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Alfred Shrubb
Alfred Shrubb (12 December 1879 – 23 April 1964) known as Alfie Shrubb was an English middle and long-distance runner. During an amateur career lasting from 1899 to 1905 (when he was barred from amateur competition for receiving payment for running) and a professional career from 1905 to 1912 he won over 1,000 races of about 1,800. At the peak of his career he was virtually unbeatable at distances up to 15 miles, often racing against relay teams so that the race would be more competitive. On 4 November 1904, at Ibrox Park, Glasgow, he broke the one hour run record as well as all amateur records from six to eleven miles, and all professional records from eight to eleven miles, running eleven miles, 1137 yards (18.742 km) in one hour. Altogether he set 28 world records. He raced ten times against the record-holding Canadian First Nations marathoner Tom Longboat,Humber, William''Bowmanville: A Small Town at the Edge'' Natural Heritage Books, 1997. winning all the races sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slinfold
Slinfold is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. Geography The village is almost west of Horsham, just off the A29 road. The parish covers . The 2001 Census recorded a population of 1,647 people living in 627 households of whom 780 were economically active. Slinfold is the source of the western River Adur, which flows to the English Channel at Shoreham-by-Sea History Roman remains Alfoldean, Slinfold, West Sussex subject of a dig by archaeological television programme '' Time Team'' in 2006, the site of one of a probable four '' mansiones'' on the route of Stane Street between London and Chichester. Manors There has been a house at Dedisham, northeast of the village, since at least 1271, when Henry III granted the then occupier a licence to crenellate the manor house then on the site. The present house on the site appears to date from the 16th or 17th century. During the English Civil War the Parliamentarian commander Sir Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |