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Saint John's (other)
Saint John's or St. John's may refer to: Places Antigua and Barbuda * St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, location of the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda * Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda, parish of which St. John's is a part Australia * St Johns, South Australia * St Johns Wood, Queensland, a neighbourhood in Brisbane, Australia Canada * St. Johns (electoral district), North Winnipeg, Manitoba * St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's, Newfoundland * St. Johns, Ontario * St. John's Island, British colony from 1763 to 1798, when it was renamed Prince Edward Island * St. John's (electoral district), a federal riding in Quebec from 1867 to 1892 * St. Johns, now called Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec Ireland * St. Johns Point, County Donegal, a headland and lighthouse in County Donegal * St. Johns, County Kildare, a civil parish in County Kildare * St. Johns, County Roscommon, a civil parish in County Roscommon New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Antigua And Barbuda
The Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda consists of the King of Antigua and Barbuda, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Parliament as a whole is charged with certain responsibilities and is given special powers and privileges in order to effectively carry out its functions. Included among the latter are freedom of speech in Parliament, the authority to regulate its business by standing orders, as well as the freedom from civil or criminal proceedings for words spoken or written by Members before their respective House. Parliament takes decisions relating to: * the opening of Parliament in recourse to a call before His Majesty or his representative (except for cases provided for in the Constitution) ; * the composition and powers of the local Council of Barbuda; * arrangements governing the local government of this constituency. Parliament has two chambers. The House of Representatives has 19 members, 17 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John's Ward, Ipswich
St John's Ward is a ward in the North East Area of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It returns three councillors to Ipswich Borough Council. It is designated Middle Layer Super Output Area Ipswich 008 by the Office for National Statistics. It is composed of 6 Lower Layer Super Output Areas. Notable buildings in St John's Ward * St Clement's Hospital, Ipswich St Clement's Hospital was a mental health facility at Foxhall Road in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. History The hospital, which was designed by William Ribbans in the Italianate style using a single linear corridor layout, opened as the Ipswich Boro ..., a former mental hospital closed in 2002. References {{Wards of Ipswich Wards of Ipswich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Johns Railway Station
St Johns railway station is in the London Borough of Lewisham. It lies down the South Eastern Main Line from , and is situated between and . History Early years (1873–1922) The South Eastern Railway (SER) opened a two-track railway (the North Kent Railway) through the site of St Johns (although the church that gave the station its name was not built until 1855) in 1849, and two further tracks were added in 1864; the station was opened on 1 June 1873. The SER was at that time engaged in a bitter feud with the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LCDR), which opened a station (adjacent to the church) named ''Lewisham Road'' as part of the initial section of the Greenwich Park branch line in 1871; this, coupled with the development of the area, may have been a factor in the building of the station.Pedantic of Purley (25 April 2013)Accidents and Islands: A History of St Johns Station – Part 1 ''London Reconnections'' On 21 March 1898, two trains collided in thick fog, k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John's Health Center
Providence Saint John's Health Center, formerly St. Johns Hospital and Health Center, is a private not-for-profit, Roman Catholic hospital in Santa Monica, California, United States. The hospital was founded in 1942 by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. In 2014, the hospital was transferred to Providence Health & Services. Notable patients Birth * Patricia Kennedy Lawford, gave birth to her son Christopher Lawford on March 29, 1955. *Choreographer Michael Rooney was born here March 30, 1962. *Actress Mariska Hargitay was born there on January 23, 1964. *Comedian Adam Friedland was born here on April 10, 1987. *Lisa Marie Presley, Give birth to her eldest child Riley Keough in 1989. *Actresses Katie Holmes, Bridget Moynahan, and Brooke Shields gave birth. *First Lady of California Maria Shriver gave birth and had a nursery ward named in her honor in 2004. Died *Vaudeville comedian Frank Fay - September 25, 1961. * Songwriter Cole Porter on October 15, 1964 - kidney f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John's University (other)
St John's University may refer to: * St. John's University (New York City) **St. John's University School of Law ** St. John's University (Italy) - Overseas Campus *College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, St. Joseph, Minnesota and Collegeville, Minnesota ** St. John's University, Minnesota (CDP), a census-designated place in Minnesota *St. John's University, Shanghai (1887–1952) * St. John's University (Taiwan), successor institution of the Shanghai university *St. John's University (Springfield, Louisiana), an unaccredited institution *St. John's University of Tanzania, Dodoma * St. John's University School of Medicine, unaccredited medical school supposedly based in Montserrat * Saint John's Group of Schools and University, in Bangkok, Thailand See also *Saint John's College (other) Saint John's College or variations may refer to: Australia * St John's College, University of Queensland, a residential college on the St Lucia campus of the university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John's College (other)
