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Barnes
Barnes may refer to: People *Barnes (name), a family name and a given name (includes lists of people with that name) Places United Kingdom * Barnes, London, England ** Barnes railway station **Barnes Bridge railway station ** Barnes High Street, street in Barnes ** Barnes Railway Bridge ** Barnes Hospital, London ** Municipal Borough of Barnes (1894 to 1965) * Barnes, Sunderland, England * Barnes Castle, East Lothian, Scotland * Barnes Hall, Sheffield United States * Barnes, Alabama *Barnes, Kansas *Barnes County, North Dakota * Barnes Creek (Washington), a stream in the State of Washington * Barnes Creek (Wisconsin), a stream in Wisconsin * Barnes Lake (other) Elsewhere *Barnes, New South Wales, Australia *Barnes Ice Cap, on Baffin Island, Canada * Barnes, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India Other uses * Barnes Foundation, art museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA *Barnes Group, a global industrial and aerospace manufacturer *Barnes Hospital, Cheadle, Greater Manc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnes (name)
Barnes is an English surname and rare given name. At the time of the British Census of 1881, the relative frequency of the surname Barnes was highest in Dorset (2.9 times the British average), followed by Wiltshire, Cumberland, Hampshire, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire, Huntingdonshire, Lancashire and Sussex. There are multiple theories of the origin of the surname; it is variously suggested to be of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, or Irish provenance. According to one etymology, the name is derived from Old English '' beorn'' (''warrior''), which is in turn of Old Norse origin. In another account, it was simply an occupational name for a person who works in a barn, or a topographic name for a person who lives near a barn. People with the surname Common entries * Alan Barnes (other) * Albert Barnes (other) * Alex Barnes (other) * Arthur Barnes (other) * Ben Barnes (other) * Billy Barnes (other) * Brian Barnes (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnes, London
Barnes () is a district in South West London, England, part of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It takes up the extreme north-east of the borough, and as such is the closest part of the borough to central London. It is centred west south-west of Charing Cross in a bend of the River Thames. Its built environment includes a wide variety of convenience and arts shopping on its high street and a high proportion of 18th- and 19th-century buildings in the streets near Barnes Pond. Together they make up the Barnes Village conservation area where, along with its west riverside, pictured, most of the mid-19th-century properties are concentrated. On the east riverside is the WWT London Wetland Centre adjoining Barn Elms playing fields. Barnes has retained woodland on the "Barnes Trail", a short circular walk taking in the riverside, commercial streets and conservation area, including the Olympic Studios. The trail is marked by silver discs set in the ground and with QR-co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnes Foundation
The Barnes Foundation is an art collection and educational institution promoting the appreciation of art and horticulture. Originally in Merion, the art collection moved in 2012 to a new building on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The arboretum of the Barnes Foundation remains in Merion, where it has been proposed that it be maintained under a long-term educational affiliation agreement with Saint Joseph's University. The Barnes was founded in 1922 by Albert C. Barnes, who made his fortune by co-developing Argyrol, an antiseptic silver compound that was used to combat gonorrhea and inflammations of the eye, ear, nose, and throat. He sold his business, the A.C. Barnes Company, just months before the stock market crash of 1929. Today, the foundation owns more than 4,000 objects, including over 900 paintings, estimated to be worth about $25 billion. These are primarily works by Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Modernist masters, but the colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnes County, North Dakota
Barnes County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,853, and was estimated to be 10,798 in 2024, The county seat and the largest city is Valley City. History In 1872–1873, the territorial legislature as Burbank County, being named for John A. Burbank (1872–1905), governor of the Dakota Territory from 1869 to 1873. It was renamed at the 1874–1875 session for Judge Alanson H. Barnes (1818–1890), associate justice assigned to the northern half of the territory. Government organized: January 6, 1879. County Seat: Valley City, 1879–present. Geography The Sheyenne River flows southerly through the central part of Barnes County. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, carved with drainages, and dotted with lakes and ponds. The area is largely devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the south and east; its highest point is on its upper west boundary line, at ASL. According to the United States Census Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnes Railway Bridge
Barnes Railway Bridge is a Grade II listed railway bridge in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the London Borough of Hounslow. It crosses the River Thames in London in a northwest to southeast direction at Barnes. It carries the South Western Railway's Hounslow Loop Line, and lies between Barnes Bridge and Chiswick stations. It can also be crossed on foot, and is one of only three bridges in London to combine pedestrian and rail use; the others being Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges and Fulham Railway Bridge. The original bridge at this location was constructed during the late 1849 in accordance with a design produced by the civil engineer Joseph Locke; this structure, which consisted of two pairs of cast iron arch spans, bore a considerable resemblance to the original Richmond Railway Bridge, which was also designed by Locke. On 22 August 1849, the Barnes Bridge was opened to rail traffic. While Locke's incarnation of Barnes Bridge provided relati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnes Hospital, Cheadle
