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Admiral's Walk
Admiral's Walk is a Tudor Revival architecture, mock-Tudor country house in Pirbright, in the county of Surrey, England. It was built in the early 1900s, in the style of an Elizabethan manor house, and named after an avenue of Scots pines planted by the explorer Vice-Admiral John Byron. It stands on high ground within an estate of 33 acres, which in 1966 included 10 acres of formal and terraced gardens. Former residents have included the private solicitor to King George V, Sir Bernard Halsey-Bircham, and the businessman Sir Adrian Jarvis, 2nd Baronet. In the 1970s, it was the principal filming location for three British horror Sexploitation film, sexploitation films, ''Virgin Witch'', ''Satan's Slave (1976 film), Satan's Slave'' and ''Terror (1978 film), Terror.'' Location The house is located on the east side of a private road or track that runs south from Mill Lane in Pirbright, between the grade II listed Pirbright Lodge and the Long Houses.Ordnance Survey map of Surrey, 1:10, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiral's Walk House
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navy, navies. In the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general officer, general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, or fleet admiral. Etymology The word in Middle English comes from Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-French , "commander", from Medieval Latin , . These evolved from the Arabic () – () (), "king, prince, chief, leader, Nobility, nobleman, lord, a governor, commander, or person who rules over a number of people" and (), the Arabic definite article meaning "the." In Arabic, admiral is also represented as (), where al-Baḥr (البحر) means the sea. The 1818 edition of Samuel Johnson's ''A Dictionary of the English Language'', edited and revised by the Rev. Henry Todd (priest), Henry John Todd, states that the term "has been traced to the Arab. emir or amir, lord or commander, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
