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unusual facts about Lewis Wright, Baron Wright of Ashton-under-Lyne


Lord Wright

Lewis Wright, Baron Wright of Ashton-under-Lyne (1903–1974), a British politician and trade unionist


Audley-Stanley family

1175 –, Lord of the Welsh Marches, governor of Carmarthen castle and Cardigan Castle, Sheriff of Salop and Staffordshire from 1216 until 1221, constable of Shrewsbury Castle and Bridgnorth Castle,Governor of Shrewsbury, Chester Castle and Beeston Castle, governor of Newcastle-under-Lyne.

Baddinsgill Reservoir

The name is curious, as it is the Lyne Water which is dammed to form the reservoir, not the Baddinsgill Burn, which joins the Lyne Water further south, below the reservoir.

Becky Lyne

She was hoping to be selected to represent Great Britain in the World Championships over 800 m, however there were only three spaces, and Jemma Simpson, Marilyn Okoro and Jenny Meadows had all ran faster than Lyne in 2007, however, in the past 12 months Lyne was the fastest runner, as well as having the fastest personal best by a long way.

Castle and Barony of Robertland

The lairds of Robertland, like their fellow lairds at Caldwell, Giffordland, Lyne and elsewhere, kept a town house in Irvine.

Fred Bacon

Born in Boxted, Essex, Bacon competed for Ashton-under-Lyne Harriers whilst stationed there as a soldier.

Hebblethwaite

Peter Hebblethwaite (September 30, 1930, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire - December 18, 1994, Oxford), was a British journalist and biographer.

Henry Pelham-Clinton-Hope, 9th Duke of Newcastle

Born at Whitehall Court, he was the oldest son of Francis Pelham-Clinton-Hope, 8th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, and his wife Olive Muriel Thompson, daughter of the Australian banker George Horatio Thompson.

Home House

Its later occupants included the Marquis de la Luzerne during his time as French ambassador to the Court of St. James's (1788 to 1791), the 4th Duke of Atholl (1798 to 1808), the Duke of Newcastle (1820 to 1861), Sir Francis Henry Goldsmid (1862 to 1919), and Lord and Lady Islington (1919 to 1926).

Masters of Harmony

They were directed by Dr. Lyne until 1997, Jeff Oxley (now of Max Q, at the time of Acoustix) directed their fourth gold, and the fifth through eighth were under the direction of Mark Hale of Michigan Jake.

Nottingham Castle

When residents of these slums rioted in 1831, in protest against the Duke of Newcastle's opposition to the Reform Act 1832 they burned down the mansion.

Peel tower

In the upper Tweed valley, going downstream from its source, they were as follows: Fruid, Hawkshaw, Oliver, Polmood, Kingledoors, Mossfennan, Wrae Tower, Quarter, Stanhope, Drumelzier, Tinnies, Dreva, Stobo, Dawyck, Easter Happrew, Lyne, Barnes, Caverhill, Neidpath, Peebles, Horsburgh, Nether Horsburgh Castle, Cardrona.

Portman Square

It included residences of Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton, Sir Brook Bridges, 3rd Baronet, Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, George Keppel, 6th Earl of Albemarle, Sir Charles Asgill, 1st Baronet and William Henry Percy.

St. Leo the Great School, San Jose

1927 - Reverend Henry J. Lyne reopened the school with the support of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM).

William Lyne

Sir William John Lyne KCMG (6 April 1844 – 3 August 1913), Australian politician, was Premier of New South Wales and a member of the first federal ministry.

William Thomas Forshaw

His Victoria Cross and other campaign medals are displayed at the Museum of the Manchester Regiment, Ashton-under-Lyne, England in the "Forshaw Room".


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