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Rampside (other)
Rampside is a village at Furness Peninsula, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK Rampside may also refer to Places * Rampside Hall, Rampside, England, UK; a listed building * Rampside railway station, Rampside, England, UK; a train station * Rampside Leading Light, Rampside, England, UK; a marine beacon, like a lighthouse * Rampside Gas Terminal, Rampside, England, UK; a Morecambe Bay, Irish Sea gas extraction pipeline terminal Vehicles * Chevrolet ''Rampside'', a 1960s U.S. pickup truck * VW ''Rampside'', a version of the Volkswagen ''Type 2'' pickup * , a steam tug boat Other uses * The side of a ramp An inclined plane, also known as a ramp, is a flat supporting surface tilted at an angle from the vertical direction, with one end higher than the other, used as an aid for raising or lowering a load. The inclined plane is one of the six clas ... See also * * * Ramp (other) * Side (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampside
Rampside is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it is located a few miles south-east of the town of Barrow-in-Furness, in the north-western corner of Morecambe Bay on the Furness peninsula. History There is evidence that the village was inhabited as early as 1292, in the records of the monks of Furness Abbey, though Viking and Roman artefacts have been found in the village's church. As well as agriculture, the village acted as a small port, with shipping trade coming to Furness Abbey through Roa Island, which itself was defended by the fortified Piel Island, both around one mile south of Rampside.''Barrow and District'' by Fred Barnes, Barrow-in-Furness Corporation, Barrow-in-Furness (Lancs) 1968 Thomas Lawson, a herbalist and botanist, was born at Rampside in 1630 and became minister at the village church. He invited George Fox to preach from the pulpit after one Sunday service, and subsequently became a Quaker himself in 1653. He published various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampside Hall
Rampside Hall is a Grade I listed building in the Rampside area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is one of only three Grade I listed buildings in the Borough outside of the Furness Abbey complex and dates back to the 17th century. Built for the Knype family, it is most noted for its dozen chimneys which have given the building the nickname 'the twelve apostles'. Rampside Hall retains the majority of its original features, with the only major alteration taking place in 1810 when the building was re-roofed. The building was heavily damaged on 15 February 1865 when a 2.2 ML earthquake shook the area, toppling three of its famed chimneys, cracking walls and displacing some of them by eight inches. There is evidence of a house on the Rampside Hall site since 1634, however the precise date of construction for the present building is thought to be in the late 17th century. Rampside Hall is three storeys in height excluding the attic, and is of a 5 bay, double-depth plan. Some i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampside Railway Station
Rampside railway station was located on the Piel Branch of the Furness Railway in the Rampside area of Barrow-in-Furness, England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It .... The single platform station opened from 24 August 1846 as ''Concle'', being renamed ''Rampside'' in 1869. The station remained operational until 1936 when it closed along with the following station at Piel, which had been reachable via the Roa Island Causeway. The station building and entire branch line had been demolished by the 1980s. References Sources * {{coord, 54.0842, -3.1726, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title Former buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness Former Furness Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1846 Railway stations in Great Brita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampside Leading Light
Rampside Leading Light'', is a leading light (navigation beacon) located in the Rampside area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Built in 1875, it is the only surviving example of 13 such beacons built around Barrow during the late 19th century to aid vessels into the town's port. It stands tall and is constructed from red and yellow bricks. Rampside leading light was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage in 1991. See also * Listed buildings in Barrow-in-Furness * List of lighthouses in England This is a list of lighthouses in England. It includes lighthouses which are no longer in use as a light but are still standing. It also includes some of the harbour and pier-head lights around the country. Details of several lighthouses and li ... References External links Port Barrow Lighthouses completed in 1875 Buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness Grade II listed lighthouses Lighthouses in Cumbria {{Europe-lighthouse-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampside Gas Terminal
Rampside Gas Terminal is a gas terminal situated in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria on the Irish Sea coast. It connects to gas fields in Morecambe Bay. It is situated adjacent to the former Roosecote Power Station. History Production started in 1985 with the South Morecambe gas field. The North Morecambe terminal was built in 1992. The Rivers Fields Area was discovered in 1982. The terminal was built on a site used by the former Roosecote coal-fired power station. Operations It consists of three gas terminals, situated between Roose to the north and Rampside to the south. The sea around the gas platforms is around 30 metres (93 ft) deep. Centrica's facilities employ about 400 people, with a maximum of 172 people offshore, with around 140 being Centrica personnel. Offshore personnel are transferred via helicopter from Blackpool International Airport and also directly from the terminal itself with flights currently operated by Bond Offshore Helicopters. Gas is transferred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chevrolet Rampside
Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the prominence and name recognition of Chevrolet as one of General Motors' global marques, "Chevrolet" or its affectionate nickname 'Chevy' or is used at times as a synonym for General Motors or its products, one example being the GM LS1 engine, commonly known by the name or a variant thereof of its progenitor, the Chevrolet small-block engine. Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946) and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant (1861–1947) started the company on November 3, 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. Durant used the Chevrolet Motor Car Company to acquire a controlling stake in General Motors with a reverse merger occurring on May 2, 1918, and propelled himself back to the GM presidency. After Durant's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volkswagen Type 2
The Volkswagen Transporter, initially the Type 2, is a range of light commercial vehicles, built as vans, pickups, and cab-and-chassis variants, introduced in 1950 by the German automotive industry, automaker Volkswagen as their second mass-production car model, light motor vehicle series, and inspired by an idea and request from then-Netherlands-VW-importer Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Known officially (depending on body type) as the Transporter, Kombi or Microbusor informally as the Volkswagen Station Wagon (US), Bus (also US), Camper (UK) or Bulli (Germany), it was initially given the factory designation 'Type 2', as it followedand was for decades based onthe Volkswagen Beetle, original 'Volkswagen' ("People's Car"), which became the VW factory's 'Type 1' after the World War Two, post-war reboot, and mostly known, in many languages, as the "Beetle". The Volkswagen Transporter has been built in many variants. It may be best known for its panel vans, but it was also b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramp (other)
A ramp, or inclined plane, is a simple machine. Ramp, Ramps, RAMP, may also refer to: People * James J. Ramp (died 1978), Philadelphia police officer * Jenny Ramp (born 2003), Filipina beauty pageant titleholder * Pieter Ramp (1592–1660), Dutch Golden Age member of the Haarlem schutterij * Mark Ramprakash (born 1969), English cricketer nicknamed "Ramps" Places * Ramp, West Virginia, USA; an unincorporated community * Ramp Creek Formation, a geologic formation in Indiana and Kentucky, in the USA * Ramp Run, a stream in Ohio, USA * Ramp Rocks, Willis Islands, South Georgia Islands, Antarctic Ocean; a group of islets * The Ramp (Alaska), United States; a mountain summit * The Ramp (Antarctica), Ross Island, Antarctica; a rocky slope near Cape Evans * Ramp Covered Bridge, Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; a historic bridge Computing, electronics * RAMP Simulation Software for Modelling Reliability, Availability and Maintainability * RAMP software fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
