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The Grange (Australian Country Club)
The Grange may refer to: Places Australia * Grange, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, often referred to as The Grange * The Grange, home of Charles Sturt in Grange, South Australia * The Grange, Windsor, a heritage-listed house in Brisbane, Queensland Canada * The Grange, Edmonton, a neighbourhood in the city of Edmonton, Canada * The Grange (Toronto), a section of the Art Gallery of Ontario United Kingdom * The Grange, Beeston, a Grade II listed building in Nottinghamshire * The Grange, Cawood, a Grade II* listed house in North Yorkshire * The Grange, Chalfont St Peter, a former country house in Buckinghamshire * The Grange, Edinburgh, a residential suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland * The Grange (Kensington), a former military installation in Liverpool * The Grange, Monmouth, three attached Grade II listed buildings in Monmouthshire, Wales * The Grange, Northington, a 19th-century country house in Hampshire * The Grange, Ramsgate, a 19th-century house in Kent, desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grange, Queensland
Grange is a northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Grange had a population of 4,615 people. Geography Grange is located north of the Brisbane central business district, on the southern side of Kedron Brook. It is sometimes referred to as The Grange. There is a hill in the west of the suburb called The Pinnacle () rising to above sea level. History Prior to the arrival of British settlers, the Grange area consisted of areas of open grassland and thinly wooded plains. In the 1860s, fellmonger T. K. Peate established The Grange Tannery and Fellmongery Company on Kedron Brook. Suburban development of the area commenced in 1903 with the subdivision of T. K. Peate's property into "the Grange Estate". The name of the suburb is derived from that of Peate's property: "Grange" is believed to be an Old English word meaning granary. In about March 1918, a block of land was purchased for £100 to build a Baptist church in Newmarket/Grange. The ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grange, Monmouth
The Grange consists of three attached, grade II listed buildings in Monmouth, Wales. It is in the St James Street neighbourhood, within the medieval town walls. The Grange was originally built by Captain Charles Philipps at the site of a former farm house. The buildings later served as a preparatory school, one of the schools of the Haberdashers' Company, until 2009. In 2011, the buildings were converted into a boarding house for students of Monmouth School, another Haberdashers' Company school. History and design During the eighteenth century, much of the north side of St James Street in Monmouth was a farm. The Grange is located at the site of the former farm house, and was constructed by Captain Charles Philipps. The Grange at 12–16 St James Street now consists of three connected buildings on the northwest side of the street, as well as an extension at the back of the property. Located within the medieval town walls built around 1300, all three houses are Grade II listed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grange Estate
The Grange Estate, also known as Maen-Coch and Clifton Hall, is a historic mansion built by Henry Lewis Jr. (1671–1730) in Havertown, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. Parts of the residence are incorporated in the carriage house. History The original tract of land was sold to Lewis by William Penn in 1682. The land was purchased by Captain John Wilcox in 1750, and quickly sold to Charles Cruikshank in 1761. The main house, built in c. 1750 and expanded several times through the 1850s, was, for the most part, built in additions by Cruikshank and his family, who added the various terraces, gardens, and most of the residence facing Cobbs Creek. Cruikshank's son-in-law, John Ross, coined the name 'the Grange' for the property. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 as The Grange. The mansion, an example of the Gothic Revival style, is presented in the state it was in at the turn of the 20th century. The grounds also feature Victorian gardens. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grange (Paris, Kentucky)
The Grange, located four miles north of Paris in Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States, was built in c.1818 in the Federal style of architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ... in 1973. It was built as a house for Ned Stone, a slave dealer who eventually was killed in a mutiny on a slave ship.with 11 photos from 1934 References External links * a 2011 newspaper article including a history of the house and its first owner, with photosBourbon County tour house both glorious, notoriousauthor's blog version of the above newspaper article, with a few more photos article about the slave trader who built the house Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky Federal architectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grange (New York City)
Hamilton Grange National Memorial (also known as Hamilton Grange or the Grange) is a historic house museum within St. Nicholas Park in the Hamilton Heights, Manhattan, Hamilton Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, United States. Operated by the National Park Service (NPS), the structure was the only home ever owned by Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Fathers of the United States, U.S. founding father. The house contains exhibits for visitors, as well as various rooms with restored 19th-century interiors. Originally located near present-day 143rd Street, the house was moved in 1889 to 287 Convent Avenue before being relocated again in 2008 to St. Nicholas Park. The structure is a New York City designated landmark and a List of national memorials of the United States, United States national memorial, and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hamilton acquired land for the estate from Jacob Schieffelin and Samuel Bradhurst starting in 1800, and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grange (Lincoln, Massachusetts)
The Codman House (also known as The Grange) is a historic house set on a estate at 36 Codman Road, Lincoln, Massachusetts. Thanks to a gift by Dorothy Codman, it has been owned by Historic New England since 1969 and is open to the public June 1–October 15 on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. An admission fee is charged. The main house was originally Georgian in style and was built in approximately 1735 by Chambers Russell, the de facto founder of Lincoln, Massachusetts. It was enlarged in the 1790s to its current three-story Federal style by John Codman, brother-in-law of Chambers Russell III and executor of his estate. This was perhaps with some involvement of noted American architect Charles Bulfinch. The interior is extensively furnished with portraits, memorabilia, and art works collected in Europe. Various rooms preserve the decorative schemes of every era, including those of noted interior designer Ogden Codman, Jr. The former carriage house, built c. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grange Club
