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John George Turnbull (born 27 August 1950) is an English pop and rock guitarist and singer. He is currently a member of The Blockheads.
Jul 1, 2014 · John Turnbull Thomson was a noted surveyor, architect and painter. Some of his works were featured in An Early Surveyor in Singapore as well as The Thomson Paintings by his great grandson, John Hall-Jones.
This is an oil painting by John Turnbull Thomson, who served as the first government surveyor in Singapore from 1841 to 1853. A self-trained artist, he produced a number of paintings which have become an important record of the early settlement.
- The Padang in Singapore
- Edifices of Power Around The Padang
- From Public Square to Padang
- The Padang in Post-Colonial Singapore
The British occupiers of Singapore, led by Stamford Raffles, altered the coastal landscapes of the island soon after their arrival in 1819. Recognising the defensive advantages of a hill overlooking the colonial settlement and anchorage areas, Raffles commissioned a hilltop fort for military surveillance over the settlement plains.1 In 1823, Lieute...
Around the Esplanade, or Padang, the construction of buildings along its edges further stamped colonial legitimacy and emphasised the class divide between the British and the local peoples. As in Prince of Wales Island (later renamed Penang), which the British had earlier colonised in 1786, the British East India Company worked closely with Europea...
The concept and use of an open space such as the Padang was tested elsewhere in the British Empire before its construction in Singapore. As the historian Robert Home has theorised, the public square was one of eight components of the “Grande Model” of British colonial settlement since the 17th century.8The geometric grid layout and the incorporatio...
According to Ananda Rajah , the introduction of the annual National Day Parade in Singapore after Independence in 1965 is symbolic of the country’s arrival as an imagined national and political community.13Over the last 50 years, three locations have hosted the annual National Day Parade: the Padang, the National Stadium and Marina Bay. The stadium...
Sep 18, 2017 · Ulrika Jonsson has revealed her deep regret over cheating on her first husband, John Turnbull.The TV star, who has had a much-publicised love life, blamed her young age and inexperience for the indiscretion, which saw the end of her five-year marriage to the cameraman in 1995.
Nov 13, 2018 · JohnTurnbull Guitar player for the blockheads, World Party, Bob Geldof and many others
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John Trumbull (June 6, 1756 – November 10, 1843) was an American painter and military officer best known for his historical paintings of the American Revolutionary War, of which he was a veteran. He has been called the "Painter of the Revolution". [1]
