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  Highbury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The population of Highbury is 21,959 (2001 census).
The Manor of Highbury remained the possession of the Knights of St John, until it was confiscated by Henry VIII in 1540.
Highbury Corner had an impressive station and hotel; it was never rebuilt and was planted with trees and grass and is now the centre of a traffic roundabout.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Highbury   (1697 words)

  
 Arsenal Stadium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2005-06 season was Arsenal's last at Highbury, with their Premiership swan song on 7 May against Wigan Athletic finishing in a 4-2 win, with their all-time leading goal scorer, Thierry Henry, getting a hat trick.
Highbury has also been the venue for twelve FA Cup semi-finals as a neutral ground, the first in 1929 and the most recent in 1997, and the London XI's home leg against Lausanne Sports in the 1955-58 Fairs Cup semi-finals; London won 2-0 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate.
Highbury has also seen several cricket and baseball matches, and was the venue for the 1966 World Heavyweight boxing title bout between Henry Cooper and Muhammad Ali (which Ali won).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arsenal_Stadium   (1267 words)

  
 Highbury: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Arsenal tube station, in highbury, north london, is a london underground station that lies just around the corner from highbury, the home of arsenal f.c.arsenal...
Highbury Corner had an impressive station and hotel; it was never rebuilt and was planted with trees and grass and is now the centre of a traffic roundabout roundabout quick summary:
Jesse birdsall (born february 13 1963 in highbury, london) is a british actor, known in the uk for his starring roles in several high-profile, popular...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/H/Hi/Highbury.htm   (3985 words)

  
 Guardian Unlimited Business | | End of the road for Highbury House as it puts titles on sale
Highbury was the doomed comeback vehicle for the former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie, who spent about £1.5m on building a 20% stake in the company.
Highbury was pushed to the brink last April when Future, a rival publisher, pulled out of a £96.5m takeover.
Highbury is split into three different units: Front magazine in north London, a crafts magazine business in south London and the games titles in Bournemouth.
business.guardian.co.uk /story/0,16781,1680359,00.html   (378 words)

  
 Arsenal pay respects to Highbury
"Highbury is a mini-world where all your experiences meld into one and you can barely distinguish one game from another," says Marc Sands, a season ticket holder for 19 years.
Despite all the changes Highbury, unlike Manchester United's Old Trafford ground or Chelsea's Stamford Bridge, still looks and feels like an old-style football cockpit with the seating finishing just a couple of steps from the immaculate pitch and the brick-lined, echoing stairways to the stands.
Highbury was also the centrepiece of a 1930s film "The Arsenal Stadium Mystery", which revolved around the poisoning of a player, and Nick Hornby's "Fever Pitch" book which captured a fan's fervour as football's popularity exploded in the 1990s.
www.rediff.com /sports/2006/may/04arsenal.htm   (938 words)

  
 Highbury Preparatory School Encyclopedia @ LocalColorArt.com (Local Color Art)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Highbury Preparatory School is a private school for boys located in Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Highbury was founded in 1903 by Sibella Douglas McMillan and is located on the outskirts of the leafy suburb of Hillcrest, overlooking the Valley of a Thousand Hills.
Highbury accepts boarding and day pupils up to grade 7.
localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/Highbury_Preparatory_School   (267 words)

  
 Highbury
Highbury was built as a family home in 1878 by Birmingham's famous parliamentarian, Rt.
Chamberlain was at the peak of his political career when he commissioned Highbury which he affectionately termed his "country retreat".
Perhaps it was in testament to the rigours of political life that in later years Chamberlain referred to Highbury as his "haven of peace, existing at the heart of endless agitation."
www.birmingham.gov.uk /highbury   (321 words)

  
 Arsenal FC - Highbury Stadium (The Gunners) | FanZone - Away fans info.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Catering at Highbury is rather disappointing as there is hardly a mouth-watering choice available – pies, a jumbo size hotdog, and tea/coffee/alcohol, and that's your lot.
Highbury has to be one of the easiest grounds to get to in London –; simply get off the tube at Arsenal (Piccadilly Line, Zone 2), and you are there.
Highbury and Islington tube station is a twenty minute walk away from the stadium.
www.fanzone.co.uk /A5572F/fanzone.nsf/0/4F4E74F63AAAA8250025686B00591E81?open   (1362 words)

