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Putney Lower Common Cemetery
Putney Lower Common Cemetery is a cemetery on the edge of the London Borough of Wandsworth between Putney and Barnes town centres. Geography The cemetery has an area of 1.21ha and is the smallest in Wandsworth. It lies on the north side of Mill Hill road (B349) between the junctions with Rocks lane (A306) and Queens Ride/Lower Richmond road (B306). The north and west boundary walls border with Barnes Common and the east wall borders with Putney Lower Common. History The cemetery was laid out from 1855 on three acres of land from the estate of Earl Spencer, it was opened in 1855. The chapel building, lodge on the south east corner and brick boundary wall were designed by Barnett and Birch and built by W and R Aviss, who also have a family tomb on the site. In 1891 the cemetery officially closed when Putney Vale Cemetery opened, but burials continued until much later with the last in the 1970s. The Friends of Lower Putney Common Cemetery are a charity that 'monitor the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headstones In Putney Lower Common Cemetery (03)
A headstone, tombstone, or gravestone is a stele or marker, usually stone, that is placed over a grave. It is traditional for burials in the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim religions, among others. In most cases, it has the deceased's name, date of birth, and date of death inscribed on it, along with a personal message, or prayer, but may contain pieces of funerary art, especially details in stone relief. In many parts of Europe, insetting a photograph of the deceased in a frame is very common. Use The stele (plural stelae), as it is called in an archaeological context, is one of the oldest forms of funerary art. Originally, a tombstone was the stone lid of a stone coffin, or the coffin itself, and a gravestone was the stone slab that was laid over a grave. Now, all three terms are also used for markers placed at the head of the grave. Some graves in the 18th century also contained footstones to demarcate the foot end of the grave. This sometimes developed into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Historical Society
The Royal Historical Society, founded in 1868, is a learned society of the United Kingdom which advances scholarly studies of history. Origins The society was founded and received its royal charter in 1868. Until 1872 it was known as the Historical Society. In 1897, it merged with (or absorbed) the Camden Society, founded in 1838. In its origins, and for many years afterwards, the society was effectively a gentlemen's club. However, in the middle and later twentieth century the RHS took on a more active role in representing the discipline and profession of history. Current activities The society exists to promote historical research in the United Kingdom and worldwide, representing historians of all kinds. Its activities primarily concern advocacy and policy research, training, publishing, grants and research support, especially for early career historians, and awards and professional recognition. It provides a varied programme of lectures and one-day and two-day conferences and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parks And Open Spaces In The London Borough Of Wandsworth
The inner London borough of Wandsworth contains some of green space in the form of parks, commons, allotments and cemeteries, which is the largest amount for an Inner London borough. Central London borders some of the borough's boundary with the Thames the closest park to which is Battersea Park. At , Tooting Commons in the south of the borough, between Balham and Streatham are Wandsworth's largest public open space (not shared with any other borough). It is followed by Battersea Park. This has Battersea Park Nature Areas, the borough's only local nature reserve. Wandsworth Common, to the south of Clapham Junction bisected by a railway line is the third largest park, at . Wimbledon and Putney Commons are very large open spaces, in total, partly within the borough, to the south of Putney and Roehampton, and are managed by a board of Conservators rather than any individual borough. King George's Park is a stretch of green space along the western side of the River Wandle, jus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemeteries In London
There are a number of cemeteries in Greater London. Among them are the Magnificent Seven, London, Magnificent Seven, seven large Victorian-era cemeteries. There are also a number of crematoria. A number of cemeteries have listed buildings or structures, or have been placed on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens by English Heritage. Others have secured Green Flag Award#Green Heritage Site Accreditation, Green Heritage Site accreditation or may be on the World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage List. "The Magnificent Seven" Magnificent Seven, London, The Magnificent Seven cemeteries were the first commercial cemeteries constructed around the outskirts of London. They are all of special historical value and are on the English Heritage lists. Abbreviations used in the column closed :C = Still used for cremations :F = Burial in family plots is still possible Gallery Image:Abney Park Cemetery Main Gate.JPG, Abney Park CemeteryMain Gate Image:Gate of Brompton Cem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnes Railway Station
Barnes railway station is a Grade II listed station in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in southwest London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. It is down the line from . The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway. It is the nearest station for Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton Club, Rosslyn Park F.C. grounds, and the University of Roehampton. History The station at Barnes was opened on 27 July 1846, when the line to Richmond was built. When the first section of the Hounslow Loop Line was opened on 22 August 1849, Barnes became a junction station. Grade II listed, it was designed by the architect John Thomas Emmett in 1846 and is the only survivor of four brick-built Tudor Gothic-style stations on the Richmond branch, the others being Putney, Mortlake, and Richmond. The ticket office, adjacent to Platform 1, is now privately owned. The Barnes rail crash, in which 13 people were killed and 41 injured, occurred near this station on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wildlife Crossing
