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... On This Day 1809 Dartmoor Prison was opened to house French prisoners of war. From 1850 it was used for convicts. 1819 Queen Victoria was born at Kensington Palace. 1862 London's Westminster Bridge opened. 1895 The first stage knighthood was conferred ...

Published: Saturday 24 May 2003
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 111 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Men's Fellowship

... speaker. Clive spoke about his home town of Henley-on-Thames and in particular the annual regatta. Edward, Prince Consort to Queen Victoria, through his patronage bestowed the title of the Royal Henley Regatta upon it. Then in Edwardian times soon became a ...

Published: Thursday 21 November 2002
Newspaper: Bridlington Free Press
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 115 | Page: 29 | Tags: none

SCOTT – EMMOTT

... SCOTT - EMMOTT A RECEPTION at the Queen Victoria Hotel followed the wedding of Duane Darren Scott and Tracey Louise Emmott at Burnley Register Office. The groom, an inspector at Silentnight Beds, is the son of Mr Richard Scott, of Berkeley Street, Nelson ...

Published: Friday 23 May 2003
Newspaper: Barnoldswick & Earby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 125 | Page: 65 | Tags: none

™ J 3 a oy o ! SCOTTISH ROYAL TOUR i 3 A special five day holiday including three visits

... Britannia; ’ : B 4 e A cruise along the beautiful Loch Katrine where : - ' ? [AR Queen Victoria once visited; Glamis Castle the o ‘.i_ s childhood home ot the Queen Mother. ) TB %% %, with nig ¢ Excursions include ~‘-za' Victor a's T f Istle and Perth ...

Published: Thursday 31 May 2001
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 130 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

She would not be amused

... where on the lawn amid clouds of swirling dust and the deafening noise from pneumatic drills could be seen the statue of Queen Victoria with a facial expression which could be thought to be followed by the words: “I am not amused”. Looking on the other side ...

Published: Tuesday 16 October 2001
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 122 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Win tickets to any English Heritage site in Yorkshire

... Yorkshire WHAT are you going to do this summer? Meet kings, queens and conquerors, joinamedlcvalroekandmllbandorsay hello to Robin Hood? Or you might like to join the courts of Queen Victoria or the misunderstood monarch Richard 111, try your arm at ardm-y ...

Published: Thursday 29 August 2002
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 120 | Page: 23 | Tags: none

It's poppy time at the theatre

... It's poppy time at the theatre WHAT have a panto horse, Queen Victoria and the opium wars of the 1840 s got in common? For the answer, look no further than a show by Scalby School at the Stephen Joseph Theatre this week. Poppy, a panto cum musical play ...

Published: Wednesday 13 March 2002
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 122 | Page: 26 | Tags: none

It had to be Mary

... cabins port side out; starboard home, to enable them to see any land from their cabin. The Queen Mary was a change of name as the vessel was to be named “Queen Victoria” in keeping with all Cunard'’s vessels names ending in “IA”. When Cunard's top men went ...

Published: Saturday 07 October 2000
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 130 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

On this aay . .

... On this aay . .. 1711 Ascot became “Royal” with the attendance of Queen Anne at the horse races. 1858 Ottawa was chosen by Queen Victoria to be the capital of Canada 1903 Martha Jane Cannary, better known as frontierswoman Calamity Jane, died near Deadwood ...

Published: Monday 07 August 2000
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 127 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

On thisaay . 1788 Lord Byron, English poet, was born George Gordon in London. He succeeded to his title through

... thisaay . 1788 Lord Byron, English poet, was born George Gordon in London. He succeeded to his title through an uncle. 1901 Queen Victoria died at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, aged 81. 1924 James Ramsay MacDonald became Britain's first Labour PM. 1927 ...

Published: Monday 22 January 2001
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 128 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

for charity

... for charity the Queen Victoria and then on to the Shelf roundabout before returning to the Yew Tree. S Lynn Smith, licensee of the Yew Tree, said she was looking forward to the day, which she said was always well attended. “Weather permitting it should ...

Published: Friday 26 April 2002
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 139 | Page: 12 | Tags: none