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Calcutt (other)
Calcutt, Calcott or Callcott may refer to: Places in England * Calcott, Kent * Calcutt, North Yorkshire * Calcott, Shropshire * ''Calcutt'', one of three hamlets comprising Grandborough, Warwickshire * Calcutt, Wiltshire * Calcott's Green, Gloucestershire Company * Calcott Brothers, former motor vehicle manufacturer in Coventry, England People * Augustus Wall Callcott (1779–1844), British landscape painter * Callcott Reilly (1828–1900), British engineer * David Calcutt (1930–2004), British barrister and public servant * Ernie Calcutt (1932–1984), Canadian sports commentator and radio news director * Florence Callcott (1866–1936), British artist and sculptor, wife of Frederick * Frederick T. Callcott (1854–1923), British sculptor * Helen Calcutt (born 1988), British poet and writer * John Callcott Horsley (1817–1903), English Academic painter of genre and historical scenes, illustrator, and designer of the first Christmas card * John Wall Callcott (1766–182 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcott, Kent
Calcott is a hamlet in the civil parish of Sturry, in the Canterbury district of the county of Kent, England. It lies on the A291 road, about north of Sturry and south of Herne Bay Herne Bay is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in South East England. It is north of Canterbury and east of Whitstable. It neighbours the ancient villages of Herne, Kent, Herne and Reculver and is part of the City of Canterbury loca .... References Hamlets in Kent City of Canterbury {{Kent-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Callcott Reilly
Callcott Reilly (28 October 1828 – 21 May 1900Institution of Civil EngineersObituary1900.) was a British civil and construction engineer. He is noted for his work on uniform stress, as illustrated by reference to bridge building, for which the Institution of Civil Engineers awarded him the Telford Medal in 1865. He played a prominent role in promoting the professional education of engineers and in 1871 became the first Professor of Engineering ConstructionCivil Engineering Heritage: London and the Thames Valley, Denis Smithpage 276/ref> at the newly formed Royal Indian Engineering College (RIEC) located at Coopers Hill near Englefield Green Englefield Green is a large village in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, approximately west of central London. It is home to Runnymede Meadow, The Commonwealth Air Forces Memorial, The Savill Garden,and Royal Holloway, University of L .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Reilly, Callcott 1828 births 1900 deaths People from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Callcott Horsley
John Callcott Horsley (29 January 1817 – 18 October 1903) was a British academic Painting, painter of genre painting, genre and historical scenes, illustrator, and designer of the first Christmas card. He was a member of the artist's colony in Cranbrook Colony, Cranbrook. Childhood and education Horsley was born in London, the son of William Horsley, the musician, and grand-nephew of Augustus Wall Callcott, Sir Augustus Callcott. His sister Mary Elizabeth Horsley wed the famous British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1836. Horsley was mentored by William Mulready and Augustus Wall Callcot who sent him at age thirteen to study at Henry Sass, Dr Henry Sass's academy where he met Dante Gabriel Rossetti, D.G Rossetti, John Everett Millais, J. Millais and William Powell Frith, W.P. Frith; in his biography Horsley recalls Dr Sass as being vain and untalented.The Cranbrook Colony: Fresh Perspectives, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, 2010 Following preparatory school Horsley studied pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Calcutt
Helen Calcutt (born 27 March 1988), is a British poet, dancer, and choreographer. Writing career Calcutt is the author of three collections. Her debut, ''Sudden rainfall'' was published by British publishing house Perdika Press. It was a PBS Choice on publication and became Waterstone's best-selling pamphlet in 2016. Her second pamphlet ''Somehow'' was published by Verve Poetry Press in September 2020. It was a PBS Winter Bulletin Pamphlet, and Poetry School Book of the Year (2020, shortlist). Her full-length collection ''Feeling all the kills'' was published by Pavilion Poetry in April 2024. Calcutt was one of the six poets selected to perform at the 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony, hosted in Birmingham. Her poem "Mother, the city", written for the ceremony, was performed as part of its opening scene 'Everything to Everybody'. Calcutt also writes for ''The Guardian'', the ''HuffPost'', Poetry London, and the Wales Arts Review. In 2023, she was awarded an honora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick T
Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Given name Nobility = Anhalt-Harzgerode = * Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) = Austria = * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1219–1246), last Duke of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty * Frederick the Fair (Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg), 1286–1330), Duke of Austria and King of the Romans = Baden = * Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826–1907), Grand Duke of Baden * Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (1857–1928), Grand Duke of Baden = Bohemia = * Frederick, Duke of Bohemia (died 1189), Duke of Olomouc and Bohemia = Britain = * Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751), eldest son of King George II of Great Britain = Brandenburg/Prussia = * Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371–1440), also known as Frederick VI, Burgrave of Nuremberg * Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413–1470), Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Callcott
