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Speedwell (other)
Speedwell may refer to: Plants * ''Speedwell'', several plants in the genus '' Veronica'' Places Australia * Speedwell, Queensland, a locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland United Kingdom * Speedwell, Bristol, England * Speedwell Castle, Staffordshire, England * Speedwell Cavern, Derbyshire, England, a former 18th Century lead mine * Speedwell Mill, 18th century mill in Wirksworth, Derbyshire * Speedwell Farm, Woburn, Bedfordshire, designed in 1795 by Robert Salmon * Speedwell Hill, Cheshire, former site of the Bluecap Memorial United States * Speedwell, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Speedwell, New Jersey, an unincorporated community * Speedwell, Tennessee, an unincorporated community * Speedwell, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Speedwell Township, St. Clair County, Missouri, an inactive township Falkland Islands * Speedwell Island in Falkland Sound Australia *Speedwell in the vicinity of Hivesville, Queensland Manufacturing and vehicle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica (plant)
''Veronica'' is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Plantaginaceae, with about 500 species. It was formerly classified in the family Scrophulariaceae. Common names include speedwell, bird's eye, and gypsyweed. Taxonomy for this genus is currently being reanalysed, with the genus '' Hebe'' and the related Australasian genera '' Derwentia'', ''Detzneria'', ''Chionohebe'', ''Heliohebe'', ''Leonohebe'' and ''Parahebe'' now included by many botanists. Monophyly of the genus is supported by nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and cpDNA. The taxa of the genus are herbaceous annuals or perennials, and also subshrubs, shrubs or small trees if ''Hebe'' is included. Most of the species are from the temperate Northern Hemisphere, though with some species from the Southern Hemisphere; ''Hebe'' is mostly from New Zealand. Taxonomy The genus name ''Veronica'' used in binomial nomenclature was chosen by Carl Linnaeus based on preexisting common usage of the name v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troublesome Creek Ironworks
Troublesome Creek Ironworks, originally called Speedwell Furnace, is a historic iron furnace and archaeological site located near Monroeton, Rockingham County, North Carolina. The ironworks were established by 1770, and remained in operation into the early 20th century. After the Battle of Guilford Courthouse on March 15, 1781, General Nathanael Greene's troops camped at the ironworks to plan for a second attack by Cornwallis. George Washington visited the ironworks during his southern tour of 1791. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 1972. References Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Commercial buildings completed in 1770 Buildings and structures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weather Derivative
Weather derivatives are financial instruments that can be used by organizations or individuals as part of a risk management strategy to reduce risk associated with adverse or unexpected weather conditions. Weather derivatives are index-based instruments that usually use observed weather data at a weather station to create an index on which a payout can be based. This index could be total rainfall over a relevant period—which may be of relevance for a hydro-generation business—or the number where the minimum temperature falls below zero which might be relevant for a farmer protecting against frost damage. As is the case with parametric weather insurance, there is no proof of loss provision. Unlike "indemnity" insurance-based cover, there is no need to demonstrate that a loss has been suffered, however an indemnity insurance policy for weather is a rarely utilized instrument. Settlement is objective, based on the final value of the chosen weather index over the chosen period. If ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express
''Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express'', the fourth album by The Go-Betweens, was released in March 1986 in the UK on Beggars Banquet Records, the record label that would release the remainder of the original group's LPs through their break-up in 1989. The album was recorded at Berry Street Studios in London, England. The original release consisted of ten songs. The UK CD release in 1986 (BEGA 72) had the original ten tracks, plus two bonus tracks: "The Life At Hand" and "Little Joe". In 2004, LO-MAX Records released an expanded CD which included a second disc of eleven bonus tracks and music videos for the songs "Spring Rain" and "Head Full of Steam" (Single Version).Mueller, Andrew, from the liner notes for the 2004 LO-MAX Compact Disc reissue of ''Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express''. All track listing/production history/song writing credit information in this article is taken from these liner notes. Details The band had signed a deal with an English branch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone (album)
''You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone'' is the first compilation album by English band Saint Etienne, released on 6 December 1993 by Heavenly Recordings. It compiles singles and B-sides released by the group during the period between 1990 and 1993, most notably the non-album singles " Kiss and Make Up" (1990), "Speedwell" (1991), " Join Our Club/People Get Real" (1992) and "Who Do You Think You Are" (1993). The compilation's title is derived from the song of the same name by the Beach Boys. Receiving good reviews, the compilation was released on CD, cassette and LP formats. Artwork was designed by Anthony Sweeney with photography by Aude Prieur and James Fry. Before its release as a standalone compilation album, the disc was originally packaged in a 2CD limited edition reissue of ''So Tough''. All tracks have since been released on other compilations and deluxe editions of the group's studio albums rendering the compilation technically obsolete. Track listing * Tracks 2, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Glorious Dead (Upstairs, Downstairs)