Saint John's College or variations may refer to: Australia * St John's College, University of Queensland, a residential college on the St Lucia campus of the university * St John's College, University of Sydney, a Roman Catholic residential college of the university * St John's College, Darwin, a Roman Catholic secondary school in the Northern Territory * Saint John's College, Whyalla, formerly a Roman Catholic secondary school in South Australia * St John's College, Woodlawn, a Roman Catholic secondary school, near Lismore, New South Wales * St John's Anglican College, Brisbane, an Anglican primary and secondary school in the Forest Lake suburb, Queensland * St John's Regional College, is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Dandenong, Victoria * St John's Theological College, Melbourne, a former Anglican theological college in Melbourne, Victoria * St John's College, Morpeth, a former Anglican theological college originally in Armidale and then Morpeth, New South Wales * St Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint John's Island
Saint John's Island also known as Saint John's is the largest of the Southern Islands in Singapore. Its indigenous Malay name is Pulau Sekijang Bendera. It is located approximately 6.5 km to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. It is accessible by taking by a boat from Marina South Pier, and has a causeway connecting it directly to neighboring Lazarus Island. Saint John's Island formerly housed a quarantine station for cholera cases detected among immigrants in the late 19th century, and starting from 1901, victims of beriberi were also brought to the island. By 1930, the island gained world recognition as a quarantine centre screening immigrants and pilgrims returning from Mecca. The quarantine station was eventually also used to house victims of other diseases, such as leprosy. When mass immigration was closed in mid-20th century, the island was used to house a penal settlement and from 1955 a drug rehabilitation centre. The 40.5-hec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Johns, Ohio
Saint Johns is a census-designated place located along the border between the Union and Clay townships of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 304. It is located between Indian Lake and Wapakoneta at the intersection of U.S. Route 33 and State Route 65. Served by the Wapakoneta City School District, the zip code for Saint Johns is 45884. History Saint Johns was founded in 1835, and named for John Rogers, proprietor. A post office called Saint Johns has been in operation since 1838. In the center of Saint Johns, on the corner of Center Street and Walnut Street, is a memorial recognizing this place to be known as Black Hoof Catecahassa or Black Hoof (c. 1740-1831) was the head civil chief of the Shawnee Indians in the Ohio Country of what became the United States. A member of the Mekoche division of the Shawnees, Black Hoof became known as a fierce warrior during ...'s last home. References Census-designated places in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Johns, Indiana
Saint Johns is an unincorporated community in Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th .... History Saint Johns once contained a post office called DeKalb. It operated between 1840 and 1905. Geography Saint Johns is located at . References Unincorporated communities in DeKalb County, Indiana Unincorporated communities in Indiana {{DeKalbCountyIN-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John's Wood
St John's Wood is a district in the City of Westminster, London, lying 2.5 miles (4 km) northwest of Charing Cross. Traditionally the northern part of the ancient parish and Metropolitan Borough of Marylebone, it extends east to west from Regent's Park and Primrose Hill to Edgware Road, with the Swiss Cottage area of Hampstead to the north and Lisson Grove to the south. The area is best known for Lord's Cricket Ground, home of Marylebone Cricket Club and Middlesex CCC, and is a regular international test cricket venue. It also includes Abbey Road Studios, well known through its association with the Beatles. Origin The area was once part of the Forest of Middlesex, an area with extensive woodland, though it was not the predominant land use. The area's name originates, in the Manor of Lileston, one of the two manors (the other the Manor of Tyburn) served by the Parish of Marylebone. The Manor was taken from the Knights Templar on their suppression in 1312 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St John's Town Of Dalry
St John's Town of Dalry ( gd, Clachan Eòin), usually referred to simply as Dalry ( / 'dal-RYE'), is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire. Location St Johns Town is located close to the Southern Upland Way, and the nearby Galloway Hills, including the peaks of Corserine and Cairnsmore of Carsphairn. It is also sited on a bend of the Water of Ken, about from the northern edge of Loch Ken. The village is from Castle Douglas along the A713 road, at the southern terminus of the A702 road (to Edinburgh). It's also located on an old pilgrimage route to Whithorn and St Ninian's Cave and named after the Knights of St John. History The village was the centre of the 1666 Pentland Rising The Church of Scotland, Parish Church built in 1831 by William McCandlish is approached via an avenue of lime trees said to have been planted in 1828. Detached, at side of the Kirk is the Gordon Aisle of 1546, the burial place of the Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubh Artach
Dubh Artach (; ) is a remote skerry of basalt rock off the west coast of Scotland lying west of Colonsay and south-west of the Ross of Mull. A lighthouse designed by Thomas Stevenson with a tower height of was erected between 1867 and 1872 with a shore station constructed on the isle of Erraid. The rock is subject to extraordinary sea conditions with waves of or more being encountered by the keepers. Despite these adverse conditions several men served the light for lengthy periods until it was automated in 1971. ''Dubh Artach'' is the official name of the lighthouse, although the skerry itself is also known as Dhu Heartach. Various interpretations have been provided for the original meaning of the Gaelic name, of which "The Black Rock" is the most likely. Geology In pre-historic times Dhu Heartach was covered by the ice sheets that spread from Scotland out into the Atlantic Ocean beyond the Outer Hebrides. After the last retreat of the ice around 20,000 years ago, sea l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
