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unusual facts about Larches, Preston



Apt Pupil

In 1995, Chicago's Defiant Theatre staged a full scale adaptation of the novella at the Preston Bradley Center in Chicago, IL.

Ashton-on-Ribble

This is reflected in the fact that Ashton Community Science College and Ashton Park are not in Ashton ward (they are in Larches ward) but are in the more loosely defined Ashton-on-Ribble.

Avenham Park

These include Preston's Mela, which celebrates the culture of the city's large Asian community and on Easter Monday children have traditionally rolled decorated eggs down its grassy slopes since Victorian times.

Chorley Interchange

First TransPennine Express also run services to Blackpool, Preston, Bolton and Manchester, also serving Manchester Airport, Barrow, Carlisle, Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverley.

Christopher Hinton, Baron Hinton of Bankside

Hinton's department was responsible for the design and construction of most of Britain's major nuclear plants, including Windscale, Capenhurst, Springfields and Dounreay.

Coburg Cemetery

Coburg Cemetery is located in the northern Melbourne suburb of Preston, Victoria, Australia on the boundary of Coburg.

Colin Lauder

The son of Dr George Lauder (1712–1752) a surgeon and fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, by his spouse Rosina Preston (d.1786), Colin Lauder was the great-great-grandson of Sir John Lauder, 1st Baronet, of Fountainhall and the grandson of Surgeon Dr John Lauder (1683-1737) deacon of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Cooks Hill, New South Wales

The Gallery houses many works by significant artists, including works by Sidney Nolan, William Dobell, Russell Drysdale and Peter Preston it is the custodian of a substantial public art collection.

Derby sex gang

This case occurred after other incidents in Rochdale, Preston and Rotherham, where Asian gangs, usually Muslim Pakistani men, had been convicted of child grooming and rape.

Donna Diana

The overture served as the theme for the American radio (1947–1955) series Challenge of the Yukon, which later migrated to the TV series (1955–1958) Sergeant Preston of the Yukon.

Dysfunctional Friends

Dysfunctional Friends is a 2012 American drama comedy film starring Stacey Dash, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Wesley Jonathan, Datari Turner,Tatyana Ali, Meagan Good, Jason Weaver, Persia White, Terrell Owens, Stacy Keibler, Hosea Chanchez and Christian Keyes.

George Pattinson

Working with Sir Adam Beck on the Electrical Power Commission, he helped bring hydroelectric power from Niagara Falls to Preston.

Gerry Preston

Preston trained many of New Zealand's most successful boxers, including heavyweight champions David Tua and Jimmy Thunder, and New Zealand professional middleweight champion of the 1970s Billy Opetaia.

Goodbye for Now

Also, Preston Scavo (Brent Kinsman), Porter Scavo (Shane Kinsman), and Parker Scavo (Zane Huett) are credited but do not appear, but feature in a deleted scene on the DVD.

Healthiest State in the Nation Campaign

Past issues have featured local celebrities like Suzy Preston, a winner on NBC’s The Biggest Loser and Seattle Seahawk Shaun Alexander.

Hinduism in England

Some of the larger and more famous temples include the Swaminarayan Temple in Neasden, the Bhaktivedanta Manor (Hare Krishna) Temple in Letchmore Heath near Watford, the Balaji Temple in Birmingham, the Sanatan Mandir in Leicester, the Vishwa Hindu Mandir in Southall, the Murugan Temple in Manor Park and the Gujarat Hindu Society Krishna Temple in Preston.

James Edgar Dandy

James Edgar Dandy (Preston, Lancashire, 24 September 1903 - Tring, 10 November 1976) was a British botanist, Keeper of Botany at the British Museum (Natural History) between 1956 and 1966.

Jim McNab

Jim McNab (13 April 1940, Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland – 29 June 2006) was a footballer with Sunderland, Preston North End and Stockport County.

Joseph Delaney

The locations concerned are also largely based on those known to Delaney, for example: the town of Priestown is based loosely on Preston, where he was born; Lancaster becomes Caster; Blackpool is now the Black Pool; and Chipping is Chipenden.

Lee Trundle

Trundle also performed 'Let it Snow' for Preston's 2012 Christmas light switch on, before turning on the lights alongside fellow players, Matt Cardle and Russell Watson.

Mann's Lick

In 1844 it was given to Margaret W. Preston, as she was the favorite stepdaughter of her father's (William Preston) wife, Polly Wickliffe.

Million Dollar Mystery

Tom Bosley has the starring role as Sidney Preston, a disgruntled White House aide who took off with $4 million that belonged to the government.

Mirabeau B. Lamar

His name is used as the honorary of the military academy in Preston Jones' play The Oldest Living Graduate, which is part of A Texas Trilogy

Moraine State Park

Preston worked to form the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, which purchased the land that became Moraine State Park, recreated the glacial landscape and preserved open spaces.

