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"Shoreham Bay, May 1828, by John Constable Shoreham-by-Sea (often shortened to Shoreham) is a seaside town and port in West Sussex, England. The town is bordered to its north by the South Downs, to its west by the Adur Valley and to its south by the River Adur and Shoreham Beach on the English Channel. The town lies in the middle of the ribbon of urban development along the English south coast, approximately equidistant from the city of Brighton and Hove to the east and the town of Worthing to the west. Shoreham covers an area of and has a population of 20,547 (2011 census). History St Nicolas' Church. St Mary de Haura Church. Old Town hall Old Shoreham dates back to pre-Roman times. St Nicolas' Church, inland by the River Adur, is partly Anglo-Saxon The name of the town has an Old English origin. The town and port of New Shoreham was established by the Norman conquerors towards the end of the 11th century. St Mary de Haura Church (St Mary of the Haven) was built in the decade following 1103 (the Domesday Book was dated 1086), and around this time the town was laid out on a grid pattern that, in essence, survives in the town centre. The church is only half the size of the original – the former nave was ruinous at the time of the civil war although remnants of the original west façade survive in the churchyard to some height. Muslim scholar Muhammad al- Idrisi, writing c.1153, described Shoreham as "a fine and cultivated city containing buildings and flourishing activity".http://www.cartographyunchained.com/pdfs/cgid1_pdf.pdf The rapid growth of the neighbouring towns of Brighton, Hove and Worthing – and in particular the arrival of the railway in 1840 – prepared the way for Shoreham's rise as a Victorian sea port, with several shipyards and an active coasting trade. Shoreham Harbour remains in commercial operation to this day. = Shoreham Beach = Shoreham Beach, to the south of the town, is a shingle spit deposited over millennia by longshore drift, as an extension to Lancing parish in the west. This blocks the southerly flow of the River Adur which turns east at this point to discharge into the English Channel further along the coast at a point that has varied considerably over time. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the mouth of the river shifted eastwards which restricted trade to the port; by 1810 it was almost opposite Aldrington church. In 1816, work had been completed to fix the position of the river in its present position, flowing into the sea between two piers. Once the harbour mouth was stabilised it was defended by Shoreham Fort which was built in 1857. Converted railway carriages became summer homes around the start of the 20th century, and 'Bungalow Town', as it was then known, became home to the early British film industry. Francis L. Lyndhurst, founded the Sunny South Film Company, which made its first commercial movie on Shoreham Beach in 1912 and built a film studio there. Shoreham Beach officially became part of Shoreham-by-Sea in 1910. Much of the housing in the area was cleared for defence reasons during the Second World War and most of what remained after the war is now long gone, having been replaced by modern houses, some of which are extremely expensive, architect designed constructions.BBC – WW2 People's War: Evacuation of Shoreham Beach The Church of the Good Shepherd, built in 1913, still stands. Along the Adur mud flats adjacent to Shoreham Beach sits (and at high tides floats) a large collection of houseboats made from converted barges, tugs, mine sweepers, Motor Torpedo Boats etc. The seaside shingle bank of Shoreham beach extends further east past the harbour mouth, forming the southern boundary of the commercial harbour in Southwick, Portslade and Hove. The Monarch's Way long-distance footpath, commemorating the flight of Charles II to France after the Battle of Worcester, follows the beach westwards from Hove past Portslade and Southwick, terminating by the harbour mouth's east breakwater. = Landscape and wildlife = With the River Adur, the downs and the sea nearby the area supports a diverse wildlife flora and fauna. The mudflats support wading birds and gulls, including the ringed plover which attempts to breed on the coastal shingle. The pied wagtail is common in the town in the winter months. Insects include dragonflies over the flood plains of the river. The south and west facing downs attract at least 33 species of butterfly including a nationally important population of the chalkhill blue butterfly on Mill Hill. The