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Lansdowne Club
The Lansdowne Club is a Social club, private members' club in London, England occupying a large building, notable in its own right. It was established in 1935 and occupies most of 9 Fitzmaurice Place, a street connecting Berkeley Square to Curzon Street in Mayfair. History The club formed later than many List of gentlemen's clubs in London, London clubs, and it permitted women from its inception. It has always had a relatively young membership, with an active social scene. The building's main Robert Adam, Adam and otherwise 1930s Art Deco interiors, with some authentic frontages, mean it has been Grade II* listed since its first assessment in 1970. This is the mid-category of listed building, a statutory scheme of protection which has a pyramidal hierarchy. In 1930, Westminster City Council decided to improve access to Berkeley Square by creating an extra road into the square. This was accomplished by demolishing half of the main range of Lansdowne House, which stood since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fitzmaurice Place
Fitzmaurice is a Hiberno-Norman, Cambro-Norman, Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman surname. It is patronymic as the prefix ''Fitz-'' derives from the Latin'' filius'', meaning "son of". According to Irish genealogist Edward MacLysaght: Fitzmaurice is uncommon as a given name. Surname Notable people with the surname Fitzmaurice include: * The family of the Earls of Kildare , Earls of Kerry , Earls of Leinster , Earls of Desmond . Progenitors of the famous Irish family FitzGerald dynasty, The Geraldine's * Caroline Fitzmaurice, ''née'' Fitzgerald (1865–1911), poet, wife of Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice * Catherine Fitzmaurice (b.?), Actress and voice specialist * Deanne Fitzmaurice, Pulitzer Prize winning American photographer * Éamonn Fitzmaurice (1977- ), Gaelic footballer, former member of the Kerry GAA, Kerry senior football team and current selector * Edmond Fitzmaurice, 1st Baron Fitzmaurice (1846 – 1935), British Liberal politician * Edmond John Fit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorian Architecture
Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. ''Victorian'' refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction. However, many elements of what is typically termed "Victorian" architecture did not become popular until later in Victoria's reign, roughly from 1850 and later. The styles often included interpretations and eclectic revivals of historic styles ''(see Historicism)''. The name represents the British and French custom of naming architectural styles for a reigning monarch. Within this naming and classification scheme, it followed Georgian architecture and later Regency architecture, and was succeeded by Edwardian architecture. Although Victoria did not reign over the United States, the term is often used for American styles and buildings from the same period, as well as those from the British Empire. Victorian arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Craig
Archibald Craig (24 March 1887 – 30 December 1960) was a British fencer. He competed at the 1924 and 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1887 births 1960 deaths British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics People from Walton-on-Thames {{UK-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Flower, 10th Viscount Ashbrook
Desmond Llowarch Edward Flower, 10th Viscount Ashbrook (9 July 1905 – 5 December 1995) was an Irish peer and soldier. Flower was the only son of Llowarch Flower, 9th Viscount Ashbrook and his wife Gladys Lucille Beatrice, daughter of George Higginson. He was educated at Eton College and went then to Balliol College, Oxford, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1927. Ashbrook worked as a chartered accountant, succeeding to his father's titles on 30 August 1936. Before the Second World War, he joined 79th (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, of the Territorial Army, ending the war as a major. After the end of the war in 1945, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire. In 1949 Flower was nominated a Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Cheshire and in 1961 vice lord-lieutenant. From 1946, he represented the county also as a Justice of the Peace, retiring from these posts in 1968. Flower joined the council of the Duc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Glen-Haig
Dame Mary Alison Glen-Haig, (née James; 12 July 1918 – 15 November 2014) was a British fencer who competed in four Olympic games in 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960. She was born in London, the daughter of William James, a fencer at the 1908 London Olympics. She began competing professionally in 1937 and continued until 1960, during which time she won two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and competed in four Olympics in the women's individual foil events. She was one of the first female members of the International Olympic Committee in 1982 and was created a dame in 1993. After London's successful bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics in 2005, she was active as the host nation's ambassador to the games. Early life Glen-Haig was born Mary Alison James on 12 July 1918 in London. Her father, William James, was a competitor in fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Her brother and sister took up tennis, like their mother. Her interest in fencing arose from time spent with he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Beddard
Terence Elliott Beddard (30 October 1901 – 21 August 1966) was a British fencer. He competed at the 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1939, he won the épée title at the British Fencing Championships The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield. The championships were not held during World War I, World War II and in 20 .... References 1901 births 1966 deaths British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{UK-fencing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Arnold-Baker
