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Howells
Howells may refer to: People * Howells (surname) Places in the United States * Howells, Colorado, a place in Colorado *Howells, Nebraska * Howells, New York * Howells Junction, New York, a place in New York Business establishments * Howells (department store), the largest department store in Cardiff, Wales, established by James Howell *Howells & Stokes, a defunct architectural firm founded 1897 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA Educational establishments * Howell's School, Denbigh, former independent girls' school in Denbigh in the United Kingdom. *Howell's School, Llandaff, an independent girls' school in Llandaff Llandaff (; ; from 'church' and ''River Taff, Taf'') is a district, Community (Wales), community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It was incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the Bisho ... in the United Kingdom. See also * Howell (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howell's School, Llandaff
Howell's School () is a private day school for girls in Llandaff, a district in northern Cardiff, Wales. It consists of a nursery, infants, junior, senior school and a sixth form. The sixth form became coeducational in September 2005 and was renamed Howell's Co-ed College. History In 1537, Thomas Howell, a Welsh merchant trading in Bristol, London and Seville, bequeathed 12,000 gold ducats to the Drapers' Company to provide dowries "every yere for Maydens for ever." His "Merchant's Mark" is still used as a logo for the school. The school's magazine is called the ''Golden Ducat'' in reference to the bequest. After founding a girls' school of the same name in the town of Denbigh, the Company started building the Llandaff school in 1859 and opened to girls the following year. In 1899 it was expanded to accommodate boarders but the boarding programme has been discontinued. The school still retains its links as the Company has a representative in the school board. It was origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howells, Nebraska
Howells is a village in Colfax County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 561 at the 2010 census. History Howells was platted in 1886 when the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for James Smith Howell, a local resident. The Howells post office, established in 1886, was spelled as Howell (without the S) until 1937. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Howells is in northern Colfax County in east-central Nebraska, three miles east of the junction of highways 15 and 91. Howells lies southeast of Norfolk, northeast of Columbus, northwest of Fremont, northwest of Omaha and north of Lincoln. Climate Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 561 people, 244 households, and 154 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 290 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howells (surname)
Howells is a Welsh surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adele C. Howells (1886–1951), fourth general president of the Primary (children's organization) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) * Anne Howells (1941–2022), British operatic mezzo-soprano * Callum Scott Howells (born 1999), Welsh actor *Danny Howells (born 1970), English record producer and disc jockey * David Howells (born 1967), English footballer *Glenn Howells, British-born architect *Herbert Howells (1892–1983), English composer * John Mead Howells (1868–1959), American architect *Kim Howells (born 1946), Welsh Labour politician and member of Parliament * Roger Howells, Welsh footballer * Rosalind Howells (born 1931), English Labour politician and member of House of Lords * Sarah Howells, British singer-songwriter and trance vocalist *Ursula Howells (1922–2005), English actress *William Dean Howells (1837–1920), American realist author and literary critic *William W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howells, New York
Wallkill is a town in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 30,486 at the 2020 census. It is centrally located in the county. Interstate 84 crosses New York State Route 17 in the southern part of the town. U.S. Route 6 and New York State routes 17K, 211 and 302 also cross portions of the town. History The original land patent for the town was dated 1724, but little was done for decades to develop and settle the region. The town was established in 1772, but part of the town was lost upon the formation of Ulster County. Wallkill's claim to fame during the American Revolution was the production of gunpowder in factories in Phillipsburgh and Craigville for American troops by Henry Wisner and his son-in-law Moses Phillips. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of of which is land and (0.92%) is water. Wallkill is bordered by the towns of Hamptonburgh and Montgomery on the east, Crawford on the north, Mam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howells Junction, New York
Howells may refer to: People *Howells (surname) Places in the United States * Howells, Colorado, a place in Colorado *Howells, Nebraska *Howells, New York * Howells Junction, New York, a place in New York Business establishments * Howells (department store), the largest department store in Cardiff, Wales, established by James Howell *Howells & Stokes, a defunct architectural firm founded 1897 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA Educational establishments * Howell's School, Denbigh, former independent girls' school in Denbigh in the United Kingdom. *Howell's School, Llandaff, an independent girls' school in Llandaff Llandaff (; ; from 'church' and ''River Taff, Taf'') is a district, Community (Wales), community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It was incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the Bisho ... in the United Kingdom. See also * Howell (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howells (department Store)