underlying rock is chalk on the downs, with alluvium in the old river channels. The Adur district has a variety of habitats in a small area, including natural chalk downs and butterfly meadows, freshwater and reed beds, salt marsh and estuary, brackish water lagoons, woodland, shingle seashore, chalk platform undersea and large expanses of sand. The town is the end-point of the Monarch's Way, a Long-distance footpath, based on the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being defeated by Cromwell in the Battle of Worcester. Transport Brighton City Airport lies to the west of the main town and has been in private ownership since 2006. It is the UK's oldest licensed airport still in operation and has a 1936 Grade II*-listed Art Deco terminal building. The terminal has been a filming location for an episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot, "Lord Edgware Dies", a Crimewatch-type reconstruction (2000, ITV Meridian), BBC Tenko series episode, The Da Vinci Code film scenes and the film Woman in Gold. The town is served by Shoreham-by-Sea railway station, located on the West Coastway Line. Local bus services are provided by the Brighton & Hove bus company, Stagecoach South and a local town route is operated by Compass Travel. Shoreham Tollbridge crosses the River Adur in the west of the town. This bridge is a Grade II* listed building and was the last Sussex toll bridge in use. The bridge was part of the A27 road until it was closed to traffic in 1968. The structure is now too weak to carry vehicles and underwent extensive restoration, then was ceremonially re-opened for pedestrians on 23 October 2008, by Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Adur Ferry Bridge in the south of the town (replacing the old Shoreham footbridge) crosses the River Adur to Shoreham Beach. It was opened to the public by the Duke of Gloucester on 13 November 2013. Sport and leisure Shoreham-by- Sea has a non-League football club, Shoreham FC, who play at Middle Road stadium with a 2000 capacity, and a rugby union club, Shoreham RFC, who play at Buckingham Park. Southdown Golf Club was founded in 1902, but ceased to operate in the 1940s.“Southdown Golf Club” , “Golf’s Missing Links”. The town centre hosts monthly farmers' and artisans' markets in East Street on the second and fourth Saturday of the month, respectively. Airshow crash Most years, in late summer, Shoreham Airport hosts the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) Shoreham Airshow. On 22 August 2015, a Hawker Hunter jet fighter taking part in the airshow crashed onto the busy A27 road just outside the airport, killing eleven people and injuring several others. Notable people * Writer Brian Behan lived on a boat moored in the town in the late 1960s. * Playwright Charles Bennett was born in Shoreham-by-sea in 1899. * Mark Benson, former England cricketer and now a cricket umpire, was born in Shoreham-by-Sea in 1958. * Havergal Brian, English composer, moved from London to Shoreham-by-Sea in 1958. He wrote twenty symphonies there over the next ten years. * Paul Chaloner, s shoutcaster in the eSports community, was born in Shoreham in 1971. * Raymond O. Faulkner, philologist and compiler of the standard hieroglyphic dictionary, was born in Shoreham in 1894. * Vanessa Howard, a horror and exploitation film actress, was born in Shoreham-by-Sea in 1948. * Mel Hopkins, a former footballer with Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton and Hove Albion and Wales retired to Shoreham Beach. * Artist Alison Lapper and her son Parys, who have appeared on the TV series Child of Our Time, live in Shoreham. * Bert Longstaff, professional footballer who played for Shoreham F.C. and made over 400 appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion.. * Broadcaster Mike Mendoza, lives on Shoreham Beach. * Comedian Max Miller, lived in Kingston Lane for a period of time as indicated by a plaque on the building called Ashcroft. * Fiona Mont, who was dubbed "Britain's most wanted woman" in 2000. It was claimed she was smuggled out of the country in a light aircraft from Shoreham Airport in 1999. * Kjetil Mørland of the band Absent Elk lives in Shoreham-by-Sea. * Prof Hugh Nicol, bacteriologist and agricultural chemist. * Cecil Pashley, aviation pioneer. * Phyllis Pearsall, painter, writer and creator of the A to Z map of London lived on Shoreham Beach before her death in 1996. * Harry Ricardo founded Ricardo Consulting Engineers in Shoreham-by-Sea, where it still has its main offices. * Captain Henry Roberts (1725–1796) was a native of Shoreham, where