Barry Purves, director of the Aardman short Next, also directed Hamilton Mattress for Harvest Films.

Purves built a two room log cabin for his family with an open fireplace in one room used for cooking and heating.

Purves built and ran the first boarding house for the men who were working on laying rails for the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad.

* Libby Purves, OBE – radio presenter and journalist, drama critic for The Times ( 2010 —)

Purves has recounted how she " immediately spotted that this Rice-Davies was a woman to go up the Amazon with " and, among other things, that " only Mandy's foxy charm saved us from being evicted from a lock for being drunk on pink Champagne.

Children's TV Presenter Peter Purves lived in Bilton for a time.

The books Union in Christ: A Declaration for the Church ( 1999 ) and A Passion for the Gospel: Confessing Jesus Christ for the 21st Century ( 2000 ), both by Mark Achtemeier and Andrew Purves have served as rallying cries for Confessing Presbyterians.

Her fellow presenters John Noakes and Peter Purves were given gold badges on the first programme in 2000 when the time capsule for the year 2000 was dug up.

With the emergence of Jodie Purves as a young wicket keeper for Queensland Fire, Julia Price often plays now as a specialist middle order batsman for her state.

He finished fourth of eleven candidates ; among those who defeated him was Cec Purves, against whom Decore would later run for mayor twice.

Recent recordings include Handel ’ s oratorio, Messiah, with an all-star soloist line-up: Carolyn Sampson, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mark Padmore and Christopher Purves ( winner of a MIDEM Classical Award 2009 ), Dixit Dominus featuring Handel's eponymous early work and Steffani's Stabat Mater, Ceremony and Devotion: Music for the Tudors, which accompanied the 2010 Choral Pilgrimage and Hail, Mother of the Redeemer which accompanies the 2011 Choral Pilgrimage.

Former Blue Peter presenter Peter Purves lived for a number of years at the Old Rectory

* Encountering God by Andrew Purves and Charles Partee, Chapter 9: " The Struggle for Saintliness " ( ISBN 0-664-22242-0 )... opposed to the idea of imparted righteousness

Reversing himself, Hawrelak ran for mayor again in the 1974 election against incumbent Ivor Dent, future mayor Cec Purves, alderman David Ward, and three other candidates.

The artist originally chosen for the job, James Purves, died in 1940, at which time Beddoe took on the task.

Purves, Victoria: the " Barred Numeral " Cancellations, 1856-1912, and the post offices which used them ( Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria, Melbourne 1963 ).

Purves eventually changed the spelling of his surname to match the town ’ s depot marker which you can see evidenced on his tombstone located in Fillingame Cemetery in Purvis.

Smith entered the University of Edinburgh in October 1812, and in November took over the Unitarian congregation meeting in Skinners ' Hall, Canongate, which had stayed together without a minister since the death in 1795 of James Purves ; he raised the attendance sharply.

Additionally, Biggar has Scotland's only permanent puppet theatre, Biggar Puppet Theatre, which is run by the well known Purves Puppets family.

This was in some ways partly justified as the post of Director WRAC, which carried the rank of Brigadier, was abolished and it was seven years before a woman, Brigadier Patricia Purves, again reached that rank.

The Town of Purvis was incorporated on February 25, 1888 and was founded by and named after Thomas Melville Purves, originally of Marion County, Alabama.

Purves, born March 8, 1820 was a second generation Scottish-American whose grandfather immigrated to Charleston, South Carolina in 1765.

John, Thomas Purves ’ third surviving child, was the town ’ s first Mayor.

In 1884, the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad gained right-of-way on Purves ’ property and a depot was erected, along with a marker, reading “ Purvis ”.

They found a second source of water from a spring across the railroad track that was originally used by Thomas Purves ( Grandpa Purvis ) years before the town sprang into existence.

