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Maggie Carver
Margaret Adela Miriam Carver Deputy lieutenant, DL (née Hall; born 10 July 1964) is an English businesswoman. She is currently Chair of ThLicoricia of Winchester Appealand was recently Interim and Deputy Chairman of Ofcom, and Chair of its Content Board. She was the first woman Chairman of national and international news producer ITN, leading horseracing organisation, thRCA and the British Board of Film Classification. She has more than thirty years of experience as a non-executive director on the boards of twenty organisations, chairing seven, and chairing or participating in numerous audit and risk, remuneration and nominations committees. These organisations are mainly commercial but span publicly quoted companies, not for profit and government owned. Career After leaving St Edmund Hall, Oxford, St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, on the advice of her mentor, Lord Moser, Carver began a career in investment banking working for SG Warburg (now UBS), firstly in the Banking Div ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutton-on-Hull
Sutton-on-Hull (also known as Sutton-in-Holderness) is a suburb of the city of Kingston upon Hull, in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located north east of the city centre and has the B roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, B1237 road running through it which connects the A165 road with the A1033 road, A1033. History Sutton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having 20 households and being chiefly owned by the Archbishop of York. Its name in the book is ''Sudtone'' which is Anglo-Saxon in origin and means ''Southern farmstead''. The village acquired its name as the western part of the manor of Sutton was bordered by the River Hull. The area sits on a ridge of land between and high in a flat landscape; Hull City Council describes the area as having the only appreciable hills within the city limits. The village was also in its own parish which developed alongside, but separate from the nearby town of Hull. On 31 December 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eden Project
The Eden Project () is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England. The project is located in a reclaimed china clay clay pit, pit.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map 107 – Fowey, Looe & Lostwithiel''. . The complex is dominated by two huge enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house thousands of plant species, and each enclosure emulates a natural biome. The biomes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) inflated cells supported by Geodesic dome, geodesic tubular steel domes. The larger of the two biomes simulates a rainforest environment (and is the largest indoor rainforest in the world) and the second, a Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean environment. The attraction also has an outside botanical garden which is home to many plants and wildlife native to Cornwall and the UK in general; it also has many plants that provide an important and interesting backstory, for example, those with a prehistoric heritage. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Liebeschuetz
Hans Liebeschuetz (German: ''Liebeschütz''; 3 December 1893 – 28 October 1978) was a medieval historian. He is best known for his study of John of Salisbury. Born in Hamburg in 1893, he attended the universities of Hamburg and Heidelberg. After emigrating from Germany in March 1939 he later became a Reader in Medieval History at the University of Liverpool and later emeritus Professor. He helped found the Leo Baeck College which is now a privately funded rabbinical seminary. Early life He was born in Hamburg in 1893, son of the physician Samuel Liebeschuetz and his wife Lizzy Olga Liebeschuetz (née Schönfeld). He first attended the scholar's school Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums in Hamburg and studied from 1912 at the University of Berlin. From 1914 to 1916 as a Lance Corporal serving with the Mecklenburg Regiment, he faced the French on the western front at the Battle of the Somme. His actions while raiding French lines lead to the award of an Iron Cross Class II. After se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architectural Historian
An architectural historian is a person who studies and writes about the history of architecture, and is regarded as an authority on it. Professional requirements As many architectural historians are employed at universities and other facilities for post-secondary education, in addition to bachelor's degree, it is normal for colleges and universities to require the PhD degree for new full-time hires and a master's degree for part-timers. United States According to Secretary of the Interior's Guidelines the minimum professional qualifications in architectural history are a graduate degree in architectural history, art history, historic preservation, or closely related field, with coursework in American architectural history, or a bachelor's degree in architectural history, art history, historic preservation or closely related field plus one of the following: * At least two years of full-time experience in research, writing, or teaching in American architectural history or resto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Hall
Ivan Hall is a British architectural historian specialising in the architecture of John Carr. He was born in Manchester and attended Manchester Grammar School and Manchester University where his PhD thesis covered the history of the brick. Hie lifelong interests included neo-classical architecture, the conservation of historic buildings and the furniture of Thomas Chippendale. He initially read architecture as a contemporary of Donald Buttress and intended to be a restoration architect, but later changed subject to art history. He worked as an academic at Hull University but spent later years working for English Heritage in London. His advisory work with English Heritage was focused on the City of London and included establishments such as the Bank of England a neo-classical style building by architect Edwin Lutyens. In London he also taught architectural students on conservation architecture at the Royal Institute of British Architects. He campaigned with his wife Elisabeth H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverley High School
