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Beamish
Beamish may refer to: People *Alfred Beamish (1879–1944), English tennis player * Charles Beamish (1908–1984), Irish rugby player and RAF pilot * David Beamish (born 1952) British public servant * Emma Beamish (born 1982), Irish cricketer * Francis Beamish (1802-1868), Irish Whig and Liberal politician * Geordie Beamish (born 1996), New Zealand athlete *George Beamish (1905–1967), British air marshal and Irish rugby player *Geraldine Beamish (1883–1972), English tennis player * Harold Beamish (1896–1986), New Zealand flying ace of World War I *Henry Hamilton Beamish (1873–1948), British antisemitic journalist and Rhodesian politician * Kevan Jones, Baron Beamish (born 1964), British Labour politician * Olive Beamish (1890–1978), Irish-born suffragette * Richard J. Beamish (1869–1945), Pennsylvania lawyer, journalist, author, and public official * Robert Beamish (1916–2001), Canadian physician and cardiologist *Sally Beamish (born 1956), British composer *Tufton Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beamish Museum
Beamish Museum is the first regional open-air museum, in England, located at Beamish, County Durham, Beamish, near the town of Stanley, County Durham, Stanley, in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch objects. The museum's guiding principle is to preserve an example of everyday life in urban and rural North East England at the climax of industrialisation in the early 20th century. Much of the restoration and interpretation is specific to the late Victorian era, Victorian and Edwardian eras, together with portions of countryside under the influence of Industrial Revolution from 1825. On its estate it uses a mixture of Structure relocation, translocated, original and replica buildings, a large collection of artefacts, working vehicles and equipment, as well as livestock and Historical reenactment#Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Beamish
Sarah Frances Beamish (born 26 August 1956) is a British composer and violist. Her works include chamber, vocal, choral and orchestral music. She has also worked in the field of music, theatre, film and television, as well as composing for children and for her local community. Early life and education Sarah Frances Beamish was born on 26 August 1956 in London, to William Anthony Alten Beamish and Ursula Mary Beamish (''née'' Snow). She attended the Camden School for Girls and the National Youth Orchestra. She studied viola at the Royal Northern College of Music, where she received composition lessons from Anthony Gilbert and Lennox Berkeley. She later studied in Germany at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold, with the Italian violist Bruno Giuranna. Career As a violist in the Raphael Ensemble, she recorded four discs of string sextets. However, it was as a composer that she made her mark, particularly after moving from London to Scotland. She has written a large amount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tufton Beamish, Baron Chelwood
Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish, Baron Chelwood (27 January 19176 April 1989) was a British Army officer and Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament for Lewes (UK Parliament constituency), Lewes for 29 years (1945–1974), and an author. During the Second World War, he served in France, Belgium (1940), Malaya (1942), India and Burma (1942–43), North Africa and Italy (1943–44). In 1940 he was awarded the Military Cross; was knighted in 1961 and upon his retirement from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons was created a life peer as Baron Chelwood, ''of Lewes in the East Sussex, County of East Sussex'' on 7 May 1974. Early life and family Beamish was born in Dunfermline in 1917. His father was Tufton Beamish (Royal Navy officer), Tufton P. H. Beamish, who served in the Royal Navy until 1922 when he retired with the rank of captain. He had followed his career in the navy by entering politics and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tufton Beamish (Royal Navy Officer)
Rear-Admiral Tufton Percy Hamilton Beamish, CB, DL (26 July 1874 – 2 May 1951) was an English naval officer and Conservative Party politician. His brother Henry Hamilton Beamish was a leading British antisemitic journalist and the founder of The Britons in 1919, the first organisation set up in Britain for the express purpose of diffusing antisemitic propaganda. He married Margaret Simon in 1914. The couple had two daughters and one surviving son, Tufton Beamish, Baron Chelwood. Tufton Beamish led a distinguished naval and political career. He was twice Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewes Lewes () is the county town of East Sussex, England. The town is the administrative centre of the wider Lewes (district), district of the same name. It lies on the River Ouse, Sussex, River Ouse at the point where the river cuts through the Sou ...: from 1924 to 1931, and again from 1936 to 1945. His son Tufton succeeded him in at the 1945 general election and represented the seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beamish Hall
Beamish Hall is a mid-18th-century country house, now converted to a hotel, which stands in of grounds near the town of Stanley, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building. History The history of Beamish Hall can be traced back to the Norman Conquest. The name of Beamish, is derived from a corruption of the Norman word 'Beauvis', meaning beautiful place, or the old French phrase 'bew-mys' which when translated means 'beautiful mansion'. Originally built as a present in 1268 for the wedding of Isabella de la Leigh and Guiscard de Charron, the Manor went on to be occupied by five generations of Charrons and later Monbouchers. The last family member died in 1400. During the Middle Ages, the fortified manor was occupied by various local aristocrats, including members of the Percy family. The manor of Beamish was forfeited to the Crown by Thomas Percy, Earl of Northumberland as a consequence of his part in the Rising of the North in 1569. A manor house (on the site of whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beamish, County Durham
