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Dunster was the birthplace of the song All Things Bright and Beautiful when Cecil Alexander was staying with Mary Martin.
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The first president ( Henry Dunster ), the first benefactor ( John Harvard ), and the first schoolmaster ( Nathaniel Eaton ) of Harvard were all Cambridge University alumni, as was the then ruling ( and first ) governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, John Winthrop.
The architect or master mason, William Arnold, was also responsible for Montacute House and Dunster Castle in Somerset, and was involved in the building of Hatfield House for Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, James I ’ s Lord Treasurer.
Socket holes in the piers of the crossing suggest that, as well as a rood screen, there was a further screen dividing nave and crossing, such as still exists at Dunster in Somerset.
Part of the building's cost was sponsored by subscriptions raised by Harvard in memory of Henry Dunster, who studied in Magdalene in 1627-30 and later became a founding father of Harvard University.
On 30 June 1650 he was arrested and confined, first in Dunster Castle and afterwards in Taunton Castle ( 12 June 1651 ) and Pendennis Castle ( 27 June 1651 ).
An alternative link to South Devon was proposed by the Exeter, Tiverton and Minehead Direct Railway through Dunster and offered an extension to Ilfracombe.
In 1966, the signal box at Minehead was closed and the two tracks from Dunster were then operated as independent bi-directional lines.
The wool was spun into thread on isolated farms and collected by merchants to be woven, fulled, dyed and finished in thriving towns such as Dunster.
The third edition ( 1651 ) was extensively revised by Henry Dunster and Richard Lyon.
Henry Dunster ( November 26, 1609 ( baptized ) – February 27, 1658 / 1659 ) was an Anglo-American Puritan clergyman and the first president of Harvard College.
Brackney says Dunster was " an important precursor " of the Baptist denomination in America, especially regarding infant baptism, soul freedom, religious liberty, congregational governance, and a radical biblicism.
He was born at Bolholt, Bury, Lancashire, England to Henry Dunster ( 1580 – 1646 ) and Henry's first wife, who is not named in any records.
When Nathaniel Eaton was dismissed in 1639 as master of the recently-established Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dunster was appointed as his successor.
However, Dunster indeed was the " de facto treasurer " of Harvard for nearly a decade.
The earldom was inherited by his younger brother, the sixth Earl, while the barony of Strange ( as well as the baronies of Mohun of Dunster and Stanley, also held by the Earl ) fell into abeyance between the late Earl's three daughters Lady Anne, Lady Frances and Lady Elizabeth ( however, the sixth Earl of Derby erroneously assumed the barony of Strange-see below ).
Before the Norman Conquest it was held by Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia and after it by William de Moyon and his descendants, who administered the area from Dunster Castle, which was later sold to Sir George Luttrell and his family.
William de Mohun of Dunster, 1st Earl of Somerset and his descendants administered the area from Dunster Castle, which was later sold to Sir George Luttrell and his family.
It incorporated a pier, dating from 1616, and was built to replace that at Dunster which was silting up.
There was a marked increase in building in the early years of the 20th century when the landowners, the Luttrells of Dunster Castle, released extensive building land.
The Church of St Michael the Archangel in Alcombe was built in 1903 as a chapel of ease for the Dunster parish, but in 1953 it became the Parish Church of Alcombe in its own right.
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Cecil F. Alexander wrote the popular Anglican hymn All Things Bright And Beautiful in Minehead and in nearby Dunster the verse:
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Dunster left his posts in Bury in 1640 when, like many other Puritans dissatisfied with developments in both church and state and probably in anticipation of a Civil War, he emigrated to Massachusetts.
Henry Dunster, the first president of Harvard University, was buried wearing a tansy wreath in a coffin packed with tansy ; when “ God ’ s Acre ” was moved in 1846 the tansy had maintained its shape and fragrance, helping to identify the president ’ s remains.
A more recent tradition ( started in 1987 ) is Dunster by Candlelight which takes place every year on the first Friday and Saturday in December when this remarkably preserved medieval village turns its back on the present and lights its streets with candles.
