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administrator and postal reformer; 1820 Thomas Beecham, inventor of Beecham's pills; 1838 Octavia Hill, ..

... administrator and postal reformer; 1820 Thomas Beecham, inventor of Beecham's pills; 1838 Octavia Hill, philanthropist; 1850 George Manson, painter; 1857 Joseph Conrad, writer; 1883 Anton von Webern, composer; 1908 Victor Pasmore, artist; 1914 Irving ...

Published: Tuesday 03 December 2002
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 77 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

R.W. ARMSTRONG & SONS

... the extraordinary influence of the National Trust as an agricultural landlord, and considers its future challenges HEN Octavia Hill and her enterprising companions laid the strong foundations of the National Trust by the Soil Association. It is a very ...

Published: Thursday 05 April 2007
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 133 | Page: 108 | Tags: none

'Such careful investigation from so independent a source brings real pressure on the Government'

... of climate change; w hich will have a huge impact on its properties. This is a subject that would never have occurred to Octavia Hill and her founding partners, but whicli•will guide much of the Trust's agricultural policy in the future. ~ 'Such personal ...

Published: Thursday 05 April 2007
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 578 | Page: 109 | Tags: none

3 DECEMBER

... spinningmule which revolutionised cotton industry; 1795 Sir Rowland Hill, inventor, administrator and postal reformer; 1820 Thomas Beecham, inventor of Beecham’s pills; 1838 Octavia Hill, philanthropist; 1850 George Manson, painter, 1857 Joseph Conrad, ...

Published: Monday 03 December 2001
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 554 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

LANDOWNER, GRASP THESE NETTLES Because the National Trust is one of the great British triumphs, its actions are ..

... ideas pretty startling to many of those wedded to the traditional view of private land ownership, but the trio themselves- Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon H . D. Rawnsley-were out of the ordinary mould. They set up the first nationwide conservation ...

Published: Thursday 18 May 2000
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2012 | Page: 103 | Tags: none

Soclal Welfare

... 41. pbk £5.00 Institute for the Study of Civil Society (5.2000) 1 903386 86 1 Hill, Octavia. Octavia Hill and the Social Housing Debate: Essays and Letters by Octavia Hill. 21cm.viii, 136 p. n.e. Rediscovered ...

Published: Friday 14 July 2000
Newspaper: Bookseller
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 2432 | Page: 76 | Tags: none

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... ideas pretty startling to many of those wedded to the traditional view of private land ownership, but the trio themselves- Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon H . D. Rawnsley-were out of the ordinary mould. They set up the first nationwide conservation ...

Published: Thursday 18 May 2000
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 8951 | Page: 109 | Tags: none

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... ideas pretty startling to many of those wedded to the traditional view of private land ownership, but the trio themselves- Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon H . D. Rawnsley-were out of the ordinary mould. They set up the first nationwide conservation ...

Published: Thursday 18 May 2000
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 42877 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

Octavia New 4x4 Scout is on track

... Octavia New 4x4 Scout is on track SKODA is to add a Scout to its Octavia estate lineup. The four-wheel drive Scout, pictured above, is that bit more muscular and packs a 4x4 system. If you want petrol you can have a 150bhp 2-litre but, more likely, you'll ...

Published: Friday 26 January 2007
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 142 | Page: 63 | Tags: none

IMPROVED: Skoda's new Octavia is better than you might think

... IMPROVED: Skoda's new Octavia is better than you might think over the hills and humps of basic, but comfortable, adjussouth Kildare I did appreciate tibility was perfect and there that its rough ride credentials was tonnnes of room inside are, indeed ...

Published: Wednesday 13 December 2006
Newspaper: Evening Herald (Dublin)
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 63 | Page: 54 | Tags: none