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Wingates
Wingates is a small settlement located in the town of Westhoughton, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The name is believed to mean 'a gate for the wind', and it seems likely as this is in an exposed position above Westhoughton. It has also been known as Win-yate and Windyates. Historically part of Lancashire, it lies mainly along the A6 road (England), A6 road between Blackrod and Walkden. History In 1315 a group of men led by Sir William Bradshaigh of Haigh Hall, Sir Henry Lea of Charnock Richard and Sir Adam Banastre met in the village to plan a campaign of violence against Robert de Holland, 1st Baron Holand, Sir Robert de Holland of Upholland, chief retainer of the powerful Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster. The campaign came to be known as the Banastre Rebellion and ended with the deaths of most of the main protagonists. Culture Wingates is the home of the championship-winning Wingates Band, one of the best-known brass ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wingates Band
Wingates Band is a brass band based in Wingates, a settlement near the town of Westhoughton in North West England, north-west England. It is considered one of the country's finest contesting bands and competes in the Brass Band Sections in Britain, championship section (top level) of the British brass band league structure. History Wingates Band was formed in 1873 by members of the local Independent Methodist Churches, Independent Methodist church's bible class, in response to a challenge thrown down by the members of the Westhoughton Old Band, which had existed since 1858 reflecting this origin. The band was originally formed as the Wingates Temperance Band, and has also been the Bass Wingates Band, British Aerospace Wingates Band, Wingate's Temperance, and Wingates Temperance (Westhoughton). Early in the 20th century Wingates rose to become a member of the elite of brass bands. In 1906 it achieved the "double" by winning the British Open brass band championships and the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westhoughton
Westhoughton ( ) is a List of towns in England, town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, southwest of Bolton, east of Wigan and northwest of Manchester.AA Route Planner . URL accessed 29 May 2007. Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county of Lancashire, Westhoughton was once a centre for coal mining, Spinning (textiles), cotton-spinning and Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution, textile manufacture. It had a population of 24,974 at the 2011 Census. Westhoughton incorporates several former villages and hamlets which have their own distinctive character, sports traditions and amenities, including Wingates, White Horse, Over Hulton, Four Gates, Chequerbent, Hunger Hill, Snydale, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A6 Road (England)
The A6 is one of the main north–south roads in England. It runs from Luton in Bedfordshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, although it formerly started at a junction with the A1 road (Great Britain), A1 at Chipping Barnet, Barnet in north London, and is described as running from London to Carlisle. Running north-west from Luton, the road passes through Bedford, Bedfordshire, Bedford, bypasses Rushden, Kettering and Market Harborough, continues through Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock before passing through the Peak District to Bakewell, Buxton, Stockport, Manchester, Salford, Greater Manchester, Salford, Chorley, Preston, Lancashire, Preston, Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, Kendal and Penrith, Cumbria, Penrith before reaching Carlisle. South of Derby, the road runs approximately parallel to the M1 motorway; between Manchester and Preston, it is close to the M6 motorway, M6 and M61 motorway, M61 motorways; and from Preston to its northern terminus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Voices, Ever Singing
"Angel Voices, Ever Singing" is an English Christian hymn. It was written in 1861 by the Church of England vicar Francis Pott (1832–1909). It was written for the dedication of an organ. Text The hymn's words were written by Rev. Francis Pott, a Church of England priest, while he was vicar of St Mary's Church, Ticehurst in Sussex. The text is a typical Victorian evocation of the Biblical vision of angels gathered around the Throne of God in Heaven, ceaselessly singing in praise of God. History Pott was invited by William Macrorie, the future Bishop of Maritzburg in what would become South Africa, to compose a hymn to commemorate the installation and dedication of a new organ at St John's Church in Wingates, Lancashire. Pott wrote it at Brasenose College in Oxford, Oxfordshire. Pott set the hymn to the newly written tune called "Angel Voices" by his friend Edwin George Monk as they collaborated to create "Angel Voices, Ever Singing". It was originally titled "For the Dedic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banastre Rebellion
The Banastre Rebellion was an uprising in Lancashire, England, in 1315 against the Earl of Lancaster and his supporters. A group of disaffected knights decided to revenge themselves on the Earl of Lancaster by attacking his chief retainer and their rival, Sir Robert de Holland. The group was led by Sir Adam Banastre of Bank Hall, Bretherton, who had extensive landholdings in the county, Sir William de Bradshaigh of Haigh Hall and Sir Henry Lea of Charnock Richard. The cause of their grievance was that the powerful earl, the dominant force in the north-west of England, appeared to be favouring the Holland family to their disadvantage. The group met on 8 October 1315 at Wingates, in Westhoughton, where they planned an attack on the pro-Holland Radcliffes of Radcliffe. Adam de Radcliffe was captured and the raiding party moved to the home of Sir Henry de Bury looking for his brothers and Sir Henry de Bury was killed. The next day, they were joined by Sir Ralph Bickerstaff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Macrorie