The Grange Club is a cricket and sports club in the Stockbridge district of Edinburgh, Scotland. The cricket ground, commonly known as The Grange, is the regular home of the Scotland national cricket team, and is situated adjacent to the Edinburgh Academy sports ground, which is in Raeburn Place. History The Grange Club was founded in 1832, in The Grange district of Edinburgh. In 1872 it moved to its current location at Raeburn Place in the Stockbridge district and has hosted out of its pavilion since 1893. The pavilion cost £1,400 and was officially opened on 29 June 1893 by Lord Moncrieff. The pavilion was restored in 1998 at a cost of £450,000. After the Scottish Cricket Union disbanded in 1883 The Grange Club assumed responsibility as the governing body of cricket in Scotland for a time and still holds considerable national influence. The decorative scheme to the interior of the Pavilion is designed to complement the exterior. The Long Room, is modelled on the Maryl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grange, Ramsgate
The Grange, Ramsgate, Kent, on the coast of southern England was designed by the Victorian architect and designer Augustus Pugin for himself. Built between 1843 and 1844, in the Gothic Revival style, Pugin intended it both as a home and as a manifesto for his architectural philosophy. Rescued from demolition by the Landmark Trust in 1997, the Grange is a Grade I listed building. History Pugin bought the land for the site at West Cliff, Ramsgate, in 1841. The house was built between 1843 and 1844 by the builder George Myers. Pugin's second wife died in 1844 and it was only after his third marriage to Jane Knill in 1848 that it became a family home. The interior of the house was finally completed in 1850. It is built from the inside out in the sense that the layout of the rooms was considered before the outside of the building. This is in contrast to the Georgian style that preceded it. The style was influential on subsequent English architecture designed by architects like Edwin Lut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grange, Northington
The Grange is a 19th-century country house-mansion and English Garden, English landscape park near Northington in Hampshire, England. It is currently owned by the John Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton, Baring family, Baron Ashburton, Barons Ashburton. English Heritage have a guardianship deed on the scheduled monument and Grade I listed building, with the Grade II* listed gardens and monument's exterior open to the public. History 17th—18th centuries 1662: Robert Henley bought the estate and a modest house known as The Grange. In 1665 he commissioned William Samwell (architect), William Samwell to build an impressive four-storey redbrick residence to replace the house. 1764: Robert Henley, 1st Earl of Northington (1708–1772) commissioned Robert Adam to design a kitchen block and an entrance bridge. The same year he laid out a naturalistic English Garden, English landscape park, including a lake and folly. 1787: The Robert Henley, 2nd Earl of Northington, second Earl died child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grange (Kensington)
The Grange was a former military installation located in Edge Lane, Liverpool. It was originally an old sandstone farmhouse acquired by the War Office The War Office has referred to several British government organisations throughout history, all relating to the army. It was a department of the British Government responsible for the administration of the British Army between 1857 and 1964, at ... in 1900 for use as the regimental headquarters of an artillery regiment. During World War I, it served as the home to the 349th (4th West Lancashire) Howitzer Brigade, and during World War II, it housed the 59th (4th West Lancashire) Medium Brigade. From 1993 to 1999, The Grange was utilized by the 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment as well. After its military service, The Grange transformed into a museum dedicated to the Liverpool Scottish regiment until its closure in 2008. References Barracks in England Military history of Merseyside Installations of the British Army Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Sturt
Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869) was a British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European land exploration of Australia, European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from Sydney and later from Adelaide. His expeditions traced several of the westward-flowing rivers, establishing that they all merged into the Murray River, which flows into the Southern Ocean. He was searching to prove his own passionately held belief that an "Inland sea (geology), inland sea" was located at the Centre points of Australia, centre of the continent. He reached the rank of Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), Captain, served in several appointed posts, and on the Legislative Council. Born to British parents in the Bengal Presidency, Sturt was educated in England for a time as a child and youth. He was placed in the British Army because his father was not wealthy enough to pay for Cambridge. After as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grange, Edinburgh
The Grange (originally St Giles' Grange) is an affluent suburb of Edinburgh, just south of the city centre, with Morningside, Edinburgh, Morningside and Greenhill, Edinburgh, Greenhill to the west, Newington, Edinburgh, Newington to the east, The Meadows (park), The Meadows park and Marchmont to the north, and Blackford Hill to the south. It is a conservation area characterised by large early Victorian architecture, Victorian stone-built villas and mansions, often with very large gardens. The Grange was built mainly between 1830 and 1890, and the area represented the idealisation of country living within an urban setting. The suburb includes streets which are renowned for their pricey properties, and it is home to some of Scotland's richest people, top lawyers and businessmen. Whitehouse Terrace, in the Grange area of the Capital, was named as the priciest postcode in Zoopla's 'Rich List for 2021'. Character of the Area The architectural form and green environment of The Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
