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Palmers Green
Palmers Green is a suburban area and electoral ward in north London, England, within the London Borough of Enfield. It is located within the N13 postcode district, around north of Charing Cross. It is home to the largest population of Greek Cypriots outside Cyprus and is often nicknamed "Little Cyprus" or "Palmers Greek". Etymology Recorded as ''Palmers grene'' 1608, 'village green associated with a family called Palmer' (mentioned in local records from the 14th century), from the Middle English ''grene''. History Palmers Green was once a tiny hamlet in the parish of Edmonton, situated at the junction of Green Lanes and Fox Lane. Its population was very small, and there were no more than a few isolated houses in the mid-17th century. Local records mention a Palmers Field in 1204 and a Palmers Grove in 1340. Palmers Green is mentioned as a highway in 1324 (in Westminster Abbey Muniments). By 1801 the area had grown to a village of 54 buildings, including two inns (accordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intimate Theatre
The Intimate Theatre was a theatre on Green Lanes (London), Green Lanes in Palmers Green, London from 1937 to 2019, and is the name commonly used for Saint Monica's Church, Palmers Green, St. Monica's Church Hall. History St. Monica's Church Hall was built in 1931, and the actor John Clements (actor), John Clements turned the building into the Intimate Theatre in 1935. It became a full-time professional repertory theatre in 1937. After he was demobbed, Roger Moore was a member of the repertory company, and earned about £10 per week. In the late 1940s, the BBC televised 14 plays from the theatre. During the 1960s, the repertory company put on a new play each week, although Max Rietmann's ''Hot and Cold in all Rooms'' played to a capacity audience for three weeks in 1962. In March 1968, David Bowie acted the role of Cloud in Lindsay Kemp's ''Pierrot In Turquoise'' at the theatre. In August 1968 Richard Todd starred in Man with a Load of Mischief with Dilys Laye. In 1969, the bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom Census 2011
A Census in the United Kingdom, census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible for the census in England and Wales, the General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) is responsible for the census in Scotland, and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) is responsible for the census in Northern Ireland. The Office for National Statistics is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department formed in 2008 and which reports directly to Parliament. ONS is the UK Government's single largest statistical producer of independent statistics on the UK's economy and society, used to assist the planning and allocation of resources, policy-making and decision-making. ONS designs, manages and runs the census in England an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broomfield House In 1981
Broomfield may refer to: People * Broomfield (surname) Places In New Zealand: * Broomfield, New Zealand, Hurunui District * Broomfield, Christchurch In the United Kingdom: * Broomfield, Aberdeenshire * Broomfield, Cumbria * Broomfield, Essex, a suburb of Chelmsford ** Broomfield Hospital * Broomfield, Herne Bay, Kent * Broomfield, Maidstone, Kent *Broomfield, Somerset * Broomfield, Wiltshire * Broomfield House, Enfield, North London, and the surrounding Broomfield Park * Broomfield School (Arnos Grove), Enfield, North London In the United States: * Broomfield, Colorado * Broomfield Township, Michigan * Broomfield Rowhouse in Omaha, Nebraska Sports venues * New Broomfield, Airdrie, Scotland * Broomfield Park, Airdrie, Scotland See also *Bloomfield (other) *Bromfield (other) Bromfield may refer to: People * Bromfield (surname) Places * Bromfield, Cumbria * Bromfield, Shropshire * Bromfield and Yale Other uses * The Bromfield School in Harvard, Mass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmers Green, Green Lanes Looking North
Palmers may refer to: * Palmers, Minnesota, United States, an unincorporated community * Palmers College, a sixth form college located on the outskirts of Grays, Thurrock * Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, a British shipbuilding company established in 1852 * Palmers Garden Centre, New Zealand garden retail chain * Palmers Textil AG, Austria's largest textile producer See also * Palmer's College Unified Seevic Palmer's College, trading as USP College (previously known as Seevic and Palmer's Colleges Group), is a large general further education college in Essex, England. Since 2021, it has been a European Parliament Ambassador School. ..., Thurrock, Essex, England * Palmer (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greentrees Hospital
Greentrees Hospital was a hospital in Oakthorpe Park, Palmers Green, North London. Situated in Tottenhall Road, the hospital was built in 1902 as the Southgate Isolation Hospital, commissioned by Southgate Urban District Council. History The hospital hosted a meeting of the Infectious Hospitals Matrons’ Association on 20 October 1934, hosted by the hospital's matron, Beatrice M. West, who was also honorary secretary of the Association. The meeting was followed by a tour, "when the Cubicle Block for the very up-to-date treatment of Puerperal Fever, Erysipelas, etc., excited keen interest with its equipment of Ultra Violet and Infra Red Rays for the treatment of complicated fever cases." The Mayor of Southgate then welcomed the Association's members at a tea. Beatrice West had been voted into her role as honorary secretary on 24 June 1933. She left Southgate for Barnet Isolation Hospital, her appointment being announced in the British Journal of Nursing in January 1938. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Cracker
