In the current structure the original Norman arches survive under the central tower and on the north side of the nave. The arches in the rest of the building are Gothic, following mediaeval rebuilding and extensions, and Victorian era restoration.
The abbey was extended in the 1190s by Abbot John de Cella (also known as John of Wallingford) (1195–1214). The severe Norman west front was rebuilt by Hugh de Goldclif. It was very costly but its rapid weathering and later alterations have removed all but fragments.
The St Albans Psalter ("circa" 1130–45) is the best known of a number of important Romanesque illuminated manuscripts produced in the Abbey scriptorium. Later, Matthew Paris, a monk at St Albans from 1217 until his death in 1259, was important as a chronicler and an artist. Eighteen of his manuscripts survive and are a rich source of contemporary information for historians.
Nicholas Breakspear was born near St Albans and went to school there. He applied to be admitted to the abbey as a novice, but was turned down. He eventually managed to be accepted into an abbey in France. In 1154 he was elected Pope Adrian IV, the only English Pope there has ever been. The head of the abbey was confirmed as the premier abbot in England, also in 1154.
Frank Marshall (movie producer)
Frank Wilton Marshall (born 13 September 1946) is an American movie producer and director.
Kathleen Kennedy (producer)
Kathleen K. Kennedy (born 5 June 1953) is an American movie producer. She is currently the president of Lucasfilm.
Sam Mercer
Sam Mercer is a movie producer of many Hollywood movies, including several projects directed by M. Night Shyamalan such as "Signs" and "The Sixth Sense", as well as other movies like "Van Helsing" and "Things We Lost in the Fire". His career started during the early 1980s as a location manager and later advanced to a producer and executive producer. He also produced the latest M. Night Shyamalan movies "The Happening" and "The Last Airbender".
Parish
A parish is the area which is served by a church. This term is used by these churches: Church of England and the Anglican Communion, Roman Catholic, the Eastern Orthodox Church, Lutheran churches, and some Methodist, and Presbyterian churches. The idea is that the local priest or minister is responsible for the 'souls' in the parish.
The term refers to a local church community or territory, including its main church building, and other property. The word 'parish' is also used more generally to refer to the collection of people who attend a particular church. In this usage, a parish minister is one who serves a congregation.
A parish is a subdivision of a diocese or 'see'. The diocese is headed by a Bishop.
In some countries a civil parish is an administrative area of local government. Usually they started as an church parish of the same name. In the course of time, perhaps with modified boundaries to better suit local government, the parish survives.
In the American state of Louisiana, a parish is an administration area similar to a county.
Kao Corporation
Jergens is a company that makes beauty products. They are in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Monkfish
Monkfish also known as the Goosefish is an angler from the genus Lophius. It is also known as an Angel shark. Having a large head it lives in the Atlantic waters of North America. They have large mouths.
Nickelodeon Movies
Nickelodeon Movies is the motion picture production arm of children's cable channel Nickelodeon, originally launched on February 25, 1995.
In 1993, they wanted to release movies after "Rugrats" (planned for a fall 1994 release), "Doug" (planned for a spring 1995 release) and "Ren and Stimpy" (planned for a summer 1995 release), but all of those got cancelled and scrapped, didn't make movies until 1996, with the first film was "Harriet the Spy" on July 10, 1996, it’s latest release was "" on March 4, 2021; with their next release being "" on August 20, 2021.
Minotaur
The Minotaur () is a creature in Greek mythology. He is shown as half-bull, half-man, normally with the head of a bull and body of a man. He lived at the center of the Cretan Labyrinth (maze). The Labyrinth was built for King Minos by Daedalus. The Minotaur was killed by Theseus. The term "Minotaur" now refers to a race of bull-headed creatures created for the modern fantasy fiction genre.
Bruno Senna
Bruno Senna Lalli (born 15 October 1983 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian Formula One auto racing driver. He is the nephew of the late three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna. His mother is Ayrton's sister, Viviane. His father, Flávio, died in a motorcycle crash in 1996. Bruno Senna wears a slightly modified version of his uncle's helmet.
On 25 August, 2011, Renault announced that Senna would replace Nick Heidfeld as the race driver.
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Runnymede
Runnmede is a water-meadow in Surrey, England, 20 miles (32 km) west of London. The site is owned and managed by The National Trust, and runs alongside the River Thames. It is one of England's most visited tourist sites.
Runnymede is where King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215. Over eight centuries later, the memorial for those of the Allied Air Forces who died in World War II was placed on Runnymede. The British memorial to John F. Kennedy was put there in 1965.
The name Runnymede may be derived from the Anglo-Saxon 'runieg' (regular meeting) and 'mede' (mead or meadow), describing a place in the meadows used to hold regular meetings. The Witan, the Saxon Council, was held from time to time at Runnymede during the reign of Alfred the Great. The Council met usually in the open air. This tradition influenced the creation of England’s parliament in the 13th century.
Visitors reach the memorial by treading a steep path of irregular granite steps, intended to symbolise a pilgrimage. There are 50 steps in total. Each step is different to all others, with the entire flight made from 60,000 hand-cut granite blocks. Landscape architect Geoffrey Jellicoe designed the garden; sculptor Alan Collins designed and carved the stone inscription.
The area of ground on which the memorial is situated was given as a gift to the United States of America by the people of Britain. It is maintained by the Kennedy Memorial Trust, which also sponsors educational scholarships for British students to attend university in the United States.
In 1968 the 7-ton stone was damaged by a bomb during a time of anti-Vietnam war demonstrations; it was later repaired by the sculptor.
Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer (born 14 May 1965) is an Irish author. He is most well known as the author of the "Artemis Fowl" books. Colfer was born in Wexford in Ireland and still lives there with his wife and children.
"A series of books by several authors for young readers."
"The first five novels in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series were written by Douglas Adams. Colfer has written a sixth."
Donté Stallworth
Donté Lamar Stallworth (born November 10, 1980 in Sacramento, California) is an American football Wide receiver for the New England Patriots. Stallworth was drafted out of the University of Tenneesee by the New Orleans Saints with the 13th pick in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft.
On March 14, 2009 Stallworth killed a man while driving drunk. He pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 1,000 hours of community service, 2 years of house arrest, and 8 years probation. He was released from jail on July 10, 2009 and was not allowed to played football until the 2009 season and Super Bowl XLIV ended.
Ed Reed
Edward Earl Reed Jr. (born September 11, 1978 in St. Rose, Louisiana) is an American football player. He plays as a free safety for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Reed was drafted out of the University of Miami by the Baltimore Ravens with the 24th pick in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft.
Reed grew up in Louisiana.