National Policy Institute

In September 2011, NPI hosted its first national conference, entitled "Towards a New Nationalism." Speakers included Richard B. Spencer, Keith Preston, Byron Roth, Alex Kurtagic, Tomislav Sunic, Jared Taylor and his associate Sam Dickson.

Parkinson's law of triviality

Jan Pen, Harmony and Conflict in Modern Society, (Trans. Trevor S. Preston) McGraw–Hill, 1966 p.

Peter Preston

Preston was also editor when the Guardian was forced to hand over leaked government documents which were then traced to a Foreign Office copier, leading to Sarah Tisdall who was subsequently imprisoned under the Official Secrets Act 1911.

Preston baronets

The Preston Baronetcy, of Furness in the County of Lancaster, was created in the Baronetage of England on 1 April 1644 for George Preston.

Preston by-election, 1881

The Preston by-election of 1881 took place on 20 May 1881 after the death of the incumbent MP Edward Hermon.

Preston Glass

Preston has written and produced a series of songs which have made it to the top of the music charts including Miss You Like Crazy performed by Natalie Cole and Who's Zoomin' Who by Aretha Franklin.

Preston Hollow Elementary School

The PHES attendance zone mainly consists of areas north of the Northwest Highway, south of Royal Lane, east of Preston Road, and west of the North Central Expressway.

Preston Martin

He died of cancer, aged 83 in San Francisco survived by his son Pier Preston Martin, also a banker.

Preston Martin graduated from the University of Southern California in 1947 and successfully completed an MBA from the same university.

Preston Montford

Opened as a Field Centre in 1957, Preston Montford is visited by large numbers of 15-18 year old students of Biology and Geography, as well as by younger aged school groups.

Preston Plucknett

The village is included in The Meaning of Liff (defined as "a very large string bag made of thin strong cord into which feathers from freshly killed ducks and chickens were stuffed, from Preston in Lancashire".

Preston, Iowa

The school colors are red and black and their mascot is the Trojans.

Bob Oldis, scout for the Florida Marlins and a former professional baseball player

Preston, Scottish Borders

Bunkle Wood, the remains of which can still be seen on the Duns to Grantshouse road at White Gate, is said to be the site where William Wallace camped during his pursuit of Patrick Earl of Dunbar from Spott Wood to Norham.

Prestonia, Louisville

Prestonia is a neighborhood five miles southeast of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Its boundaries are Preston Highway, Interstate 65, Interstate 264 and the Norfolk Southern Railway tracks.

Rainbow Arabia

Rainbow Arabia is an electronic duo based in Los Angeles, California consisting of Future Pigeon and Whisky Biscuit keyboardist Danny Preston and wife Tiffany Preston.

Rick Klaw

Contributors included Timothy Truman, Lewis Shiner, Sam Glanzman, Neal Barrett, Jr., Doug Potter, Marc Erickson, Martin Thomas, Michael Washburn, Paul O. Miles, Steve Utley, Don Webb, John Lucas, John Garcia, and Joe Preston.

Robert Spottiswoode

Sir Robert married in 1629 Bertha Morrison, eldest daughter of Sir Alexander Morrison of Preston Grange, one of the Senators of the College of Justice, and wife Eleanor Maule.

Samuel Tolver Preston

However, Preston's thoughts were entirely based on classical, non-relativistic physics and cannot be compared with Albert Einstein's mass–energy equivalence, which is a consequence of special relativity.

Sergeant William Preston

The most prominent actors to play the role of Sergeant Preston were Paul Sutton and Brace Beemer.

Spider Kiss

Preston also shares some traits in common with Lonesome Rhodes, the character played by Andy Griffith in the 1957 movie A Face in the Crowd.

Thomas A. Walker

Other works that he undertook were the Barry Dock and Railway, and the Preston Dock, and in addition he carried out the contract for the Buenos Aires Harbour Works with John Hawkshaw and resident engineer James Murray Dobson.

Transport in Preston

The River Ribble runs through Preston from North Yorkshire and the estuary enters into the Irish Sea near Lytham, and used to transport ships from the cotton mills.

Tropico 4

There El Presidente learns that he was victim of a conspiracy involving Keith Preston, the CEO of Fruitas Inc. (a parody of the United Fruit Company), the rebel leader Marco Moreno (a parody of Che Guevara), UN Inspector Brunhilde Van Hoof (a parody of Margaret Thatcher) and his former mentor Generalissimo Santana.

Valentine Treadwell

Valentine Treadwell (c. 1813 – September 1, 1888 Potter's Hollow, Albany County, New York) was an American farmer and politician from New York.

War Memorial Plaza

By the early 1840s, with the addition of a third floor and a flat pediment, the Rooms were occupied by the young men of the Central High School, later renamed the Baltimore City College, founded in 1839 a few blocks away on Courtland Street (now St. Paul Street/Place/Preston Gardens, considered to be the third oldest public high school in America.


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