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Blairmore School
Blairmore School was an independent school (UK), independent boarding preparatory school (United Kingdom), preparatory school in Glass, Huntly, Glass near Huntly, Aberdeenshire until its closure in 1993. The site is now owned and used by a Christian organisation called Ellel Ministries International as a prayer, training and healing retreat centre. History Blairmore School was established in 1947 as an independent Preparatory school (UK), prep school for boys aged 8–13 by Colonel D.R. Ainslie D.S.O., B.A., a keen educationalist, Cambridge University, Cambridge graduate and retired Seaforth Highlanders, Seaforth Highlander. The school turned co-ed in 1975 and closed in 1993. Blairmore had its own tartan. Former pupils * Ken Ballantyne (1940–2016), Scottish athlete. * Malcolm Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness (born 1948), Conservative Party (UK), Conservative politician. * Grenville Johnston (born 1945), accountant and Lord Lieutenant of Moray. * David Sole (born 1962), Scottis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Language
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. Through the expansion of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language in the Italian Peninsula and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. It has greatly influenced many languages, Latin influence in English, including English, having contributed List of Latin words with English derivatives, many words to the English lexicon, particularly after the Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England, Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons and the Norman Conquest. Latin Root (linguistics), roots appear frequently in the technical vocabulary used by fields such as theology, List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names, the sciences, List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes, medicine, and List of Latin legal terms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sole
David Michael Barclay Sole (born 8 May 1962) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1993 New Year Honours. Rugby Union career Amateur career He was educated at Blairmore prep school and Glenalmond College, a private school in Perthshire. He went to Exeter University and played for their rugby side. He played for Bath and then moved to play for Edinburgh Academicals. Provincial career He played for Scottish Exiles (then Anglo-Scots) in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. When he moved to play for Edinburgh Academicals, he then turned out for Edinburgh District. International career While still with Exeter University rugby club he was capped by Scotland 'B'. He received 5 'B' caps in total. He made his full senior Scotland debut in 1986 against France and went on to win 44 caps at prop between 1986 and 1992, with a record 25 as captain.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Schools In Aberdeenshire
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Blairmore Holdings
Blairmore Holdings, Inc. was an offshore investment company established by Ian Cameron, father of former British Prime Minister, David Cameron. Following the Panama Papers leak, it was discovered that Blairmore Holdings was a customer of Mossack Fonseca, a large Panamanian law firm and corporate service provider at the centre of an international scandal on tax havens, tax avoidance and corruption. Blairmore Holdings is still in operation and has assets of £35 million. History Blairmore Holdings operated as a collective investment fund, in which a range of individuals invest collectively in the stock market and other financial instrument. Blairmore Holdings was established in 1982. The company is named after Blairmore House in Aberdeenshire, the house in which the stockbroker Ian Cameron – father of UK Prime Minister David Cameron – was born. The company was incorporated in Panama, and based in the Bahamas. According to the ''Financial Times'': "The idea was for invest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Margaret's School, Edinburgh
St. Margaret's School was an independent school in the Newington area of Edinburgh, Scotland. The curriculum was based on the Scottish education system. The school was one of three all-girls, private, fee-paying schools based in the Edinburgh district. The school was a primarily a day-school, but did offer boarding to cater for students staying away from home. History Foundation and early years: 1890–1897 St. Margaret's was founded in 1890 by James Buchanan. Buchanan housed his fledgling school in two identical specifically designed buildings, one on East Suffolk Road in Newington, the other on Egypt Terrace (now part of Cluny Drive) in Morningside. The total cost of both buildings was £6,000.Patrick, L.M.D. & Bowie, J.L.F.: ''Fortiter Vivamus''. Mainstream Publishing. . This equates to about £54,000 in today's money. The school was named after Saint Margaret of Scotland. Buchanan initially named his new school ''The Queen Margaret College for Young Ladies''. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rannoch School
Rannoch School was a private boarding school, located on the south shore of Loch Rannoch in Perth and Kinross, Scotland on the Dall Estate, from Kinloch Rannoch. Dall House served as the main school building and a boarding house. It was established by three masters from Gordonstoun School and opened on 24 September 1959 with 82 boys. The school's ethos was enshrined in its principle of "in pursuit of all round excellence" based on the philosophies of Kurt Hahn. Rannoch's location in the Highland Perthshire glens lent itself well to Outward Bound pursuits, which became a large part of the school's activities. Dall House Dall House was the main school building. It housed two of the boys’ boarding houses, the dining hall, kitchens, masters common room and headmasters office, and in later years the girls boarding house. The estate dates back to 1347. Dall House was built in 1855 as a principal seat of the Clan Robertson, which it remained until the early last century. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxenfoord Castle School
Oxenfoord Castle School was a girls' private boarding school, based at Oxenfoord Castle Oxenfoord Castle is a country house in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located north of Pathhead, Midlothian, and south-east of Dalkeith, above the River Tyne, Scotland, Tyne Water. Originally a 16th-century tower houses in Britain and Ireland, tow ..., Pathhead, Midlothian, near Edinburgh in Scotland. The school was founded in 1931 and closed in 1993. It was founded by Lady Marjorie Dalrymple, sister of John Dalrymple, 11th Earl of Stair. Alumni * Celia, Viscountess Whitelaw of Penrith * Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness StrangeDalyell, Tam (12 March 2005Baroness Strange, Lords 'original' who championed war widowsThe Independent, Retrieved 22 October 2014 See also * Blairmore School, closed in same year as Oxenfoord. * Cademuir International School * Rannoch School * St Margaret's School, Edinburgh References Educational institutions established in 1931 Educational institutions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cademuir International School
Cademuir International School was a specialist school at Moniaive in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The school, founded by Robert Mulvey in 1990, was created to serve high ability learners and underachievers with high potential. Latterly based at Crawfordton House, Moniaive, a listed building, it previously operated from near Peebles. In 2002, the school was ranked second of 418 schools in Scotland for Higher Grade results. Following controversial stories in the tabloid press, in 2004, an HMI report criticised the school, "particularly in the care and welfare areas of child protection, vetting of staff and restraint". A follow-up inspection criticised a "lack of stable and effective strategic leadership" on 13 September 2005. In September 2006 the school went out of business due to financial difficulties. Its roll had dropped from 100 pupils to 34 at the time of its closure. The school buildings were then placed on the market with an asking price of £1.3 million. See al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Historic Environment Division of the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland. The classification schemes differ between England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland (see sections below). The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000, although the statutory term in Ireland is "Record of Protected Structures, protected structure". A listed building may not be demolished, extended, or altered without permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency. In England and Wales, a national amenity society must be notified of any work to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Cameron
David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. Until 2015, he led the first coalition government in the UK since 1945 and resigned after a 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, referendum supported the country's Brexit, leaving the European Union. After Premiership of David Cameron, his premiership, he served as Foreign Secretary (United Kingdom), Foreign Secretary in the government of prime minister Rishi Sunak from 2023 to 2024. Cameron was Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016 and served as Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2010. He was Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Witney (UK Parliament constituency), Witney from 2001 to 2016, and has been a member of the House of Lords since November 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
