West Ham United F.C. - West Ham United F.C. West Ham United F.C are a professional English football club based in the East End of London. They play at the 35,647 seater Boleyn Ground, which is known more commonly as Upton Park due to its proximity to the London Underground tube station of the same name. They are nicknamed "The Hammers". The club has a training facility at Chadwell Heath in Essex, adjacent to the railway line from which the team may occasionally be viewed at practice during the week. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Famous Players 3 External Link History The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks, playing in the London League. They joined the Southern League Second Division in 1899. When the club became a.
West Ham - West Ham West Ham is a place in London, England in the London Borough of Newham. Until 1965 it was an independent county borough. Nearest places: Biggin Hill East Ham Plaistow Stratford Leyton Poplar Nearest tube stations: Plaistow tube station Upton Park tube station.
West Ham tube station - West Ham tube station West Ham tube station is a London Underground station at West Ham. It is on the Jubilee Line, between Canning Town and Stratford, the District Line and the Hammersmith and City Line between Bromley by Bow and Plaistow. It is in zone 3..
Hammersmith & City Line - the 1980s. It was split off as a distinct line to simplify the network from the passengers' point of view. Map Geographically accurate path of the Hammersmith and City Line () Stations in order from west to east Hammersmith Goldhawk Road Shepherd's Bush (Hammersmith) Latimer Road Ladbroke Grove Westbourne Park Royal Oak Paddington (Hammersmith) Edgware Road (Circle and Hammersmith) Baker Street Great Portland Street Euston Square King's Cross St Pancras Farringdon Barbican Moorgate Liverpool Street Aldgate East Whitechapel Stepney Green Mile End Bow Road Bromley-by-Bow West Ham Plaistow Upton Park East Ham Barking.
Ham - Ham For the meat called ham see: Ham (meat) Ham is a municipality in Belgium; see: Ham, Belgium Ham is a commune of the Somme département in France In Egyptian mythology, Ham is an alternate spelling for Chem, which see for more details. Ham was the second of the sons of Noah in the Bible. Ham the Chimp was the first United States higher primate to go into space. Ham is a term sometimes used to refer to E-mail which is not spam. See also: HAM, Ham radio, Ham sauce, Ham Lake, Minnesota, Farmer Giles of Ham, West Ham, London, England, West Ham United F.C This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name..
East Ham - East Ham East Ham is a place in the London Borough of Newham. Until 1965 it had been a county borough independent of Essex. It is just to the north of London City Airport. Nearest places: Barking Beckton Canning Town Forest Gate Ilford Plaistow Plashet Upton Park West Ham Nearest tube stations: East Ham tube station Upton Park tube station Beckton DLR station.
Balham, London - It is situated between three south London Commons, Clapham common to the north, Streatham common to the east and Wandsworth common to the west. These give it a green feel and a distinct boundary that makes it stand out as a district in the area. It possesses a railway to tube interchange connecting it easily and quickly to both the City of London and the West End. All this has combined to make it a popular location and property prices have soared as middle class professionals have moved in displacing the more working class feel the district had up until the 1970s Balham is famous for Bal - ham, the Gateway to the South - This is a line in a comical sketch by the Goons and should be spoken with.
Beckenham - formerly a town in Kent and thought to be named after its earliest inhabitant at the beginning of the 1st millennium, combined with "ham" for town. The River Beck was named after the town. Nearest places: Bromley Elmers End Penge West Wickham Bellingham Catford Nearest railway stations: Beckenham Junction railway station Bromley South railway station New Beckenham railway station Shortlands railway station Nearest tram stations: Beckenham Junction tram staion Beckenham Road tram station Reference Beckenham Town Introduction, as of March 29, 2003..
Plaistow, Newham - London Borough of Newham (note: there is also Plaistow, Bromley.) Nearest places: West Ham Forest Gate Stratford Poplar Isle of Dogs Nearest tube stations: Beckton DLR station Custom House DLR station East Ham tube station Plaistow tube station Prince Regent DLR station Royal Victoria DLR station Nearest railway stations: Canning Town railway station Custom House railway station.