Radio Cracker is the name of a series of short term RSL charity radio stations broadcasting in the UK and around the world in order to raise awareness of issues in the developing world. Background In 1989, an nationwide youth project known as ''Christmas Cracker'' was set up by Richard Wood on behalf of Tearfund and the Oasis Trust to inform and educate people about the poverty and suffering that were the everyday experience of thousands of those living in Third World countries. It challenged and encouraged members of various Christian bodies to show their concern in a practical manner by organising and working together with people from all faiths and none to raise money for humanitarian projects in the developing world. One of their most innovative fundraising ideas was that of 'Radio Cracker', a chain of radio stations that under a radio authority licence could broadcast for a maximum of 28 days during the period leading up to Christmas. In 1991, there were 90 individual Radi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, and his music and stagecraft have had a great impact on popular music. Bowie studied art, music and design before embarking on a professional career as a musician in 1963. He released a string of unsuccessful singles with local bands and David Bowie (1967 album), a self-titled solo album (1967) before achieving his first top-five entry on the UK singles chart with "Space Oddity" (1969). After a period of experimentation, he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the alter ego Ziggy Stardust (character), Ziggy Stardust. The success of the single "Starman (song), Starman" and its album ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Moore
Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 192723 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the actor to portray Ian Fleming's fictional secret agent James Bond (literary character), James Bond in the Eon Productions/MGM Studios film series, playing the character in production of the James Bond films, seven feature films: ''Live and Let Die (film), Live and Let Die'' (1973), ''The Man with the Golden Gun (film), The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974), ''The Spy Who Loved Me (film), The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977), ''Moonraker (film), Moonraker'' (1979), ''For Your Eyes Only (film), For Your Eyes Only'' (1981), ''Octopussy'' (1983) and ''A View to a Kill'' (1985). Moore's seven appearances as Bond are the most of any actor in the Eon-produced entries. On television Moore played the lead role of The Saint (Simon Templar), Simon Templar, the title character in the British mystery thriller series ''The Saint (TV series), The Saint'' (1962–1969). He also had roles in American series, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh ( ; born Vivian Mary Hartley; 5 November 1913 – 8 July 1967), styled as Lady Olivier after 1947, was a British actress. After completing her drama school education, Leigh appeared in small roles in four films in 1935 and progressed to the role of heroine in ''Fire Over England'' (1937). She then won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, for her performances as Scarlett O'Hara in ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind'' (1939) and Blanche DuBois in the film version of ''A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film), A Streetcar Named Desire'' (1951), a role she had also played on stage in London's West End theatre, West End in 1949. She also won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, Tony Award for her work in the Broadway theatre, Broadway musical version of ''Tovarich (musical), Tovarich'' (1963). Despite her fame as a screen actress, Leigh was primarily a stage performer. During her 30-year career, she played roles ranging from the heroines of Noël Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Attenborough
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, film director, and Film producer, producer. Attenborough was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), as well as life president of the Premier League club Chelsea F.C., Chelsea. He joined the Royal Air Force during World War II and served in the Royal Air Force Film Production Unit, film unit, going on several Strategic bombing, bombing raids over continental Europe and filming the conflict from the Tail gunner, rear gunner's position. He was the older brother of broadcaster and nature presenter Sir David Attenborough and motor executive John Attenborough. He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death. As an actor, Attenborough is best remembered for his film roles in ''Brighton Rock (1948 film), Brighton Rock'' (1948), ''I'm All Right Jack'' (1959), ''The Great Escape (film), The Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fox, Palmers Green
The Fox is a public house in Palmers Green, north London, on the corner of Green Lanes and Fox Lane. A pub and hotel of the name has stood on the site for over 300 years, and the current building dates from 1904. History The first mention of The Fox is in 1682. The Society of Tradesmen and Labourers (1794-1825) met there.A.P. Baggs, et al"Edmonton: Social life" in ''A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5, Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham''. T.F.T. Baker and R.B. Pugh (Eds.) London, 1976. pp. 172-175. British History Online. Retrieved 19 April 2016. Before the advent of the motor car, the Fox was the terminus of the horse-drawn bus service into London, run by the Davey family of publicans. The building formerly had stables at the back. The present building was constructed in 1904. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmer (Pilgrim)
In the Middle Ages, a palmer ( or ) was a Christian pilgrim, normally from Western Europe, who had visited the holy places in Palestine (Region), Palestine and who, as a token of his visits to the Holy Land, brought back a Phoenix (plant), palm leaf or a palm leaf folded into a cross. Palmers were often highly regarded as well-natured holy men because of their devotion to Christ along the pilgrimage. The word is frequently used as synonymous with "pilgrim". One of the most prominent literary characters to have been a palmer was Wilfred of Ivanhoe, the title character of the book by Sir Walter Scott. A palmer also plays a significant role representing Reason in Book II of Edmund Spenser's epic poetry, epic poem ''The Faerie Queene''. Notes References * * ;Attribution *{{EB1911, wstitle=Palmer, volume=20, page=645 Christian pilgrimages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
