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Langham Place Hotel Birdview
Langham may refer to: Places Australia * The Langham, Melbourne, a luxury hotel in Melbourne Canada *Langham, Saskatchewan England * Langham, Dorset *Langham, Essex * Langham, Norfolk * Langham, Northumberland *Langham, Rutland * Langham, Somerset *Langham, Suffolk *Langham Hotel, London, a hotel in London *The Langham School, an alternative name for Park View School, West Green United States * The Langham, New York, a luxury hotel in Manhattan, New York City * The Langham (apartment building), a luxury apartment building in Manhattan, New York City * The Langham Huntington, Pasadena, a luxury hotel in Pasadena, California People * Langham Baronets, a title in the baronetcy of England **Sir Charles Langham, 13th Baronet (1870–1951), English entomologist and photographer *Antonio Langham (born 1972), former American professional football player *Bianca Langham-Pritchard (born 1975), Australian field hockey player *Chris Langham (born 1949), British comedy actor * Derald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Langham, Melbourne
The Langham, Melbourne is a five star luxury hotel in Melbourne located on the Southbank Promenade.The Langham, Melbourne,Melbourne Hotels ''Langham Hotel Melbourne'', 14 September 2007, accessed 14 September 2007 Background The hotel was built in 1992 as the Sheraton Towers Southgate. It was re-branded as The Langham Hotel, Melbourne on 1 January 2005. The Hotel Today The Langham, Melbourne is part of the Langham Hotels International chain which is owned by the Hong Kong real estate firm Great Eagle Holdings . The five star Five Star (also styled as 5 Star) are a British pop group, formed in 1983 and comprising siblings Stedman, Lorraine, Denise, Doris and Delroy Pearson. Between 1985 and 1988, Five Star had four top 20 albums and 15 top 40 singles in the UK, ... luxury hotel contains 388 guestrooms and suites most with views of the Melbourne skyline and Yarra river. Facilities inside the hotel range from a gym, spa, pool and the hotels Melba restaurant and two lou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Langham-Pritchard
Bianca Langham-Pritchard (born 29 May 1975) is an Australian field hockey international. She played in the 1998 World Cup-winning Australian team. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Langham-Pritchard was first selected in the Australian national women's team, the Hockeyroos in November 1994. She was a member of the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Training Squads, but did not make the final team. In 1998, she won gold at both the World Cup and Commonwealth Games. She played her 100th game for Australia in 1999. , Hockey Australia
Hockey Australia is an organisation that formed from the merger of the Australian Hockey Association and Women's Hockey Australia in 2000. It is the national body ...
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Cordis Hong Kong
Cordis, Hong Kong (), formerly the Langham Place Hotel (), is a five star hotel located at 555 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok, Hong Kong. It is operated by Langham Hotels International. History The hotel was built as part of an urban renewal project with three main elements: Langham Place shopping centre, hotel, and Langham Place Hotel. It was a joint venture development by the Great Eagle Group and the Urban Renewal Authority (URA). Started in 1988, the project cost and was completed in 2004. Several city blocks were demolished to make way for the project, including the old "Bird Street" at Hong Lok Street (), home to many grassroots birdsellers. On 26 August 2015, the Langham Place Hotel was rebranded as the Cordis, Hong Kong. Facilities The hotel has 664 guest rooms and four restaurants, including the two-Michelin-starred Chinese restaurant, Ming Court, awarded in the 2009 Hong Kong and Macau edition of the Michelin Guide. The hotel has a collection of more than 1,500 piece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langham Hotels International
Langham Hotels International Limited, trading as Langham Hospitality Group, is a hotel operator with its headquarters in Hong Kong. The oldest hotel in its portfolio, The Langham, London, originally opened in 1865 as Europe's first 'Grand Hotel'. Today, the group covers four continents, with projects located in cities and resorts around the world, including Auckland, Bangkok, Beijing, Boston, Gold Coast, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Jakarta, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York, Phuket, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Sydney and Toronto. The group's expansion continues with its two brands, 'The Langham Hotels and Resorts' and 'Cordis Hotels and Resorts', as well as its affiliate hotels. Langham Hotels International Limited is wholly owned by Great Eagle Holdings, one of Hong Kong's leading property companies, which was founded in 1963 and is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. History Langham Hospitality Group claims a history that dates back to 1865, when The Langham hotel in London ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langham Estate
The Langham Estate is a property estate in Fitzrovia, London, and is owned by the Mount Eden Land Limited (Guernsey). The company controls 14 acres of real estate in central London. Background The Langham Estate originates from an entity first established in 1925 to manage a holding of 40 acres of land purchased from the Howard de Walden Estate in central London. The properties, acquired for £3m and located in eastern Marylebone, then passed through various owners, including Sir John Ellerman's Audley Trust, before being acquired in 1994 by Guernsey-based Mount Eden Land Ltd for £51m. Under Sir John Ellerman, the holdings covered almost all Great Portland Street, and much of streets alongside it (including Hallam, Bolsover, Margaret and Great Titchfield Streets). Numerous holdings on Great Portland Street were divested over the years. The Langham Estate operates in an area noted for its media connections, restaurants, design showrooms and art galleries. The Langham Est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wright Haskell Langham
