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Braithwaite (other)
Braithwaite is a village in the northern Lake District, England. Braithwaite may also refer to: Places * Braithwaite railway station, a disused railway station in Braithwaite, England *Braithwaite Hall, a manor house in Coverdale, North Yorkshire, England *Braithwaite House, a historic house in Bentonville, Arkansas *Braithwaite, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana *Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital, a hospital in Port Harcourt People *Braithwaite (surname), people with the surname *Braithwaite baronets, two baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Businesses * Braithwaite & Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Railways *Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company The Braithwaite Burn & Jessop Construction Company Limited (BBJ Construction Company) is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of the Government of India under Department of Heavy Industries. Established on 26 January 1935, BBJ Construction Company ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braithwaite
Braithwaite is a village in the northern Lake District, in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies just to the west of Keswick and to the east of the Grisedale Pike ridge, in the Borough of Allerdale. It forms part of the civil parish of Above Derwent. The eastern end of the Whinlatter Pass road is in the village. The A66 road bypasses Braithwaite, but does not enter the village. Braithwaite is situated around Coledale Beck, a brook which joins Newlands Beck shortly after passing through the village. Newlands Beck (coming from the Newlands Valley) then flows north towards Bassenthwaite Lake. Braithwaite has a Village Shop by the Low Bridge, several pubs, including the Coledale Inn, the Royal Oak and the Middle Ruddings Hotel. Braithwaite is easily accessible due to its close proximity to the A66. It has a campsite with a caravan park, B + Bs, pubs and guest houses. It has a wide range of sports including sailing, climbing, abseiling, canoeing, hang-gliding, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braithwaite Railway Station
Braithwaite railway station was situated on the Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway between Penrith railway station, Penrith and Cockermouth railway station, Cockermouth in Cumbria, England. The railway station, station served the village of Braithwaite. The station opened to passenger traffic on 2 January 1865. The station was host to six London, Midland and Scottish Railway, LMS camping coach, caravans in 1934 and 1935 followed by eight caravans from 1936 to 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the London Midland Region of British Railways, London Midland Region from 1958 to 1964. The station closed on 18 April 1966. The station building survives as a private residence. References Further reading * * * Disused railway stations in Cumbria Former Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1865 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Beeching closures in England {{NorthWestEngland-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braithwaite Hall
Braithwaite Hall is a 17th-century manor house in Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales in England. It lies west of the village of East Witton. It is a Grade II* listed building, owned by the National Trust The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and .... References External links National Trust website {{coord, 54.2675, -1.8214, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title Coverdale (dale) Country houses in North Yorkshire Manor houses in England Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire National Trust properties in North Yorkshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braithwaite House
The Braithwaite House is a historic house at Bella Vista Drive and Braithwaite Street in Bentonville, Arkansas. Built , this single-story brick house may be the oldest house in Benton County, and is the only one of its type in the city. Its form is similar to a saltbox with a side gable roof that has a short front slope and an extended rear slope. An open porch with a shed roof extends across the front. The house was by James Haney, an Irish brick mason, for the Braithwaites, who were major local landowners. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton County, Arkansas __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton County, Arkansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Benton County, Arkan ... References Houses on the National Register of Historic Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braithwaite, Louisiana
Braithwaite is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Braithwaite is located on the Mississippi River and Louisiana Highway 39 in northern Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans. Braithwaite has a post office with ZIP code 70040, which opened on September 19, 1902. Two of the first deaths in the United States caused by Hurricane Isaac (2012), Hurricane Isaac in 2012 occurred in Braithwaite, where a couple drowned in their home on August 30. Education Plaquemines Parish School Board operates public schools serving the community. The K-12 school Phoenix High School (Louisiana), Phoenix High School is in Braithwaite. " Phoenix High School (Louisiana), Phoenix High School. Retrieved on December 3, 2016. "13073 Highway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital
