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... Kineton, where the Warwickshire Kennels are and I have likewise met those who say they have seen King Dick near the well named after him at Bos- worth, and heard him cussing the mud which bogged one of his cavalry brigades in the rides of one of the At ...
... duck-hunting by spaniels was once practised, much to the edification of the sporting gentry of Mayfair. Curzon Street is named after George Augustus Curzon, third Viscount Howe, ancestor of the present Lord Howe, who lives in Curzon Street it 1 fegesn taw ...
... imagine it a different place in some respects as it appeared to the youthful Wordsworth. The famous Bridge of Sighs, so named after the Venetian examples, connecting the buildings of St. John's across the river, was yet to be built in 1830. But the lovely ...
... million ton-miles of trans port per month over desert tracts and sandy wastes HEAD-ON TO THE MIGHTY ANTAR The giant tractor, named after a famous Arabian warrior and poet, has an overall width of 10 ft. 3 ins. and an overall length of 31 ft. 10 ins. The Mighty ...
... Gustav Vigeland, who conceived every detail of lay-out as well as being responsible for each group of statuary in the park named after him, was born in 1869. As a boy he showed precocious ability as a wood-carver. His genius as an original designer and sculptor ...
... OF MARLBOROUGH WHICH WAS GRANTED TO THE GREAT DUKE, JOHN (HUH' I AS A REWARD FOR HIS VICTORIES IN THE LOW COUNTRIES AND NAMED AFTER HIS MOST CELEBRATED BATTLE Blenheim Palace opened its doors to visitors on April 78 their contributions will go towards ...
... the Manor, to drain and enclose by means of posts and chains a portion of the Common, and as a compliment the club was named after him. The principal founder member was R. B. Watts. From these modest beginnings has grown one of the best-known clubs around ...
... His family are the universal providers of Barbados. They also distil rum and operate a hotel called Sam Lord's Castle, named after a distinguished local pirate. But in addition to Mr. Goddard, senior, who remains very much on his toes, there are nine ...
... victory of Djebel in the 2,000 Guineas of 1939 that paved the way for this trend. HAMPTON, SIRE OF THREE DERBY WINNERS Named after winning a selling race at Hampton, this horse is the great connecting link in the Newminster-Lord Clifden male-line chain ...
... boys many who have gained first-class honours at the universities and not a few distinctions in public life. The school, named after the great scholar-saint, St. Edmund, Archbishop of Canterbury, was founded a century ago. It was transferred from London ...
... replace the Typhoons with which the Squadron wrought such havoc in the later days of the Second World War. The Squadron was named after the South African province which made a gift of money to equip it at the time of the Battle of Britain. In those days the ...
... charter, which was put into effect by legal sasine, a ceremony which was repeated on this 250th anniversary. Campbeltown, named after the Campbells of Argyle, lies just over 80 miles south-west of Glasgow BENEATH CAMPBELTOWN'S CELTIC CROSS Left-- The Town ...