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Alport (other)
Alport may refer to: Places * Alport, a hamlet in Derbyshire, England * River Alport, in Derbyshire, England * Alport Castles, a landslip feature in Derbyshire, England * Alport Height, a hill in Derbyshire, England *Alport, a hamlet near Church Stoke in Powys, Wales * Alport, Ontario, a town in Ontario, Canada * Alport Town, a former district of Manchester, England Other * Alport syndrome, a genetic disorder * Arthur Cecil Alport, the discoverer of Alport syndrome * Cuthbert Alport, Baron Alport Cuthbert James McCall Alport, Baron Alport, (22 March 1912 – 28 October 1998), was a Conservative Party politician, minister, and life peer. Early life "Cub" Alport was educated at Haileybury College, Haileybury, Hertfordshire, England, ..., a British politician See also * Allport (other) {{disambiguation, surname, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alport
Alport is a hamlet in the White Peak area of Derbyshire, England. It lies east of Youlgreave, at the confluence of the River Bradford and the River Lathkill. The oldest house in the hamlet is Monks Hall. There also used to be a pub, which was demolished thanks the construction of a main road, which leads to the A6 and towards Buxton. A Grade-II listed Mill Bridge (Alport), stone bridge crosses the River near the centre of the hamlet, close to the 18th century mill. There are lead mines in the area, and at the Alport mine, an early steam-powered Nutating disc engine was installed. In chronostratigraphy, the British Stage (stratigraphy), sub-stage of the Carboniferous period, the 'Alportian' derives its name from study of a core from a borehole drilled at Alport. The name ''Alport'' means "Old town", possibly with market trading connotations. The hamlet lies on the line of the Derbyshire Portway, an ancient trading route. Governance Alport is within the civil parish of Youlgre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Alport
The River Alport flows for in the Dark Peak of the Peak District in Derbyshire, England. Its source is on Bleaklow, east of Glossop, from which it flows south through the Grains in the Water bog, then over gritstone below the Alport Castles landslide to Alport Bridge on the A57 Snake Pass route from Sheffield to Manchester, where it joins the River Ashop. The Ashop flows into Ladybower Reservoir about down the valley, which discharges via the Rivers Derwent and Trent to the North Sea. The source of the Alport is close to the Pennine watershed. The course of the river includes three small waterfalls. At its southern end lie the remains of a tunnel constructed to carry water to a planned but unbuilt cotton mill. A weir was built on the river in about 1922 and a short watercourse added to feed the water into the Ashop weir located upstream of the confluence. The water was then culverted along the valley to the Ashop Siphon near Hagg Farm, where it then crossed over the River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alport Castles
The Alport Castles are a landslip feature in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire. At over half a mile long, it is thought to be the largest landslide in the United Kingdom. The name "castles" comes from the debris from the landslide, which has produced several gritstone mounds that tower over the valley and appear from the distance to look like castles. Viewed from a distance the largest of these, the "Tower", resembles a full-scale motte and bailey castle. The Alport Castles are on the eastern side of the River Alport valley, part of the National Trust's High Peak Estate; they lie north of the Snake Pass and north-west of Ladybower Reservoir. Below the crags, Alport Castles Farm stands on the River Alport. Suffragette Hannah Mitchell was born at the remote farm in 1871 and grew up there. Geology About 300 million years ago, the area now known as the Peak District was part of a river delta that flowed into the sea. The deposits were sorted such that the finest m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alport Height
Alport Height is a hill near Wirksworth in Derbyshire. It is a popular picnic site, since it has extensive views to the South, and is the first hill over within easy reach of the Derby area. Like Shining Cliff Woods, 2 km to the east, it is in the care of the National Trust. It was one of their first acquisitions in Derbyshire, acquired in 1930. It is possible to see Derby city centre from the summit, as well as The Wrekin, the Long Mynd, and the Clee Hill. It is also possible to see the Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield masts, and the Birmingham city centre skyline, and also the Lickey Hills just beyond Birmingham. The Pye Green BT Tower on Cannock Chase can also be seen. There are eight radio masts and associated buildings in a compound on the summit (not on Trust land). The hill is sometimes known as Alport Stone after the name of the conspicuous pillar of quarried gritstone, some high, near its summit. The boulder has 3 or 4 recognised climbing routes up it, one bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alport, Ontario
Bracebridge is a town and the seat of the District Municipality of Muskoka in Ontario, Canada. The town was built around a waterfall on the Muskoka River in the centre of town and is known for its other nearby waterfalls (Wilson's Falls, High Falls, etc.). It was first incorporated in 1875. The town is the seat of the district government and a centre of tourism for the Muskoka area and has several historical sites, such as the Clock Tower, Woodchester Villa, and the Silver Bridge, which joins Manitoba Street with Ecclestone Drive. The Silver Bridge was repaired in 2002. History The character of the town of Bracebridge is shaped by its proximity to Lake Muskoka to which it is connected by of the Muskoka River, and by the promise of abundant water power afforded by the great waterfall at the foot of the downtown. Early growth of the town occurred in proximity to the falls which powered the first factory. The arrival of the Grand Trunk Railway cemented the town's role as a transp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alport Town
Alport Town was a district of Manchester, England, that included over 300 houses. It was effectively wiped out by the construction of the Great Northern Warehouse and its ancillary buildings and roads in the 1890s. Known by several names over a period of years, including Aldeparc, Aldport, Over Alporde, Nether Alteport, Alporton, Hooperton and Upperton, the area was known as Alport or Alport Town around the time of its demise. First appearing in records at least as early as 1281 as a small park, a manorial survey of 1322 recorded Alport as comprising of heathland, pasture and meadow, with the River Medlock running through it. The district had been in the possession of Robert Grelle before passing into ownership of the La Warre family. In 1421, that family gave the land to the collegiate church in Manchester and in 1547, following the dissolution of the monasteries, Henry VIII gave it to Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby. The property was sold to Sir Randle Brereton by William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alport Syndrome
Alport syndrome is a genetic disorder affecting around 1 in 5,000–10,000 children, characterized by glomerulonephritis, end-stage kidney disease, and hearing loss. Alport syndrome can also affect the eyes, though the changes do not usually affect vision, except when changes to the lens occur in later life. Blood in urine is universal. Proteinuria is a feature as kidney disease progresses. The disorder was first identified in a British family by the physician Cecil A. Alport in 1927. Alport syndrome once also had the label hereditary nephritis, but this is misleading as there are many other causes of hereditary kidney disease and 'nephritis'. Alport syndrome is caused by an inherited defect in type IV collagen—a structural material needed for the normal function of different body parts. Since type IV collagen is found in the ears, eyes, and kidneys, this explains why Alport syndrome affects different seemingly unrelated parts of the body (ears, eyes, kidneys, etc.). Dependi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Cecil Alport
Arthur Cecil Alport, Medical Doctor, M.D. (1880–1959) was a South African physician who first identified the Alport syndrome in a British family in 1927. Biography After graduating in medicine from the University of Edinburgh Medical School with an MB ChB in 1905, he returned to Transvaal Colony to practice medicine in Johannesburg, where he owned a small gold mine. However, this proved to be non-productive. During World War I Alport served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in South West Africa and in Macedonia and Salonika. After the war Alport received his MD by thesis in 1919 from the University of Edinburgh Medical School. Alport worked as a specialist in tropical medicine at the Ministry of Pensions, London. From 1922 he worked for fourteen years under professor Frederick Samuel Langmead (1879-1969) as assistant director of the newly established medical unit at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington. On the advice of Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955), Dr. Alport, in 1937, went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
