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  Philip Hardwick (1792-1870)
Philip Hardwick (1792-1870) was the only son of Thomas to follow his footsteps in architecture.
Philip married a daughter of the architect John Shaw Senior (1776-1832) whose son was the architect, John Shaw Junior (1803-1870).
In 1822 their son Philip Charles Hardwick was born in London.
www.victorianweb.org /art/architecture/hardwick/bioph.html   (691 words)

  
 Philip Hardwick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philip Hardwick (1792-1870) was an eminent English architect (son of architect Thomas Hardwick (junior) (1752-1829), and grandson of Thomas Hardwick Senior (1725-1798)).
Hardwick was born at 9 Rathbone Place in Westminster London and trained as an architect under his father.
Philip married a daughter of the architect John Shaw Senior (1776-1832) and his brother-in-law was the architect John Shaw Junior (1803-1870) The two families are sometimes regarded as perhaps the finest architectural family London has ever produced (rivalled by the Charles Barry dynasty, among others) and they lay buried at Kensal Green Cemetery.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philip_Hardwick   (476 words)

  
 Elizabeth Hardwick Papers
Hardwick received critical attention for her talented prose style, as well as her descriptions of people and places.
Hardwick, who had long bemoaned the state of book reviewing in the United States, met with a group of friends to found the NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS, to which she contributes to this day.
Hardwick continued to publish critical essays throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and was the first woman to win the George Jean Nathan Award for outstanding drama criticism in 1967.
www.hrc.utexas.edu /research/fa/hardwick.html   (2042 words)

  
 Philip Charles Hardwick (1822-1892)
Philip Chales Hardwick (1822-1892), the son and architectural associate of Philip Hardwick (1792-1870), who designed of the pioneering Euston and Victoria hotels, was once described as a "careful and industrious student of mediaeval art." Trained by his father and also under Edward Blore, he exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy between 1848-1854.
It is worth noting that he was descended from two great architectural families, the Hardwicks and the Shaws; his uncle was John Shaw Junior (1805-1870).
The graves of Hardwick and Shaw lay side by side, which is a touching example of how close those two fine families were.
www.victorianweb.org /art/architecture/hardwick/biopch.html   (489 words)

  
 Philip Powys   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Philip and Isabella went to Isleworth for ten days (whether staying with the Merricks or at their house at Sion, I do not know).
He leased out the manors of Hardwick, Purley and Elvenden, comprising 40 houses and 1,050 acres of arable land, 70 of meadow, 30 of pasture, 850 of wood, 500 of heath; ie.2.5 thousand acres in all, some of it in Whitchurch, some in Goring, Stoke, Checkenden, Maple Durham.
In E A Powys' copy of Philip Powys's notes (her gt-gt-grandfather), he had recorded "Philip Powys was marred to Isabella Lybbe of Hardwick in Oxfordhire 19th Decr 1730".
www.southfarm.plus.com /pl_tree/ps01/ps01_129.htm   (1094 words)

  
 Gruber   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
He died 11/22/1866 in Hardwick, Sussex Co., NJ and is buried in the Harmony Hill Methodist Chruch Yard Cemetery, Stillwater, Sussex Co., NJ.
She died 6/5/1859 in Hardwick, Sussex Co., NJ and is buried in the Harmony Hill Methodist Church Yard Cemetery, Stillwater, Sussex Co., NJ.
Philip Peter Gruber and Johann Jacob Gruber were brothers who lived in Knowlton, Sussex Co., NJ in the late 1700's.
members.aol.com /ggilb10335/Gruber.html   (1919 words)

  
 Traffic Calming in Hardwick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Hardwick has £10,000 to spend on traffic calming due to a section 106 travel to work payment resulting from the Redbrick Farms Development.
The residents of Hardwick will be consulted as to which items they value most highly through the web site and village Magazine.
There is a plan of action over the next 4-5 weeks for the Coton to Hardwick cycle path.
www.hardwick-cambs.org.uk /hpc/calming/05062003.htm   (529 words)

  
 Greater London Industrial Archaeology Society
The masterpiece of the architect Philip Hardwick (1792-1870) is generally considered to be the Euston Arch, demolished during the building of the present Euston railway station.
Philip Hardwick was responsible also for the City of London Club which was built in 1833-4 in the Palladian style.
Philip Hardwick gave up architectural practice during the 1840s and his son and grandson were also architects.
www.glias.org.uk /news/163news.html   (4511 words)