"The Glorious Dead" is the eighth episode of the fourth series of the period drama '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. It was first broadcast on 2 November 1974 on ITV. Background "The Glorious Dead" was filmed on 11 and 12 July 1974. While Elizabeth Jane Howard was credited as the writer, the script editor Alfred Shaughnessy largely rewrote Howard's script. The episode was set in 1916. Cast *Angela Baddeley - Mrs Bridges * Gordon Jackson - Hudson *Jean Marsh - Rose *Meg Wynn Owen - Hazel Bellamy * Simon Williams - James Bellamy *Jacqueline Tong - Daisy *Eileen Way - Madame Francini *Helena McCarthy - Mrs Speedwell *Graham Leaman - Mr Price Plot Rose gets a letter from Gregory's company commander telling her that her fiancé Gregory has been killed at Fromelles, having been shot by a sniper while returning from morning patrol. Mrs Bridges comforts Rose and tells her how when she was a kitchen maid over 30 years ago, she fell for a groom called Frederick, who later died of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Comes To Time
''Death Comes to Time'' is a webcast audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', produced by the BBC and first broadcast in five episodes on the BBCi Cult website from 12 July 2001, accompanied by limited animation. It was the BBC's first new ''Doctor Who'' broadcast since the 1996 film. Synopsis When two Time Lords are killed, the Seventh Doctor together with his companion Antimony must stop the powerful General Tannis' plans for conquest and Ace is groomed to face a new destiny. Plot In a show of force, General Tannis destroys the city of Annit — population 9 million — and then demands the surrender of Admiral Mettna. This is the first stage in the Canisian invasion of the Santine Republic, which falls quickly. Tannis himself kills their president. It is to this world the Seventh Doctor and Antimony have arrived. The Doctor soon meets Senator Sala, the leader of the resistance and rescues her and other resistance figh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tit For Tat (1921 Film)
''Tit for Tat'' is a 1921 British silent comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Chrissie White and Eileen Dennes.Parish p.166 Cast * Henry Edwards as Roger * Chrissie White as Peggy Smith * Eileen Dennes as Clove * Gwynne Herbert as Auntie * Christine Rayner as Cousin Muriel * Annie Esmond as Mrs. Speedwell * Mary Brough Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ... as Gladys Mary Slatterly References Bibliography * Parish, James Robert. ''Film Actors Guide''. Scarecrow Press, 1977. External links * 1921 films British comedy films British silent feature films 1921 comedy films Films directed by Henry Edwards British black-and-white films Hepworth Pictures films 1920s English-language films 1920s British films Silent comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Watership Down Characters
''Watership Down'' is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in Berkshire in southern England, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural wild environment, with burrows, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language, proverbs, poetry, and mythology. Evoking epic themes, the novel follows the rabbits as they escape the destruction of their warren and seek a place to establish a new home (the hill of Watership Down), encountering perils and temptations along the way. ''Watership Down'' was Richard Adams' debut novel. It was rejected by several publishers before Collings accepted the manuscript; the published book then won the annual Carnegie Medal (UK), annual Guardian Prize (UK), and other book awards. The novel was adapted into an animated feature film in 1978 and, from 1999 to 2001, an animated children's television series. In 2018, a drama of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedwell (1577 Ship)
''Speedwell'' was a 60-ton pinnace that, along with ''Mayflower'', transported the Pilgrims from England to the New World in the early 1600s, and was the smaller of the two ships. A vessel of the same name and size travelled to the New World seventeen years prior as the flagship of the first expedition of Martin Pring. ''Swiftsure'' ''Speedwell'' was built in 1577, under the name ''Swiftsure'', as part of English preparations for war against Spain. She participated in the fight against the Spanish Armada. During the Earl of Essex's 1596 Azores expedition she served as the ship of his second in command, Sir Gelli Meyrick. After hostilities with Spain ended, she was decommissioned in 1605, and renamed ''Speedwell'', after the UK wildflower but also a play on words for its desired ability. ''Speedwell'' Captain Blossom, a Leiden Separatist, bought ''Speedwell'' in July 1620. They then sailed under the command of Captain Reynolds to Southampton, England to meet the sister ship, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedwell (ship)
''Speedwell'' could refer to the following ships: Sailing ships * , transported Pilgrims with ''Mayflower'' in 1620 * ''Speedwell'', a different vessel of the same name and size as the 1577 ship travelled to North America in 1603 under Martin Pring *''Speedwell'', in 1656 made a voyage from England to Boston, carrying a party of Quakers including Christopher Holder and John Copeland. Arriving in Massachusetts Bay Colony under the Governorship of John Endecott, they were deported for religious reasons and obliged to return to Britain. In the following year another party, including six of the ''Speedwell'' company, returned via Rhode Island aboard ''Woodhouse'': one of them became one of the Boston martyrs, judicially executed by Endecott. * ''Speedwell'', built in 1663 by Francis Baylie in Bristol, England * ''Speedwell'', privateer, captained by George Shelvocke, wrecked 1720 * ''Speedwell'', in 1751 made a voyage from Rotterdam to Halifax, Nova Scotia, carrying a party of "Foreig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speedwellbus
Speedwellbus (formerly Speedwell Private Hire) was a bus operator based in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England. It operated a fleet of 25 buses on commercial and contracted services. Formed in 2002, it ceased operating rather abruptly and unexpectedly in January 2012 due to financial problems and nearly having had its licence revoked. History Operations commenced in 2002 with a service between Glossop and Tintwistle, and were expanded with the addition of contracts from Derbyshire County Council and Transport for Greater Manchester. Being a collaboration between Jack Hampson and David Whyatt, it can in some ways be viewed as a continuation of the Glossopdale Bus Company project. The company was originally based in Glossop until they moved to a base in Hyde. They also ran a number of school buses in the Glossop area. Speedwellbus also formerly operated a "No frills" bus service in Greater Manchester, entitled Speedwellvalue. In 2009 the company was subject to a public enquiry foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