Charles Arnold-Baker, OBE (born Wolfgang Charles Werner von Blumenthal; 25 June 1918 – 6 June 2009) was an English member of MI6, barrister ( called 1948) and historian. He was the author of the ''Companion to British History''. He was awarded an OBE (1966) and the King Haakon VII Medal of Freedom (1945). Background Charles Arnold-Baker was the son of Professor Baron Albrecht Werner von Blumenthal (10 August 1889, Staffelde, by Stettin, Prussia – 28 March 1945, Marburg an der Lahn), of Gross Schloenwitz by Stolp, Pomerania, by his first wife, an English lady, Wilhelmine, née Hainsworth (1883–1978), and stepson of Percival Richard Arnold-Baker. His parents divorced in 1921; his mother returned to England and was remarried, in 1923, to Percy Arnold-Baker, (1875–1944), brother of Sir Frederick Arnold-Baker.) He was born in the Charité Hospital, Berlin, of which his ancestor Johann Christian Theden had been Surgeon-General, in 1918 and died in 2009,The Times 10 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Mason
James Neville Mason (; 15 May 190927 July 1984) was an English actor. He achieved considerable success in British cinema before becoming a star in Hollywood. He was the top box-office attraction in the UK in 1944 and 1945; his British films included ''The Seventh Veil'' (1945) and ''The Wicked Lady'' (1945). He starred in ''Odd Man Out'' (1947), the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. Mason starred in such films as George Cukor's '' A Star Is Born'' (1954), Alfred Hitchcock's ''North by Northwest'' (1959), Stanley Kubrick's ''Lolita'' (1962), Warren Beatty's '' Heaven Can Wait'' (1978), and Sidney Lumet's ''The Verdict'' (1982). He also starred in a number of successful British and American films from the 1950s to the early 1980s, including: '' The Desert Fox'' (1951), ''Julius Caesar'' (1953), ''Bigger Than Life'' (1956), ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea'' (1954), ''Journey to the Center of the Earth'' (1959), ''Georgy Girl'' (1966), and '' The Boys from Bra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loyd Grossman
Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman (born 16 September 1950) is an American-British author, broadcaster and cultural campaigner who has mainly worked in the United Kingdom. He is well known for presenting the BBC programme ''MasterChef'' from 1990 to 2000 and for being the co-presenter, with David Frost, of the BBC and ITV panel show ''Through the Keyhole'' from 1987 until 2003, visiting homes of many UK and US celebrities. Early life and education Grossman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on 16 September 1950 and raised in Marblehead, Massachusetts, the son of David K. Grossman, a Jewish antique dealer and Helen Katherine (née Gilman). Many members of his father's family were art and antiques dealers in and around Boston. His cousin was Ram Dass, the spiritual teacher and author. His initial education was at the General John Glover School in Marblehead, and then at Marblehead High School. He graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in history before travelling to the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Campbell-Gray
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Ian Douglas Campbell-Gray (14 July 1901 – 21 March 1946) was a British soldier serving in the Royal Engineers and an international fencer. Biography He competed in the individual and team épée fencing events at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was a four times British fencing champion, winning the épée title at the British Fencing Championships The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held at the English Institute of Sport, Sheffield. The championships were not held during World War I, World War II and in 20 ..., in 1926, 1930, 1932 and 1935. His parents were Henry Tufnell Campbell and Ethel Evely Gray Campbell, Baroness Gray. He married Lady Diana Cavendish on 7 July 1942. References 1901 births 1946 deaths Royal Engineers officers British male fencers Olympic fencers for Great Britain Fencers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Fencers from London 20th-century Britis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Fildes (fencer)
Frederick Luke Val Fildes (13 June 1879 – 22 April 1970) was a British fencer, solicitor and company secretary. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Biography Fildes was born on 13 June 1879 in London, the son of Sir Luke Fildes, and the great grandson of Mary Fildes. He was named Val after his godfather, the painter Val Prinsep. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He practised as chartered accountant and solicitor until the start of World War I. He served with the Coldstream Guards but after being wounded on the Somme he became superintendent of physical and bayonet training at the Aldershot Command. After the war he went into business rather than return to the Bar and became secretary of Lever Brothers Limited. In 1929, he won the épée title at the British Fencing Championships The British Fencing Championships are held annually to determine the British champion. The Championships are currently held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bly
John Bly , (born 27 May 1939), is an antiques dealer, author, after-dinner speaker and broadcaster who is best known from the BBC's ''Antiques Roadshow'' TV program (UK). Career Educated at Berkhamsted School, Bly is also a lecturer, public speaker, restorer, valuer, fund raiser, editor and columnist. He was the presenter of the TV series, ''Looking At Antiques'' (1971-1972), had his own show for Anglia TV ''Heirloom'' (1975-1992), fronted BBC ''Crimewatch Aladdin's Cave'' (1984-1989), BBC2's ''Heirs and Graces'' (1989-1990), and was Furniture Specialist on the BBC's ''Antiques Roadshow'' (1979-2018) and BBC4 ''Secret Knowledge'' (2013). His own production company, Posh Films with Lady Victoria Leatham, was responsible for the two-part TV programme ''Treasure Houses of Britain''. As a columnist, Bly wrote for the American ''Antiques Monthly'' (1975-1982) and, from 1989 to 2001, he had Q&A weekly features in the '' Saturday Telegraph'', '' Daily Mail'', ''The Mail on Sunday'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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