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Burrell
Burrell may refer to: Places *Burrell, former name of Burrel, California, United States *Burrell, variant spelling of Boorlo, the Noongar name for Perth, Western Australia *Burrell Boom, Belize *Burrell, California, United States *Burrell Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States *Burrell Township, Decatur County, Iowa, United States *Burrell Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States *Langley Burrell, Wiltshire, England *Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, United States *Upper Burrell Township, Pennsylvania, United States People *Burrell (surname) *Burrell Ellis (b. 1957), American politician, former county executive in Georgia *Burrell Smith, (b. 1955), American circuit designer *B. Clark Burchfiel, (b. 1934), American geologist *Sir William Burrell, (b. 1861), Scottish ship owner and art collector Schools * Burrell Academy in Selma, Alabama * Burrell Normal School in Florence, Alabama Other uses *Burrell affair *Burrell baronets *Burrell Collection, Glas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Burrell & Sons
Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery, steam lorries and steam tram engines. The company were based in Thetford, Norfolk and operated from the St Nicholas works on Minstergate and St Nicholas Street, some of which survives today. At their height they employed over 350 people and were the largest employer within the town. The company became known for producing reliable and good-looking traction engines which were always built to customers' requirements. The company declined after the First World War when internal combustion engines started to become a cheaper alternative to steam power. The company finally closed in 1928, with the final engines being built by Richard Garrett & Sons at Leiston, Suffolk. History 1770 to 1847: Early years In 1770 a Joseph Burrell, a master smith, established a small forge in Thetford, for the manufacture and repair of agricultural implements. Lane (1971), p. 23 In 1801 a Joseph Burrell was found t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell, California
Burrell, California was an early settlement in Santa Cruz County near the summit of the Santa Cruz Mountains, south-southeast of Wrights. It was named for Lyman John Burrell, who settled there in the early 1850s. There was a Burrell School, which was later abandoned. A hotel was operated by James Richard Wright, whose son John Vincent Wright was honored by the naming of Wright's Station, which was more commonly known as Wrights. The settlement was located at latitude 370718N, longitude 1215547W; decimal degrees: latitude 37.12167, longitude -121.92972. The site is at the junction of Summit Road and Loma Prieta Avenue. Today, the site, including the restored historic school building, is home to the Burrell School Winery and Vineyards. David and Anne Moulton began development of the Estate vineyard in 1973. At a elevation, the site faces to the southwest. Soils are a complex mixture of loam and shale due to the close proximity to the San Andreas Fault The San Andreas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell College Of Osteopathic Medicine
The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University is a private, for-profit medical school on the New Mexico State University campus in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation and graduated its first class in May 2020. History The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University (BCOM) was founded in 2013, at a cost of $85 million. The Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine was envisioned by its Founding Dean George Mychaskiw, D.O., to address the shortage of physicians in the Southwestern United States and its border with Northern Mexico, as well as to diversify the physician workforce. Dr. Mychaskiw reached out to John Hummer, a New Mexico business and healthcare leader, for his assistance in pursuing this vision. Co-founders George Mychaskiw and John Hummer formed a partnership and met with NMSU in July 2013 and incorporated a new legal entit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrel, California
Burrel (formerly, Burrell) is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Fresno County, California, Fresno County, California. It is located southwest of Fresno, California, Fresno, at an elevation of 203 feet (62 m). Burrel is located midway between California State Route 99 and Interstate 5. The place is named for Cuthbert Burrel, owner of a nearby ranch. In the 1850s and 1860s, nearby Elkhorn Station, California, Elkhorn Station functioned as a stage stop. A post office was established at Burrel in 1912, but was eventually shut down, with mail now routed through nearby Riverdale, California, Riverdale. Burrel's only school is Burrel Union Elementary, which is Kindergarten through 8th grades. Students in the district usually attend high school in Riverdale. References Populated places established in 1912 Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Fresno County, California 1912 establishments in California {{FresnoCountyCA-geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir William Burrell
Sir William Burrell (9 July 1861 - 29 March 1958) was one of the world’s great art collectors. He and his wife Constance, Lady Burrell (1875–1961), created a collection of over 8,000 artworks which they gave to their home city of Glasgow, Scotland, in 1944, in what has been described as ‘one of the greatest gifts ever made to any city in the world’. It is displayed at the Burrell Collection museum in Glasgow. Biography Born on 9 July 1861 in Glasgow, Burrell was the third of nine children to ship owner William Burrell (1832–1885) and Isabella Duncan (née Guthrie). Burrell's grandfather, George Burrell, had founded a shipping firm which became known as Burrell & Son. William Burrell was born into a prosperous middle-class family of ship owners. He joined this business in 1875, at the age of 14. When his father died in 1885, he and his brother George took over the business while still in their twenties and transformed it into one of the leading cargo shipping compani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell School District
