X-Nico

unusual facts about Ratcliff


Ratcliff

The fire took place in July 1794 when a smaller fire ignited a barge loaded with saltpetre.


Albert McIntire

After McIntire refused to intervene, Ratcliff was hanged at the Colorado State Penitentiary at Cañon City.

Armstrong College

Armstrong College, formerly a private college in Berkeley, California, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in business and management; founded in 1914 and closed on June 11, 1986, located at 2222 Harold Way in the Ratcliff building (after Walter H. Ratcliff, Architect), a Berkeley landmark

Guglielmo Ratcliff

After the composition and performance of further operas L'amico Fritz in 1891 and I Rantzau in 1893, Ratcliff eventually premiered on 16 February 1895 at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan and has been revived a number of times since, most recently in a concert performance on November 25, 2003 at the Alice Tully Hall in New York conducted by Alfredo Silipigni.

Rotherhithe Tunnel

Designed by Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, the Engineer to the London County Council, construction was authorised by the Thames Tunnel (Rotherhithe and Ratcliff) Act 1900 despite considerable opposition from local residents, nearly 3,000 of whom were displaced by the works.

The Highway

Fairport Convention: Ratcliff Highway is referred to in their song "The Deserter" on the 1969 LP Liege and Lief.


see also