  
 Massey News Article - First Highbury Scholarship Recipient to Graduate
She says that most of the teachers at Highbury schools live outside the area and she believes her presence teaching at a local school has had a positive influence on the pupils.
Highbury Scholarship Board community representative Peter Butler (Ngäti Tüwharetoa) says Ms Kimura’s graduation is a great achievement for the Highbury community.
The scholarship aims to help members of the Highbury community realise and reach their academic and personal potential and to increase the number of role models in the area.
masseynews.massey.ac.nz /2006/Press_Releases/05-11-06.html   (497 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Arsenal's Highbury stadium closes after 93 years   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Highbury, which opened in 1913, is the spiritual heart of a crowded residential neighborhood.
The move from Highbury coincides with a key moment in the club's history — facing Barcelona on May 17 in the Champions League final in Paris.
Taking photos of Highbury's East Stand, Sara Brogden said she bought season tickets for the new stadium for about $1,800.
www.usatoday.com /sports/soccer/europe/2006-05-05-highbury-farewell_x.htm   (859 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Highbury: The Story of Arsenal Stadium: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Highbury is the citadel for Arsenal Football Club for over 90 years and home to the memories of over 10,000 matches.
"Highbury" documents the important role and influence of the Football League, Premiership, FA Cup and European competitions in the ground's colorful history and, in addition, details the England internationals, representative encounters, FA Cup semi-finals and European play-offs which have taken place there, as well as the legendary Cooper v.
This is a timely tribute to an iconic structure that has been part of the fabric of sporting history for almost a century, but one that will be no more when the club move to the custom-built Emirates Stadium just a few hundred metres down the road.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1845960122   (660 words)

  
 Highbury House Comms ABC Figures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Highbury's key titles have shown a comparatively good performance in otherwise disappointing markets, maintaining their strong positions.
Highbury has seen a slight increase in its overall share of the total unofficial console gaming market, with a share of just under 40%.
Highbury continues to dominate the Home Entertainment market, with its flagship title DVD Review recording a first half figure of 34,867, an impressive result considering the lack of strong new releases during this period.
www.advfn.com /news_abc-figures_8505012.html   (480 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Highbury Working: Beat Seance: Music: Moore/Perkins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
We then move on to meet a long procession of characters from Highbury's past, characters both real and imagined: Epona the underworld horse goddess and her ghostly mount, a crowd of performing freaks and magicians, a team of football players high on "courage pills," Aleister Crowley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and the musician Joe Meek.
The Highbury Workingthe third spoken word album Moore has recorded with his collective of like-minded musicians, The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvelsis an attempt to conjure, through occult and artistic methods, the spirit of a geographical location.
Conceived as a live performance piece, The Highbury Working was performed on Nov. 20th, 1997 at Londons infamous Highbury Garage concert venue (and then rearranged for the studio and only recently released on CD), with Moore reading an hour-long prose poem written specifically for the evening over music prerecorded by Tim Perkins.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000056UVI?v=glance   (1019 words)

  
 London My Highbury
I have experineces of both practices and have to say that the miller practice is by far the better establishment.
When I visited Highbury Grange Health Centre, not only was it uninviting in it's appearance I also found an uninviting attitude at a reception level, and generally unhelpful hence I decided not to register.
Just moved to Highbury and need to register with a new doctor.Was reading what you have written about the Millar practise.Where is it?Could you give me the address that would be great,thanks.
www.movethat.co.uk /London/My/Highbury   (1726 words)

  
 Farewell Highbury :: ArsenalAmerica.com :: Arsenal's US & Canada Supporters Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Highbury is not just a stadium, it's a landmark and it is just important in the history of the club as Norris, Chapman, Hapgood, Drake, Brady, Mee, Adams, Rocastle, Bergkamp, Wright, George, Thomas, Bergkamp, Henry and all the other great players who called the marble halls their home.
Highbury is class, just like the club that called it home for so many years.
I am thanksful for having been to Highbury twice, on one occasion I didn't have tickets so I watched the excitment build up around the stadium 4 hours in advance.
www.arsenalamerica.com /new/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2768   (2371 words)

  
 Scouting at Highbury History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Highbury Records show that The Rev. Shrubsole was granted permission to use the hall on Wednesdays for games and a Wolf Cub Pack in March 1917.
Highbury Scout expertise was used to provide the catering for these Camps with the Scouts traveling out by train or bike each day.
He was a member of Highbury Congregational Church He acted as Secretary to the Juvenile Branch of the London Missionary Society at the Church.
www.paulbb.com /scouts/html_history.htm   (4598 words)

