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A close-up of a piece of grosgrain ribbon. Note the ribs that go across the ribbon. Grosgrain ribbons in various colors and widths. Grosgrain (/ ˈ ɡ r oʊ ɡ r eɪ n / GROH-grayn, [1] also sometimes / ˈ ɡ r ɒ s ɡ r eɪ n / GROS-grayn) is a type of fabric or ribbon defined by the fact that its weft is heavier than its warp, creating prominent transverse ribs.
A header is a technique that is used in association football to control the ball using the head to pass, shoot, or clear. This can be done from a standing, jumping, or diving position. [1] Heading is a common technique and is used by players in practically every match.
Petersham is a village in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the east of the bend in the River Thames south of Richmond, which it shares with neighbouring Ham. It provides the foreground of the scenic view from Richmond Hill across Petersham Meadows , with Ham House further along the river.
The church hall, used until the early 21st century as Petersham's village hall. Designed by Leeds architect John Kelly, the church was commissioned in 1899 by Rachel Laetitia Warde (née Walker) (1841–1906) to accommodate the expected suburban expansion of Petersham [4] and, using funds from his estate, as a memorial to her father, Samuel Walker (1812–1898) who had died the previous year.
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Richmond Hill in Richmond and Petersham, London, is a hill that begins gently in the north and north-east side of Richmond town and through its former fields, orchards and vineyard to a point just within Richmond Park, the deer park emparked and enclosed by Charles I.
Charles George Harper (1863–1943), author and illustrator, lived in Petersham at "Craigmyle" (The Navigator's House). [48] Sir Edmund Nuttall, Baronet (1870–1923), a civil engineer, was head of Edmund Nuttall Limited. He is buried along with his wife, Ethel Christine Nuttall (1871–1958).
A match between the clubs at Stamford Bridge in 1935 drew a crowd of 82,905, [8] the second highest recorded attendance for an English league match. [9] They met in two close contested FA Cup semi-finals in the 1950s, with Arsenal winning both times. In the 1960s Chelsea dominated the tie with 14 wins, two draws and just two losses during the ...