he raised his six children. He sailed with Captain James Cook on the second and third voyages and acted as cartographer. * David Ryall, actor, was born in the town in 1935. * Leo Sayer, British singer and recording artist, was born in 1948 in Shoreham-by-Sea. * Hubert Scott-Paine, (the boss of R. J. Mitchell at Supermarine, who designed the Spitfire aircraft), was born in 1890 in Shoreham and had a yacht in Stowe's Yard, before moving to Southampton. * Gemma Spofforth, Olympic swimmer, was born in Shoreham-By-Sea. * Michael Standing, a professional footballer, was born in Shoreham-by-Sea in 1981. * Marcus Tudgay, footballer, was born in Shoreham-by-Sea. * Darren Tulett, football presenter on French television * Judy Upton, playwright, was born in Shoreham-by-Sea in 1966 and has written several plays associated with Brighton. * Nicholas van Hoogstraten, notorious British property tycoon, was born in Shoreham-by-Sea in 1946 and was educated at a local Jesuit school. * Ted Walker, writer, was married in Shoreham. Many works describe the Shoreham coastline and Adur estuary. * Nathaniel Woodard, the founder of Lancing College and the Woodard Schools, became the curate-in-charge of St. Mary's, New Shoreham in 1846 and his experience there inspired him to start creating schools to improve the level of middle class education. He also greatly developed the use of choral music in the Church. * Amon Henry Wilds, English architect, moved to Old Shoreham in 1857. Twin towns Shoreham (along with the other urban districts of Adur) is twinned with * Żywiec, Poland * Riom, France See also * Marlipins Museum * Red Lion Inn, Shoreham-by-Sea * Shoreham Harbour Lifeboat Station * Southlands Hospital References External links * Shoreham-by-Sea comes under Adur & Worthing Council Category:Towns in West Sussex Category:Beaches of West Sussex Category:Populated coastal places in West Sussex Category:Ports and harbours of West Sussex Category:Unparished areas in West Sussex Category:Adur District "
"Vice Admiral Robert Don Oliver CB CBE DSC DL (17 March 1895 – 6 October 1980) was a Royal Navy officer who was appointed Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff. Naval career Oliver served in World War I taking part in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914, fighting at Gallipoli in 1915 and then undertaking mine-laying off the German and Belgian coast.National Maritime Museum Promoted to captain, he was given command of HMS Iron Duke in 1939.Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives He also served in World War II and was commanding HMS Devonshire,HMS Devonshire at www.uboat.net a heavy cruiser, on 21 November 1941 when he was informed that codebreakers had determined that German U-boats were going to be surfacing near him, to refuel from a merchant raider, the Hilfskreuzer (cruiser) Atlantis. Using the intelligence, Devonshire sunk Atlantis.Churchill Society He later commanded the gunnery school HMS Excellent and then the cruiser . After the War he was appointed Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons) and then Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff in 1946. His last appointment, in 1947, was as Flag Officer commanding the 5th Cruiser Squadron before he retired in 1948. In retirement he became Deputy Lieutenant of Roxburghshire.Royal Navy (RN) Officers 1939-1945 Family In 1928 he married Torfrida Lois Acantha Huddart; there were no children. Following the death of his first wife, he married Mrs M.J. Glendinning van der Velde in 1965. References Category:1895 births Category:1980 deaths Category:Royal Navy officers of World War II Category:Royal Navy admirals Category:Companions of the Order of the Bath Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Category:Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) Category:Royal Navy officers of World War I Category:Deputy Lieutenants of Roxburghshire "