Howells was a large department store located on St Mary Street in Cardiff, Wales, established by James Howell in 1865. It was acquired by the House of Fraser group in 1972 and re-branded as House of Fraser in 2010. In January 2022, the Grade II* listed building was acquired by the Thackeray Group, which announced plans to convert it into an aparthotel. The store closed on 26 March 2023. History James Howell was the son of a Pembrokeshire farmer. On 21 October 1865, he opened a shop in The Hayes, Cardiff, in a building called Stuart Hall. In August 1867, the drapery shop moved to St Mary Street. By 1892, he had a shop which extended from Trinity Street in the east, to St Mary Street in the west. The first part of the current store was built in the late 19th century and includes an ornate facade on St Mary Street. In the 1920s, a large and well-proportioned neoclassical extension was built up to the corner of St Mary Street and Heol-y-Cawl. A unique result of this extension w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howells & Stokes
Howells & Stokes was an American architectural firm founded in 1897 by John Mead Howells and Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes. The firm dissolved in 1917. Howells & Stokes designed, among other structures, St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University; Woodbridge Hall, part of the Hewitt Quadrangle on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut; the Engineering Quadrangle at Pratt Institute; Horace Mann Hall, in collaboration with Edgar A. Josselyn at Teachers College, Columbia University; and office buildings in New York City, Seattle, San Francisco, and Providence, Rhode Island. The firm was hired to plan the redevelopment of the original downtown Seattle site of the University of Washington. The Metropolitan Tract was, at the time, the largest development of a downtown site undertaken in the United States. Abraham H. Albertson represented the firm in Seattle and supervised construction of the project as well San Francisco's Royal Insurance Building. Following their earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howell's School, Denbigh
Howell's School Denbigh (Welsh language, Welsh: ''Ysgol Howell Dinbych'') was a Private schools in the United Kingdom, private girls only school located in Denbigh, Denbigh, Denbighshire. A new co-educational independent school, Myddelton College, opened on the site in 2016. The school taught girls from the age of 3 up to 18 and contained a Nursery school, pre-preparatory, Preparatory school (United Kingdom), preparatory, Senior school, senior and sixth form. It was established in 1859 with funding from Thomas Howell's trustees who later established Howell's School Llandaff in 1860. The school had many facilities including a sports hall, 120 acres of grounds and an Equestrianism, equestrian centre. In the 2011 ''Daily Telegraph'' Independent League Table of GCSE results, Howell's School came 298th in the UK with 22.03% A* Grade and 45.79% A* or A grade. Following some years of decline in numbers and a series of tribunals involving staff wrongfully dismissed amid allegations of po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denbigh
Denbigh ( ; ) is a market town and a community (Wales), community in Denbighshire, Wales. It was the original county town of the Denbighshire (historic), historic county of Denbighshire created in 1536. Denbigh's Welsh name () translates to "Little Fortress"; a reference to Denbigh Castle and town walls, its historic castle. Denbigh lies near the Clwydian Hills. History Denbigh anciently formed part of the cantref of Rhufoniog. For much of its history, Rhufoniog was subordinate to the Kingdom of Gwynedd, but it also spent periods under English control during the 12th and 13th centuries. By the 13th century, Denbigh was the main town of Rhufoniog. In 1284, following the Conquest of Wales by Edward I, Rhufoniog was made part of a new marcher lordship called Lordship of Denbigh, Denbigh or Denbighland, which Edward initially granted to Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln. As part of his campaign to take and retain control of the area, Edward I decided to fortify Denbigh, ordering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llandaff
Llandaff (; ; from 'church' and ''River Taff, Taf'') is a district, Community (Wales), community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It was incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff, whose diocese of Llandaff, diocese within the Church in Wales covers the most populous area of Wales. History Most of the history of Llandaff centres on its role as a religious site. Before the creation of Llandaff Cathedral, it became established as a Christian place of worship in the 6th century AD, probably because of its location as the first firm ground north of the point where the river Taff met the Bristol Channel, and because of its pre-Christian location as a river crossing on a north–south trade route. Evidence of Romano-British ritual burials have been found under the present cathedral. The date of the moving of the cathedral to Llandaff is disputed, but elements of the fabric date from the 12th century, su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