Florence Callcott Florence Newman (1866 – 21 January 1938) was a British sculptor of portrait medallions and medals. Biography Callcott was born in the St James area of central London and studied sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art. She first exhibited a work at the Royal Academy in 1890 and then regularly at leading commercial galleries until 1930. Callcott worked in bronze, wax and plaster on a wide variety of subjects. She specialised in creating portrait medallions and showed examples at the Paris Salon in both 1897 and 1904 and at the Royal Academy in 1906 and 1907. In total she showed 21 works at the Royal Academy between 1890 and 1925 and also exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts and with the Society of Women Artists The Society of Women Artists (SWA) is a British art body dedicated to celebrating and promoting fine art created by women. It was founded as the Society of Female Artists (SFA) in 1855, offering wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernie Calcutt
Ernest George Calcutt (November 1, 1932January 10, 1984) was a Canadian sports commentator and radio news director. He worked for CFRA 580-AM in Ottawa, and was the voice for the Ottawa Rough Riders radio broadcasts from 1964 to 1983. He served as a president of the Canadian Football Reporters, and was inducted into both the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame. Early life and education Ernest George Calcutt was born on November 1, 1932, in Ottawa, Ontario,; the son of Allan and Doris Calcutt. He grew up in the Centretown neighbourhood of Ottawa, was an altar boy at St Patrick's Basilica, Ottawa, St Patrick's Basilica and frequented the Ottawa Auditorium as a youth. He played Canadian football and ice hockey, and attended St. Patrick's High School (Ottawa), St. Patrick's High School. He was married, and had five children. Radio career and community work Calcutt began working for CFRA 580-AM radio part-time in 1961. He also worked with MetLife, Metro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Calcutt
Sir David Charles Calcutt QC (2 November 1930 – 11 August 2004) was an eminent barrister and public servant, knighted in 1991. He was the Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge from 1985 to 1994. He was also responsible for the creation of the Press Complaints Commission. He is buried in the churchyard of St Beuno's Church at Culbone, Somerset. Early life and education Calcutt was born at Marlow, Buckinghamshire, where his father, Henry, a pharmacist, ran a local high-street chemist's shop. Calcutt was a chorister in the choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, whilst attending Christ Church Cathedral School, then went on to Cranleigh School. As an undergraduate at the University of Cambridge he was a choral scholar in the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. Career Calcutt was known throughout the 1980s and 1990s for preparing reports and inquiries into various areas of public life. He was asked to produce a report on a fire in the Falkland Islands in which eight pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustus Wall Callcott
Sir Augustus Wall Callcott (20 February 177925 November 1844) was an English landscape painter. Life and work Callcott was born at Kensington Gravel Pits, a village on the western edge of London, in the area now known as Notting Hill Gate. His first study was music and he sang for several years in the choir of Westminster Abbey. But at the age of twenty he had determined to give up music, became a student of the Royal Academy, and began his artistic career as a painter of portraits under the tuition of John Hoppner. The first picture he exhibited was a portrait of ''Miss Roberts'', and its success at the Royal Academy in 1799 is said to have led to his final choice of painting as a profession. His preference for landscape, including river and coast scenery, soon showed itself, and after 1804 he exhibited nothing but landscapes for many years. The skill of his execution, the elegance of his design, and the charming tone of his works caused his reputation to rise steadily. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutt, North Yorkshire
Calcutt is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the Borough of Harrogate, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council North Yorkshire Council, known between 1974 and 2023 as North Yorkshire County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire, England. Since 2023 the council has been a unitary authority, being a county coun .... References External links * Villages in North Yorkshire {{NorthYorkshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcott Brothers
Calcott was a small English Automotive industry, motor vehicle manufacturer based in Coventry. The company began as a bicycle manufacturer in 1886 taking advantage of a boom in the cycling industry at that time. The end of the century brought an end to the cycling boom and the demise of many bicycle manufacturers; however, Calcott managed to continue production and by 1904 was also building motorcycles. Production switched to automobiles in 1913 of which around 2,500 were made. By the early twenties, Calcott was producing 55 cars a week however this was not enough to generate the funds needed for expansion, restricting their automobile manufacturing to a space designed to accommodate bicycle construction. Following the death of chairman James Calcott in 1924 and large financial losses in 1925 it was acquired by the Singer (car), Singer automobile company in 1926. In 1915, four different vehicle models were produced: the standard model, the convertible, the lightning set model ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( , ; abbreviated Glos.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire to the east, Wiltshire to the south, Bristol and Somerset to the south-west, and the Wales, Welsh county of Monmouthshire to the west. The city of Gloucester is the largest settlement and the county town. The county is predominantly rural, with an area of and a population of 916,212. After Gloucester (118,555) the largest distinct settlements are Cheltenham (115,940), Stroud (26,080), and Yate (28,350). In the south of the county, the areas around Filton and Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, Kingswood are densely populated and part of Bristol Built-up Area, Bristol built-up area. For Local government in England, local government purposes Gloucestershire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with six districts, and the Unitary authorities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
