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Notable Victorians=Lots of changes took place during the Victorian era (1837 to 1901), and many people made important contributions to Victorian society in a wide variety of different ways. This project will help to learn more about some of these notable Victorians:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Queen Victoria ==Notable Victorian Scots==* Alexander Graham Bell * Robert Louis Stevenson ...
Pine Hill Cemetery "The county boundary of Cattaraugus and Erie Counties goes right through the center of the Village of Gowanda, so Gowanda sits in two counties. Pine Hill Cemetery is located in the Erie County portion, sitting on the north side of Cemetery Hill Road, adjacent to Holy Cross Cemetery. Established in 1867, Pine Hill Cemetery is located on a beautiful site overlooking the Villag...
Deaths at Josephine's Gasworks Hotel - a Victorian investigation by David Coombe With permission from the author this project will create links to the characters that are included in the book. The characters are real pioneers of the State of South Australia, this is an investigation by the author and researcher David Coombe . "Immerse yourself in Victorian intrigue and the world of publican Jos...
Friar Park, Oxfordshire, England Friar Park is a 120-room Victorian neo-Gothic mansion in Henley-on-Thames once owned by eccentric lawyer Sir Frank Crisp and purchased in January 1970 by musician George Harrison .===Overview===Since the early 1970s, the property has become synonymous with the former Beatle's home studio, known as FPSHOT. Harrison biographer Alan Clayson has described the Friar ...
Aldermaston Court, Berkshire, England= Aldermaston Court is a country house and private park built in the Victorian era for Daniel Higford Davall Burr with incorporations from a Stuart house. It is south-east of the village nucleus of Aldermaston in the English county of Berkshire. The predecessor manor house became a mansion from the wealth of its land and from assistance to Charles I during t...
Cherkley Court, Surrey, England= Cherkley Court , at the extreme south-east of Leatherhead, Surrey, in England, is a late Victorian neo-classical mansion and estate of 370 acres (1.5 km2), once the home of Canadian-born press baron Lord Beaverbrook. The main house is a Grade II listed building. Fire Damaged Cherkley Court ===History===The house was built in 1866-70 for Birmingham wool manufactu...
The Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) is a decoration established by Queen Victoria in April 1896. On 14 May 1912, King George V further confirmed the institution of the medal with an additional royal warrant. A part of the Royal Victorian Order, it is a reward for personal service to the Sovereign or the royal family, and is the personal gift of the sovereign. Although the Medal is related to the Ro...