Rivers State University Teaching Hospital formerly known as Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (abbreviated as BMSH) is a government owned hospital, named after Eldred Curwen Braithwaite, a British doctor and a pioneer of surgery. It is located in Old GRA, Rivers State a neighbourhood of Port Harcourt and is operated by Rivers State Hospital Management Board. It was established in March 1925 as Braithwaite Memorial Hospital and originally served as a medical facility for senior civil servants. It later became a General Hospital and has since gained status as a "Specialist Health Institution". In 2018, it was renamed to serve as a Teaching Hospital for the state owned university following the establishment of college of medical sciences. Officially recognized by the Federal Ministry of Health, Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital is ranked among the largest hospitals in the Niger Delta. The facility has 375 licensed beds and 731 medical staff members. Its departments i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braithwaite (surname)
Braithwaite, Brathwaite, or Brathwait is an English surname of Old Norse origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881, Retrieved 25 January 2014 the relative frequency of the surname Braithwaite was highest in Westmorland (37.3 times the British average), followed by Cumberland, Yorkshire, Linlithgowshire, Lancashire, County Durham, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Anglesey and Flintshire. Notable people with the surname include: *Sir Albert Braithwaite (1893–1959), British politician * Althea Braithwaite (1940–2020), English children's author, illustrator, publisher and glass artist *Anna Braithwaite (1788–1859), English Quaker minister * Bob Braithwaite (1925–2015), British trap shooter *Brenda Brathwaite (born 1966), American video game designer and developer *Carlos Brathwaite (born 1988), Barbadian cricketer * Charles Braithwaite (1850–1910), Canadian politician and agrarian leader *Chris Braithwaite aka Chris Jones (1885–1944), Barbadian seaman, leader of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braithwaite Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Braithwaite, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both creations are extinct. * Braithwaite baronets of Poston (1802) * Braithwaite baronets, of Burnham (1954): see Sir Gurney Braithwaite, 1st Baronet Sir Joseph Gurney Braithwaite, 1st Baronet (24 May 1895 – 25 June 1958) was an English Conservative Party politician. Gurney Braithwaite came from a Quaker family, the youngest son of Joseph Bevan Braithwaite (stockbroker). He was educated at ... (1895–1958) {{DEFAULTSORT:Braithwaite Set index articles on titles of nobility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braithwaite & Co
Braithwaite is a village in the northern Lake District, in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies just to the west of Keswick and to the east of the Grisedale Pike ridge, in the Borough of Allerdale. It forms part of the civil parish of Above Derwent. The eastern end of the Whinlatter Pass road is in the village. The A66 road bypasses Braithwaite, but does not enter the village. Braithwaite is situated around Coledale Beck, a brook which joins Newlands Beck shortly after passing through the village. Newlands Beck (coming from the Newlands Valley) then flows north towards Bassenthwaite Lake. Braithwaite has a Village Shop by the Low Bridge, several pubs, including the Coledale Inn, the Royal Oak and the Middle Ruddings Hotel. Braithwaite is easily accessible due to its close proximity to the A66. It has a campsite with a caravan park, B + Bs, pubs and guest houses. It has a wide range of sports including sailing, climbing, abseiling, canoeing, hang-gliding, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop Construction Company
The Braithwaite Burn & Jessop Construction Company Limited (BBJ Construction Company) is a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) of the Government of India under Department of Heavy Industries. Established on 26 January 1935, BBJ Construction Company has been involved in the construction & repairing of Rail Bridges & Rail-cum-Road Bridges, Industrial structural works, Large building foundation, Civil engineering works, Refinery piping works, Railway gauge conversion etc. The company is registered and headquartered in Kolkata. History The early story of BBJ started around the mid-thirties. The ever-increasing traffic movement between the twin cities of Calcutta & Howrah demanded a wider and stronger bridge in replacement of the then existing pontoon bridge. The authorities accordingly decided on building a cantilever bridge across the river Hooghly. The job undoubtedly called for greater expertise. So the three engineering companies - Braithwaite, Burn & Jessop - came together and floa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