"The Dave Clark Five, often called The DC5, were an English rock and roll band formed in Tottenham in 1957. In January 1964 they had their first UK top ten single, "Glad All Over", which knocked the Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" off the top of the UK Singles Chart. It peaked at No. 6 in the United States in April 1964. Although this was their only UK No. 1, they topped the US chart in December 1965, with their cover of Bobby Day's "Over and Over". Their version of Chet Powers' "Get Together" reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart retitled as "Everybody Get Together".The Dave Clark Five, "Everybody Get Together" chart position Retrieved 18 May 2015 They were the second group of the British Invasion to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show in the United States (for two weeks in March 1964 following the Beatles' three weeks the previous month). They would ultimately have 18 appearances on the show. The group disbanded in early 1970. On 10 March 2008, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. History The Ed Sullivan Show in 1966. From left: Denis Payton, Dave Clark, Mike Smith, Rick Huxley and Lenny Davidson. The band had its origins in 1958, as the backing musicians for north London vocalist Stan Saxon. Dave Clark played drums and contributed background vocals, alongside a frequently changing lineup. Clark and guitarist Rick Huxley both participated in the 1958 lineup. Clark and his bandmates eventually split with Saxon and reconstituted themselves as a standalone concern in January 1962, making their home in the South Grove Youth Club in Tottenham, London. After a little more evolution, a lasting ensemble was settled, with Clark on drums, Huxley moving to bass, Lenny Davidson on lead guitar, Denis Payton on saxophone (and harmonica and second guitar), and Mike Smith on keyboards and main vocals. Davidson's previous bands were the Off Beats and the Impalas. The DC5 was promoted as the vanguard of a "Tottenham Sound", a response to Liverpool's Mersey Beat sound. Dave Clark struck business deals that allowed him to produce the band's recordings and gave him control of the master recordings.James E. Perone, Songwriting credits went to Clark, Clark and Smith, Clark and Davidson, and Clark and Payton, although it has been reported that Clark's friend Ron Ryan actually wrote or co-wrote many of the songs without receiving any credit; the issue was settled out of court. Richie Unterberger, "The Dave Clark Five PBS Special... and Beyond", Folkrocks, April 16, 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2020 Session drummer Bobby Graham is also reported to have played, sometimes alongside Clark, on some of the band's hits. The Dave Clark Five had 12 Top 40 hits in the UK between 1964 and 1967, and 17 records in the Top 40 of the US Billboard chart. Their cover of Bobby Day's "Over and Over" went to No. 1 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 on Christmas Day 1965, despite less impressive sales in the UK (it peaked at No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart). They made 18 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show – more than any British Invasion group. The band released a film, Catch Us If You Can (directed by John Boorman) in 1965. It starred Barbara Ferris, and was released in the United States as Having a Wild Weekend. The short film Hits in Action highlighted a series of Dave Clark Five hits. Other than the songs "Live In the Sky", "Maze of Love", "Inside and Out", "Red Balloon" and "Lost In His Dreams", the band did not follow the psychedelic music trend.James E. Perone, Their popularity in the US mostly dried up by 1967, though they continued to score hits in Britain for another three years. The Dave Clark Five disbanded in 1970, having had three singles on the UK chart that year, two of which reached the Top Ten. In 1970, Davidson, Huxley and Payton left, and Alan Parker and Eric Ford joined on lead guitar and bass. That lineup, renamed "Dave Clark & Friends", lasted until 1972. Between 1978 and 1993, none of their music was available to be purchased in any commercial format due to rights-holder Clark declining to license the band's recordings. In 1993, a single CD Glad All Over Again was produced by Dave himself and released by EMI in Britain. After a 1989 deal with the Disney Channel to rebroadcast the 1960s ITV show Ready Steady Go! (which Clark owned), he made a deal with Disney- owned Hollywood Records to issue in 1993 a double CD History of the Dave Clark Five. No DC5 material was then legally available until 2008, when the 28-track Hits compilation was released by Universal Music in the UK. In 2009, selections from the band's catalogue were released on iTunes. And in 2019, almost the entire catalogue from the band, including all the original 1960s studio albums, became available on Spotify for the first time. BMG Rights Management, with whom Clark has recently joined forces to release the band's recordings, released a new DC5 greatest hits CD on 24 January 2020 in two configurations. Post break-up Dave Clark was also the band's manager and producer of their recordings. Following the group's break-up, Clark set up a media company. In the process, he acquired the rights