  
 HardwickHR - What we've done
Hardwick HR was instrumental in reorganising the Staff Consultative Committee.
Hardwick HR provides an important tool in the portfolio of service provision to our Trust Managers and staff, and I happily commend their services”
We found Hardwick, and Carolyn in particular, extremely helpful in helping us through this process.The outcome that we achieved was a contract that was suitable for all concerned and a happy new employee who can help to take our business forward."
www.hardwickhr.co.uk /casestudies   (998 words)

  
 Victorian London - Transport - Railways, Above Ground - Stations - Euston Station
We have mentioned that the whole is erected from the designs of Philip Hardwick, Esq.; and we must not forget to name his able Clerk of the Works, Mr.
Euston Station, in Euston Square, is the terminus of the London and North Western Railway, and its name is derived from the secondary title of the Dukes of Grafton, ground landlords of this district.
The fine portico seen in our view was designed by Hardwick, and is said to have cost £30,000 some of its stones weigh no less than thirteen tons.
www.victorianlondon.org /transport/eustonstation.htm   (1470 words)

  
 Candles Unlimited
Established early in the 20th century as Hardwick’s, selling crockery from the same premises as the current Candles Unlimited Company.
It was inherited by Jane’s great grandfather W A Hardwick who expanded the business to 7 town centre grocery and provision stores and grocery and provision wholesaler.
When these were passed to Jane’s grandfather K A Hardwick, competition from supermarkets and national cash and carry chains made it impossible to compete and the small town centre shops were gradually closed as was the wholesale trade.
www.candlesunlimited.co.uk /about.asp   (202 words)

  
 Belgrave Square - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The terraces were designed by George Basevi and are possibly the grandest houses ever built in London on a speculative basis.
The largest of the corner mansions, Seaford House in the south east corner, was designed by Philip Hardwick, and the one in the north west corner was designed by Robert Smirke.
From its construction until World War II, the square was occupied by leading members of the British aristocracy, with an increasing number of plutocrats added to the mix in later decades.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belgrave_Square   (336 words)

  
 Elizabeth Hardwick: An Inventory of Her Papers at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
Elizabeth Hardwick: An Inventory of Her Papers at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
The papers contain manuscripts of Hardwick's writings, particularly Bartleby in Manhattan and Sleepless Nights, as well as correspondence with friends and husband Robert Lowell.
In 1947, Hardwick won a Guggenheim Fellowship for fiction.
www.lib.utexas.edu /taro/uthrc/00051/00051-P.html   (1933 words)

  
 SSRN-Firm Size and Growth in the United Kingdom Life Insurance Industry by Philip Hardwick, Michael Adams
SSRN-Firm Size and Growth in the United Kingdom Life Insurance Industry by Philip Hardwick, Michael Adams
We also find that the growth of life insurance firms was related to input costs during the 1990-1993 and 1993-1996 subperiods.
Hardwick, Philip and Adams, Michael B., "Firm Size and Growth in the United Kingdom Life Insurance Industry".
papers.ssrn.com /sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=370471   (363 words)

  
 David R. Konkle
He was born 11 October 1856 in Hardwick Township, Warren County, New Jersey (Carpenter 2002) and died in 1921.The couple initially lived with Matthias's parents.
John was still single in 1910, he lived with his parents on their farm in Hardwick Township and worked as a laborer on the farm (1910 United States Federal Census, Enumeration District 129, Hardwick Township, Warren County, New Jersey, sheet 5A, 28 May 1910).
She appears on the 1910 census as resident of her parents household in Hardwick Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
www.charm.net /~edrtjd/readgen/218fam.htm   (5015 words)

  
 Philip Hardwick
Cut from one piece of "Cheesewiring granite, it is fixed upon steps, three feet high.
This monument was paid for by public subscription and was designed by his friend Philip Hardwick R.A. The stone was brought from Cornwall to Hull by sea and then overland to Sheffield.
Chantrey was born in Sheffield although he spent most of his working life in London.
public-art.shu.ac.uk /sheffield/hard237.html   (205 words)

  
 Euston Station   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Prior to the advent of the railroad, a traveler to a city would first arrive at the edge of the city.
Because the railroad brought passengers into the city, Hardwick expressed the importance of this change by designing a monumental entranceway to the station.
By using familiar forms, Euston Station's importance as a railroad station (a revolutionary building type) is secured.
www.ar.utexas.edu /courses/glossary/building/euston.html   (61 words)

  
 Euston Arch
The Euston Arch was a beautiful and powerful creation built in the victorian era as a mighty symbol to the glory of railway travel.
Designed by Sir Philip Hardwick, the Arch was part of a collection of classically ornate waiting rooms, train sheds, and ticket halls, all lovingly created in the 1830's.
These wonders were decorated and carved in extreme victorianic elegance, and they combined to make the original and awesome Euston Station.
www.geocities.com /londondestruction/arch.html   (488 words)