Wright Haskell Langham (21 May 1911 – 19 May 1972) was an internationally renowned expert in the fields of plutonium exposure, aerospace and aviation medicine, Eniwetok nuclear tests, the Palomares and Greenland nuclear accidents. Sometimes Langham was referred to as ''Mr. Plutonium''. Life and times Wright Haskell Langham was born in Winnsboro, Texas on 21 May 1911. Langham attended Texhoma High School in Texhoma, Oklahoma and graduated in 1930 and earned a BS in Chemistry from Oklahoma Panhandle State College in 1934. Langham was awarded a MS in Chemistry from Oklahoma A & M College in 1935. Next he attended Iowa State University and pursued studies in organic chemistry. Langham completed the Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Colorado in 1943. Radiation tests on human subjects Dr. Langham wrote and oversaw experiments intended to gauge the effects of exposure to radioactive elements on humans. The experiments involved injecting subjects with radioactive isotop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Langham
James Wallace Langham II (born March 11, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Phil the Head Writer on ''The Larry Sanders Show''. He has also played the roles of David Hodges on the crime drama television series ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas'' and NASA Administrator Harold Weisner in the Apple TV+ original science fiction space drama series '' For All Mankind.'' Film career Formerly billed as Wally Ward, Langham got his start in the John Hughes film '' Weird Science'' (1985), as well as in '' The Invisible Kid'' and the ABC Afterschool Special entitled ''Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story'', but later moved to roles as a young bigot in '' Soul Man'' and as a gang leader in ''The Chocolate War''. He appeared in the Eddie Murphy comedy ''Daddy Day Care'', and the critically acclaimed ''Little Miss Sunshine'' and ''The Social Network''. Television career Langham dropped the Ward moniker in the 1990s as he moved to mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Langham
Sophie Louise Langham (born 1976) is an English actress who was born on the Isle of Wight. She is most famous for playing one half of Walford's first lesbian couple, in the popular BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders''. Her character, Binnie Roberts, made her first appearance in 1994 and left in 1995. During her time on the show Langham's character and her on-screen girlfriend Della Alexander (Michelle Joseph) made headlines in the British press when ''EastEnders'' screened its first lesbian kiss. ''EastEnders'' added to the controversy by making Della and Binnie a mixed-race couple. ", ''BBC''. URL last accessed on 2007-01-29. Coincidentally, Sophie Langham and Michelle Joseph both attended |
Simon Langham
Simon de Langham (1310 – 22 July 1376) was an English clergyman who was Archbishop of Canterbury and a cardinal. Life Langham was born at Langham in Rutland. The manor of Langham was a property of Westminster Abbey, and he had become a monk in the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter at Westminster by 1346, and later prior and then abbot of this house.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 105 Treasurer of England In November 1360, Langham was made Treasurer of EnglandFryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 104 and on 10 January 1362 he became Bishop of Ely and was consecrated on 20 March 1362.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 244 During his time as Bishop of Ely he was a major benefactor of Peterhouse, Cambridge, giving them the rectory of Cherry Hinton. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nat Langham
Nat Langham (20 May 1820 – 1 September 1871) was an English middleweight Bare-knuckle boxing, bare-knuckle prize fighter. He had the distinction of being the only person ever to beat Thomas Sayers while defending the English middleweight championship. Langham first took the championship by defeating George Gutteridge on 23 November 1846. Langham was considered a scientific boxer, and known for using sharp, well-timed blows, particularly with his left, though he was right handed. He was a 1992 inductee into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and a mentor to the British boxers Thomas King (boxer), Tom King and Jem Mace.Roberts, James, and Skutt, Alexander,''Boxing Register'', (2006) International Boxing Hall of Fame, McBooks Press, Ithaca, New York, pg. 34 Early life Stephen Nathaniel Langham was born to Nathaniel and Mary Langham, frame knitters of stockings, amidst the slum-like conditions of Cross Keys Yard on Upper Castle Street in Hinckley, Leicestershire in May of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Langham
Michael Seymour Langham (22 August 1919 – 15 January 2011) was an English director and actor, who spent much of his career living and working in Canada and the United States. He was educated at Radley College and studied law at the University of London before enlisting in the British Army in 1939. After spending five years as a prisoner of war, Langham set his sights on the theatre and led several repertory theatres in the UK including Coventry (1946–1948), Birmingham (1948–1950) and Glasgow (1953–1954). Langham was the second artistic director at the Stratford Festival in Canada from 1956 to 1967, and he directed 38 productions over a 53 year association with Stratford. He was the third artistic director of the Guthrie Theater from 1971 to 1977. He was also director of the Juilliard School from 1979 to 1982, and again from 1987 to 1992. In 1995 he directed two plays for the inaugural season of the Atlantic Theatre Festival in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Langham was marri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin Langham
Franklin Langham (born May 8, 1968) is an American professional golfer. Langham was born in Thomson, Georgia. He played golf at the University of Georgia from 1989 to 1991 and was named an All-American in 1991. He played on the 1991 Walker Cup team. Langham played on the PGA Tour in 1996, 1998-2002 and 2005 and on the Nationwide Tour in 1993-95, 1997, 2003–04 and 2006–08. He has three victories on the Nationwide Tour and has had finished runner-up on four occasions in PGA Tour events. He best finish on the PGA Tour money list was 26th in 2000. His best finish at a major was 7th place at the 2000 PGA Championship. The 2008 season saw Langham's final year on the Nationwide Tour. Professional wins (5) Nationwide Tour wins (3) Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–3) Other wins (2) *1989 Georgia Open (as an amateur) *1992 Georgia Open Results in major championships CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = Tied ''Note: Langham never played in The Open Championship.'' Results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
