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Thomas Stayner
Thomas Stayner or Stainer (1665–1733) was a 17th/18th century British sculptor. Life He was born in the parish of St Giles-in-the-Fields in London in 1665 the son of Thomas Stayner (b.1640), a painter and stainer, and his wife Margery Fisher (b.1643). He was apprenticed as a mason rather than a stainer - to Michael Todd in 1682 and was declared a Freeman in 1690. By 1694 he had two apprentices of his own, including his younger brother Anthony Stayner. In 1697 he was living at Goodmans Fields in the Whitechapel district of East London. By 1715 he had moved to Bow Bridge He made rapid progress in the Worshipful Company of Masons and in 1709 was chosen as Master of the Company. However, in 1720 the Company records show him as being summoned to explain his behaviour at the Sir John Fryer Lord Mayor of London's dinner, and he was fined 6s 8d for this offence. He died 7 October 1733 in West Hampton, London. He was buried at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Family He married D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Cross ^ St Mary, Quainton - Monument - Geograph
Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects (a " sacred artifact" that is venerated and blessed), or places (" sacred ground"). French sociologist Émile Durkheim considered the dichotomy between the sacred and the profane to be the central characteristic of religion: "religion is a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to ''sacred things'', that is to say, things set apart and forbidden." Durkheim, Émile. 1915. ''The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life''. London: George Allen & Unwin. . In Durkheim's theory, the sacred represents the interests of the group, especially unity, which are embodied in sacred group symbols, or using team work to help get out of trouble. The profane, on the other hand, involve mundane individual concerns. Etymology The word ''sacred'' desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steeple Bumpstead
Steeple Bumpstead is a village and civil parish south of Haverhill in Braintree district, Essex, England. The parish church does not have a steeple, however the Congregational Church has a small Victorian one. It is believed that the steeple referred to was located on the A1017 close to what is now the Wixoe Pumping Station. Village features include a village hall, School (Steeple Bumpstead Primary school) and park. History Bumstead or Bumsted is Anglo-Saxon for "place of reeds". The Moot Hall is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. In feudal times it was called Bumstede ad Trim, from "ac-Turrum" or "with the tower". The Knights Templar positioned themselves on the river. The town is notable for its Lollard connections. There has been a long history on non-conformist belief in the village which continues to this day in the Congregational Church. A Bumpstead man was burnt to death in the parish for his beliefs. Along the Blois Road, leading from Bumpstead to Birdbrook, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1733 Deaths
Events January–March * January 13 – Borommarachathirat V becomes King of Siam (now Thailand) upon the death of King Sanphet IX. * January 27 – George Frideric Handel's classic opera, ''Orlando'' is performed for the first time, making its debut at the King's Theatre in London. * February 12 – British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. * March 21 – The Molasses Act is passed by British House of Commons, which reinforces the negative opinions of the British by American colonists. The Act then goes to the House of Lords, which consents to it on May 4 and it receives royal assent on May 17. * March 25 – English replaces Latin and Law French as the official language of English and Scottish courts following the enforcement of the Proceedings in Courts of Justice Act 1730. April–June * April 6 – **After British Prime Minister Robert Walpole's proposed excise tax bill results in rioting over the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1665 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – The '' Journal des sçavans'' begins publication of the first scientific journal in France. * February 15 – Molière's comedy ''Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre'', based on the Spanish legend of the womanizer Don Juan Tenorio and Tirso de Molina's Spanish play '' El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra'', premieres in Paris at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal''. * February 21 – In India, Shivaji Bhonsale of the Maratha Empire captures the English East India Company's trading post at Sadashivgad (now located in the Indian state of Karnataka). * February – In England, Dr. Richard Lower performs the first blood transfusion between animals. According to his account to the Royal Society journal ''Philosophical Transactions'' in December, Dr. Lower "towards the end of February... selected one dog of medium size, opened its jugular vein, and drew off blood, until its strength was nearly gone. Then, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrgo Park
Pyrgo Park is a park at Havering-atte-Bower in the London Borough of Havering, in North East London, England. It is the site of the former Pirgo Palace, built before 1540 and demolished by 1814; and of Pyrgo House, built 1852, which lasted less than a century. Pyrgo is one of three large parklands in Havering-atte-Bower, the others being Bedfords Park and Havering Country Park. Toponymy ''Purgore'' is first recorded in 1490 and probably means 'triangular plot of land where pear trees grow'. It is formed from Old English (peartree) and 'gāra' ( a triangular piece of land). ''Pergore Park'' is first recorded in 1544 but ''Portegore'' and ''Portegoo'' were also used in the 16th century. The modern form was recognisable as ''Pergo Park'' in 1805, but ''Pirgo'', ''Purgo'' and ''Pyrgo'' are all variants found. Ordnance Survey maps have shown ''Pyrgo'' for at least the last 100 years. Pirgo Palace Pirgo, spelt Portegore by Henry VIII's officials, was a royal residence of King H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Tipping, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Tipping (baptized 29 April 1653 – 1 July 1718) was a late 17th-century English baronet and Member of Parliament. Family Tipping was the second son, but tenth child, of Sir Thomas Tipping of Wheatfield, Oxfordshire by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress of Sir White Beconshaw of Moyles Court at Ellingham, Hampshire. Thomas Senior was the nephew of the Puritan writer, William 'Eternity' Tipping. Tipping Junior's wife, Anne Cheke, the daughter of Thomas Cheke and Hon. Letitia Russell, sister of the leading Whig statesman Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford, had inherited Pyrgo Park at Havering-atte-Bower in Essex in 1659. The Dame Tipping school in Havering-atte-Bower was founded in 1724 and endowed from her death in 1728 by a legacy from her will. The couple inherited Wheatfield Park in 1693. They had two daughters – Letitia wife of Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys and Catherine wife of Thomas Archer, 1st Baron Archer – and a son, Thomas. Biograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Dunstan-in-the-West
