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Richard Meade (equestrian)
Richard John Hannay Meade, (4 December 1938 – 8 January 2015) was Britain's most successful male equestrian at the Olympics. He was a triple Olympic gold medallist and the first British rider to win an individual Olympic title. He also won five World Championship medals, including team golds in 1970 and 1982. Biography Early life Meade was born in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales. His parents, John and Phyllis (née Watts) were joint masters of the Curre Hounds at Itton and set up Britain's first Connemara stud. He was educated at Lancing College and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read Engineering and was a member of the Hawks' Club. He served in the 11th Hussars and briefly worked in the City of London before embarking on a life committed to the equestrian sphere.Rich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom#Modern honours, knight if male or a dame (title), dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with the order, but are not members of it. The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, who created the order to recognise 'such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire'. Equal recognition was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas. Today, the majority of recipients are UK citizens, though a number of Commonwealth realms outside the UK continue to make appointments to the order. Honorary awards may be made to cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itton
Itton (), is a small village in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, in the Community (Wales), community of Devauden about north-west of Chepstow. The village covers about a radius, with about 70 properties across a rural area. The parish also includes the hamlet of Howick. The church and Itton Court, the manor house, are located about from the main housing development at Itton Common on the B4293 road between Chepstow and Devauden. The woodland between Itton and Devauden is Devauden#Chepstow Park Wood, Chepstow Park Wood. History The Welsh language name for the village derives from the dedication of the parish Church (building), church to St. Deiniol, a 6th-century bishop. The English name first appears in records in the 13th century, as ''Edyton'', ''Hedyngton'' or ''Edeton''.Sir Joseph Bradney, ''A History of Monmouthshire, vol.4 part 2'', 1932 The parish church building itself is Grade II listed building dating in part from the 14th century although it was mostly Victorian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
