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Nottingham General Cemetery
Nottingham General Cemetery is a place of burial in Nottingham, England which is Grade II listed. History The Nottingham General Cemetery Company received Royal Assent for their Act of Parliament on 19 May 1836. The initial site comprised but in 1845 it was extended by . In 1837–40, the cemetery gatehouse with almshouses was constructed to the designs of the architect Samuel Sutton Rawlinson at the top of Sion Hill, now Canning Circus. The wrought iron gates were made by Falconer and Company of Derby. Rawlinson also provided two mortuary chapels, one for Anglicans in 1840, and the other for dissenters in ca. 1850. The laying out of the cemetery was completed by 1838 with a single grave available for 7s 6d (), a private grave the property of the purchaser in perpetuity from £2. 2s ()and upwards, and a brick grave or vault from £10. 10s () and upwards. In 1923 the Medical Officer of Health expressed concern about the future of the cemetery and a bill was taken to Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bell Taylor
Charles Bell Taylor (2 September 1829 – 14 April 1909) was an English ophthalmic surgeon, known also as a campaigner against the Contagious Diseases Act and vivisection. Early life Born in Nottingham on 2 September 1829, he was son of Charles Taylor by his wife Elizabeth Ann Galloway; his father and brother were veterinary surgeons in the town. After brief employment in the lace warehouse of his uncle, William Galloway, he apprenticed himself to Thomas Godfrey, a surgeon at Mansfield. Medical career Taylor was admitted member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1852, and a licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries in 1855. He graduated M.D. at the University of Edinburgh in 1854, and in 1867 he obtained the diploma of fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. In 1854 Taylor was pursuing medical studies in Paris. He acted for some time as medical superintendent at the Walton Lodge Asylum, Liverpool, then in 1859 returned to Nottingham, where he lived f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemeteries In England
This is a list of cemeteries in England still in existence. Only cemeteries which are notable and can be visited are included. Churchyards and graveyards that belong to churches and are still in existence are not included. Ancient burial grounds are excluded. Cemeteries in London and Brighton and Hove have separate lists. List of existing cemeteries References Further reading *Greenwood, Douglas; ''Who's Buried Where in England'' (2006); Constable & Robinson; London; 416p; . External linksNational Federation of Cemetery Friends {{Cemeteries in England * |
Anglican Cemeteries In The United Kingdom
Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the largest branches of Christianity, with around 110 million adherents worldwide . Adherents of Anglicanism are called ''Anglicans''; they are also called ''Episcopalians'' in some countries. The majority of Anglicans are members of national or regional ecclesiastical provinces of the international Anglican Communion, which forms the third-largest Christian communion in the world, after the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. These provinces are in full communion with the See of Canterbury and thus with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whom the communion refers to as its ''primus inter pares'' (Latin, 'first among equals'). The Archbishop calls the decennial Lambeth Conference, chairs the meeting of primates, and is the presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1836 Establishments In England
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Henry Sulley
Henry Sulley (1845–1940) was an English architect and writer on the Temple in Jerusalem, temples of Jerusalem. Sulley was born to English parents in Brooklyn, Long Island, USA, 30 January 1845, but relocated back to Nottingham when still young. As an architect, Sulley is noted for several buildings in Nottingham, among them 2 Hamilton Road, 'a fine Victorian dwelling' designed for James White the lace manufacturer in 1883.Country life – Volume 197, No.32-35 – 2003 Page 135 "Elmsleigh (pictured, above, in The British Architect magazine in 1883) was designed by Henry Sulley (1845–1940), who was born on Long Island but practised in Nottingham, creating a series of grand villas for the rich lace manufacturers of the ..." Although he had no formal training in archaeology, Sulley's background in architecture allowed him to develop various ideas about Solomon's Temple and the City of David (historic), City of David. His primary area of activity was in writing concerning the te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brandreth Savidge
William Brandreth Savidge (1866 - 21 February 1939) was an English architect based in Nottingham. Career He was born in Nottingham in 1866, the son of John Savidge, Chemist and Druggist and Mary. He was articled to John W Keating of Nottingham from 1883 to 1887 and he stayed as his assistant until 1889. He was nominated ARIBA in 1890. He was honorary secretary of the Nottingham Architectural Society from 1905 to 1910. He married Mary Elizabeth Emily Reynolds in 1919. He died on 21 February 1939 at his home, Linden House, Clifton Lane, Ruddington and left an estate valued at £40,791 (). A new Roman Catholic chapel dedicated to Our Lady and St Wilfred in Ruddington was constructed in his memory adjacent to his house, and was dedicated in 1940. However, this never became the anticipated catholic church in Ruddington. Notable works *Nelson Library, Carr Road, Nelson, Lancashire 1908 (with John Rigby Poyser John Rigby Poyser LRIBA (1872 – 17 January 1954) was an English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Marshall Ward
