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St Peter's School, Seaford
St Peter's School, Seaford was an independent boys' preparatory school in Seaford, East Sussex, England, that ran from 1903 until 1982. History Before and during World War One Seaford House played host to St Peter's School in 1903, as an Edwardian prep school when it was founded by Maude Taylor in Crouch Lane. Taylor, who brought a small number of boys with her from an earlier school in Broadstairs, is recorded in the school history as having been a granddaughter of Thomas Arnold of Rugby School. In 1907 it moved to a purpose built house designed and built by a Mr Morling and there it remained until 1982 when the school closed. On moving into the purpose-built school, Taylor brought in two masters from St Peter's Broadstairs, Geoffrey Hellard and Oswald Wright, and became matron instead. Taylor left in 1912 when Hellard married. In 1914 Rolf Henderson became the headmaster and his portrait painted by his brother, Keith, a Scottish artist, hung in the school dining room. In m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sussex
Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English Channel, and divided for many purposes into the ceremonial counties of West Sussex and East Sussex. Brighton and Hove, though part of East Sussex, was made a unitary authority in 1997, and as such, is administered independently of the rest of East Sussex. Brighton and Hove was granted city status in 2000. Until then, Chichester was Sussex's only city. The Brighton and Hove built-up area is the 15th largest conurbation in the UK and Brighton and Hove is the most populous city or town in Sussex. Crawley, Worthing and Eastbourne are major towns, each with a population over 100,000. Sussex has three main geographic sub-regions, each oriented approximately east to west. In the southwest is the fertile and densely populated coastal plain. Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue
Hugh William Fortescue, 5th Earl Fortescue, (14 June 1888 – 14 June 1958), styled Viscount Ebrington from 1905 until 1932, of Castle Hill in the parish of Filleigh, of Weare Giffard Hall, both in Devon and of Ebrington Manor in Gloucestershire, was a British peer, military officer, and Conservative politician. Origins Hugh Fortescue was the eldest son of Hugh Fortescue, 4th Earl Fortescue (1854–1932) by his wife Emily Ormsby-Gore, a daughter of William Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech. Career Early life He was educated at Eton College from 1901 to 1905, followed by the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Military service In 1907 Fortescue joined the Royal Scots Greys. During the First World War (1914–18) he served in France as a regimental officer for the Scots Greys, followed by the Royal Corps of Signals. He was twice wounded in battle and received the Military Cross in 1917. Following the war he went to India where he served as an instructor at the Cavalry School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Browne
Sir Nicholas Walker Browne, KBE, CMG (17 December 1947 – 14 January 2014) was a British diplomat. He served as Ambassador to Iran from 1999 to 2002 and Ambassador to Denmark from 2003 to 2006. Early life Browne was born on 17 December 1947 in West Malling, Kent. He was the third of four sons born to Gordon Browne, a World War II British Army officer and later a member of the intelligence services. He was educated at Cheltenham College, a public school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He won an open scholarship to study History at University College, Oxford. He captained the college rugby team, playing as hooker. Diplomatic career In 1969, after his graduation from university, Browne joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. His first posting to Iran was as Third Secretary in Tehran from 1971 to 1974. From 1976 to 1980, he was on loan to the Cabinet Office. Following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, he was asked by then foreign secretary David Owen to head an inquiry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ailwyn Broughton, 3rd Baron Fairhaven
Ailwyn Henry George Broughton, 3rd Baron Fairhaven KStJ DL (born 16 November 1936), is a British peer and equestrian. Early life Lord Fairhaven was the son of The Rt Hon. Henry Rogers Broughton, 2nd Baron Fairhaven, and The Hon. Diana Rosamond Fellowes: his maternal grandfather was Coulson Churchill Fellowes, eldest son of the 2nd Baron de Ramsey. He was educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Career On 2 August 1957, he commissioned into the Royal Horse Guards, and served in the regiment until his retirement with the rank of Major in 1971. In 1970 he was invested as a Knight as the Order of the White Rose of Finland. In 1973 he was Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely, and on 6 April 1973 he succeeded his father as Baron Fairhaven and assumed his seat in the House of Lords as a Conservative. In 1975, Lord Fairhaven was a Justice of the Peace in Cambridgeshire, and between 1977 and 1984 he served as Vice-Lord Lieutenant of Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Bowlby
Ronald Oliver Bowlby (16 August 1926 – 21 December 2019), also known as Ronnie Bowlby, was a British Anglican bishop. He was the ninth Bishop of Newcastle from 1973 until 1980. He was then translated to Southwark where he served until his retirement eleven years later in 1991. He was "a leading advocate for the ordination of women". Early life and education Bowlby was born on 16 August 1926. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Oxford. Ordained ministry Bowlby's first post after ordination was as a curate at St Luke's, Pallion, Sunderland 1952–1956. He was then priest in charge of St Aidan's, Billingham (1956-1966) and Vicar of Croydon (1966-1972) before his ordination to the episcopate. Bowlby was nominated to Newcastle on 27 November 1972 and consecrated 6 January 1973. He was translated to Southwark on 14 December 1980. He retired in August 1991. He remained an honorary fellow at Trinity College, Oxford. His interest was in housing matters and he served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Blunt
