psychometrician (based in Hertfordshire), who continues to contribute to psychology and psychometric testing. Blinkhorn is known for publishing a number of papers, many of which have taken the form of book reviews for ''Nature'' magazine, including: 'Willow, Titwillow, Titwillow' (a review of Herrnstein and Murray's ''The Bell Curve''); 'What skulduggery?' (a review of Stephen Jay Gould's 'The Mismeasure of Man'); and 'A gender bender' (a critique on Paul Irwing and Richard Lynn's paper on sex and intelligence). Other papers have argued about the inappropriate use of the Rasch model, and the misuse of personality tests. Life and career After attending grammar school, Blinkhorn attended St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Academia From 1973 to 1987, he developed and ran one of the first postgraduate studies in Occupational Psychology (in Britain) at what was then Hatfield Polytechnic, now the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Blinkhorn
Thomas Blinkhorn (May 3, 1806 – October 13, 1856) was a pioneer farmer on Vancouver Island, today part of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, .... Thomas Blinkhorn Jr. was born in Sawtry, Huntingdonshire, to Thomas Blinkhorn Sr. and Ann Blinkhorn (née: Waldock). He had the following siblings: Sarah (b 1808, d 1842), Anne (b 1809, d 1829), John (b 1811, d 1841), Elizabeth (b 1813, d 1820), Eliza (b 1814 or 1816, d after 1841), Martha (b 1817, d 1852), and William (b 1819, d 1820 or 1821). Ann Waldock Blinkhorn died at her home in Sawtry, in 1820, and in 1821 Thomas Blinkhorn Sr. married Ann Hudson (b 1795, d 1828). They had four children: Elizabeth (b 1822, d 1841), Mary (b 1824, d 1843), William (b about 1825, d 1913), and Naomi (b 1826, d 1826). So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Blinkhorn
RL Record Keeper's Club Thomas Blinkhorn (23 April 1903 – 15 June 1976) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Wigan Highfield, Warrington and Broughton Rangers, as a , or . Background Blinkhorn was born in Wigan, Lancashire, and he died aged 73 in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Playing career He started playing rugby league for Wigan Highfield before moving to Warrington. Blinkhorn played and scored a try in Warrington's 15-2 victory over Salford in the 1929 Lancashire Cup Final at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 November 1929. Blinkhorn, won a cap for England while at Warrington in 1929 against Other Nationalities, and won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1930 against Australia, playing on the in the 4th Ashe test of the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour. Blinkhorn played in Warrington's 17-21 defeat by Huddersfield in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