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The design is by William Alexander Harvey, who was architect of many of the buildings on the estate and is based on the 17th century Yarn Market in Dunster, Somerset.
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It is a long way from the village of that name which is on the hill to the right along with Dunster Castle.
When Dunster abandoned the Puritan view of infant baptism in favor of believer's baptism in 1653 / 54, he provoked a controversy that highlighted two distinct approaches to dealing with dissent in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
She died in 1643, leaving Dunster with land and property, including the first printing press in the colony, and leaving him shared responsibility for her estate and her five children by her first marriage.
Thomas Howell ( born about 1538 ), who is thought to have hailed from Dunster, Somerset, with roots in Caerfyrddyn, may have been one of the gentry encouraged to learn Latin at the time.
The project was led by the Peabody Trust in partnership with Bill Dunster Architects, Ellis & Moore Consulting Engineers, BioRegional, Arup and the cost consultants Gardiner and Theobald.
The connection with Harvard College, in addition to the two being very august institutions, highly respected in the North of their particular countries, started with Henry Dunster.
After the Norman Conquest, the county was divided into 700 fiefs, and large areas were owned by the crown, with fortifications such as Dunster Castle used for control and defence.
However, the students finally triumphed in the situation, and Dunster himself resigned in 1654 over disagreements with the church about infant baptism.
World premiere directed by Matthew Dunster with Ian Bartholomew as Chris, Malachi Kirby as Jason and Shannon Tarbet as Sheila ( Manchester Theatre Awards ) ( 2011 )
Nearby is the Dunster Park and Heathlands Site of Special Scientific Interest noted for nationally important lowland dry heath, dry lowland acid grassland, wood-pasture with veteran trees and ancient semi-natural oak woodland habitats.
As amalgamation drew ever nearer, on 19 March at a farewell dinner at Dunster Castle in Somerset, the regiment farewelled its Colonel-in-Chief after HM King Harald V chose to end his role with the end of the regiment's independent existence, while on 28 March, the 1st Battalion held their final parade on British soil.
The Bee Club rents space from the Fly Club at 45 Dunster Street in a building that was previously the D. U. ( the " Duck ") before half the club became the Oak Club and half merged with The Fly.
In 1998, they filed suit against the school, alleging " wrongful death, conscious pain and suffering and emotional distress ," and charging the university, as well as various people in charge at Dunster House, with negligence.
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* November 26 – Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College ( d. 1659 )
* February 27 – Henry Dunster, first President of Harvard College ( b. 1609 )
In other cases mottes, such as that at Groby Castle, were reused as the bases for dramatic follies, or alternatively entirely new castle follies could be created ; either from scratch or by reusing original stonework, as occurred during the building of Conygar Tower for which various parts of Dunster Castle were cannibalised.
The Young Vic theatre in London produced the stage version of The Member of the Wedding in 2007, directed by Matthew Dunster.
from Minehead the line crosses Dunster West level crossing and enters station.
The platform at Dunster is on the right while the old goods yard on the left is now used by the WSR ’ s civil engineering team who keep the tracks in good order.
On leaving the station is another level crossing, this time over Sea Lane that leads down to Dunster Beach which can be glimpsed to the left of the train.
Dunster Yarn Market ( a covered market for the sale of local cloth, built in 1609 ) and Dunster Castle, ExmoorDuring the Middle Ages, sheep farming for the wool trade came to dominate the economy.
As well as Dunster Castle, Dunster's other attractions include a priory, dovecote, yarn market, inn, packhorse bridge, mill and a stop on the West Somerset Railway.
William de Mohun of Dunster (?– c.
Both the Company and the Foundation operate from Clothworkers ' Hall, in Dunster Court, between Mincing Lane and Mark Lane in the City of London.
Dunster studied at Magdalene College, Cambridge, specializing in oriental languages and earning a reputation as a Hebrew scholar.
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