The Burrell School District is a small, rural, public school district located in northern Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The District is northeast of Pittsburgh. The Burrell School District serves the City of Lower Burrell and Upper Burrell Township. The District covers . According to 2000 federal census data, Burrell School District serves a resident population of 14,848 people. By 2010, the District's population declined to 14,081 people. The educational attainment levels for the Burrell School District population (25 years old and over) were 93.1% high school graduates and 23% college graduates. The District is one of the 500 public school districts of Pennsylvania. According to the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 28.7% of the District's pupils lived at 185% or below the Federal Poverty Levelbr>as shown by their eligibility for the federal free or reduced price school meal programs in 2012. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $19,871, while t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell Communications Group
Burrell Communications Group L.L.C. is an American advertising agency whose assignments are among those tracked by The New York Times. Founded by chairman emeritus Thomas (Tom) J. Burrell, and headquartered in Chicago, IL, ''Burrell Communications'' is one of the largest multi-cultural marketing firms in the world. Some of the company's work is part of a collection in the Library of Congress. History Burrell Communications was founded in 1971, by Tom Burrell and then partner, Emmett McBain, and was originally named Burrell McBain. When McBain left in 1974, Burrell renamed the agency ''Burrell Communications Group''. The company had been established to forge an authentic and respectful relationship with the African-American consumer, and to tap into how the black aesthetic could also appeal to the general market consumer. It was at this time that Burrell coined the phrase, "Black people are not dark-skinned white people." Recognizing that there existed inherent cultural differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell Collection
The Burrell Collection is a museum in Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. It houses the art collection of Sir William Burrell and Constance, Lady Burrell. The museum reopened on 29 March 2022 with free entry, having been closed for refurbishment since 23 October 2016. History The eclectic collection was acquired over many years by Sir William Burrell, a wealthy Glasgow shipping magnate and art collector, and his wife Constance, Lady Burrell, who then gave it to the city of Glasgow Corporation in 1944. Throughout his collecting career, Burrell lent many of the works in his collection to special exhibitions and for display in museums. Sometime around 1930, he decided that he was going to donate his entire collection to the public. Burrell then began the process of finding a home for the remaining 6,000 items. He initially wanted it to go to London, which he saw as the centre of the art world. He approached the Westminster government with the idea that he would leave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell Baronets
There has been one baronetcy created for a person with the surname Burrell. Another baronetcy passed by special remainder to the Burrell family. The Burrell Baronetcy, of West Grinstead Park in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 15 July 1766 for Merrik Burrell, with remainder to his nephew Peter Burrell. His great-nephew, the second Baronet, was elevated to the peerage as Baron Gwydyr in 1796. For more information, see this title. The Raymond Baronetcy of Valentine House, in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 31 May 1774 for Charles Raymond, High Sheriff of Essex from 1771 to 1772, with remainder to his son-in-law William Burrell (the husband of his daughter Sophia), who succeeded him as second Baronet. The latter was the nephew of the first Baronet of the 1766 creation and the uncle of the first Baron Gwydyr. Burrell notably sat as a Member of Parliament for Haslemere. His son, the third Baronet, succeeded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell Affair
Paul Burrell (born 6 June 1958) is a former servant of the British Royal Household and latterly butler to Princess Diana. Background and Royal Household career Burrell was born and raised in Grassmoor, Derbyshire, a coal-mining village. His parents were Graham Burrell and Beryl Burrell, née Kirk. His father was a lorry driver and it was initially assumed he would go to work in the local colliery, but he had decided at the age of eight that he wanted to work at Buckingham Palace. This was after a trip to London, in which he witnessed the Changing of the Guard. He attended William Rhodes Secondary School in Chesterfield before entering High Peak College in Buxton, where he studied hotel management. Burrell entered Royal Service at age 18 as a Buckingham Palace footman, becoming the Queen's personal footman a year later. He was nicknamed "Small Paul", to distinguish him from a taller footman, Paul Whybrew, who was known as "Tall Paul". In 1987, Burrell joined the household ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell Normal School
Burrell Normal School (1903 – 1969), was a private school for African American students established in 1903 in Florence, Alabama, U.S.. The school was for grades 1 to 12, and served as a normal school. A historical marker for the school was erected by the Florence Historical Board and is located at W College Street at Burrell Street in Florence. It was also known as Burrell Academy, Burrell High School, and Burrell–Slater High School. History The school was first named Burrell Academy and was initially located in Selma, Alabama. It was founded in 1869 as the first school for Blacks in the city of Selma, and was destroyed by a suspicious fire in 1900. In 1903, the school was rebuilt by the American Missionary Association (A.M.A), which had decided to change the location of the building based on need to Florence, Alabama. The first class to attend the new school was in 1904, and the first graduating class was in 1906. In 1905, they had four teachers, including the principal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burrell Academy
Burrell Normal School (1903 – 1969), was a private school for African American students established in 1903 in Florence, Alabama, U.S.. The school was for grades 1 to 12, and served as a normal school. A historical marker for the school was erected by the Florence Historical Board and is located at W College Street at Burrell Street in Florence. It was also known as Burrell Academy, Burrell High School, and Burrell–Slater High School. History The school was first named Burrell Academy and was initially located in Selma, Alabama. It was founded in 1869 as the first school for Blacks in the city of Selma, and was destroyed by a suspicious fire in 1900. In 1903, the school was rebuilt by the American Missionary Association (A.M.A), which had decided to change the location of the building based on need to Florence, Alabama. The first class to attend the new school was in 1904, and the first graduating class was in 1906. In 1905, they had four teachers, including the principal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
