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Betty Haig
Elizabeth Haig (1905–1987) was a British racing driver who competed in rallying, hill climbs and historic racing. She won the 1936 Olympic Rally, the first and last time after 1900 that an automobile race was part of the Olympic Games. Biography Early years Haig was born in Marylebone, London in 1905. She was a member of the Scottish Haig (whisky), whisky-distilling Haig family. Her father was Colonel Oliver Haig. She was also the grand-niece of Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Douglas Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Force (World War I), British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front from 1915 to 1919. Her earliest years were spent in the family home in Ramornie in Fife, Scotland. In the early 1920s her parents divorced, and Haig moved to Sussex with her mother and brother. As a young girl Haig pursued equestrian sports such as riding, hunting and show-jumping. While still a schoolgirl she was taken for a ride in the Fiat Mephistopheles. At 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marylebone
Marylebone (usually , also , ) is a district in the West End of London, in the City of Westminster. Oxford Street, Europe's busiest shopping street, forms its southern boundary. An Civil parish#Ancient parishes, ancient parish and latterly a metropolitan borough, it merged with the boroughs of Metropolitan Borough of Westminster, Westminster and Metropolitan Borough of Paddington, Paddington to form the new City of Westminster in 1965. Marylebone station lies two miles north-west of Charing Cross. History Marylebone was originally an Civil parish#ancient parishes, Ancient Parish formed to serve the manors (landholdings) of Lileston (in the west, which gives its name to modern Lisson Grove) and Tyburn in the east. The parish is likely to have been in place since at least the twelfth century and will have used the boundaries of the pre-existing manors. The boundaries of the parish were consistent from the late twelfth century to the creation of the Metropolitan Borough which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
