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  Brough - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brough Motorcycles, made in England from 1908 to 1926
Brough Superior, a brand of English motorcycles and automobiles were made from 1919 to 1940
The Brough of Birsay tidal island and lighthouse, Orkney
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brough   (118 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited | Archive Search
Peter Brough, who has died aged 83, became nationally famous for proving that a ventriloquist could be highly successful on radio - the one medium in which a ventriloquist's skill would seem to be totally unsuitable.
By contrast Brough himself was smooth and dapper, unremarkable except for the fact that his two upper front teeth were half filed away to help him throw his voice.
Brough, who appeared in his first public concert at the age of ten, was born in Shepherd's Bush, London, the son and grandson of men who had combined ventriloquism with business.
www.guardian.co.uk /Archive/Article/0,4273,3872440,00.html   (488 words)

  
 Richard Brough Family Organization   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Obligation was on Thomas and Jane to release to Richard Broughe and to John Gorstelowe (a brother-in-law?) a messuage (farm) and lands, "lying or beinge in Middlehulme".
Brough of Middlehulme and Calton Moor was interred, 1773 in Meerbrook.
Edgar Brough born 1898, was the last child of Edmund Brough and Rachel nee Cantrell and the last baby born to Middlehulme in a 500 year union of the House and the family.
www.broughfamily.org /history/John_Burgh_Middle_Hulme_&_Descendants.html   (6435 words)

  
 Brough Park Stadium
Brough Park Greyhound Stadium is in the east end of Newcastle, in the suburb of Byker.
Brough Park was originally an open park land, then in 1910 a racetrack and grandstand was built to cater to horse racing.
Brough Park has been used for show jumping, stunt shows, and rugby leagues, but the stadium is currently best known for its greyhounds.
www.sportsbetting.com /tips/racebook/greyhound-racing/brough-park-stadium.html   (260 words)

  
 Brough Superior - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Because of their connection with Lawrence of Arabia, their extremely well fit and finish, their reputatation for reliability and winning races, and along with their boast of being the Rolls Royce of Motor Cycles they are one of the most collectible of all the worlds' vehicles.
Brough Superior was the first motorcycle to use a side stand.
Brough Superior was the first motorcycle that used a ride off center stand.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brough_Superior   (1280 words)

  
 Brough
Brough was placed in full commission on 18 September 1943 at Orange, Texas under command of Lieutenant Commander Kenneth J. Hartley of Jamestown, New York.
Brough, under constant and intensive training throughout the war expended 4,050 rounds of 3"50 cal., 15,180 rounds of 40mm, and 25,093 rounds of 20mm ---all for practice.
When Brough left Dunedin, N.Z. for the last time, on 7 February 1959, four thousand New Zealanders were there to see her sail, indicative of the excellent relations that existed between Brough personnel and the citizens of Dunedin.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/b9/brough-i.htm   (2421 words)

  
 The Brough of Birsay - ancient Orcadian seat of Power
The Brough has an area of 21 hectares and is separated from the Point o' Buckquoy, the headland opposite, by the waters of Brough Sound - a distance of approximately 240 metres.
Because of this, access to the Brough is restricted to a few hours each day, at either side of low tide, when a causeway across is clear.
However, although experts are unclear as to when this neck of land was finally severed, it is likely to have been long before the Picts took to the island in the seventh century AD.
www.orkneyjar.com /history/broughofbirsay   (370 words)

  
 Images Of Cumbria - Brough Parish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It was anciently a chapelry under Kirkby-Stephen, and consists of the townships of Church Brough, Brough Sowerby, and Hilbeck, and of the chapelry of Stainmore, and in 1841 contained a population of 1694 souls.
Church Brough, in the latter of which, upon a lofty eminence, are the venerable ruins of Brough Castle, anciently one of the residences of the Veteriponts and Cliffords.
The whole of Stainmore forest is not in the parish of Brough, the southern portion of it being in that of Kirkby-Stephen, and the eastern portion in the parish of Bowes, in Yorkshire.
www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk /cumbria/brough.html   (2570 words)

  
 Brough   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Brough is a small town located on the A66 to the east of the county.
It is a twin village - the southern part, Church Brough, lies on a former Roman road and was the setting for the Norman Brough Castle (once the site of a Roman camp).
From Market Brough, the scenic B6276 road leads to Alston via Middleton-in-Teasdale, County Durham, passing High Force Waterfall - reputed to be the highest unbroken fall of water in England, (21 metres).
www.visitcumbria.com /pen/brough.htm   (264 words)

  
 Caller.com: Business
Brough's work and dedication to improving the cotton ginning industry extend farther than the boundaries of the San Patricio County line and that's why his peers named him Texas Ginner of the Year.
Tiller said Brough is well respected, helpful and proved instrumental coordinating a workers' compensation plan that has saved gin association members about 10 percent on their insurance.
Brough yielded opportunities to talk about himself to instead discuss the importance of farming in the Coastal Bend and the impact the industry contributes in terms of a seven-fold multiplier.
www.caller.com /ccct/business/article/0,2537,CCCT_873_3572306,00.html   (604 words)

