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Binns
Binns may refer to: * Binns (surname), English surname * Binns (department store), British retailer * Binns Hall, Virginia, United States * House of the Binns, historic estate near Linlithgow, Scotland {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binns (department Store)
H. Binns, Son & Co. was a chain of department stores based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Sunderland, later purchased and absorbed by House of Fraser. Early history George Binns moved to Sunderland from Yorkshire in 1804, establishing a small drapery business in 1807 before taking over a larger wool and linen drapery store owned by Thomas Ellerby. Binns was assisted by his son Henry in the store at 176 High Street, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland. In 1836 Henry inherited the store on the death of his father and began trading under the name Henry Binns. He was a member of the anti-slavery movement and sold only cotton grown by free labour. By 1844 the shop had moved from 176 to 173 High Street. In 1865 Henry retired and his son Joseph John Binns took control of the business changing its name to H. Binns, Son & Co. By 1884 the business had moved again, renting two houses at 38-39 Fawcett Street where the house frontages were replaced with a new shop front and the interior remodelled. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binns (surname)
Binns is an English surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Alfred Binns (1929–2017), West Indian cricketer * Archie Binns (1899–1971), American author * Armon Binns (born 1989), American football player * Bartholomew Binns (1839–1911), English executioner * Charles Fergus Binns (1857–1935), American ceramic artist * Cuthbert Binns, character in the Harry Potter series * Edward Binns, (1916–1990), American actor * Eric Binns (1924–2007), English footballer * George Binns (1815–1847), New Zealand chartist * Graham Binns, British general * Henry Binns (1837–1899), Prime Minister of Natal * Jack R. Binns (born 1933), American diplomat * James Jepson Binns (–1928), English pipe organ builder * John Binns (other) * Joseph Binns (1900–1975), British politician * Kathryn Binns (born 1958), English long-distance runner * Ken Binns (born 1935), Canadian squash player * Malcolm Binns (born 1936), British pianist * Michael Binns (born 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binns Hall, Virginia
Binns Hall is an unincorporated community in eastern Charles City County, Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ..., United States. Binns Hall lies at the intersection of the Glebe Lane and Liberty Church Roads. A post office once occupied the Binns Hall Store. The community had two schools and a hall of the Order of St. Lukes. Liberty Baptist Church continues to operate in the community. The historic homes of Binns Hall listed on the National Register of Historic Places include Poplar Springs, a home of the Joseph Vaiden family;, and Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation, the plantation of Furneau Southall. Other historic homes include Meadow Springs, another Vaiden homestead; and Moss Side, built by Edmund Archer Saunders. The Harwood family cemetery is loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