London Borough of Newham - it was incorporated into Greater London in 1965 it was mainly composed of two county boroughs, of East Ham and West Ham, and part of it, North Woolwich, was in the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich. London Borough of Newham Demographics Population: 243,891 (2001) Ethnicity: 39% white, 13% african, 20% asian Geography Villages: East Ham, North Woolwich, West Ham Neighbours: Barking, Greenwich, Hackney Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest Politics Executive: Labour MPs: Stephen Timms, Jim Fitzpatrick, Tony Banks GLA: City and East London It is considered part of Outer London for most purposes because it was not in the old County of London. However, economically it is one of the more deprived areas, and Newham Council have a campaign to get it officially considered part of Inner London, which would have certain financial.
Keir Hardie - preacher at the Evangelical Union Church. Christianity was to be the most important influence on his political career. In 1886 he became the leader of first the Ayrshire Miners Union, and later the Scottish Miners Federation, and began to edit a paper called The Miner. First Labour M.P and the ILP Originally a supporter of the Liberal Party, Hardie became disillusioned by Gladstone's economic policies, and began to realise that the Liberals could never and would never represent the working classes fairly. They just wanted the votes of the workers, and any reform would be at best half-hearted. So Hardie became a Socialist, and decided to run for Parliament. In 1888 Hardie stood as an Independent Labour candidate in Mid Lanark. He finished last, but he began to think that maybe,.
Jimmy Greaves - In his career he played for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, and the England side. In 516 domestic league games, he scored 357 goals. In international competition, he scored 44 goals in 57 games..
Joe Cole - killed in a robbery at Rollins' home on December 19, 1991. Joe Cole (born August 11, 1981) is an English international footballer who plays for Chelsea F.C. He moved to Chelsea from West Ham United in August 2003..
Jubilee Line Extension - station) Canada Water Canary Wharf (new station) North Greenwich (new station) Canning Town (new station; interchange with DLR) West Ham Stratford Before the extension was built, the Jubilee Line terminated at Charing Cross. The section of Jubilee Line track between Charing Cross and Green Park is now unused. The Jubilee line had originally been intended to go further east, but this plan had been abandoned. The revival of the extension plan was motivated by the urban renewal of the Docklands in east London and the overloading of the existing Docklands Light Railway. The extension was authorised in 1990 and finally opened in late 1999, in time for the North Greenwich tube station to serve the Millennium Dome. The extension is marked by large platforms and halls that are only ever full.
Ian Wright - He signed for Arsenal in 1991 for what was at the time a club record fee and went on to become the clubs all time leading scorer. Teams (as professional) Crystal Palace (1985 to 1991) Arsenal (signed for £2.5m in September 1991) West Ham Utd (Free, 13 July 1998) Nottingham Forest (on loan, 1999) Celtic (Free, 1999) Burnley (Free, February 2000) Honours At Palace FA Cup runner up (1990) ZDS Cup winner (1991) At Arsenal Golden boot (leading scorer in top division) 1991/2 and 1992/3 FA Cup winner (1993, 1998) Cup Winners Cup Winner (1994) Runner Up (1995) League Cup winner (1993) League championship (1998) Arsenal lead scorer with 178 goals. With England 33 caps (debut? last cap?) Sources http://www.arseweb.com/people/ex/Ian_Wright.html http://www.stattoshop.co.uk/moreinfo/wrightcareer.htm.
Independent Labour Party (UK) - parties operating in the United Kingdom. Its founder chairman was James Keir Hardie who had been elected an independent labour MP for West Ham South in the previous years General Election. The early years of the ILP were characterised by a number of amalgamations with small socialist and leftist groups, and in the 1895 General Election they contested 28 seats. The party polled well in some urban centres but Hardie lost his seat. The ILP played a central role in the formation of the Labour Representation Committee in 1900 and when the Labour Party was formed in 1906 the ILP affiliated to it. This affiliation allowed the ILP to continue to hold its own conferences and devise its own policies which ILP members were expected to argue for within the Labour.
