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Peveril M.C
Peveril may refer to: People * Peveril William-Powlett (1898–1985), Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station * Peveril Meigs (1903–1979), American geographer, notable for his studies of arid lands on several continents Fiction * ''Peveril of the Peak'', the longest novel by the author Sir Walter Scott Places * Peveril Castle, a ruined early medieval castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire * Peveril Point, a promontory and part of the town of Swanage in Dorset, England * Peveril (Greenland), a peak in the Stauning Alps * Peveril Bilateral School, former name of Nottingham Girls' Academy, a secondary school and sixth form with academy status * Peveril, a hamlet within the municipality of Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, Quebec, Canada * Peveril of the Peak (pub) The Peveril of the Peak is a historic public house in Manchester, England. The Campaign for Real Ale considers it to have an "interior o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peveril William-Powlett
Vice-admiral (Royal Navy), Vice Admiral Sir Peveril Barton Reiby Wallop William-Powlett, (5 March 1898 – 10 November 1985) was a Royal Navy officer who served as South Atlantic Station, Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station from 1952 to 1954. Naval career William-Powlett attended Cordwalles School. He joined the Royal Navy as a midshipman in 1914 and served in the First World War, specialising in signals. A keen sportsman, he played Rugby union, rugby for England in 1922. He saw service with the New Zealand Division from 1931 to 1936 and then commanded the cadet training ship in 1939. In 1935, William-Powlett was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal. William-Powlett served in the Second World War as Director of Manning at the Admiralty (United Kingdom), Admiralty and then commanded the cruiser , which was sunk during the Battle of Crete in 1941. He was appointed Chief of Staff of Force H at Gibraltar in 1941 and then commanded from 1942. He became Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peveril Meigs
Peveril Meigs III (May 5, 1903 – September 16, 1979) was an American geographer, notable for his studies of arid lands on several continents and in particular for his work on the native peoples and early missions of northern Baja California, Mexico. Biography Meigs was born in Flushing in New York City. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley, receiving his B.A. degree in 1925 and a Ph.D. in 1932. He held academic positions at San Francisco State Teachers College (1929), Chico State College (1929-1942), Louisiana State University (1938-1939), American University (1948), and George Washington University (1948). During the 1936 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Meigs joined an EPIC slate nominally pledged to Upton Sinclair for president; they actually supported Franklin D. Roosevelt, but opposed U.S. Senator William Gibbs McAdoo, who headed the president's slate. The EPIC slate lost to Roosevelt's by a margin of eight to one. Beginning during World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peveril Of The Peak
''Peveril of the Peak'' (1823) is the longest novel by Sir Walter Scott. Along with ''Ivanhoe'', ''Kenilworth'', and ''Woodstock'' this is one of the English novels in the Waverley novels series, with the main action taking place around 1678 in the Peak District, the Isle of Man, and London, and centring on the Popish Plot. Plot introduction Julian Peveril, a Cavalier, is in love with Alice Bridgenorth, a Roundhead's daughter, but both he and his father are accused of involvement with the "Popish Plot" of 1678. Most of the story takes place in Derbyshire, London, and on the Isle of Man. The title refers to Peveril Castle in Castleton, Derbyshire. Composition and sources On 25 February 1822 Scott informed his Edinburgh publisher Archibald Constable that he was thinking of writing a novel about the Popish Plot. He seems to have begun composition of ''Peveril of the Peak'' immediately after completing '' The Fortunes of Nigel'' at the beginning of May and the first volume was com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European literature, European and Scottish literature, notably the novels ''Ivanhoe'' (1819), ''Rob Roy (novel), Rob Roy'' (1817), ''Waverley (novel), Waverley'' (1814), ''Old Mortality'' (1816), ''The Heart of Mid-Lothian'' (1818), and ''The Bride of Lammermoor'' (1819), along with the narrative poems ''Marmion (poem), Marmion'' (1808) and ''The Lady of the Lake (poem), The Lady of the Lake'' (1810). He had a major impact on European and American literature, American literature. As an advocate and legal administrator by profession, he combined writing and editing with his daily work as Clerk of Session and Sheriff court, Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire. He was prominent in Edinburgh's Tory (political faction), Tory establishment, active in the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, Highland Society, long time a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peveril Castle
Peveril Castle (also Castleton Castle or Peak Castle) is a ruined 11th-century castle overlooking the village of Castleton, Derbyshire, Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire. It was the main settlement (or ''caput'') of the English feudal barony, feudal barony of William Peverel, known as the Honour of Peverel, and was founded some time between the Norman Conquest of 1066 and its first recorded mention in the Domesday Survey of 1086, by Peverel, who held lands in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire as a tenant-in-chief of the king. The town became the economic centre of the barony. The castle has views across the Hope Valley, Derbyshire, Hope Valley and Cave Dale. William Peverel the Younger, William Peveril the Younger inherited his father's estates, but in 1155 they were confiscated by King Henry II of England, Henry II. While in royal possession, Henry visited the castle in 1157, 1158, and 1164, the first time hosting King Malcolm IV of Scotland. During the Revolt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peveril Point
