Jubilee Hall () was a colonial-era landmark in Rangoon, Burma of historical significance, and considered "one of the best appointed theatres in the Orient" during the early part of the 20th century.
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The largest and best appointed > Hotel in South-western Queensland, containing 30 Bedrooms and 4 Parlours. > Rooms Large and Airy, with twelve foot wide Balcony all round. Table > Unexcelled. The comfort of Patrons carefully studied.
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One of the best-appointed castle kitchens in Scotland of its date, it has an oven and a wide fireplace. A stair turret, added in 1581 and possibly replacing a timber stair, leads up from the lobby to two storeys of guest rooms. These include the "Royal Apartments", a suite of two bedrooms plus an audience chamber, suitable for royal visitors.
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The route thus established would be maintained, largely by Anderson and his sons, for the next sixty years (albeit with several different vessels).Ringwald 1954. p. 164. In 1860, the new steamboat Daniel Drew appeared on the river, and Anderson realized that Thomas Powell, previously among the fastest and best- appointed steamboats afloat, was on the verge of being outclassed by a new generation of vessels.
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The Lindell Hotel was a hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, located on Sixth Street and Washington Avenue. The hotel opened in 1863 and was destroyed by fire in 1867. A new hotel was reconstructed on the same site and reopened in 1874. It was one of the largest and best-appointed hotels in the city, with 270 bedrooms, and had its own barbershop and Turkish bath.
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His father's summer residence, built in 1791 on the East River opposite Blackwell's Island, was known as" Sunswick" and was one of the largest and best appointed private houses near New York. Among his siblings were older brothers John Delafield, Joseph Delafield, Henry Delafield, William Delafield, Maj. Gen. Richard Delafield, and Dr. Edward Delafield. His younger sister, Susan Maria Delafield, was married to Henry Parish.
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The original library building was designed by local architect Joseph Ades Fowler; the design was accepted by committee "after careful consideration" in September 1897. It was originally known as Stavely Hall. "Constructed of pressed red brick and with an open entrance vestibule, Stavely Hall, when it opened in 1900, was considered the area’s best-appointed library and reading room." The first part of the town library was built in 1900.
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Established in 1889, the club started its life in a modest facility at 923 Walnut Street. Under the leadership of George D. Widener, the current 16th Street Clubhouse was built by architect Horace Trumbauer. Historian Nathaniel Burt described the new 1907 Clubhouse as "by far the best appointed...of all Philadelphia clubs."Nathaniel Burt, Perennial Philadelphians: The Anatomy of an American Aristocracy, Little, Brown and Company, 1963 (reprinted 1999), p.
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The college was then one of the largest and best-appointed educational structures in the entire West. (The community of Hardin's Creek would later be renamed "St. Mary" in its honor.) The arrival, in 1825, of fifty Southern students was the beginning of the extensive patronage the college received from the Southern states, notably Louisiana and Mississippi, and which continued down to the American Civil War. In 1827, the Rev.
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1975 Humber Sceptre The Humber Sceptre traded on Humber's tradition of building luxury cars and was the best-appointed version. It was marketed as a Sunbeam Sceptre in some markets. The manual-gearbox model featured either the D-type or the later J-type Laycock De Normanville overdrive, with the J-type fitted from chassis numbers L3 onwards starting in July 1972.Chrysler UK Hunter Range (1972 onwards) parts list number 76601711 As with all Arrows, an automatic gearbox was an option.
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The first building, opening on 81st Street for 52 families was finished in 1890; the second building on 82nd Street for 72 families opened in 1891.New York Times, June 29, 1902 When the hotel opened, it was described as "in all respects, the finest and best appointed in this part of the city." The Hotel was built of Roman brick and terra cotta and boasted many modern marvels of its day including steam heat, lighting by its own electric plant, and good ventilation.
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Café Zimmermann (detail of an engraving by , 1732) The Café Zimmermann', or ' was the coffeehouse of Gottfried Zimmermann in Leipzig which formed the backdrop to the first performances of many of Bach's secular cantatas, e.g. the Coffee Cantata (Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht), and instrumental works. In 1723, the year Bach moved to Leipzig, it was the largest and best-appointed Kaffeehaus of Leipzig and a centre for the middle classes and gentlemen. While women were forbidden from frequenting coffeehouses, they could attend public concerts at Zimmermann's.
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Ever since renovation works were completed in June 1999, the historic Estádio Joaquim Américo has been considered by many experts and journalists as one of Brazil’s most modern and best-appointed stadiums. The stadium, which was originally constructed back in 1914, was one of the venues chosen to host games at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Prior to welcoming the global showpiece, the stadium underwent another set of renovation works from 2012 to 2014. The renovations were a series of improvements in facilities and the addition of rows of extra seats parallel to the pitch.
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The Pitfour estate in Mintlaw extended from St Fergus to New Pitsligo and encompassed most of the extensive Longside Parish. The meaning of Pitfour is given in the 1895 records of the Clan Fergusson as "cold croft", but the historian John Milne breaks the name into two parts and indicates the meaning as Pit being place and feoir or feur being grass. The Pitfour estate is shown on old maps as Petfouir or Petfour. It was formerly one of Scotland's largest and best-appointed estates and was referred to as "The Blenheim of Buchan", "The Blenheim of the North" and "The Ascot of the North" by the architectural historian Charles McKean.