  
 Philip Hardwick sculptors and architects information
Philip HardwickSir '''Philip Hardwick''' (1792-1870) was an architect (son of architect Thomas Hardwick) particularly associated with transport-related buildings (eg: railway stations, warehouses) in London and elsewhere.
His father's Arch and the Great Hall were both demolished in the early 1960s to make way for construction of the current Euston Station building.
Gothic architectureGothic architect John Loughborough Pearson studied under Philip Hardwick senior before setting up his own practice in 1843 and designing many notable cathedral buildings, including that at Truro.
www.artbrain.co.uk /sculptors-architects/philip-hardwick.htm   (196 words)

  
 JENKINS GENEALOGY
Hardwick, Budding 8 August, 1744 Portbury Somerset 10 April, 1783 Easton in Gordano Somerset Napper, Thomas Unknown
Hardwick, Charles 20 October, 1811 Walton in Gordano, Somerset Porter, Eliza October 1881 Walton in Gordano, Somerset
Hardwick, Jane 25 December, 1805 Walton in Gordano, Somerset 1806
www.diligio.com /all_names.htm   (9311 words)

  
 The New York Review of Books: Paradise Lost
American Pastoral is Philip Roth's twentieth work of fiction--an accretion of creative energy, a yearly, or almost, place at the starting line of a marathon.
Roth has his themes, spurs to his virtuoso variations and star turns in triple time.
His themes are Jews in the world, especially in Israel, Jews in the family, Jews in Newark (New Jersey); fame, vivid enough to occasion impostors (Operation Shylock); literature, since the narrators, or, if you like, the performers are writers, actually one writer, Philip Roth, winking under whatever dark-glasses alias.
www.nybooks.com /nyrev/WWWarchdisplay.cgi?19970612012R   (354 words)

  
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Philip Hardwick is an international authority on the econometric estimation of cost and production functions in financial services, and on the analysis of economies of scale and scope and cost efficiency.
He is the author of several books, including a successful economics text-book and a macroeconomics book on unemployment and inflation.
At CIPPM, Philip is working on international trade aspects of intellectual property, including the effects of WTO rules on Foreign Direct Investment, and the effects of the protection of Geographical Indications under the WTO TRIPS Agreement.
www.cippm.org.uk /people/people.php?ID=17   (165 words)

  
 Euston history page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Doric Arch and screen was designed by Sir Philip Hardwick (1792-1870), architect to the Duke of Wellington.
The original station, built in the 1830s by Philip and P. Hardwick, featured a monumental Doric Greek arch, but this was demolished when the current structure was built.
The current station and its surroundings are bland modern blocks designed by BR's Midland Regional Architect, R.L. Moorcroft and team, and was opened by the Queen in 1968.
mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /londonstations/histeu.html   (230 words)

  
 Euston Station, London NW1: tourist information from TourUK
Outside stood a Doric Arch designed by Sir Philip Hardwick.
The London to Birmingham was the first trunk railway in the world and Hardwick's arch represented a monument to railway achievement.
In 1846 Sir Philip Hardwick, along with his son Philip C Hardwick, designed the Great Hall at Euston, one of the finest public rooms in London.
www.touruk.co.uk /london_stations/euston_station1.htm   (313 words)

  
 Curzon Street Station, Birmingham, West Midlands,UK
Birmingham kept Curzon Street although the surrounding buildings through which passengers passed have gone.
Designed by Philip Hardwick in 1838 this original gateway of the Birmingham to London Railway now stands forlorn near the site of the new Millenium Complex.
This was the main railway terminus into Birmingham before New Street Station was built.
www.birminghamuk.com /curzon.htm   (153 words)

  
 shusband
SCHARRER, Philip, Hardwick; ALBERTSON, Margaret, Knowlton; Aug 24, 1828; Mushback.
SNOVER, James C., Hardwick; SMITH, Juliet, Hardwick; Jan. 25, 1834; Moore, J.P. SNOVER, John, Knowlton; DENEE, Mary, Knowlton; Sep 21, 1825, Hankinson, J.P. SNYDER Christopher, Washington; BAYLOR, Mary, Washington; Nov 10, 1842; Hitchens, Rev.
Eunice, Hardwick; Apr 28 or 20, 1843; McWilliams, Rev.
raub-and-more.com /vol1indexmar/shusband.html   (3664 words)

  
 Shaw Hardwick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Lincolns Inn, London, UK Philip Hardwick and Philip Charles Hardwick
City of London Club, London, UK Philip Hardwick
Parts designed by Thomas Hardwick and Philip Hardwick
www.shaw-hardwick.co.uk /gallery.php   (95 words)

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