The Guild Church of St Dunstan-in-the-West is in Fleet Street in the City of London. It is dedicated to Dunstan, Bishop of London and Archbishop of Canterbury. The church is of medieval origin, although the present building, with an octagonal nave, was constructed in the 1830s to the designs of John Shaw Sr., John Shaw. History Medieval church It is first mentioned in written records in 1185. But there is no evidence of the date of its original foundation. There is speculation that it might have been erected by Dunstan himself, or by priests who knew him well. Others suggest a foundation date of between AD 988 (death of St Dunston) and 1070. Another speculation is that a church on this site was one of the ''Lundenwic'' strand settlement churches, like St Martin in the Fields, the first St Mary le Strand, St Clement Danes and St Bride's Church, St Bride's, which may pre-date any within the walls of the City of London. King Henry III of England, Henry III gained possession of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hoare (banker)
Sir Richard Hoare (1648 – 6 January 1719)Victoria Hutchings"Hoare, Sir Richard (1648–1719)" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 12 November 2014. was the founder of C. Hoare & Co, the oldest extant bank in the United Kingdom. Business career Raised near Smithfield Market in London, Richard Hoare began his working life apprenticed to the goldsmith Richard MooreHutchings, V. (2000), p. 10. from 9 June 1665 for seven years. He was granted the Freedom of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths on 5 July 1672. This date marks the foundation of C. Hoare & Co as a goldsmith's business at the sign of the Golden Bottle in Cheapside, London. Political career Hoare, a Tory, stood for election as Sheriff of London in June 1702 but was unsuccessful. He was knighted by Queen Anne in October 1702. He attained the office of alderman in September 1703. At the election of May 1705, he first stood for the constituency of London, but could o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morningthorpe
Morningthorpe (sometimes Morning Thorpe) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of ''Morningthorpe and Fritton'' in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is situated some south of the city of Norwich. The parish includes the villages of Morningthorpe and Fritton. The two villages are 1 km apart. The village's name origin is uncertain perhaps, 'outlying farm/settlement of the pool dwellers', 'outlying farm/settlement of the boundary dwellers' or 'outlying farm/settlement of Maera's people'. The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 253 in 94 households the population increasing to 267 at the 2011 Census. The churches of Morningthorpe St John the Baptist and Fritton St Catherine are two of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. The village was struck by an F1/T2 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day. Morningthorpe round to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Goselin
Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or are entitled to courtesy titles. The collective "Lords" can refer to a group or body of peers. Etymology According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, the etymology of the word can be traced back to the Old English word ''hlāford'' which originated from ''hlāfweard'' meaning "loaf-ward" or "bread-keeper", reflecting the Germanic tribal custom of a chieftain providing food for his followers. The appellation "lord" is primarily applied to men, while for women the appellation " lady" is used. This is no longer universal: the Lord of Mann, a title previously held by the Queen of the United Kingdom, and female Lords Mayor are examples of women who are styled as "Lord". Historical usage Feudalism Under the feudal system, "lord" had a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrose Page
Ambrose Page (1723 – December 29, 1791) was a Rhode Island state legislator and admiralty judge who declined a seat as Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court in May 1781.Samuel H. Allen, "Rhode Island Judiciary", in James N. Arnold, ed., ''The Narragansett Historical Register'' (1889), Volume 7, p. 61. A native of Providence, Rhode Island, he "was a sea captain during the Seven Years' War", and served in the Rhode Island General Assembly. He was a judge of the court of admiralty from 1787 to 1790,Frederick Bernays Wiener, "Notes on the Rhode Island Admiralty, 1727-1790", ''Harvard Law Review'', Vol. 46, No. 1 (Nov., 1932), p. 65. prior to which he "had been judge of the Superior Court and of the Common Pleas, and member of the Council of War". He was described in the ''Providence Gazette'' as "for many Years a respectable nautical Commander from rovidence and had sustained several Offices of public Trust, the Duties of which he discharged with Ability and Integrity".''Provide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitchin
Hitchin () is a market town and unparished area in the North Hertfordshire district in Hertfordshire, England, with an estimated population of 35,842. History Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce people, a tribe holding 300 hides of land as mentioned in a 7th-century document,Gover, J E B, Mawer, A and Stenton, F M 1938 ''The Place-Names of Hertfordshire'' English Place-Names Society volume XV, 8 the Tribal Hidage. Hicce, or Hicca, may mean ''the people of the horse.'' The tribal name is Old English and derives from the Middle Anglian people. It has been suggested that Hitchin was the location of ' Clofeshoh', the place chosen in 673 by Theodore of Tarsus the Archbishop of Canterbury during the Synod of Hertford, the first meeting of representatives of the fledgling Christian churches of Anglo-Saxon England, to hold annual synods of the churches as Theodore attempted to consolidate and centralise Christianity in England. By 1086 Hitchin is described as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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