ISO 3166-2:GB - 2.4 Wales 2.5 BS-only Codes 3 See also Newsletters ISO 3166-2:2002-05-21 Encoding table England England (34 counties, 33 London Boroughs, 36 metropolitan districts, 46 unitary authorities, 1 special area) GB-BNE Barnet (London borough) GB-BNS Barnsley (South Yorkshire district) GB-BAS Bath and North East Somerset (unitary authority) GB-BDF Bedfordshire (county) GB-BEX Bexley (London borough) GB-BIR Birmingham (West Midlands district) GB-BBD Blackburn with Darwen GB-BPL Blackpool GB-BOL Bolton (Manchester borough) GB-BMH Bournemouth GB-BRC Bracknell Forest GB-BRD Bradford (West Yorkshire district) GB-BEN Brent (London borough) GB-BNH Brighton and Hove GB-BST Bristol, City of GB-BRY Bromley (London borough) GB-BKM Buckinghamshire (county) GB-BUR Bury (Manchester borough) GB-CLD Calderdale (West Yorkshire district) GB-CAM Cambridgeshire (county) GB-CMD Camden (London borough) GB-CHS Cheshire (county) GB-CON Cornwall (county) GB-COV Coventry (West Midlands district) GB-CRY Croydon (London borough) GB-CMA Cumbria (county).
Hainaut - province of Wallonia. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of West Flanders, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant and Namur, and France. Its capital is Mons. It has a surface area of 3800 km² and is divided into seven administrative districts (arrondissements in French) which contain 69 municipalities. A somewhat old-fashioned English version is Hainault. Ath District: Ath Beloeil Bernissart Brugelette Chièvres Ellezelles Flobecq Frasnes-lez-Anvaing Charleroi District: Aiseau-Presles Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont Charleroi Châtelet Courcelles Farciennes Fleurus Fontaine-l'Evêque Gerpinnes Les Bons Villers Manage Montigny-le-Tilleul Pont-à-Celles Seneffe Mons District: Boussu Colfontaine Dour Frameries Hensies Honnelles Jurbise Lens Mons Quaregnon Quévy Quiévrain Saint-Ghislain Mouscron District: Comines-Warneton Mouscron Soignies District: Braine-le-Comte Ecaussinnes Enghien La Louvière Le Roeulx Lessines Silly Soignies Thuin District: Anderlues Beaumont Binche Chimay Erquelinnes Estinnes Froidchapelle Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes Lobbes Merbes-le-Château Momignies.
History of British Socialism - Levellers are usually held to be the fathers of British Socialism. They were lead by John Lilburne, and advocated: voting rights for all adult males annual elections complete religious freedom an end to the censorship of books and newspapers the abolition of the monarchy and the House of Lords trial by jury an end to taxation of people earning less than £30 a year a maximum interest rate of 6%. Although the Levellers had little effect on Oliver Cromwell's government, they did have a big effect on later generations. The Industrial Revolution and Robert Owen The Industrial Revolution, the transition from a agrarian economy to an industrial one, began in the UK over 30 years before the rest of the world. Textile Mills and Coal Mines sprang up across the whole.
Geoff Hurst - only time. Hurst was born in Ashton-under-Lyne in Lancashire. He also had a distinguished playing career, principally with the London side, West Ham United F.C. In the period from 1959 to 1972 he made more than 400 league appearances, helping West Ham to win both the F.A. Cup in 1964, and in 1965, the Cup Winners' Cup. In all, he scored 252 goals in 502 games, and to this day remains a legend amongst Hammers fans. Hurst was capped 49 times for England, scoring 24 goals at international level. The most celebrated of these is without doubt the 1966 World Cup final against Germany. The eventual outcome of the game was a 4-2 win for England. His inclusion in the World Cup final side was at the expense of the established.