Peveril Point is a headland on the east-facing coast of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, and is part of the town of Swanage. It forms the southern end of Swanage Bay. It is located at OS Grid Ref: SZ 041 787. The rocks that make up Peveril Point are shale and Portland and Purbeck limestone in a syncline structure. This has resisted erosion more than the adjacent clay of Swanage Bay; whilst the clay has eroded away over time, the limestone has remained as a headland. On top of Peveril Point is a National Coastwatch Institution lookout. The point is also home to Swanage Lifeboat Station. Ward, Lock and Company, ltd, & Hammond, R. J. W. (1974). ''Complete England''. London: Ward Lock, p. 94. Peveril Point contains tunnels connecting disused gun emplacements which defended the entrance to Southampton Water from the west of the Isle of Wight during World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peveril (Greenland)
Peveril may refer to: People * Peveril William-Powlett (1898–1985), Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station * Peveril Meigs (1903–1979), American geographer, notable for his studies of arid lands on several continents Fiction * ''Peveril of the Peak'', the longest novel by the author Sir Walter Scott Places * Peveril Castle, a ruined early medieval castle overlooking the village of Castleton in the English county of Derbyshire * Peveril Point Peveril Point is a headland on the east-facing coast of the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, and is part of the town of Swanage. It forms the southern end of Swanage Bay. It is located at OS Grid Ref: SZ 041 787. The rocks that make up Pe ..., a promontory and part of the town of Swanage in Dorset, England * Peveril (Greenland), a peak in the Stauning Alps * Peveril Bilateral School, former name of Nottingham Girls' Academy, a secondary school and sixth form with academy status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stauning Alps
The Stauning Alps () are a large system of mountain ranges in Scoresby Land, King Christian X Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively the Stauning Alps are part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. This mountainous area was named after Danish politician Thorvald Stauning (1873–1942) who had helped to finance expeditions to east Greenland planned and carried out by Danish explorers. History The Stauning Alps had been partly mapped earlier and named ''Rink Bjerge'' by Lauge Koch’s 1926–27 expeditions, being referred to as a "wild and jagged range of mountains." The range thus described obviously corresponded to the eastern end of the Stauning Alps and the adjacent Werner Range, but the name was not approved owing to the lack of detailed maps. Finally the range was thoroughly surveyed and mapped in 1932 by Koch during aerial surveys made during the 1931–34 Three-year Expedition to East Greenland. There is almost full documentation of climbing in the St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peveril Bilateral School
Nottingham Girls' Academy (formerly Manning Comprehensive School) is a girls' secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Aspley area of Nottingham in the English county of Nottinghamshire. History Grammar schools Manning Grammar School for Girls, was originally part of the High Pavement Grammar School until 1931, when it moved into new buildings on Gregory Boulevard. High Pavement had previously been coeducational from 1898. It opened in April 1931. It was evacuated with High Pavement to Mansfield in the war. The two schools had joint theatre productions in the 1960s and 1970s. And there were marriages. It moved in 1983 to a former school, when local schools closed. Nottinghamshire Education Committee bought the Brincliffe School for Girls in 1920 for £3,400. In 1960 there were plans to rebuild the school as a £195,547 three-form technical grammar school. Many parents protested, in 1973 and 1974, about the planned closure planned for 1975. Nottingham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, Quebec
Sainte-Justine-de-Newton () is a municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 947. The municipality is situated on Route 325 south of Très-Saint-Rédempteur, just east of the Ontario border. History In 1805, the geographic township of Newton was created, likely named after Newton Abbot in England. Sainte-Justine-de-Newton was also named after Justine de Padoue. In 1845, the Township Municipality of Newton was formed, but abolished in 1847. In 1855, it was reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, combining the names of the parish and the geographic township. In 1865, its post office opened. In 2008, the parish municipality changed its statutes to become a (regular) municipality. Demographics Language Local government List of former mayors: * Donald Morrisson (1845–1847, 1862–1868) * John Burke (1855–1860) * Murdock McCuaig (1860–1862, 1870) * Norman McCosham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peveril Of The Peak (pub)
The Peveril of the Peak is a historic public house in Manchester, England. The Campaign for Real Ale considers it to have an "interior of exceptional national historic importance." History The pub was built 1820 and underwent internal and external remodelling around 1900. It has a green tiled exterior with polished wood, stained glass windows and bench seating inside. The source of its name is disputed, with some saying it references the 1823 novel of the same name by Sir Walter Scott, and others that it is in commemoration of a horse-drawn stagecoach that travelled between Manchester and London in only two days. The pub was reportedly used as a brothel by G.I.s during the Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo .... On 19 June 1988, the Peveril of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isle Of Man Railway Locomotives
The locomotives of the Isle of Man Railway were provided exclusively by Beyer, Peacock & Company of Manchester, England between 1873 and 1926; other locomotives that appear on this list were inherited as part of the take-over of the Manx Northern Railway and Foxdale Railway in 1905, when the railway also purchased two more locomotives from Beyer, Peacock. All the steam locomotives have or had the wheel arrangement, apart from No. 15 ''Caledonia'' (built by Dübs & Co. of Glasgow) which is an . In 2024 two modern, small diesel locomotives were acquired secondhand from Bord na Móna in Ireland. No.1 ''Sutherland'' Isle of Man Railway No.1 Sutherland arrived on the Island on 27 March 1873 and was used as a special to convey the Duke of Sutherland, a director of the railway company to Peel on 1 May 1873. No.1 ''Sutherland'' also hauled the first official train to Peel on 1 July 1873. The locomotive is named after the Duke. It remained in service until 1964, albeit latterly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
