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Hace 4 días · The interior was restored by Alfred Waterhouse who retained little more than the outer walls of the main block, replanning the interior around a Vanburghian central hall and replacing the wings by larger stables and offices each of which surrounded a courtyard.
Hace 5 días · No. 30 Sir Robert Hay, 8th Bart, golfer (1873–84); Alfred Emmott, 1st Baron Emmott, politician and cotton-spinner. No. 31 Henry Hansard (1873–80) No. 32 Henry Yates Thompson, proprietor of the Pall Mall Gazette, collector of illuminated manuscripts (1873–7) No. 33 James Mitchell, barrister (1873–94)
Hace 5 días · The lofty four-storeyed front of the Middlesex Street block is an eclectic design in red brick and terra-cotta, reflecting the Gothic manner of Alfred Waterhouse. The body of the front, with four windows to each storey, is recessed between gable-crowned wings, the south projecting less than the north.
Hace 1 día · In 1888, Waterhouse painted The Lady of Shalott, loosely based on Lord Alfred Tennyson ’s 1833 poem. According to the original poem, the Lady of Shalott is a cursed woman hidden in a castle outside Camelot. Her story is associated with King Arthur and Sir Lancelot. Her only window to the outside world is looking through a mirror.
Hace 4 días · This was held in November at Reading School. The building was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, (designer of The Natural History Museum) and Edward, Prince of Wales, laid the Foundation Stone for the building in 1870. The proceedings began with a choice of an 8.5 mile walk around the Kennet and River Thames or a 4 mile walk around Reading University.
Hace 3 días · Born: 1922. Died: May 15, 2024. Age: ~101. Nationality: United States. Category: Government, Military, Scientist, Researcher. Alfred O'Donnell measured the amount of energy emitted from nuclear weapons at Area 51 and claimed that the Roswell craft and bodies were both hoaxed by the Soviets.
Hace 3 días · Amazon.com is a Seattle, Washington–based e-commerce and cloud computing giant whose humble beginnings can be traced to founder Jeff Bezos ’s garage, where he began selling books on the still-emerging World Wide Web. Although the company is best known among consumers for its retail platform, a majority of its operating profits (as of 2024 ...