Wildlife crossings are structures that allow animals to cross human-made barriers safely. Wildlife crossings may include underpass tunnels or wildlife tunnels, viaducts, and overpasses or green bridges (mainly for large or herd-type animals); amphibian tunnels; fish ladders; canopy bridges (especially for monkeys and squirrels); tunnels and culverts (for small mammals such as otters, hedgehogs, and badgers); and green roofs (for butterflies and birds). Wildlife crossings are a practice in habitat conservation, allowing connections or reconnections between habitats, combating habitat fragmentation. They also assist in avoiding collisions between vehicles and animals, which in addition to killing or injuring wildlife may cause injury to humans and property damage. Similar structures can be used for domesticated animals, such as cattle creeps. Roads and habitat fragmentation Habitat fragmentation occurs when human-made barriers such as roads, railroads, canals, electric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Arab Boy
The Arab Boy is a pub in Putney, London. Location The pub is on the south side of the Upper Richmond road at number 289. History The pub is one of the oldest in Putney and is named after Yussef Sirrie, the Middle Eastern servant of local solicitor and property developer Henry Scarth (buried in Putney Lower Common Cemetery) who built the pub in 1849, as well as the former Quill pub nearby. Sirrie later became landlord of the pub after Scarth left his estate to him on his death. Management The pub was owned by Watney Watney Combe & Reid was a leading brewery in London. At its peak in the 1930s it was a constituent of the FT 30 index of leading companies on the London Stock Exchange. It produced Watney's Red Barrel. History The Watney family were the mai ... and later by the Magic pub company, from 1996 it was owned by Greene King and in 2016 it was taken over by the same company as owned the Market Porter pub in London Bridge. As of 2021 the pub is 'independentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Huth
Frederick Huth, formerly known as Johann Friedrich Andreas Huth (1777–1864), was a German-born British merchant banker, who established the London merchant bank Frederick Huth & Co in 1809. Professional career Frederick Huth was born on the 29 October 1777 in the German town of Stade, then part of the Electorate of Hanover (Lower Saxony, Germany). He was the second son of Johann Friedrich Huth (d. 1801), a soldier of the Scharnhorst regiment, and his wife, Marie Amelia (d. 1812), daughter of Johann Thee, farmer. The family settled in 1781 at nearby Harsefeld, where Johann Huth worked as a tailor and where Friedrich attended local schools. In 1791 Huth was apprenticed to Brentano Urbieta & Co., a Spanish merchant house at Hamburg. In 1797 he moved to Spain, and he also lived in South America before settling in London and establishing Frederick Huth & Co., which became one of London's leading banking houses. In 1829 Huth was appointed as London financial advisor and banker to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dryden
'' John Dryden (; – ) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden. Romanticist writer Sir Walter Scott called him "Glorious John". Early life Dryden was born in the village rectory of Aldwincle near Thrapston in Northamptonshire, where his maternal grandfather was the rector of All Saints. He was the eldest of fourteen children born to Erasmus Dryden and wife Mary Pickering, paternal grandson of Sir Erasmus Dryden, 1st Barone t (1553–1632), and wife Frances Wilkes, Puritan landowning gentry who supported the Puritan cause and Parliament. He was a second cousin once removed of Jonathan Swift. As a boy, Dryden lived in the nearby village of Titchmarsh, where it is likely that he received his first education. In 1644 he was sent to Westminst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Alfred Dryden, 5th And 8th Baronet
Sir Alfred Erasmus Dryden, 5th and 8th Baronet (14 October 1821 – 2 April 1912) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister. The son of Sir Henry Dryden, he was born at in October 1821 at Adlestrop, Gloucestershire. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University, making his debut against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1841. He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1843, making seven appearances. Dryden scored 145 runs in his seven first-class matches, at an average of 10.35 and with a high score of 29. A student of the Middle Temple, he was called to the bar in 1847. Upon the death of his brother Sir Henry Edward Leigh Dryden in July 1899, he succeeded as the 5th Baronet Dryden, of Canons Ashby and as the 8th Baronet Turner, of Ambrosden Ambrosden is a village and civil parish in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England, southwest of Biceste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (8 February 1807 – 27 January 1894) was an English sculptor and natural history artist renowned for his work on the life-size models of dinosaurs in the Crystal Palace Park in south London. The models, accurately made using the latest scientific knowledge, created a sensation at the time. Hawkins was also a noted lecturer on zoological topics. Education and early career Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins was born in Bloomsbury, London on 8 February 1807, the son of Thomas Hawkins, an artist, and Louisa Anne Waterhouse, the daughter of a Jamaica plantation family of apparent Catholic sympathies. He studied at St. Aloysius College, and learned sculpture from William Behnes. At the age of 20, he began to study natural history and later geology. He contributed illustrations to ''The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle''. During the 1840s, he produced studies of living animals in Knowsley Park, near Liverpool for Edward Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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