  
 Highbury
The narrator further characterizes Highbury by describing the activities, pleasures, and drawbacks from her own perspective and through the eyes of the characters.
John Knightley anticipated that the evening at the Westons would be "five dull hours in another man's house, with nothing to say or to hear that was not said and heard yesterday and may not be heard and heard again to-morrow" (p.
Austen's portrayal of life in Highbury has often been criticized as narrow and trivial, and the subject and presentation have been judged too limited for Emma to be a great novel.
academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu /english/melani/novel_19c/austen/highbury.html   (378 words)

  
 DigiLondon - The Who, What and Where of London : Highbury Fields
Highbury Fields is an open space in Highbury, Islington.
It extends north from Highbury Corner almost as far as Highbury Barn.
The elegant Georgian houses surrounding the Fields are good examples of this type of town house and are highly desirable residences.
digilondon.com /index.php?itemid=260   (114 words)

  
 Technorati Tag: Highbury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Highbury Shop eBay for anything and everything - from the very unique to brand new items.
Remnant to float on AIM Remnant Media, which acquired various titles from Highbury through its subsidiary, SMD Publishing, is to float on alternative...
The future of the Arsenal Stadium Highbury May 26, 2006 at 11:54 am · by oldgame · Add to del.icio.us   The last game has been played at Highbury...
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 Why Woolwich Arsenal chose Highbury
In this regard Highbury was attractive: it had a tube station, known at that time as Gillespie Road by the door.
This was achieved by the move to the Highbury site on land owned by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners – St Johns College of Divinity.
But if that was all slightly odd and underhand (and in as far as there might be anti-Semitism there is was utterly appalling) it was nothing compared with the payback that Arsenal sought and got in terms of gaining promotion in 1919.
www.emiratesstadium.info /mystery1.htm   (1023 words)

  
 Highbury Heroes - Unofficial Arsenal Football Club fan site and merchandise    (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Dedicated to preserving the memory of our beloved Highbury Stadium and all who have played on its hallowed turf over the last 93 years.
We aim to compile a database of images, videos and match information that will allow the memory of Highbury to live on long after we have settled in at the new Ashburton Grove site.
This web site is not affiliated, endorsed or connected in any way with www.arsenal.com or any of their associates or agents.
www.highburyheroes.com   (222 words)

  
 Highbury Grove School-A Business & Enterprise college
Over the coming years Highbury Grove School will be transformed through the Building Schools for the Future initiative.
Highbury Grove headteacher Truda White has received top marks in the National College for School Leadership’s new award for ‘School Leadership in Challenging Urban Environments’.
Our aim is to achieve an educational environment that is safe and inspiring as well as fit for purpose in the 21st century and a school that everyone is very proud of.
www.highburygrove.islington.sch.uk   (564 words)

  
 Launceston Apartment Accommodation Highbury Apartments Launceston Tasmania
Highbury, circa 1856, is located in a central residential area east of Launceston's CBD.
Our Launceston apartments are fully furnished on a hillside location offering panoramic views over the city and down the Tamar River; a prominent wine growing area of Tasmania.
Originally the Mayor of Launceston's residence, these Launceston apartments have been converted to six stylish holiday apartments, suitable for overnight and long-term Launceston accommodation for those visiting the area.
www.highburyapartments.com.au   (140 words)

  
 The Internet Football Grounds Guide - Highbury, Arsenal Football Club
With a capacity of 60,000 the stadium is huge in comparison to Highbury and is the largest football ground in London.
A small second tier of seating slightly overhangs the bottom tier and a row of executive boxes are at the rear.
The traditional pub for away supporters at Highbury, was the Drayton Arms, which is located near to Arsenal tube station and Drayton Park railway station.
dspace.dial.pipex.com /town/park/yfh45/arsenal.htm   (1370 words)

  
 Highbury Ford Commercial Sales
Highbury Ford has the leading Ford commercial department in the London area supplying hundreds of vehicles each year to commercial accounts.
Highbury's Business Preferred Vehicles offers fleet specification and financing expertise in a no-nonsense commercial environment with "leading" fleet pricing.
Highbury's Business Preferred Collision can ensure your fleet of vehicles are kept looking great to enhance your business's important image in the marketplace.
www.highburyford.com /commercial.htm   (1015 words)

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