Beverley High School is a girls' comprehensive school in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. According to government league tables for 2018, it was the highest performing secondary school in the East Riding of Yorkshire, with a Progress 8 score of "well above average". In 2021 the school was rated as "Outstanding” by Ofsted, and "Outstanding" in every category including 6th form. Beverley High School shares a joint sixth form with Beverley Grammar School. History Beverley High School opened on 23 September 1908. In 1933 its head was Ethel Sandford whose mother, Margaret Sandford had been head of The Queen's School in Chester. The school celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008. Some of the school buildings were constructed in 1875, as part of St Mary’s School, which became part of Beverley High School when it opened. Curriculum Key Stage 3/4 Beverley High School is a five-form comprehensive school for girls, with key stage 3 and 4 for those aged 11–16. At th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverley
Beverley is a market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located north-west of Hull city centre. At the 2021 census the built-up area of the town had a population of 30,930, and the smaller civil parish had a population of 18,014. It is the county town of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The town was founded in the seventh century by John of Beverley, who established a church in the area. It was originally named ''Inderawuda'', and was part of the Anglian kingdom of Northumbria. The town came under Viking control in the 850s, then became part of the Kingdom of England. John of Beverley was made a saint in 1037, and the town was a place of pilgrimage for the remainder of the Middle Ages. It continued to grow under the Normans, when its trading industry was first established, and eventually became a significant wool-trading town and the tenth-largest settlement in England. After the Reformation, the stature of Beverley was much reduced. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Winchester
The University of Winchester is a public research university based in the city of Winchester, Hampshire, England. The university has origins tracing back to 1840 as a teacher training college, but was established in 2005. Winchester University is a member of The Cathedrals Group (officially the Council of Church Universities and Colleges or CCUC), an association of universities and university colleges in the United Kingdom. Every year the university holds its graduation ceremonies in Winchester Cathedral. Graduates of the University of Winchester may use the post-nominals ''Winton.'', from the Latin ''Wintoniensis'' meaning 'of Winchester'. History The origins of the University of Winchester date back to 1840 when the Winchester Diocesan Training School was founded as a Church of England foundation for the training of elementary schoolmasters. The school was initially quite small, located in a house at 27 St Swithun Street, Winchester. In 1847 the school moved to W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Lieutenant Of Hampshire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire. Since 1688, all the Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Hampshire. From 1889 until 1959, the administrative county was named the County of Southampton. * William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester 1551–? * William Paulet, 3rd Marquess of Winchester bef. 1585 – 24 November 1598 ''jointly with'' * Henry Radclyffe, 4th Earl of Sussex 3 July 1585 – 14 December 1593 * Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devonshire 4 August 1595 – 3 April 1606 ''jointly with'' *George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon 29 October 1597 – 8 September 1603 ''and'' *Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton 10 April 1604 – 10 November 1624 * Edward Conway, 1st Viscount Conway 9 May 1625 – 3 January 1631 * Richard Weston, 1st Earl of Portland 8 February 1631 – 13 March 1635 * James Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond 29 May 1635 – 1642 ''jointly with'' * Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland 29 May 1635 – 1642 ''and'' * Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 New Year Honours
The 2021 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the start of January and those for 2021 were announced on 30 December 2020. The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country whose ministers advised Her Majesty on the appointments, then by the honour and by the honour's grade (''i.e.'' Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander ''etc.''), and then by divisions (''i.e.'' Civil, Diplomatic, and Military), as appropriate. United Kingdom Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the United Kingdom with honours within her own gift and with the advice of the Government for other honours. Order of the Companions of Honour Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) * Sir D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom#Modern honours, knight if male or a dame (title), dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with the order, but are not members of it. The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, who created the order to recognise 'such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire'. Equal recognition was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas. Today, the majority of recipients are UK citizens, though a number of Commonwealth realms outside the UK continue to make appointments to the order. Honorary awards may be made to cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Horseracing Authority
The British Horseracing Authority, also known as the BHA, is the regulatory authority for horse racing in Great Britain. It was formed on 31 July 2007, after the merger of the British Horseracing Board (BHB) and the Horseracing Regulatory Authority (HRA). Stated objectives are to: "provide the most compelling and attractive racing in the world; be seen as the world leader in race day regulation; ensure the highest standards for the sport and participants, on and away from the racecourse; promote the best for the racehorse; and represent and promote the sport and the industry." It is a member of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities. The BHA's current interim chair is David Jones, who took over when Joe Saumarez Smith stepped down due to ill health in January 2025. Lord Allen was due to succeed as chair on 1 June 2025. but delayed his start in the role until later in 2025. Overview The British Horseracing Authority performs a number of functions. These i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