  
 Orkneyjar - The Brough of Birsay Symbol Stone
The solitary symbol stone found on the Brough o' Birsay, is probably the best-known piece of Pictish art found in Orkney.
Originally over six feet tall, the Birsay stone was found in fragments during the 1935 excavation of a later Christian cemetery on the Brough.
It seems likely that the Brough o' Birsay stone was once a cross-slab, given the fact that its sides seem to have been shaped.
www.orkneyjar.com /history/broughofbirsay/symbolstone.htm   (496 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | Brough among great gardening teachers
Brough, who grew up in Nephi during the Depression, became involved in the USU 4-H program and the forestry club.
Brough said it began when he was doing research on chromatography of compounds in lichens while on sabbatical from Brigham Young University.
Here are Brough's 10 favorite trees, some of which are readily available at local nurseries and others that may be harder to find.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,600151779,00.html   (844 words)

  
 Charles Hillman Brough » Biographies of Arkansas's Governors » Exhibits » Old State House
Brough, born in Mississippi on July 9, 1876, spent the first six years of his life in Utah before returning to his native state.
After acquiring a law degree from the University of Mississippi and a Ph.D. from the John Hopkins University, he became a professor of history and political economy at the University of Arkansas and was widely in demand as a speaker and lay minister.
Brough married Anne Wade Roarke of Kentucky in 1908.
www.oldstatehouse.com /exhibits/virtual/governors/the_progressive_era/brough.asp   (614 words)

  
 Brough
The Brough Site lies 10 miles west of Hull on the north bank of the River Humber at the foot of the Yorkshire Wolds and is now the largest employer in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Brough also manufactures major components for other BAE SYSTEMS military and civil aircraft including the Regional jet, Tornado, Harrier and the Nimrod Early Warning aircraft for which it is a major design centre.
Brough is a thriving, expanding village and is the administrative and commercial centre for a wide surrounding area.
www.jobsatbaesystems.co.uk /air/html/locations/Brough   (1145 words)

  
 Althea Louise Brough Clapp, 1967 Enshrinee: International Tennis Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
One of the great volleyers in history was Althea Louise Brough, whose handiwork at the net earned her l3 titles at Wimbledon alone, in singles, doubles and mixed, including a rare triple--championships in each--in 1950.
Louise Brough was born March 11, 1923, in Oklahoma City, OK, but grew up in Southern California, where she came to prominence as a junior, winning the U.S. 18-and-under title in 1940 and 1941.
Altogether, Brough won 35 of the major titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles to rank fifth on the all-time list behind Margaret Court (62), Martina Navratilova (56), Billie Jean King (39) and Margaret duPont (37).
www.tennisfame.com /enshrinees/louise_brough.html   (513 words)

  
 Brough Cumbria
Although Brough's St Michael's Church dates from 1150 and has a Norman doorway, most of the building is from the 1500-early 1700's.
A chapel was established in Market Brough in 1506, and it eventually became a grammar school.
Brough Castle, built c1095, but mostly destroyed in 1174 by the Scots, then rebuilt, then restored by Lady Anne Clifford in the 17th century.
www.thecumbriadirectory.com /Town_or_Village/Brough/Brough.php   (479 words)

  
 Brough Lodge Trust
Brough Lodge prior to the 1950s and before the new roof was added.
Brough Lodge Trust hopes to conduct a feasibility study into uses for the buildings, but they are likely to provide a strong tourist attraction in their own right and help to attract more visitors to the island as a whole.
Brough Lodge Trust is committed to working within this development structure, and intends that the restored Brough Lodge should serve a useful purpose in the economic development of Fetlar, as well as providing an interesting attraction in its own right.
www.zetnet.co.uk /sigs/centre/brough   (997 words)

  
 Brough, John
Ohio governor John Brough (pronounced "bruff") was born on September 17, 1811, in Marietta, Ohio.
Having obtained a reputation in dealing with the state's financial issues, Brough was elected as state auditor in 1839, a position thathe held until 1845.
Brough ran against Copperhead Clement L. Vallandigham, who was openly critical of the war.
www.ohiohistorycentral.org /entry.php?rec=24   (678 words)

  
 Classic Fighters - Brough Superior   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
To many, the Brough Superior is to the motorcycle what the Rolls Royce is to the automobile, although it's probably more fair to equate the Brough with the Bently automobile.
George Brough on an SS100 in 1928, at Arpajon.
In 1928 George Brough recorded the speed of 130.6 M.P.H. on an SS100 at Arpajon.
www.classicfighters.co.nz /ac/brough/brough.htm   (613 words)

  
 CastleXplorer - Brough Castle
Brough Castle was built in the 1090's in one corner of the remains of a Roman fort.
It was one of the first stone castles to be built in Britain, and some of the walls show the herringbone pattern typical of Norman masonry.
In 1174 Brough was attacked by the Scottish King, William the lion, and left in a ruinous state after he forced a surrender by setting fire to the castle.
www.castlexplorer.co.uk /england/brough/brough.php   (214 words)