Beamish, previously named "Pit Hill", is a village in County Durham, England, situated to the north east of Stanley, County Durham, Stanley. The village is contained within Hell Hole Wood and is home to Beamish Museum, an open-air museum seeking to replicate a northern town of the early 20th century. Its principal public house is the Shepherd and Shepherdess, near the Beamish Museum entrance. To the south is the village of No Place (also called Co-operative Villas). North West Beamish lies in the conservation area of Beamish Burn. To the north of Beamish, Pockerley Manor preserves a rare though altered example of a Peel tower, pele tower in County Durham, probably dating from the 15th century with later alterations and additions. It is attached to a later farmhouse and the building is now known as Pockerley Manor. The tower has living accommodation built over a stone basement, the first floor reached through a stair built into the thickness of the wall, and the roof is largel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Willy Beamish
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ickabog
''The Ickabog'' is a fairy tale by J. K. Rowling. The story was published in installments by Rowling online, before its official publication in November 2020. ''The Ickabog'' is Rowling's first children's book since ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' was published in 2007. Upon release the book received generally positive critical reviews and emerged a bestseller. Background and release ''The Ickabog'' is aimed at children between the ages of seven and nine. It is the first children's book written by J. K. Rowling that is not set in the Harry Potter universe, and at its announcement, Rowling confirmed that ''The Ickabog'' would not be a Harry Potter spin-off. Rowling has described the book as a "political fairytale... for slightly younger children". Rowling first drafted ''The Ickabog'' between 2003 and 2007, as a gift for her children. She intended to publish ''The Ickabog'' after the ''Harry Potter'' series, but stopped after focusing on adult fiction instead. She left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carry On Regardless
''Carry On Regardless'' is a 1961 British comedy film, the fifth in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). The film revolves loosely around the activities of a job agency, 'Helping Hand', run by Sid James's character, Bert Handy. By now a fairly regular team was established with Sid James, Kenneth Connor, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims and Kenneth Williams all having appeared in previous entries. Hattie Jacques – who was also a regular – makes a cameo appearance during a hospital scene. "Professor" Stanley Unwin appears in a guest role, playing his trademark "gobbledegook" speaking act. It was the final appearance in the series for early regular Terence Longdon. Liz Fraser made her debut and appeared in a further three ''Carry On'' films. The film was followed by '' Carry On Cruising'' (1962). Plot Down at the local labour exchange, everyone moans about the lack of decent jobs. Nearby, Bert Handy and his secretary Miss Cooling attempt to fill vacancies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dracula's Daughter
''Dracula's Daughter'' is a 1936 American vampire horror film produced by Universal Pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film ''Dracula''. Directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Garrett Fort, the film stars Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden in the title role, and Marguerite Churchill, and features, as the only cast member to return from the original, Edward Van Sloan – although his character's name was altered from "Van Helsing" to "''Von'' Helsing". ''Dracula's Daughter'' tells the story of Countess Marya Zaleska, the daughter of Count Dracula and herself a vampire. Following Dracula's death, she believes that by destroying his body, she will be free of his influence and live normally. When this fails, she turns to a psychiatrist, Dr. Jeffrey Garth (Kruger). The Countess kidnaps Dr. Garth's assistant, Janet (Marguerite Churchill), and takes her to Transylvania, leading to a battle between Dr. Garth and the Countess in an attempt by him to save Janet. Ostensibly based on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Valley
''The Big Valley'' is an American Western television series that originally aired from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969 on ABC. The series is set on the fictional Barkley Ranch in Stockton, California, from 1884 to 1888. The one-hour episodes follow the lives of the Barkley family, one of the wealthiest and largest ranch-owning families in Stockton, led by matriarch Victoria Barkley ( Barbara Stanwyck), her sons Jarrod ( Richard Long) and Nick ( Peter Breck), daughter Audra ( Linda Evans), and their half-brother Heath ( Lee Majors). The series was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television. Plot synopsis The series begins about 6 years after the death of the family patriarch, Thomas Barkley. Although he is never shown in the series (other than a painting and a statue), the character of Thomas Barkley is referred to as a major plot point many times. The character of Heath Barkley is introduced in epis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beamish Murdoch
Beamish Murdoch (August 1, 1800 – February 9, 1876) was a lawyer, historian, and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (; ), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia, and together with the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia makes up the Nova Scotia Legislature. The assembly is ... from 1826 to 1830. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of Andrew Murdoch and Elizabeth Beamish. His family had come to Nova Scotia from the North of Ireland. His grandfather, a Presbyterian minister, Rev. James Murdoch served several parishes in the Province for 23 years. Murdoch was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1822. In 1824 he was elected vice-president of the Charitable Irish Society in Halifax. He also contributed articles to the ''Acadian Recorder'' and the ''Acadian Magazine or Literary Mirror''. Murdoch was defeated by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