Anthony Frederick Blunt (26 September 1907 – 26 March 1983), styled Sir Anthony Blunt KCVO from 1956 to November 1979, was a leading British art historian and Soviet spy. Blunt was professor of art history at the University of London, director of the Courtauld Institute of Art, and Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures. His 1967 monograph on the French Baroque painter Nicolas Poussin is still widely regarded as a watershed book in art history.Shone, Richard and Stonard, John-Paul, eds. ''The Books that Shaped Art History'', Introduction. London: Thames & Hudson, 2013. His teaching text and reference work ''Art and Architecture in France 1500–1700'', first published in 1953, reached its fifth edition in a slightly revised version by Richard Beresford in 1999, when it was still considered the best account of the subject. In 1964, after being offered immunity from prosecution, Blunt confessed to having been a spy for the Soviet Union. He was considered to be the "fourth man" of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Blake (cricketer)
Peter Douglas Stuart Blake (23 May 1927 – 11 December 2011) was an English cricketer and clergyman. In cricket he was active from 1946 to 1953, playing for Sussex. Blake was born in Calcutta and died in Tynron, Dumfriesshire. He appeared in 58 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman, scoring 2,067 runs with a highest score of 130. After his schooling at Eton College, Blake served his national service in Germany after the end of World War II, where he witnessed the trials of the officers who had staffed the Ravensbrück concentration camp. The experience led him to decide to devote his career to the church. Blake studied Theology at Brasenose College, Oxford, and was then ordained as an Anglican clergyman. He served as rector of Mufulira, in Northern Rhodesia. In Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government. The institution is named after its founding donor, British scientist James Smithson. It was originally organized as the United States National Museum, but that name ceased to exist administratively in 1967. Called "the nation's attic" for its eclectic holdings of 154 million items, the institution's 19 museums, 21 libraries, nine research centers, and zoo include historical and architectural landmarks, mostly located in the District of Columbia. Additional facilities are located in Maryland, New York, and Virginia. More than 200 institutions and museums in 45 states,States without Smithsonian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdy Baronets
{{Use dmy dates, date=September 2014 There have been four Abdy baronetcies, three of which were created for sons of Anthony Abdy (1579–1640) in the Baronetage of England. These are extinct. The 1849 creation is dormant. * Abdy baronets of Felix Hall (1641) * Abdy baronets of Albyns (1660) The Abdy baronetcy, of Albyns, in the County of Essex (first creation), was created in the Baronetage of England on 9 June 1660 for Robert Abdy. It became extinct on the death in 1759 of the 4th baronet. Abdy baronets, of Albyns, Essex (first ... * Abdy baronets of Moores (1660) * Abdy baronets of Albyns (1849) Set index articles on titles of nobility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martello Tower
Martello towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos, are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the French Revolutionary Wars onwards. Most were coastal forts. They stand up to high (with two floors) and typically had a garrison of one officer and 15–25 men. Their round structure and thick walls of solid masonry made them resistant to cannon fire, while their height made them an ideal platform for a single heavy artillery piece, mounted on the flat roof and able to traverse, and hence fire, over a complete 360° circle. A few towers had moats or other batteries and works attached for extra defence. The Martello towers were used during the first half of the 19th century, but became obsolete with the introduction of powerful rifled artillery. Many have survived to the present day, often preserved as historic monuments. Origins Martello towers were inspired by a round fortress, part of a larger Genoese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaford Museum
The Seaford Museum and Heritage Society is a local history museum located at the Martello Tower in East Sussex, East Sussex, England. It was established in 1979 and contains objects, archives and displays relating to the history of the local area. The Museum Seaford Museum is housed in Tower number 74 and is situated on the Esplanade in Seaford, East Sussex. The Tower is the most westerly of a line of defensive fortifications built along the Kent and Sussex coast during the Napoleonic Wars. The Tower is a round two-storey structure surrounded by a dry, brick-lined moat. It was constructed between 1806 and 1810. The War Department sold it in 1880. During the next 90 years it passed through a number of hands and was used for various commercial purposes. During the 1930s the moat floor was used as a roller skating rink while the tower was used as a cafeteria. In 1976 the Tower was acquired by Lewes District Council and the Museum was installed there in 1979. The Museum has of f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goddard & Gibbs
The firm of Goddard & Gibbs were London-based English glassmakers and stained glass window manufacturers. The company was established by Walter Gibbs in 1868, although one firm which it subsequently acquired had been established earlier, in 1855. Goddard & Gibbs was formed by a merger in 1938; the company continued to trade until it was acquired by Hardman & Co. in 2006. Hardman itself ceased to trade in 2008. History James Clark & Sons Established by a James Clark in 1855, the firm was still trading at Scoresby Street, Blackfriars in 1900. Soon after, it was acquired by Walter Gibbs & Son. Walter Gibbs & Sons The son of a glass stainer, John Gibbs, and his wife Elizabeth (née Booker), Walter Gibbs (1846–1889) established his firm in 1868. His wife Sarah Ann Colwell (1847–1895), and sons Walter Thomas (1870–1927), Arthur Augustus (1872–1938), and Horace Albert (1877–1917) also worked for and with him. In 1910 the firm was trading at 210 Union Street, Southwark. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