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Photograph of members of the Delafield family, . Delafield was born in New York City on August 22, 1790. He was the second oldest of the surviving sons and four daughters born to Anne (née Hallett) Delafield (1766–1839) and John Delafield (1748–1824), a merchant who emigrated to New York from England in 1788 and was a founder and director of the Mutual Insurance Company, becoming one of the wealthiest men in the country. His father's summer residence, built in 1791 on the East River opposite Blackwell's Island, was known as" Sunswick" (later known as Ravenswood) and was one of the largest and best appointed private houses around New York.
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In December 1863 Bishop Quinn purchased on behalf of the Sisters of Mercy the former home of Dr George Fullerton who had been appointed to the first Legislative Council of Queensland but soon after left for Maranoa. The house, presumably built for Fullerton was known as Adderton and was sold to Quinn for . The house was located on Petrie Bight, across Ann Street from the Bishop's own rented residence, Dara, and these two properties were considered two of the largest and best appointed homes in Brisbane at the time. On their arrival the Sisters had been provided with only temporary accommodation near St Stephen's church.
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The hospital was not finally completed until 1872,History of Spring Grove Hospital Retrieved March 8, 2010 when it was described by one contemporary as "one of the largest and best appointed Insane Asylums in the United States".Quinan, John Russell, p.50, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880 Retrieved March 8, 2010 Steuart's brother, Major General George H. Steuart, had two sons who suffered from mental illness.archive of the Maryland Historical Society Retrieved Jan 13 2010 It is possible that circumstance was one of the causes of Steuart's particular interest in the treatment of mental illness and in Spring Grove Hospital.
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Humber Sceptre MK III Saloon Humber Sceptre MK III Estate The Sceptre MK III, introduced in 1967, was a derivative of the Rootes Arrow design and was the best-appointed version of this model offered by Rootes. It continued Humber's tradition of building luxury cars and featured wood-veneer fascia, complete instrumentation, adjustable steering column, vinyl roof and extra brightwork on the wheel arches and rear panel. The MK III had a more powerful version of the engine with twin carburettors giving . The manual-gearbox model featured either the D-type or the later J-type Laycock De Normanville overdrive, with the J-type fitted from chassis numbers L3 onwards starting in July 1972.
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In 1899 a notice appeared in the Warwick Argus advising that the goodwill and plant of the Criterion had been purchased by Perkins and Co, the reason for the sale given as Allman had decided to take a long holiday. The sale does not appear to have eventuated however, as there is no record of such transfer on the title documents. Another notice appeared in the Warwick Argus in 1900 from J Allman to inform customers and the public that "having purchased the above hostelry, he has had the premises thoroughly renovated, rendering the CRITERION one of the best appointed hotels in the district". The license of the hotel was transferred to Kate Allman in December 1908, prior to Allman's death in September 1910.
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Inquirer and Commercial News 10 September 1856, p.3. The old part of the hotel was extended in 1862,The Inquirer and Commercial News 5 November 1862, p.1 and the building survived the flood of July 1862 when the water was three feet deep in the cellar.The Inquirer and Commercial News 30 July 1862 p.2. In 1863, Samuel Craig announced his intention to retire “solely in consequence of ill-health” and put the hotel up for sale.The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News 2 January 1863, p.2. In 1864, the Craigs lost their liquor licence, a cause of some public debate given that the hotel was considered the “best appointed house in the Colony”.The West Australian Times 3 December 1863 p.
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The purchase was completed in 1853, but construction of the new buildings was delayed by the Civil War, and the hospital was not finally completed until 1872,History of Spring Grove Hospital Retrieved March 8, 2010 when it was described by one contemporary as "one of the largest and best appointed Insane Asylums in the United States".Quinan, John Russell, p.50, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880 Retrieved March 8, 2010 Steuart's brother, Major General George H. Steuart, had two sons who suffered from mental illness, and it is possible that this was one of the causes of Steuart's particular interest in Spring Grove Hospital and the treatment of mental illness. Steuart's building (known at various times as "The Main Building", "The Center Building" or "The Administration Building,") remained the main hospital facility for almost 100 years.
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First Officer James Teare, who would later go on to become a Master of the line (and command Ellan Vannin on her ill-fated voyage), can be seen seated at the far left of the photograph. The stewardess in the centre of the photograph is Florence Helena Cowell (1880-1962) at eighteen years old (photograph from family collection, Isle of Man). Mona's Isle was said to be the largest, best appointed, and most expensive steamer in the company's history up to that time. Exceptionally fast in her day, she could reach Liverpool from Douglas in only 3hr. 55min. She was the first of five rather similar paddle-steamers added to the fleet between 1882 and 1889. On Thursday 19 June 1884, Mona’s Isle suffered a mechanical failure; one of her cylinders and a piston rod being damaged.
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General Remarks The Clippesby Hall Estate lies mainly in a ring fence and is considered to be one of the most desirable Sporting Properties of its size in the County. There is a fair proportion of well placed covert with plenty of water, which forms an admirable Shelter and Rearing Ground for Pheasants; the uplands are very 'kind for partridges, whilst on, the marshes there is always a good stock of strong Hares. The Hall occupies a healthy situation on the crown of a gentle eminence, is screened on the North and East by well-grown timber, and commands pleasing views of wood and water. It has recently been put into a thorough state of structural and decorative repair by the present occupier, who has been at considerable expense and evinced great taste in making it one of the best-appointed residences in the district.
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