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Dorothée Pullinger
Dorothée Aurélie Marianne Pullinger, MBE (13 January 1894 – 28 January 1986) was a pioneering automobile engineer and businesswoman. Early life Born in Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie, Seine Inférieure, France, she was the eldest of the 11 children of engineer Thomas Charles Pullinger (1867–1945) and Aurélie Bérénice, née Sittwel (1871–1956). She was educated at Loughborough High School after the family moved to the UK when she was eight. The family settled in Swinlees farm, just outside Dalry, Ayrshire, where she created a sketchbook of drawings and simple paintings of the area. In 1910, she began work as a draftsperson at the Paisley works of Arrol-Johnston, the oldest and largest Scottish car manufacturer at that time. Her father, a well-known car designer, was managing director of the firm. World War I and munitions manufacturing Pullinger remained at Arrol-Johnston until the start of World War I when the firm changed from producing cars to aeroplanes. She was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie
Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie (, literally ''Saint-Aubin on Scie (river), Scie'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-Maritime Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village situated by the banks of the river Scie (river), Scie in the Pays de Caux, at the junction of the D54 and the Route nationale 27, N 27 roads, some south of Dieppe. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The seventeenth-century chateau of Miromesnil. * A seventeenth-century chapel. * The church of St. Aubin, dating from the thirteenth century. * The chapel of St. Antoine, dating from the sixteenth century. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department References External links Official commune website Communes of Seine-Maritime {{Dieppe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purser
A purser is the person on a ship principally responsible for the handling of money on board. On modern merchant ships, the purser is the officer responsible for all administration (including the ship's cargo and passenger manifests) and supply. Frequently, the cooks and stewards answer to the purser as well. They were also called a pusser in British naval slang. History The purser joined the warrant officer ranks of the Royal Navy in the early 14th century and existed as a naval rank until 1852. The development of the warrant officer system began in 1040, when five English ports began furnishing warships to King Edward the Confessor in exchange for certain privileges. They also furnished crews whose officers were the master, boatswain, carpenter and cook. Later these officers were "warranted" by the British Admiralty. Pursers received no pay but were entitled to profits made through their business activities. In the 18th century a purser would buy his warrant for £65 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverside Museum
The Riverside Museum (replacing the preceding Glasgow Museum of Transport) is a museum in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland, housed in a building designed by Zaha Hadid, Zaha Hadid Architects, with its River Clyde frontage at the new Pointhouse Quay. It forms part of the Glasgow Harbour Urban renewal, regeneration project. The building opened in June 2011, winning the 2013 European Museum of the Year Award. It houses many exhibits of national and international importance. The Govan–Partick Bridge, which provides a pedestrian and cycle path link from the museum across the Clyde to Govan, opened in 2024. History Glasgow Museum of Transport (1964–2010) The Museum of Transport was opened in 14 April 1964 by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. Created in the wake of the closure of Glasgow's Glasgow Corporation Tramways, tramway system in 1962, it was initially located at the former Coplawhill tram depot on Albert Drive in Pollokshields, before moving to the Kelvin Hall in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
