|
Egerton Gardens
Egerton Gardens is a street and communal garden, regionally termed a garden square, in South Kensington, London SW postcode area, SW3. Location The street runs roughly south-west to north-east, off Brompton Road. Egerton Crescent, runs roughly off it, and Egerton Terrace crosses it. Historially for more than 800 years the area formed part of Brompton, London, Brompton, parochially in the Church of England this is recognised by the name of its parish ''Holy Trinity Brompton''. History Much was built by Alexander Thorn, and the architect for most was probably Maurice Charles Hulbert. Notable houses include Mortimer House, South Kensington, Mortimer House. The Franklin Hotel, London, Franklin Hotel at 22-28 Egerton Gardens was created by combining four houses. No 31 was designed by Thomas Henry Smith (architect), Thomas Henry Smith for Lieutenant-Colonel William Wetherly, but is now flats. Notable residents * No 1 Michael Seymour (Royal Navy officer, born 1802), Admiral Sir M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egerton Crescent Gardens
Egerton may refer to: People * Egerton (name), a list of people with either the surname or the given name * Egerton family, a British aristocratic family * George Egerton, pen name of Mary Dunne Bright (1859–1945), Australian-born writer Places * Egerton, Cheshire, England * Egerton, Greater Manchester, England * Egerton, Kent, England * Egerton, Melton Mowbray, ward in Leicestershire, England * Egerton, Nova Scotia, Canada * Egerton, Southgate, Ontario, Canada * Mount Egerton, Victoria, Australia Other uses * Baron Egerton, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created in 1859 * Egerton University, Njoro, near Nakuru, Kenya * Egerton (tug), ''Egerton'' (tug), a number of tugs with this name See also * * * Egerton Collection, a notable collection of manuscripts in the British Library * Egerton Gospel, fragments of an unknown Gospel found in Egypt *Egerton Lodge, listed building in Melton Mowbray, England *Egerton Park, cricket ground in Melton Mowbray, England * Edg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Seymour (Royal Navy Officer, Born 1802)
Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, GCB (3 December 1802 – 23 February 1887) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Portsmouth. Naval career Born the third son of Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, 1st Baronet,Laughton, J. K.. "Seymour, Sir Michael (1802–1887)". ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (2004 ed.). Oxford University Press. . Michael Seymour entered the Royal Navy in 1813. He was made lieutenant in 1822, commander in 1824 and was posted captain in 1826. From 1833 to 1835 he was captain of the survey ship HMS ''Challenger'', and was wrecked in her off the coast of Chile. In 1841 he was given command of HMS ''Britannia'' and then of HMS ''Powerful''. In 1845 he took over HMS ''Vindictive''. From 1851 to 1854 he was Commodore Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard. In 1854 he served under Sir Charles Napier in the Baltic during the Crimean War. He was promoted to Rear-Admiral that same year and, when the Baltic campaign was resumed in 1855 un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kensington
Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensington Gardens, containing the Albert Memorial, the Serpentine Gallery and John Hanning Speke, Speke's monument. South Kensington and Gloucester Road, London, Gloucester Road are home to Imperial College London, the Royal College of Music, the Royal Albert Hall, Natural History Museum, London, Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Science Museum, London, Science Museum. The area is also home to many embassies and consulates. Name The Manorialism, manor of ''Chenesitone'' is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, which in the Old English language, Anglo-Saxon language means "Chenesi's List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kingdom, ton" (homestead/settlement). One early spelling is ''Kesyngton'', as wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Tyzack Parbury
Florence Tyzack Parbury (1881–1960) was a British socialite, author, musician, painter and traveller. She was involved in aviation in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1910s and 1920s. Biography Early life Florence Tyzack Parbury was born in South Norwood, Croydon, Surrey on 26 September 1881, the fourth child and only daughter of Douglas Stewart Parbury and Lucy Jane Tyzack. She was baptised at Saint Luke's Woodside, Croydon on 2 July 1882. Parbury, the granddaughter of George Parbury, spent the first few years of her life in Surrey. Her parents then separated, and by the time Parbury was seven she and her mother had moved to Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield to live with Lucy's recently widowed mother, Jane Tyzack. Musical training and performances Parbury performed in public from an early age: in December 1889, aged eight, she was on stage to raise funds for the Children's Hospital in Sheffield. Her musical training began in Sheffield was with the renowned teache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine Browne, 5th Earl Of Kenmare
Valentine Charles Browne, 5th Earl of Kenmare CVO (1 December 1860 – 14 November 1941), styled Viscount Castlerosse from 1871 to 1905, was an Irish peer who served in the Senate of Southern Ireland in 1921, and was Lord Lieutenant of Kerry. Early life He was the son of Valentine Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare and Gertrude Thynne. His elder sister, Lady Margaret Theodora May Catherine Browne, married Greville Charles Douglas, and his younger brother, Hon. Cecil Augustine Browne, died unmarried. Neither of his siblings had children. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Browne, 3rd Earl of Kenmare and Catherine O'Callaghan (a daughter of Edmond O'Callaghan). His maternal grandparents were the Rev. Lord Charles Thynne, Canon of Canterbury (a son of the 2nd Marquess of Bath), and Harriet Frances Bagot (a daughter of Rt. Rev. Hon. Richard Bagot). Career Lord Castlerosse was a lieutenant of 4th (Militia) Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters. He was appointed Maste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Ellis