  
 Brough, George
A member of the organ committee of Roy Thomson Hall, he was one of five organists who performed on the Gabriel Kney instrument 17 Sep 1982, during the hall's inaugural week of concerts.
Brough is recognized widely as one of Canada's most skilful, reliable, and versatile accompanists.
He has provided secure support for hundreds of performers, from students in competitions to professional artists such as Heinz Holliger, Gervase de Peyer, Henri Temianka, Bernard Turgeon, and Jon Vickers.
www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000458   (260 words)

  
 Brough Castle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The oldest parts of Brough Castle date from about 1100, when what is now North West England had just been annexed by William Rufus from the Scottish Kingdom.
In 1203 King John gave Brough, along with Appleby and the Lordship of Westmorland, to Robert de Vieupoint, the builder of Brougham.
In 1521 fire destroyed much of the castle, and it was not occupied again until Lady Anne Clifford inherited it in 1643, when she undertook restoration work on all the castles she inherited.
www.visitcumbria.com /pen/broughcastle.htm   (194 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Joanne Brough, producer of 'Dallas,' 'Falcon Crest,' other shows dead at 77
Brough died Feb. 24 in her native Joplin, Mo., according to her daughter, Cheryl Preston of Los Angeles.
She went to work for Lorimar in 1978, and it was there that she was executive producer of "Dallas" and "Falcon Crest." She also held the title vice president of creative affairs.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Henderson Brough, three children from a previous marriage, a stepdaughter and three grandchildren.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20050312-0706-ca-obit-brough.html   (360 words)

  
 RealClassic.co.uk: Classic Motorcycle Profile - Brough Superior SS80
The first three years of Brough Superior were more or less gestatory, but then in 1922 the first of the famous models, the sidevalve SS80, was born.
Brough achieved FTD at 51 successive sprints and hill-climbs, often shockingly surfaced and winding, which vied with infant road-racing for prestige.
Brough Superiors certainly handled well, even over Brooklands' notorious bumps, and they were reliable.
www.realclassic.co.uk /bruff03090900.html   (1493 words)

  
 The Daily News - WO's Brough, 87, continues tradition of delivering News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Brough said he needed something to do after working for 44 years at Copperweld Steel in Glassport, a plant which no longer exists.
Brough said he and his daughter deliver the paper to homes along Ohio, Kansas, California and Vermont avenues, Eisenhower Drive and Lincoln Way.
His father James R. Brough drafted several poems for Daily News readers, one of which detailed a spring afternoon in which George's dog Buster was struck and killed by a bus during his delivery run.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=13405829&BRD=1282&PAG=461&dept_id=182121&rfi=6   (571 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Rugby League | Challenge Cup | Brough's relief at last-gasp kick
Brough banished the unwanted image of Fox miscuing in front of the posts to clinch Hull's 25-24 win over Leeds.
But Brough, who last season worked as a plumber while playing part-time for York, held his nerve to convert Paul Cooke's late try under the posts and seal Hull's first Challenge Cup victory since 1982.
Brough ended the match with a 100% place-kicking record, and also scored the crucial drop-goal that ultimately proved the difference between the sides.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/sport1/hi/rugby_league/challenge_cup/4193160.stm   (247 words)

  
 Brough Lodge Trust Page
Despite all this, it seemed to me that what remained, along with the wealth of surviving stories and information about the house and family, left good grounds for optimism that it could all one day be put back together.
Brough Lodge Steering Group was then formed, which was largely a sub-committee of Fetlar Museum Trust.
The main aim of the Trust is to take on responsibility for, and hopefully restore, the house and demesne of Brough Lodge (which includes the chapel, tower and gardens).
www.zetnet.co.uk /sigs/centre/brough/bltrust.htm   (1016 words)

  
 Brough, John on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Brough 33-date boost as Hall Green comes off; Extra summer Sundays help get Newcastle track back on...
BROUGH, JOHN [Brough, John], 1811-65, Civil War governor of Ohio (1864-65), b.
Brough served in the state legislature, and as state auditor (1839-45) he thoroughly reorganized Ohio's financial system.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/Brough-J1.asp   (382 words)

  
 Lawrence's Brough Joins Museum - Classic Motorcycle News - RealClassic.co.uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Brough, which has been loaned to the Museum by its current owner, is considered to be the one on which Lawrence had his fatal accident on May 13th, 1935.
Broughs were the pre-war Rolls-Royce of motorcycles and were mostly custom made, as was Lawrence's.
The strength of the Brough protected it from major damage -- the footpegs were bent, saddle grazed, the headlamp rim came off, the kickstarter and gearchange levers were bent -- and following the accident it was repaired by George Brough himself.
www.realclassic.co.uk /news04011600.html   (1190 words)

  
 Georgetown Philosophy Department (John Brough)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
John B. Brough, Professor of Philosophy, works chiefly in the areas of phenomenology, the philosophy of art, and the history of modern philosophy.
In the philosophy of art, Professor Brough is interested in the question of what distinguishes works of art from things that are not art, especially against the background of what goes on in the contemporary art world.
He is also interested in the status of images, particularly the roles images play in art and how images differ from other phenomena, such as ordinary perceived objects, phantasied objects, remembered objects, and so on.
philosophy.georgetown.edu /faculty/bios/brough.htm   (134 words)

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