Henry Aldrich was Dean of Christchurch, Oxford. He was born in 1647 and died in 1710. He was distinguished as a writer on logic, as an architect, and as a musician. His Compendium of Logic was a text-book until the end of the 19th century. He adapted many of the works of the older musicians, such as Palestrina and Carissimi, to the liturgy of the Church of England, and composed many services and anthems, some of which are still heard in English cathedrals. Research Henry Aldrich
James Harris was an English philologist. He was born in 1709 at Salisbury and died in 1780. In 1744 he published a volume containing three treatises - on Art, on Music and Painting, and on Happiness. His most celebrated work is Hermes, or a Philosophical Inquiry concerning Universal Grammar published in 1751. Entering Parliament for Christchurch in 1761, he held the offices of lord of the Admiralty and lord of the Treasury. He was a follower of George Grenville, with whom he retired in 1865. Research James Harris
James Henry Leigh Hunt was an English poet and essayist. He was born in 1784 and died in 1859. He was educated at ChristchurchHospital, where he attained some distinction, entered the office of his brother, an attorney, and afterwards obtained a situation in the war office. In 1808, in conjunction with his brother John, he started the Examinernewspaper, which soon became prominent for the fearlessness with which public matters were discussed. Before long official resentment took shape in two prosecutions of the brothers, the second of which, occasioned by an article in the paper of the 22nd of March, 1812, reflecting on the character of the prince regent, resulted in the brothers being sentenced to pay a fine of 500 pounds sterling each, and to suffer two years' imprisonment. During his confinement James Hunt wrote several works, amongst which are the Feast of the Poets, the Descent of Liberty, and the Story of Rimini.
In 1818 appeared Foliage, a collection of original poems and translations from Homer, Theocritus, Bion, etc; and in 1819 the Indicator was started, a weekly journal on the model of the Spectator, which contained some of his best essays. In 1822 he went to Italy, having received an invitation from Byron and Shelley, and, in conjunction with the former, carried on a newspaper called the Liberal; but it proved unsuccessful.
On his return to England James Hunt published Recollections of LordByron and some of his Contemporaries (published in two volumes in 1828), which provoked somewhat the indignation of the noble poet's friends. Among his subsequent works may be mentioned, A legend of Florence, a play represented with some success at Covent Garden in 1840; Stories from the Italian Poets (published in two volumes in 1846); Men, Women, and Books (published in 1847); A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybia (published in 1847); the Town, its Memorable Characters and Events (published in 1848); Autobiography (published in three volumes in 1850); Table Talk (published in 1850).
James Andrew Brown Ramsay, Earl of Dalhousie and Marquis of Dalhousie was a Scottish statesman. He was born in 1812 and died in 1860. Educated at Harrow and at Christchurch, Oxford, after filling the offices of vice-president in 1843 and president of the board of trade in 1844, he was appointed governor-general of India in 1847. In this post he showed high administrative talent, establishing railway lines, telegraphs, irrigation works, etc, on a vast scale. He greatly extended the British empire in India, annexing the Punjab, Oude, Berar, and other native states, as well as Pegu in Burma. In 1849 he was made a marquis, and obtained the thanks of both houses of parliament. He outstayed his term of office to give the government the aid of his experience in the annexation of Oude; and when he returned to Europe in 1856 it was with a constitution so completely shattered that he was never able to appear again in public life. As he left no direct male issue, his marquisate expired with him. Research James Ramsay
John Marston was an English dramatist. He was born in 1575 at Coventry and died in 1634. Having published some satires in 1598, he took to writing plays and moved to Christchurch in Hampshire. Research John Marston
Queens Park Rangers FC are an English Associated Footballclub formed in 1882 as 'St Judes' by former pupils of Droop Street Board School. In 1886 St Judes merged with Christchurch Rangers footballclub and became Queens Park Rangers FC. Queens Park Rangers FC joined the Football League in 1920. Queens Park Rangers FC play at Loftus Road. Research Queens Park Rangers FC
In architecture the term reredos refers to a number of things: a screen or partition wall behind an altar (altarpiece); the back of a fireplace; the open hearth, upon which fires were lighted, immediately under the louvre, in the centre of ancient halls. For more than 1000 years the episcopal seats and choir stalls were in line with the altar wall; but about the close of the 11th century they were brought forward, and the reredos, or screen, erected between them and the congregation. In the course of time the reredos came to be richly decorated, either with carved niches or with paintings or tapestries. In Spanish churches the reredos is the most decorative feature, often as wide as the nave and reaching to the vaulting of the roof. The materials employed are wood, stone, and alabaster. At Toledo and Seville painting and gilding are added. In Christchurch, Hampshire, is a reredos somewhat resembling the Spanish style. Other richly-decorated and carved examples may be seen in the cathedrals at St Albans, Manchester and Durham. The most famous, however, is that in the church of St Etienne du Mont in Paris, which contains a fabulous carved double stair and balustrading. Research Reredos
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