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Latchford Viaduct
Latchford may refer to: Places Australia *Latchford Barracks, Australian Army base Canada * Latchford, Ontario, town United Kingdom * Latchford, Cheshire, a suburb of Warrington, England ** Latchford railway station **Runcorn to Latchford Canal * Latchford, Hertfordshire, in Standon parish * Latchford, Oxfordshire, in Great Haseley parish People *Bob Latchford (born 1951), British international footballer *Dave Latchford (born 1949), British footballer * Douglas Latchford (1931–2020), British adventurer, art dealer, author and alleged smuggler *Ernest William Latchford (1889–1962), Australian army colonel *Francis Robert Latchford (1856–1938), Canadian politician *Jack Latchford (1909–1980), British cricketer *Peter Latchford Peter William Latchford (born 27 September 1952) is an English former football goalkeeper. He was born in Birmingham and has three older brothers; the eldest John, Dave, who was also a goalkeeper and played over 200 games for Birmingha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latchford Barracks
Latchford Barracks is an Australian Army base in the suburb of Bonegilla, Victoria, Bonegilla, located about to the east of Wodonga, Victoria. It is named after Colonel E.W. Latchford, MBE, MC (1889–1962). The barracks is host to the Army Logistic Training Centre (Australia), Army Logistic Training Centre. The Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre was located at the barracks, prior to the barracks being reused for military purposes. Torture video In November 2021, the Australian Broadcasting Commission, ABC reported an incident of "bastardisation" of a RAAF recruit in 2020. Video of the incident showed the recruit being tied up and tortured by another serviceman. Police reportedly found that "a criminal offence could not be determined at the time". The recruit, now retired, claims that the incident has destroyed him. Notes References * Barracks in Australia {{Australia-mil-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latchford, Ontario
Latchford is a Single-tier municipality town in Timiskaming District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on Bay Lake on the Montreal River near the town of Cobalt and the municipality of Temagami and is 20 kilometres (13 miles) from the city of Temiskaming Shores. The population of the town in the Canada 2011 Census was 387, which makes it the smallest town by population in Ontario. The town's slogan is "The Best Little Town by a Dam Site!" History Latchford was first settled in 1902 when the decision to build the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway (now the Ontario Northland Railway) was struck. It was decided the railway would cross the Montreal River at the location of what is today Latchford, and a bridge was finished in 1904. Hence, the settlement was known first as Montreal River Station. It was renamed Latchford in 1905 in honour of the provincial commissioner of public works, Francis Robert Latchford, and was incorporated as a town on July 15, 1907. A dam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latchford, Cheshire
Latchford is a suburb and electoral ward of Warrington, Cheshire, England. It is around one mile south-east of Warrington town centre and has a total resident population of 7,856. Latchford is a predominantly residential area, Latchford lies between the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal, and broadly consists of 19th-century terraced housing and some open space. The canal is crossed here by a swing bridge, a high-level road bridge and the now disused Latchford railway viaduct. Its name came from Anglo-Saxon ''Læccford'' meaning "boggy-stream ford". History Latchford was originally a township in the ancient parish of Grappenhall, in Cheshire. It was also part of Bucklow Hundred, and was close to the border with Lancashire. Between 1894 and 1974, part of Latchford was placed within the County Borough of Warrington, and the registration county of Lancashire, whilst the rest of Latchford became a civil parish named ''"Latchford Without"'' and was transferred to Lanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latchford Railway Station
Latchford railway station was a station in Latchford, Cheshire, England. The first station at Latchford was called Latchford and Grappenhall Road and opened in 1853; this was renamed ''Latchford'' in June 1854 but it closed in 1893, when a new alignment was opened in connection with the construction of the Manchester Ship Canal, and a new Latchford station was opened nearby. This closed to passengers on 10 September 1962. The station was on the LNWR The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the L ...'s Ditton Junction to Skelton Junction line and was used by Ditton Junction–Manchester and Liverpool–Manchester through trains. References External links Latchford station at Disused Stations Disused railway stations in Warrington Former London and North Western Rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runcorn To Latchford Canal
The Runcorn to Latchford Canal (or Old Quay Canal or Old Quay Cut or Black Bear Canal) was a man-made canal that ran from Runcorn, to the Latchford area of Warrington. It connected the Mersey and Irwell Navigation to the River Mersey at Runcorn. History The canal was built to bypass the shallow stretches of the Mersey at Fiddlers Ferry. It extended for , ending to the east of Runcorn Gap close to the centre of the township of Runcorn, and cost £48,000. At Latchford, it joined the Mersey at a lock which was located above Howley Weir. At its terminus a dock was built which became part of the Port of Runcorn. The canal was built under powers embodied in the Mersey and Irwell Navigation Act (1720) which permitted new cuts to be made without the necessity of further recourse to Parliament. It opened in July 1804. The canal and the Mersey and Irwell Navigation were bought out by the Bridgewater Canal Company in 1844. The new owners invested little in the canal and its condition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standon, Hertfordshire
