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Meldon Reservoir
Meldon may refer to: Places * Meldon, Devon, England, a hamlet * Meldon, Northumberland, England, a village ** Meldon railway station People * Charles Henry Meldon (1841–1892), Irish barrister and nationalist politician * George Meldon (1885–1951), Irish cricketer * George Meldon (cricketer, born 1875) (1875–1950), Irish cricketer * Jack Meldon (1869–1954), Irish cricketer * Louis Meldon (1886–1956), Irish cricketer and tennis player * Philip Meldon (1874–1942), Irish cricketer and footballer * William Meldon (1879–1957), Irish cricketer * Mel Levine Meldon Edises Levine (born June 7, 1943) is an American attorney and former Democratic Congressman from California. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993. Early life On June 7, 1943, Levine was born in Los Ang ... (born 1943), American attorney and politician {{disambig, given name, geo [Baidu] |
Meldon, Devon
Meldon is a hamlet in West Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is 4 km south-west of Okehampton. Its main features are the Meldon Quarry and Meldon Reservoir and the nearby Meldon Viaduct. Quarries Granite is still extracted from Meldon Quarry. The now disused Meldon Aplite Quarry has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its exposures of aplite and other rocks. The Dartmoor Railway terminates at Meldon Quarry; the former continuation of the line to Tavistock and Plymouth continues as a cycle path. The former railway line crosses the West Okement River on the Meldon Viaduct just before reaching the quarry from the west. Reservoir The reservoir was formed by damming the West Okement River. It is about 1.2 km long and 300 metres wide, and extends from the West Okement valley into a small side valley. Firing range Immediately to the south-east is the area of the Okehampton military firing range, which is sometimes closed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meldon, Northumberland
Meldon is a village in Northumberland, England. It lies to the west of Morpeth. The village is one of the 51 Thankful Villages Thankful Villages (also known as Blessed Villages; ) are settlements in England and Wales from which all their members of the armed forces survived World War I. The term Thankful Village was popularised by the writer Arthur Mee in the 1930s; in ' ... in the United Kingdom that suffered no fatalities during the Great War of 1914–1918. The population of Meldon as taken at the 2001 Census was 162, increasing to 242 at the 2011 Census. Notes External links GENUKI: Meldon, Northumberland Genealogy Villages in Northumberland Civil parishes in Northumberland {{Northumberland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meldon Railway Station
Meldon railway station was a stone built railway station with goods sidings in Northumberland on the Wansbeck Railway between Morpeth and Reedsmouth to the south of the village of Meldon. History In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from to . Due to financial difficulties the line was built in stages. In 1862 the line from to Scotsgap opened, with an extension to Knowesgate opening a year later. At this time the Wansbeck Railway Company amalgamates with the North British Railway. It was only on 1 May 1865 that the line was completed. In 1923 the line and the North British Railway merged with the London and North Eastern Railway The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) was the second largest (after LMS) of the " Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain. It operated from 1 January 1923 until nationalisation on 1 January 1948. At th .... The station was opened in 1865. In September 1952 pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Henry Meldon
Charles Henry Meldon, LL.D., QC (1841 – 15 May 1892) was an Irish barrister and nationalist politician who took his seat in the United Kingdom House of Commons as Member of Parliament (MP) for Kildare from 1874 to 1885. Career A Dublin-based barrister with an address in Rutland Square (now Parnell Square), Meldon was a Queen's Counsel and a justice of the peace for counties Dublin, Kildare, Meath, and Westmeath. He was a member of the Royal Commission established in 1878 to enquire into the Registration of Deeds, which reported in 1879 and 1880. He was first elected to Parliament at the 1874 general election, as a Home Rule League candidate, when he defeated the sitting Liberal MP Lord Otho FitzGerald. He was re-elected as a Home Ruler in 1880, and joined the new Irish Parliamentary Party The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP; commonly called the Irish Party or the Home Rule Party) was formed in 1874 by Isaac Butt, the leader of the Nationalist Party, replacing the Home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Meldon
George James Meldon (18 January 1885 – 27 November 1951) was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman. He made his debut for Ireland against Cambridge University in July 1904, and went on to play for them twelve times, his last game coming in August 1912 against Scotland. Nine of his Ireland games had first-class status, and he also played one first-class match for Woodbrook Club and Ground against South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ... in 1912. References CricketEurope Stats Zone profile* 1885 births 1951 deaths Cricketers from Dublin (city) Irish cricketers Woodbrook Club and Ground cricketers {{Ireland-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Meldon (cricketer, Born 1875)
George Edward (or Edgar) Pugin Meldon (12 September 1875 – 2 July 1950) was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played four first-class matches for Dublin University in 1895. His father was physician Austin Meldon. Edward Liddle's International Profiles. Retrieved 28 December 2020. He was appointed to the , Dublin in 1904; , |
Jack Meldon
John Michael Meldon (29 September 1869 in Dublin, Ireland – 12 December 1954 in Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom) was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler. He played cricket at the Jesuits St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg and Clongowes Wood, before going on to study at Trinity College, Dublin, where he captained the Cricket team. Cricket Europe 2012. He played 31 times for , making his debut against in |
Louis Meldon
Louis Albert Meldon (10 October 1886 – 21 February 1956) was an Irish sportsman, who represented his country in both cricket and tennis. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, Meldon played four first-class cricket matches for Ireland, all against Scotland, between 1909 and 1912. He also appeared in five Davis Cup ties for the Irish team and made the third round of the 1925 Wimbledon Championships The 1925 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 22 June until 4 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little ( .... References *CricketEurope Stats Zone profile 1886 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Meldon
Major Philip Albert Meldon (18 December 1874 – 8 April 1942) was an Irish cricketer and a British Army officer in more than one war. Biography He was born in Dublin, Ireland, the eldest son of Sir Albert Meldon. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery on 28 March 1900, and was promoted to lieutenant on 3 April 1901. From 1900 to 1902, he served with the 53rd Battery in South Africa during the Second Boer War, and took part in the operations in the Transvaal, east of Pretoria, including engagements at Belfast and Lydenburg. He was wounded and return to the United Kingdom on board the in May 1902. He was awarded a DSO in World War I. In World War II, Meldon was on Special Employment Foreign Office, in 1940. He was held as a German prisoner from 1 April 1940. He died in London at age 68, on 8 April 1942. Cricket and football Meldon played twice for the Irish cricket team; against I Zingari in August 1899 and against H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's XI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Meldon
William Waltrude "Budge" Meldon (9 April 1879 – 23 May 1957) was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He started his cricket career playing county cricket with Warwickshire, for whom he played five first-class matches between 1909 and 1910. He then played three first-class matches for Ireland against Scotland between 1911 and 1914, which are his only games for Ireland. He also played minor counties cricket for Northumberland and Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is .... ReferencesCricketEurope Stats Zone profile* 1879 births 1957 deaths Cricketers from Dublin (city) Warwickshire cricketers Northumberland cricketers Devon cricketers Irish cricketers {{Ireland-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |