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Lansdowne Yonkers FC Players
Lansdowne or Lansdown may refer to: People * Lansdown Guilding (1797–1831), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines naturalist and engraver * Fenwick Lansdowne (1937–2008), Canadian wildlife artist * George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (1666–1735) * Marquess of Lansdowne, title in the Peerage of Great Britain ** William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, (1737–1805), prime minister 1782–83 ** Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1845–1927), Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs * Peter Lansdown (born 1947), Welsh ornithologist * Zachary Lansdowne (1888–1925), American naval officer and aviator Places Australia * Lansdowne, New South Wales, Sydney * Lansdowne, New South Wales (Mid-Coast Council) * Lansdowne, Northern Territory * Lansdowne, Queensland, locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region * Lansdowne County, Western Australia Canada * La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansdown Guilding
Lansdown Guilding (9 May 1797 – 22 October 1831) was a theologian and naturalist. He is best known for his works on the flora and fauna of St Vincent in particular and on the Caribbean in general. He wrote numerous illustrated papers for journals of scholarly societies in England including the first descriptions of velvet worms and scale insects in the ground pearl family. Life and work Guilding was born on 9 May 1797 in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He was one of six siblings, son of the Reverend John Guilding and his wife Sarah. In 1802, at the age of 5, he was sent to England, where he studied at Oxford University. In 1817, after receiving a B.A. degree, he returned to his home country. His father died in 1818, and he took up work as garrison chaplain and left for England in 1819. In 1821, Guilding travelled to England to marry Mary Hunt, daughter of the Rev. S. Hunt, rector of Wakerly and St. George's Church, Stamford. From 1824 to 1826 he disputed with Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansdowne Avenue
Lansdowne Avenue is an arterial road in Toronto, Ontario. It runs north–south and starts at Queen Street West and proceeds north to St. Clair Avenue West. Lansdowne Avenue is primarily a four-lane arterial road, with two lanes regularly used for motor vehicle parking. Character Lansdowne Avenue starts at Queen Street West as a four-lane road in the Parkdale neighbourhood. In the 2000s, the section from Queen to the CN/CPR tracks was narrowed for street calming. Both sides of the street are residential with some institutional uses, including a fire station, a park and a community centre. Starting at the rail tracks underpass, the roadway widens to four lanes. On the west side is a former cash register factory, which was converted to a Knob Hill Farms store until it went out of business in 2000. The building was mostly demolished, leaving only the eastern facade, and a large 'No Frills' supermarket was built in its place, which it remains today. On the east side are more semi- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansdown Crescent, Bath
Lansdown Crescent is a well-known example of Georgian architecture in Bath, Somerset, England, designed by John Palmer and constructed by a variety of builders between 1789 and 1793. The buildings have a clear view over central Bath, being sited on Lansdown Hill near to, but higher than, other well-known Georgian buildings including the Royal Crescent, St James's Square, Bath and The Circus, Bath. It forms the central part of a string of curved terraces, including Lansdown Place East and West, and Somerset Place, which were the northernmost boundary of the development of Georgian Bath. History The crescent was laid out by John Palmer who ensured that the three-storey fronts of the buildings were of uniform height and had matching doors and windows. The attic rooms are under a parapet and slate mansard roof. Other builders were then able to construct the houses behind the facade. The commission was from Charles Spackman, leading to the original name of the terrace being Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansdown, Bath
Lansdown is a suburb of the World Heritage City of Bath, England, that extends northwards from the city centre up a road of the same name. Among its most distinctive architectural features are Lansdown Crescent and Sion Hill Place, which includes a campus of Bath Spa University. Beckford's Tower, an architectural folly built in neo-classical style for William Thomas Beckford in 1827, stands on high ground at the northern edge of the suburb, overlooking Lansdown Cemetery. Lansdown Hill Lansdown Road climbs north-west through the suburb and continues into open land in Charlcombe parish, past a park-and-ride facility and playing fields to the Lansdown Hill area. Here (outside the city boundary) are Lansdown hamlet, Bath Racecourse, and Lansdown Golf Course. The Battle of Lansdowne (1643) was fought in the vicinity and is commemorated by Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument (1720) on Lansdown Hill. Cricket club Lansdown Cricket Club, founded in 1825 and the oldest club in Somers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansdowne, Cape Town
Lansdowne is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa. situated 10 kilometres southeast of Cape Town City Centre, surrounded by the suburbs of Rondebosch East, Crawford, Wetton, Claremont, Kenwyn and Athlone. Lansdowne is served by a railway station of the same name, on the Cape Flats Line. Information The suburb of Lansdowne is east of the M5, adjacent to Rondebosch East and Crawford, bordered to the south by Racecourse Road. It is linked to Claremont and more westerly suburbs. The following high schools are found in Lansdowne- Windsor High School, Groenvlei High school and Oaklands High School. The following primary schools are found in Lansdowne are York Road Primary School Primary School, Portia Primary School and Windsor Primary School. A segment of Lansdowne Road has been renamed to Imam Haron Road. Lansdowne is the birthplace of acclaimed South African poet and social philosopher Athol Williams. Professional soccer club Engen Santos is based in Lansdowne. The following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansdowne, Masterton
Lansdowne, one of Masterton's largest suburbs, is on the left bank of the Waipoua stream at the north-western end of Masterton, New Zealand. On the town's highest ground it provides broad vistas of much of the Wairarapa, Wairarapa Valley. It is further distinguished from the rest of the town by having been subdivided late in the 19th century and because it was administered by the Masterton County Council. It was amalgamated with Masterton Borough in 1921. Lansdowne was named by an early settler, J. Valentine Smith, who named his station after his father-in-law's station in Lansdowne, New South Wales, New South Wales. His 2,085 acre estate was bought in 1884 by T. C. Williams. Parts of Lansdowne, Lansdowne Hill and Lansdowne Terrace, are more affluent than most other Masterton suburbs. The property prices are helped by the suburb's views of the Tararua Ranges, the presence of a retirement village and two golf courses, on the top of the hill and at Mahunga by the Waipoua str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansdowne, Christchurch
Lansdowne, also spelled Lansdown, is a locality south of Christchurch, New Zealand. Lansdowne is located on Old Tai Tapu Road and Early Valley Road. The roads are the boundary between two territorial authorities, with the north and east sides belonging to Christchurch City and the south and west sides to Selwyn District. Lansdowne was the name of a sheep station given in 1851 by Guise Brittan, who named it after the Lansdown in Bath, Somerset. The Lansdowne Stables off Old Tai Tapu Road are registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category II heritage item. Brittan built his first house on the property in 1857 but it burned down the following year. Brittan then built a substantial house with stones quarried from the nearby Halswell Quarry, but went bankrupt in the process. The next owner of the property was Edward Stafford Edward Stafford may refer to: People * Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire (1470–1498) *Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham (1478–1521), executed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansdowne Bank
Lansdowne Bank, sometimes called Landsdowne Bank, is an extensive submerged bank located between the main island of New Caledonia and the Chesterfield Islands, in the easternmost part of the Coral Sea. It covers an area of , p. 26 making it one of the largest banks of the world, has general depths of , and a largely sandy bottom. Two reefs mark the shallowest spots of the bank, but they are still submerged at low tide. Fairway Ridge, also called Fairway Plateau, is a submarine feature shown on some maps in that area. The Lansdowne Bank area marked is far larger than Fairway Plateau, but there are smaller, unnamed plateaus nearby. The Lansdowne Bank area, shown at the northeastern end of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road Stadium (, ) was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) that was primarily used for rugby union and association football matches. The stadium was demolished in 2007 to make way for the Aviva Stadium on the same site, which opened in 2010. The stadium took its name from the adjacent street, Lansdowne Road. Location The stadium was situated in the neighbourhood of Ballsbridge in the city's Dublin 4 area. The stadium had convenient public transport links as the Lansdowne Road station of the Dublin Area Rapid Transit rail system is adjacent to the site and passed directly underneath the West Stand. The stadium was named after the nearby road, which in turn was named after William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, William Petty-FitzMaurice, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne. The Marquis was also the Earl of Shelburne, and nearby Shelbourne Road is also named after him. Uses The stadium had a total capacity of 49,250, with 25,000 seats. However, compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarat Bose Road
Sarat Bose Road, previously known as Lansdowne Road, is a 3.5 km long road in southern part of Kolkata, India. The 4 laned road connects Southern Avenue (near Rabindra Sarobar Stadium) with AJC Bose Road (at Minto Park) and separates two major localities of Ballygunge and Bhawanipore. Localities Sarat Bose Road runs north to south almost parallel to Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Road and Gariahat Road. It starts from the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium (Lake Stadium) on the south and moves almost vertically up intersecting other major thoroughfares like Lake Road, Rash Behari Avenue, and Hazra Road just up a few blocks from Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan, proceeds up north with the famous Lansdowne Market and Padmapukur Square on the left, intersects Chakraberia Road and finally winds it way through Elgin Road, Diocesan High School and ends after meeting AJC Bose Road at Minto Park. It also intersects the smaller arterial roads of Raja Basanta Roy Road, Dr. Sarat Banerjee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansdowne (Uttarakhand Assembly Constituency)
Lansdowne or Lansdown may refer to: People * Lansdown Guilding (1797–1831), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines naturalist and engraver *Fenwick Lansdowne (1937–2008), Canadian wildlife artist * George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne (1666–1735) * Marquess of Lansdowne, title in the Peerage of Great Britain ** William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, (1737–1805), prime minister 1782–83 ** Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1845–1927), Governor General of Canada, Viceroy of India, Secretary of State for War, and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs * Peter Lansdown (born 1947), Welsh ornithologist * Zachary Lansdowne (1888–1925), American naval officer and aviator Places Australia * Lansdowne, New South Wales, Sydney * Lansdowne, New South Wales (Mid-Coast Council) * Lansdowne, Northern Territory * Lansdowne, Queensland, locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region *Lansdowne County, Western Australia Canada * Lansdowne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lansdowne, India
Lansdowne is a cantonment town in Pauri Garhwal district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Uttarakhand. Geography and Location Lansdowne is a quaint hill station in the Pauri Garhwal district, Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, India. Lodged in the picturesque surroundings of the Himalayan ranges, it lies at an elevation of approximately 1,700 meters (5,577 feet) above sea level. The town is about 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the district headquarters, Pauri, and approximately 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the state capital, Dehradun History Originally known as ''Kaludanda'' () after Kalu (Black) and Danda (hills) in Garhwali language, Garhwali, Lansdowne was founded and named after then Viceroy of India (1888–1894), Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Lord Lansdowne in 1887, and by 1901 it had a population of 3943. Lansdowne was developed by the British for catering for the Recruits Training center of the Garhwal Rifles. Lansdow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