Ruth Ellis (; 9 October 1926 – 13 July 1955) was a Welsh-born nightclub hostess and convicted murderer who became the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom following the fatal shooting of her lover, David Blakely. In her teens, Ellis had entered the world of nightclub hostessing, which led to a chaotic life that included various relationships with men. One of these men was Blakely, a racing driver engaged to another woman. On Easter Sunday, 10 April 1955, Ellis shot Blakely dead outside The Magdala public house in Hampstead, London. She was immediately arrested by an off-duty policeman. At her trial in June 1955, Ellis was found guilty of premeditated murder and was sentenced to death; on 13 July she was hanged at Holloway Prison. Early life Ruth Ellis was born Ruth Neilson in Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales, on 9 October 1926, the fifth of six children. She moved to Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, with her family during her childhood. Her mother, Elisaberta (B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who's Who (UK)
''Who's Who'' is a reference work. It has been published annually in the form of a hardback book since 1849, and has been published online since 1999. It has also been published on CD-ROM. It lists, and gives information on, people from around the world who influence British life. Entries include notable figures from government, politics, academia, business, sport and the arts. ''Who's Who 2023'' is the 175th edition and includes more than 33,000 people. In 2004, the book was described as the United Kingdom's most prominent work of biographical reference. The book is the original ''Who's Who'' book and "the pioneer work of its type". The book is an origin of the expression "who's who" used in a wider sense. History ''Who's Who'' has been published since 1849."More about Who's Who" OUP. When book publisher [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrister
A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdiction (area), jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include arguing cases in courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, jurisprudence, researching the law and giving legal opinions. Barristers are distinguished from solicitors and other types of lawyers (e.g. chartered legal executives) who have more direct access to clients, and may do transactional legal work. In some legal systems, including those of Anglo-Dutch law, South Africa, Stockholm Institute for Scandinavian Law#Scandinavian Law, Scandinavia, Law of Pakistan, Pakistan, Law of India, India, Law of Bangladesh, Bangladesh and the Crown Dependencies of Law of Jersey, Jersey, Guernsey#Politics, Guernsey and the Manx Law, Isle of Man, ''barrister'' is also regarded as an honorific. In a few jurisdictions barristers are usually forbidden from "conducting" litigation, and can only act on the instructions of ano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Stephenson
Sir Guy Stephenson (5 November 1865 – 17 October 1930) was a British barrister, Assistant Treasury Solicitor and Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales), Director of Public Prosecutions. Biography Stephenson was born in St George Hanover Square in London, the eldest son of Augustus Keppel Stephenson, Sir Augustus Keppel Stephenson (1827–1904) and his wife, Eglantine Pleydell-Bouverie, daughter of Edward Pleydell-Bouverie. He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar from the Inner Temple in 1888 and practised as a barrister at the Old Bailey, Central Criminal Court and on the South Eastern Circuit. In 1901, he was appointed as counsel to the Treasury at the North London Sessions and in 1905 Assistant Treasury Solicitor. In 1895 along with Horace Avory he was the prosecutor in the Robert Coombes (murderer), Robert Coombes murder case. From 1908 until his death, he served as assistant director of Publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baron Romilly
Baron Romilly, of Barry in the County of Glamorgan, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 3 January 1866 for Sir John Romilly, the Master of the Rolls and former Solicitor General and Attorney General. He was the second son of the legal reformer Sir Samuel Romilly. The Romilly family were of French Huguenot descent. Lord Romilly's great-grandson, the fourth Baron (the title having descended from father to son), was a member of the Marlborough cum Ramsbury Rural District Council for many years and served as its chairman from 1964 to 1967. He was childless and on his death on 29 June 1983 the title became extinct. Frederick Romilly, brother of the first Baron, sat as Member of Parliament for Canterbury. Barons Romilly (1866) *John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly PC (20 January 1802 – 23 December 1874), known as Sir John Romilly between 1848 and 1866, was an English Whig politician and judge. He served in Lord Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Waterhouse (judge)
Sir Ronald Gough Waterhouse (8 May 1926 – 8 May 2011) was a High Court judge (England and Wales), judge of the High Court of England and Wales between 1978 and 1996. As a judge his highest profile case was when he presided over the acquittal of comedian Ken Dodd on charges of tax evasion. Immediately upon his retirement he led a three-year inquiry into the North Wales child abuse scandal, which reported in 2000. Life and career Ronald Gough Waterhouse was born in Holywell, Flintshire, Holywell, Flintshire, North Wales, one of five children of a textile mill manager who was also a prominent local Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician. He studied at Holywell Grammar School (now Ysgol Treffynnon), trained as a pilot with the RAF Volunteer Reserve, and began studying law at St John's College, Cambridge. Returning to university after the Second World War, he became President of the Cambridge Union in 1950, and was called to the bar in 1952. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Edmund Webber
Charles Edmund Webber (5 September 1838 – 23 September 1904) was a British soldier, engineer and author. Early life and family Born in Dublin, Ireland, Charles was the third son of Rev. Thomas Webber, of Leekfield, County Sligo and Frances Kelly, daughter of the noted evangelical preacher and hymn writer Thomas Kelly. He was educated in private schools prior to his military education. Military career Webber entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in 1853 and was commissioned as lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1855. India Webber served in India during the Indian Mutiny, 1857–1860 In September 1857 he was posted with the 21 company Royal Engineers who joined the 1st Brigade seeing action at the Betwa River and Jhansi and was twice mentioned in dispatches. He remained in the field until April 1859, then served in the public works departments at Gwalior and Allahabad before returning to England in May 1860. On his return to England, he served in the Brig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