Francis Marshall Ward (26 December 1830 - 5 April 1914) was a bass singer, composer and musician who flourished mainly in Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. Life He was born on 26 December 1830, the son of Francis Ward (b. 1796) and Jessey Marshall (1796-1946). He was baptised on 24 January 1831 at St Michael’s Church, Lincoln. He was educated as a chorister in Lincoln Cathedral. On 19 April 1853 he married Mary Hannah East in St Swithin's Church, Lincoln and they had the following children * Harry Marshall Ward (1854-1906) *Elizabeth East Ward (b. 1855) *Jessie Mary Ward (b. 1857) *Tom Edgar Ernest Ward (1858-1901) *Frank Sydney Ward (b. 1860) *Lily M Ward (b. 1864) *Nellie Ward (b. 1866) In 1886 he was appointed conductor of the Philharmonic Choir for the Liverpool Exhibition. He died on 5 April 1914 at his home, 98 Melton Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, and on 9 April was buried in the General Cemetery in Nottingham. Organist Appointments *St Peter’s Church, Lincoln 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Cox (minister)
Samuel Cox (19 April 1826 – 1893) was an English nonconformist divine and Christian universalist, born in London. Biography He was born on 19 April 1826 near London, and educated at a school at Stoke Newington. At the age of fourteen he was apprenticed at the London docks, where his father was employed, but on the expiration of his indentures resigned his position and entered the Stepney College to prepare himself for the baptist ministry. After passing the college course and matriculating at London University, Cox became in 1852 pastor of the baptist chapel in St. Paul's Square, Southsea. In 1854. he accepted an invitation to Ryde, Isle of Wight, where he remained till 1859. A disorder in the throat compelled him to desist from preaching, and caused him to turn his attention seriously to literature. He wrote for the ''Freeman,'' the organ of the baptists, and occasionally acted as editor, and became a contributor to the ''Nonconformist,'' the ''Christian Spectator,'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robin Hood and to the lace-making, bicycle and Tobacco industry, tobacco industries. The city is also the county town of Nottinghamshire and the settlement was granted its city charter in 1897, as part of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Nottingham is a tourist destination; in 2018, the city received the second-highest number of overnight visitors in the Midlands and the highest number in the East Midlands. In 2020, Nottingham had an estimated population of 330,000. The wider conurbation, which includes many of the city's suburbs, has a population of 768,638. It is the largest urban area in the East Midlands and the second-largest in the Midland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Morley (VC)
Samuel Morley VC (sometimes Morely) (December 1829 – 16 June 1888) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross ("VC"), the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Personal life Samuel Morley was born in December 1829, the son of Francis (a coal higgler) and Mary (nee Barratt). He had two sisters (Rebecca and Sarah) and a brother George. (Census 1841 and 1851) Morley was baptized at St Mary's Church, Radcliffe on Trent. Morley married Mary (b 1844) at some point before 1881. Military career Crimean War Morley was a private in the 8th Hussars and saw action in the Crimea (1855 to 1856). When he returned to England in 1856 he transferred to the 2nd Battalion, Military Train (later Royal Army Service Corps), British Army. His military career was not spotless: Morley appears sixteen times in the Regimental defaulters book, was court martialled twice and served two terms of imprisonm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Taylor (poet)
Ann Gilbert (née Taylor; 30 January 1782 – 20 December 1866) was an English poet and literary critic. She gained lasting popularity in her youth as a writer of verse for children. In the years up to her marriage, she became an astringent literary critic. However, she is best remembered as the elder sister and collaborator of Jane Taylor. Family The Taylor sisters were part of an extensive literary family, daughters of the engraver Isaac Taylor of Ongar and the writer Ann Taylor. Ann was born in Islington and lived with her family at first in London and later in Lavenham, Suffolk, in Colchester, and briefly in Ongar. The sisters' father, Isaac Taylor, and her grandfather were both engravers. Her father later became an educational pioneer and Independent minister, writing a number of instructional books for the young. Their mother, Mrs (Ann Martin) Taylor (1757–1830) wrote seven works of moral and religious advice in many respects liberal for their time, two of them ficti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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