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Farnborough Hill School
Farnborough Hill is a Roman Catholic independent day school for 550 girls aged 11–18 located in Farnborough, Hampshire. The school was established by the Religious of Christian Education order of nuns in 1889 and moved to the current site when the order purchased the house and grounds in 1927. It is now set in an expansive park including Grade I Listed buildings. History Thomas Longman, the publisher, began building the house at Farnborough Hill in 1860. The exiled Empress Eugénie, widow of Emperor Napoleon III of France, later bought and expanded the house in 1880. The Napoleonic bee symbol can be seen in the internal and external decor of the building and is also present on the school badge. The Empress bought other land in Farnborough at around the same time and founded St Michael's Abbey as a mausoleum for her husband's body (relocated from its initial burial place in Chislehurst) and that of her recently deceased son the Prince Imperial who had died while serving with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent School (United Kingdom)
In the United Kingdom, independent schools () are fee-charging schools, some endowed and governed by a board of governors and some in private ownership. They are independent of many of the regulations and conditions that apply to state-funded schools. For example, pupils do not have to follow the National Curriculum, although, some schools do. They are commonly described as 'private schools' although historically the term referred to a school in private ownership, in contrast to an endowed school subject to a trust or of charitable status. Many of the older independent schools catering for the 12–18 age range in England and Wales are known as public schools, seven of which were the subject of the Public Schools Act 1868. The term "public school" derived from the fact that they were then open to pupils regardless of where they lived or their religion (while in the United States and most other English-speaking countries "public school" refers to a publicly-funded state school). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raquel Cassidy
Raquel Cassidy is an English actress. She played the role of Phyllis Baxter in the television series ''Downton Abbey'' (2013–2015), winning a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. She has reprised the role for both the 2019 feature film of the same name and its 2022 sequel. She has played leading roles in other television series including ''Teachers'', '' Party Animals'', ''Moving Wallpaper'', ''Lead Balloon'', ''The Worst Witch'' and ''The Good Karma Hospital''. Early life and education Born to a Spanish mother and an English father, she was the third child and only daughter born to the couple. Born and brought up in Fleet, Hampshire, she was educated at Farnborough Hill Convent, and then Girton College, Cambridge, where she studied modern languages. She later pursued a PhD in biological anthropology, but abandoned it to pursue a career in acting. Career In an early role, Cassidy played Lola Chaves in an episode of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade I Listed Buildings In Hampshire
There are over 9000 Grade I listed buildings in England. This page is a list of the 215 Grade I listed buildings in the county of Hampshire. There are also five Grade I listed parks and gardens which are not listed here. Basingstoke and Deane City of Portsmouth City of Southampton East Hampshire Fareham Gosport Hart Havant New Forest Rushmoor Test Valley Winchester See also * :Grade I listed buildings in Hampshire * Grade II* listed buildings in Hampshire Notes ReferencesNational Heritage List for England External links {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Grade I Listed Buildings In Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Independent Schools In The Diocese Of Portsmouth
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Independent Schools In Hampshire
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Rose Keegan
Rose Keegan is a British actress of stage, film and television. She trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Her mother is the writer Susanne Keegan. Her father was the writer and military historian Sir John Keegan. Selected credits Theatre * Susan in Abigail's Party by Mike Leigh directed by Sarah Esdaile - ATG Tour * Susan in Abigail's Party by Mike Leigh directed by Sarah Esdaile - Theatre Royal Bath/Tour * Andy in Stepping Out by Richard Harris directed by Maria Friedman - Theatre Royal Bath/Tour * Cunegonde in ''Candide'', at the Gate Theatre, directed by David Farr * Linda in ''A Message for the Brokenhearted'', at Liverpool Playhouse/BAC, written by Gregory Motton and directed by Ramin Gray * Norma in ''The Revengers Comedies'', at the Strand Theatre, written and directed by Sir Alan Ayckbourn * Susannah in ''Bedroom Farce'', Aldwych Theatre, written by Sir Alan Ayckbourn and directed by Loveday Ingram * Model Girl in ''The Ghost is Here'', New Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliet Aubrey
Juliet Emma Aubrey (born 17 December 1966) is a British actress of theatre, film, and television. She won the 1995 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for playing Dorothea in the BBC serial ''Middlemarch'' (1994). She is also known for her role as Helen Cutter in the ITV series ''Primeval'' (2007–2011). Her film appearances include ''Still Crazy'' (1998), ''The Constant Gardener'' (2005) and '' The Infiltrator'' (2016). Career The youngest of three siblings, Aubrey was born and brought up in Fleet, Hampshire. Aubrey attended King's College London from 1984, where she studied Classics and Archaeology. While there, however, her love of acting grew, and during a year studying in Italy where she joined a travelling theatre company, Aubrey decided to apply for drama school on her return. She went on to train for three years at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Her first job was with the Oxford Stage Company playing Miranda in '' The Tempest''. Italian director Roberto Faenza g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was first time the new Paralympic logo featured in the Summer Paralympics since its rebranding after the 2004 Summer Paralympics. 3,951 athletes from 146 countries took part,"Beijing 2008" the largest number of nations ever (ten more than the 2004 Games in Athens). Five countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helene Raynsford
Helene Raynsford (born 1979) is a British rower who competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. She trained at the Royal Ballet School before an injury ended her chances of becoming a professional dancer. At university Raynsford studied biochemistry but a head injury at the age of 21 left her needing the use of a wheelchair. Helene completed a degree at Royal Holloway and is now undertaking a masters in neuroscience. She has returned to Royal Holloway as a guest speaker. Before taking up rowing Helene was a member of the Great Britain wheelchair basketball team from 2003 until 2006 and won two Paralympic Cup silver medals in the sport. Rowing Raynsford took up rowing after visiting Dorney Lake in 2005, before going on to join Guildford Rowing Club, where much of her early training was undertaken. She first competed in the national championships in 2005. In May 2006 she posted a qualifying time that earned her entry to the World Championships but her preparations were disrupted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Robinson
Anne Josephine Robinson (born 26 September 1944) is an English television presenter and journalist. She was the host of BBC game show ''The Weakest Link'' (2000–2017). She presented the Channel 4 game show ''Countdown'' from June 2021 to July 2022, taking over from Nick Hewer. She left the programme on 13 July 2022 after recording 265 episodes. Early life Robinson was born in Crosby, Lancashire, on 26 September 1944 and is of Irish descent."Memoirs of an Unfit Mother by Anne Robinson" – Post.ie – 11 November 2001 Her father was a schoolteacher. Her mother, Anne Josephine ('' née'' Wilson), was an agricultural businesswoman from Northern Ireland, where she was the manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Ghosh
Dame Helen Frances Ghosh, Order of the Bath, DCB (; ; Kirkby; born 21 February 1956) is a former British civil servant who has been Master of Balliol College, Oxford since 2018. She was previously Director-General of the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty from November 2012 to April 2018. From 1979 to 2012 she was a British civil servant. She was Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office, Permanent Secretary at the Home Office from January 2011 to November 2012, and prior to that was Permanent Secretary at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) from November 2005 to the end of 2010. On appointment at DEFRA, she was the only female permanent secretary to head a major department of the British Government. Early life and education Ghosh was born Helen Frances Kirkby in Farnborough, Hampshire, in 1956, daughter of William Kirkby, a civil service scientist, and his wife, Eileen (née Howe), a librarian. She was educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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