Barnes Hospital in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England, is a former hospital. It is on the border between Manchester and Stockport, near the A34 road (England), A34 road in the middle of the complex interchange between Kingsway (A34), Kingsway, the M60 motorway, M60 and M56 motorway. The main building is Listed building, Grade II listed, and lies on green belt land. The building, completed in 1875, is a noted example of Victorian architecture, Victorian Gothic Revival architecture and a prominent landmark, sitting on a mount overlooking the surrounding roads. The hospital closed in 1999, and although the building was promptly listed to protect it from demolition, it became derelict. The former hospital building has now been converted into flats and is at the centre of a new housing development called Barnes Village. History Following the improvements to nursing inspired by the work of Florence Nightingale in the 1860s, demand for Sanatorium, convalescent care grew in the Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnes School
Barnes School, Deolali, is a boarding school in west India. It was established in 1925, on the basis of a 1718 original foundation. It is a private co-educational University-preparatory school, prep school. It is an Anglican school, founded in 1925, under the auspices of the Bombay Education Society. The school is twinned with Christ Church School, in Mumbai. Both schools follow the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education, ICSE curriculum and use the same shield as a badge or logo, Barnes in blue and Christ Church in green. Barnes Junior College is affiliated to the Indian School Certificate/ISC. Barnes School and Junior College was started in 2008. History When the Revd. Richard Cobbe was appointed chaplain to the British East India Company factory at Bombay in colonial India, he founded, in 1718, a small free school where twelve poor boys were housed, clothed, fed and educated by one master. The school was in a building not far from the present Cathedral of St. Thomas in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnes, Kansas
Barnes is a city in Washington County, Kansas, Washington County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 165. History Barnes was originally called Elm Grove when it was founded in 1870. It was renamed Barnes in 1876 in honor of A. S. Barnes, a stockholder of the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad Barnes was a station and shipping point on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Demographics 2020 census The 2020 United States census counted 165 people, 72 households, and 48 families in Barnes. The population density was 970.6 per square mile (374.7/km). There were 82 housing units at an average density of 482.4 per square mile (186.2/km). The racial makeup was 87.88% (145) White (U.S. Census), white or European American (80.61% Non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic white), 0.0% (0) African American (U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish Hospital is the largest hospital in the U.S. state of Missouri. Located in the Central West End, St. Louis, Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, it is the adult teaching hospital for Washington University School of Medicine and a major component of Washington University Medical Center. ''U.S. News & World Report'' ranked Barnes-Jewish among the top hospitals in the nation in its annual report in 2018 and 2022. Capacity Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a member of BJC HealthCare and is located on the campus of the Washington University Medical Center. Barnes-Jewish is the largest private employer in Greater St. Louis, employing 10,125 people in 2018, including 1,723 attending physicians. It is responsible for the education of 1,129 medical residency, interns, medical resident, residents, and fellows. As of 2018, the hospital had 1,266 beds with a staff of 12,125. History Barnes-Jewish was formed by the merger of two hospitals, Barnes Hospital and The Jewish Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnes Group
Barnes, legally Barnes Group Inc., is a global industrial technology and aerospace manufacturer and service provider. It was founded in 1857 by the great-grandfather of Wallace Barnes, who was appointed president in 1964, the same year in which the company added the Bowman Distribution Group to its Associated Spring enterprise. Two decades later, it became involved in the aerospace industry. As of 1991, the Barnes family owned a third of the company's stock; in that year, William R. Fenoglio - the first non-family member to hold the position of chief executive - took over from Barnes, leaving no Barnes in the executive suite, though some remained on the board. In October 2024, Barnes Group announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management. In January 2025, the merger was successfully completed. References Companies formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange Aerospace companies of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnes Railway Station
Barnes railway station is a Grade II listed station in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in southwest London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. It is down the line from . The station and all trains serving it are operated by South Western Railway. It is the nearest station for Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton Club, Rosslyn Park F.C. grounds, and the University of Roehampton. The station is briefly seen at the end of 'Miracle in Crooked Lane', episode five of the third series of ''Jonathan Creek'' as well as the following for films: ''Scream and Scream Again'' (1970), ''Somewhere in Camp'' (1942), ''Somewhere on Leave'' (1943) and ''Terror'' (1978). History The station at Barnes was opened on 27 July 1846, when the line to Richmond was built. When the first section of the Hounslow Loop Line was opened on 22 August 1849, Barnes became a junction station. Grade II listed, it was designed by the architect John Thomas Emmett in 1846 and is the only survivor of four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnes Rugby Football Club
Barnes Rugby Football Club (formerly Harrodians Rugby Football Club) is a rugby union club based in Barnes, London. The club currently play in the fourth tier of the English league system, National League 2 East, following an increase of fourth tier leagues from two to three. History The club's website states that it was established in Barnes in the 1920s. For many years the club played at the Harrodian Club before moving to its Barn Elms location in 1987 when the grounds were sold to form a school. Barnes RFC first XV has been promoted eight times since being positioned in Surrey Division Three in 1987. The club changed its name from Harrodians to Barnes at the beginning of the 1992–93 season. Claim of continuity with Barnes Football Club In 2002, the club's website claimed continuity with Barnes Football Club, stating that " r earliest recorded match was November 1862 versus Richmond, played at Barn Elms. We won that match and the replay that followed. For many years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
