Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The term banister (also bannister) refers to a baluster or to the system of balusters and handrail of a stairway. [3] It may be used to include its supporting structures, such as a supporting newel post. [4] In the UK, there are different height requirements for domestic and commercial balustrades, as outlined in Approved Document K. [5]
People whose surname is or was Bannister include: . Alan Bannister (cyclist) (1922–2007), British silver medallist at the 1948 Summer Olympics Alan Bannister (born 1951), American retired professional baseball player
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place.