Standon is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The parish includes the adjoining village of Puckeridge. The village church of St Mary has Saxon origins with much Victorian restoration. It contains the ornate tomb of the Tudor courtier Sir Ralph Sadler. The Prime Meridian passes to the west of Standon. The place-name is first attested in a Saxon charter of 944–46 AD and means "stony hill". Standon village has many local facilities. In addition to the church, there is a village hall, two public houses, a Chinese restaurant, post office, butcher, baker, and newsagent. Villagers also make frequent use of facilities in neighbouring Puckeridge, which include a pharmacy, estate agent, petrol station, public houses, doctor's surgery and primary schools (including St Thomas of Canterbury, a Roman Catholic primary school). Arthur Martin-Leake, one of only three men to be awarded the Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Haseley
Great Haseley is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England. The village is about southwest of Thame. The parish includes the hamlets of Latchford, Little Haseley and North Weston and the house, chapel and park of Rycote. The parish stretches along a northeast — southwest axis, bounded by the River Thame in the north, Haseley Brook in the south and partly by a boundary hedge with Little Milton parish in the west. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 511. Manor The Domesday Book of 1086 records that a Norman nobleman, Miles Crispin of Wallingford, held the manor of Great Haseley. In the 13th century the manor was held by Roger Bigod, 2nd Earl of Norfolk. In 1332 Edward III granted Great Haseley to William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton. In 1482, Edward IV granted the manor to the dean and canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. The present Manor House was built in the 17th century, altered in about 1700 and has a Georgian stable b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Latchford
Robert Dennis Latchford (born 18 January 1951) is an English former footballer who played as a centre forward. He made more than 500 appearances in the Football League, playing for Birmingham City, Everton, Swansea City and Coventry City in the First Division, and won 12 full caps for England. Career Latchford was born in Kings Heath, Birmingham. He was transferred from Birmingham City to Everton for £350,000, a British transfer record at the time (Howard Kendall and Archie Styles were transferred to Birmingham City as part of the same deal, with Birmingham being paid just £80,000). At Everton, Latchford was the top scorer for six successive seasons. He scored 30 goals in the 1977–78 season, winning a £10,000 prize offered by a national newspaper for the first footballer to reach that number in a single season. During the mid-seventies, Latchford was widely considered one of the top English forwards of his generation. He earned his first full cap for England in a Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Latchford
David Barry Latchford (born 9 April 1949) is an English former footballer who made 208 appearances in the Football League and 8 in the Scottish League playing as a goalkeeper. He is the older brother of former England international striker Bob Latchford and Celtic goalkeeper Peter Latchford. Life and career Latchford was born in Kings Heath, Birmingham. He joined Birmingham City from school in 1964 and signed professional forms once he turned 17. He was called up for the England Youth squad but was not capped; the other goalkeeper in the squad was Peter Shilton. He kept goal for Birmingham in the FA Youth Cup final of 1967, in which they were beaten by Sunderland. Latchford made his League debut in April 1969 in a 2–1 win at Bury, but with Jim Herriot, Paul Cooper and Mike Kelly also at the club it took another four years for him to establish himself as undisputed first choice. Even then, manager Freddie Goodwin brought in Welsh international Gary Sprake, but Latchford so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Latchford
Douglas Arthur Joseph Latchford (15 October 1931 – 2 August 2020) was a British art dealer and smuggler. Biography Latchford was born on 15 October 1931 in Mumbai, India, which was at the time under the British Raj. He was educated at Brighton College in England before returning to India shortly before Independence. Latchford initially worked in the pharmaceutical industry in Mumbai. He moved to Bangkok in 1956, and in 1963 established a drug distribution company. Latchford also invested profitably in Thailand land development and became a Thai citizen in 1968. He was briefly married to a Thai woman and took a Thai name, Pakpong Kriangsak. A long-time devotee of the sport of bodybuilding, Latchford became a patron of the sport in Thailand and was the honorary president of the Thai Bodybuilding Association from 2016 until his death. Antiquities trade A controversial figure, Latchford was best known as a collector of Cambodian antiquities. According to his obituary in ''The New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
