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2 unusual facts about Firth


Habana Abierta

Nowadays Habana Abierta is about to present its new album, self produced, and Vanito Brown is preparing his solo album with producer Robin Taylor-Firth.

Robin Taylor-Firth

Picked up in 1993 by Warp Records' sub-label, Nucleus, Taylor-Firth began a relationship with Sheffield-based Warp Records which continues via his membership of Nightmares on Wax to the present day.


1853 in the United States

January – Stephen Foster's "My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night", which is later adopted as the state song of Kentucky under the name "My Old Kentucky Home", is published by Firth, Pond, & Company.

A Doll's Life

scenic design by Timothy O'Brien and Tazeena Firth, costume design by Florence Klotz, and lighting design by Ken Billington.

Aran Island

Isle of Arran, one of the islands of the lower Firth of Clyde in Scotland

Bampton Grange

Haweswater Beck arises as a stream discharge from Haweswater Reservoir and flows eastward, just north of Firth Woods, and then turns north to join the River Lowther between Bampton and Bampton Grange.

Bampton, Cumbria

Haweswater Beck arises as a stream discharge from Haweswater Reservoir and flows eastward, just north of Firth Woods, and then turns north to join the River Lowther between Bampton and Bampton Grange.

Bill Bachman

He is the designer of Vic Firth's Heavy Hitter Pads and is an endorser of Dynasty drums, Remo Drumheads, Zildjian cymbals, and Vic Firth sticks & mallets.

Cockenzie power station

Seawater from the Firth of Forth was used as a cooling medium.

David Firth

As a cartoonist Firth's work is largely distributed via the Internet (most notably the popular Adobe Flash animation Web site Newgrounds, as well as his own personal sites).

Edgar Firth

His father was vicar of Malton and E. B. Firth also played for the Yorkshire Gentlemen, topping their batting averages in 1895.

Elizabeth Claypole

After the Restoration, Firth states in the Dictionary of National Biography that her body was exhumed, along with about twenty others, and placed into a pit in a graveyard near the back door of the prebendary's lodgings.

Firth of Clyde

The Firth of Clyde encloses the largest and deepest coastal waters in the British Isles, sheltered from the Atlantic Ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer firth in Argyll and Ayrshire, Scotland.

Firth of Thames

The Firth of Thames is an important site for waders or shorebirds, and is listed as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.

Jean-Philippe Lauer

Firth died in 1931 and was subsequently replaced by James E. Quibell.

Jessop Hospital

Between 1927 and 1972 the hospital had a 45 bed annexe at Norton Hall known as the Firth Auxiliary Hospital.

John C. B. Firth

On the second day of the new year, Firth shared in the destruction of an enemy reconnaissance plane east of Conegliano and became a double ace.

John Firth

John Rupert Firth (1890–1960), commonly known as J. R. Firth, English linguist

Josiah Firth

Born in Clifton, West Yorkshire, England,Firth Came from a family background interested in farmimg and industrial development.

Kate Firth

Kate Firth (born in 1962) is a professional voice coach and stage actress, and sister to actors Colin Firth and Jonathan Firth.

Longman, Inverness

Caledonian Stadium, home to Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C., is situated within the shadow of the Kessock Bridge on the shores of the Moray Firth in the north of the area.

Phoney War

Spitfires of 602 and 603 Squadrons succeeded in shooting down two Ju 88s and a Heinkel He 111 over the firth.

Piako

Piako River, a river system that drains into the Firth of Thames

Power Jets W.1

The turbine blades were of Firth-Vickers Rex 78, a stainless steel developed under Dr. W. H Hatfield.

Ranmoor

The Grade II listed Riverdale House on Graham Road was built around 1860 and was lived in by the industrialist Charles Henry Firth and the businessman John George Graves.

Raymond Firth

Firth was born in Tamaki, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand in 1901, to Wesley and Marie Firth.

Rebecca Frith

Firth gained international acclaim as the older of two sisters vying for the attentions of a lecherous DJ in Shirley Barrett's Caméra d'Or winning debut, Love Serenade, screening in Un Certain Regard at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.

River Glass

Allt Graad or River Glass, which flows from Loch Glass to the Cromarty Firth in Scotland

Scott Firth

Firth has previously played with The Spice Girls on their Return of the Spice Girls Tour, as well as Melanie C, Joan Armatrading, Morcheeba, Steve Winwood, John Martyn, Little Axe, Ruby, Toni Braxton, Elvis Costello, Mari Wilson, Julia Fordham and Sarah Jane Morris

Scottish Marine Station

University Marine Biological Station Millport, originally at Granton, Edinburgh, now at Great Cumbrae on the Firth of Clyde

Sir Charles Ross, 9th Baronet

Balnagown Castle, not far from the north shore of the Cromarty Firth near Invergordon, and adjacent parts of the once-extensive Ross estate of Balnagown have been owned since 1972 by billionaire businessman and Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, who has restored the castle.

Skelmorlie

In the early part of the 20th century the Royal Navy used a measured nautical mile in the Firth of Clyde off Skelmorlie, known as the 'Skelmorlie Mile' as the range for speed trials of new warships.

Solway Firth

The Ministry of Defence had by 1999 fired more than 6,350 depleted uranium rounds into the Solway Firth from its testing range at Dundrennan Range.

Tim Firth

Calendar Girls, adapted by Firth from his own film, found favour with audiences across the UK during its 2008/09 tour, and in the process broke the all time British box office record for a play and also continued to sell out during its West End residency.

Vladimir Peniakoff

He married Pamela Firth on 2 April 1948 (she went on to marry T. S. Matthews, former editor of Time magazine, after Popski's death).

William Wynter

Eight ships including the Antelope and Lyon carried on into the Firth of Forth towards the fortress Island of Inchkeith on 21 January.


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