to the 1960s pop series Ready Steady Go!. Additionally, he wrote and produced the 1986 London stage musical Time – The Musical where he directed the last performance of Sir Laurence Olivier. A two-disc vinyl album was released in conjunction with the stage production featuring music recorded by Julian Lennon (singing DC5's song "Because"), Freddie Mercury, Stevie Wonder, Cliff Richard, Ashford & Simpson and Olivier's selected dialogue. This double album was digitally remastered and released on iTunes in May 2012. Mike Smith teamed up with Mike d'Abo (previously with Manfred Mann) for one album in 1976. He also released a now- scarce CD in 2000 titled It's Only Rock & Roll and returned to performing in 2003 after a hiatus of 25 years. He formed Mike Smith's Rock Engine and did two mini-tours of the U.S. He died on 28 February 2008 in a Buckinghamshire hospital from pneumonia, a complication of a paralysing spinal injury sustained from a fall in 2003. Denis Payton died on 17 December 2006 at the age of 63 after a long battle with cancer. Rick Huxley died from emphysema on 11 February 2013 at the age of 72. Lenny Davidson taught guitar for many years at a school in Cambridgeshire, where he still lives. In 2014, Dave Clark wrote, produced, appeared in, and partly presented the television documentary The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over. Induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Dave Clark Five made the list of nominees for the class of 2008, and on 13 December 2007 it was announced that the band would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 10 March 2008. The group was inducted by Tom Hanks, who wrote, directed and starred in the 1996 film That Thing You Do!, which was about an American one-hit wonder band that became popular in the wake of the British Invasion. In attendance with the three surviving members of the DC5 were the families of Lenny Davidson and Rick Huxley, and Denis Payton's two sons. Mike Smith had planned on attending but died eleven days before the induction. Dave Clark opened up his acceptance speech by saying that he felt like he was at the Oscars. Davidson mentioned that they arrived in New York City for the ceremony on 8 March, exactly 44 years after the group's first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Joan Jett honoured the Dave Clark Five by performing "Bits and Pieces" with John Mellencamp's band. To perform "Glad All Over", Jett was joined by John Fogerty, John Mellencamp, Billy Joel and other artists who performed throughout the evening. Members The Dave Clark Five comprised: Classic lineup *Dave Clark – backing and occasional lead vocals, drums (1959–1970; 1970–1972, Dave Clark and Friends spinoff group) *Mike Smith – lead vocals, keyboards (1961–1970; 1970–1973, Dave Clark and Friends spinoff group; died 2008) *Lenny Davidson – backing and occasional lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars (1961–1970) *Rick Huxley (ex the Riverside Blues Boys, the Spon Valley Stompers) – backing vocals, bass guitar, rhythm guitar (1959–1970; died 2013) *Denis Payton (ex the Renegades, the Les Heath Combo, the Blue Dukes, the Mike Jones Combo) – backing and occasional lead vocals, tenor and baritone saxophones, harmonica, rhythm guitar (1962–1970; died 2006) Early members * Stan Saxon – lead vocals, saxophone * Mick Ryan – lead guitar * Chris Walls – bass Dave Clark & Friends members * Alan Ford – lead guitar * Eric Parker – bass Timeline Discography Studio albums *Glad All Over (US, 1964) *The Dave Clark Five Return! (US, 1964) / A Session with The Dave Clark Five (UK, 1964) *American Tour (US, 1964) *Coast to Coast (US, 1964) *Weekend in London (US, 1965) *Having a Wild Weekend (US, 1965) / Catch Us If You Can (UK, 1965) *I Like It Like That (US, 1965) *Try Too Hard (US, 1966) *Satisfied with You (US, 1966) *5 By 5 (US, 1967) *You Got What It Takes (US, 1967) *Everybody Knows (UK, 1967) / Everybody Knows (US, 1968) *5 by 5 = Go! (UK, 1969) *If Somebody Loves You (UK, 1970) *Good Old Rock'n'Roll (UK, 1971) ReferencesExternal links [ Dave Clark Five biography at the Allmusic website]. * Category:Beat groups Category:British Invasion artists Category:English rock music groups Category:British rock and roll music groups Category:Musical groups from London Category:Musical quintets Category:Musical groups established in 1957 Category:1957 establishments in England Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1970 Category:1970 disestablishments in England Category:Capitol Records artists Category:Columbia Graphophone Company artists "