The Rt Revd William Kenneth Macrorie (1831–1905) was bishop of Maritzburg, while John Colenso was bishop of the Diocese of Natal. Macrorie was born at Liverpool on 8 February 1831, was eldest son of David Macrorie, a Liverpool physician, by his wife Sarah, daughter of John Barber. Admitted to Winchester College in 1844, he matriculated at Brasenose College, Oxford, on 2 February 1849. He graduated B.A. in 1852, and was elected to a senior Hulme exhibition at his college in 1854. On proceeding M.A. in 1855 he became a fellow or assistant-master at St Peter's (Radley College). Made deacon in the same year and ordained priest in 1857, he was successively curate of Deane (1858–60), and then the first vicar of Wingates, Lancashire (1860-1). In 1861 Archibald Tait, Bishop of London, presented him to the rectory of Wapping, and in 1865 Hulme's trustees nominated him to the perpetual curacy of Accrington. In January 1868 Robert Gray (bishop of Cape Town), offered Macrorie the bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester. The county has an area of and is highly urbanised, with a population of 2.9 million. The majority of the county's settlements are part of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area, which extends into Cheshire and Merseyside and is the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, second most populous urban area in the UK. The city of Manchester is the largest settlement. Other large settlements are Altrincham, Bolton, Rochdale, Sale, Greater Manchester, Sale, Salford, Stockport and Wigan. Greater Manchester contains ten metropolitan boroughs: Manchester, City of Salford, Salford, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Oldham, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Rochdale, Metropol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the State religion#State churches, established List of Christian denominations, Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies. It is the mother church of the Anglicanism, Anglican Christian tradition, tradition, with foundational doctrines being contained in the ''Thirty-nine Articles'' and ''The Books of Homilies''. The Church traces its history to the Christian hierarchy recorded as existing in the Roman Britain, Roman province of Britain by the 3rd century and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kingdom of Kent, Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury. Its members are called ''Anglicans''. In 1534, the Church of England renounced the authority of the Papacy under the direction of Henry VIII, beginning the English Reformation. The guiding theologian that shaped Anglican doctrine was the Reformer Thomas Cranmer, who developed the Church of England's liturgical text, the ''Book of Common Prayer''. Papal authority was Second Statute of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lostock, Bolton
Lostock is a residential district of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, west of Bolton town centre and northwest of Manchester.The AA Route Planner URL accessed 22 November 2007. Historically part of , Lostock is bounded by Deane to the southeast, Markland Hill to the northeast, and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretoria Pit Disaster
The Pretoria Pit disaster was a mining accident on 21 December 1910, when an underground explosion occurred at the Hulton Colliery Bank Pit No. 3, known as the Pretoria Pit, in Over Hulton, Westhoughton, then in the historic county of Lancashire, in North West England. A total of 344 men and boys lost their lives. Background There were approximately 2,400 workers employed by the Hulton Colliery Company in 1910. On the morning of 21 December, approximately 900 workers arrived for the day shift. They were working five coal seams of the Manchester Coalfield: the Trencherbone, Plodder, Yard, Three-Quarters and Arley mines. Explosion At 7:50am, there was an explosion in the Plodder Mine, which was thought to have been caused by an accumulation of gas from a roof collapse the previous day. That day 345 workers descended the No 3 bank pit shaft to work in the Plodder, Yard and Three Quarters mines. Of those, only four survived to be brought to the surface. One died immed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pipe Organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurised air (called ''wind'') through the organ pipes selected from a Musical keyboard, keyboard. Because each pipe produces a single tone and pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ''ranks'', each of which has a common timbre, volume, and construction throughout the keyboard Compass (music), compass. Most organs have many ranks of pipes of differing pitch, timbre, and volume that the player can employ singly or in combination through the use of controls called Organ stop, stops. A pipe organ has one or more keyboards (called ''Manual (music), manuals'') played by the hands, and most have a Pedal keyboard, pedal clavier played by the feet; each keyboard controls its own division (group of stops). The keyboard(s), pedalboard, and stops are housed in the organ's Organ console, ''console''. The organ's continuous supply of wind allows it to sustain notes for as long as the corresponding keys are pressed, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Pott (hymnwriter)
Francis Pott (29 December 1832 – 26 October 1909) was an English hymnwriter and Anglican priest. He is noted as the author or translator of a number of popular Christian hymns including "Angel Voices, Ever Singing" and "The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done". His hymns are an established part of the Anglican church music repertoire and commonly feature in hymnals such as ''The New English Hymnal''. Early life Francis Pott was born in Southwark, London, the great-grandson of the surgeon Percivall Pott. His father was the proprietor of the family business, the Potts Vinegar factory (the site occupied today by the Sumner Buildings housing estate), and Francis grew up in a neighbouring house. The family firm was later taken over by Francis's brother, Robert Pott. The 1891 census shows that he was also the brother-in-law of Mrs Henry Pott (died 1915) of South Kensington (an early advocate of the Baconian theory of Shakespeare authorship), and uncle of the pioneer etcher Constance M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