A bizarre follow up to the former was that journalist Libby Purves, who had met Rice-Davies when Mandy was published, invited her to join a female recreation on the River Thames of Jerome K. Jerome's comic novel Three Men in a Boat.

He was a contemporary of journalist Libby Purves, whom he once partnered to a College Ball.

The first constable was Mr. William Purves.

Purves was born in New Longton, near Preston, Lancashire, and was educated at the independent Arnold School in Blackpool, he had originally planned to go into teaching, training at Alsager College of Education, but began to act with the Barrow-in-Furness Repertory Company instead.

One of these " Irishmen " ( Harry Purves ) was in fact originally from Durban, where he was born to Scottish immigrants.

Equally important was the influence of fellow artist Peter Purves Smith in guiding him towards his characteristic mature style with its use of desolate landscapes inhabited by sparse figures under ominous skies.

In 1986, invited by producer Victor Lewis-Smith, Mullard hosted an edition of Midweek on BBC Radio 4 to replace regular host Libby Purves during her temporary absence ; the resulting programme was a unique hour of radio.

Every week, one duo was eliminated by a panel of three professional judges Kay Lawrence, Annie Clayton and Peter Purves and the viewers via telephone voting.

After her early death at Ossington, Nottinghamshire, in December 1815, he married as his second wife Ellen, daughter of Edmund Power and widow of John Home Purves, in 1828.

According to The Independent, " rows, however innocuous some of them seemed at the time, have become a trademark under Bragg: among the most notable have been Ben Elton vs Brenda Maddox, Rosie Boycott and Bragg vs novelist Kathy Lette, Armistead Maupin vs Libby Purves, and Bragg himself vs ( separately ) Joan Smith, Michael Dobbs, William Cash, Tony Parsons and Jean Aitchison.

Celebrities who have supported the Mission to Seafarers ' work or performed readings at its popular Christmas carol services at include historian Dan Snow, actor Julian Glover, Patricia Routledge, Oscar winner and former shipping minister Glenda Jackson, sailors Tracy Edwards and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, bestselling author Jeffrey Archer, maritime photographer Baron Greenway, painter Rolf Harris, writer and journalist Libby Purves, and frontline reporter Kate Adie.

In December 2003, The Times Libby Purves wrote a critical opinion piece, observing that Holby City medical staff are often depicted getting drunk in clubs, but afterwards are able to function properly at work, and that as a result, alcohol " is made to look innocent ".

Also, Torrance ’ s influence can be seen in the thinking of Matthew Baker of Fordham University ; Elmer Colyer of the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, one of the founding Directors of the T. F. Torrance Theological Fellowship and author of a number of works on Torrance ; Gary Deddo, Senior Editor at InterVarsity Press and founding President of the T. F. Torrance Theological Fellowship and author of a number of works on Torrance ; George Dion Dragas, Professor of Patrology and Patristics, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, Massachusetts ; Eric Flett of Eastern University, St. David ’ s, Pennsylvania and author of a book on the Theology of Culture as understood through the thinking of Torrance ; Michael Gibson of Vanderbilt University ; Myk Habets of Carey Baptist College, Auckland, New Zealand, author of a number of works on Torrance, including a book on Torrance and Theosis ; George Hunsinger, Hazel Thompson McCord Professor of Systematic Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary and author of a number of works on Torrance as well as an important book on the Eucharist, influenced by Torrance ; Christian Kettler of Friends University, Kansas, the current President of the Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship and author of a number of books that demonstrate Torrance ’ s influence ; Paul D. Molnar, Professor of Systematic Theology at St. John ’ s University in Queens, New York, past President of the Thomas F. Torrance Theological Fellowship and author of a number of works on Torrance including a book on Torrance ’ s trinitarian theology ; and Andrew Purves, Chair in Reformed Theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.

In 1871, Purves moved from his home in Greene County and homesteaded the, along with his wife, Dorothy Abney, born May 14, 1826 in Hinds County, and their five surviving children, to the rural property.

* SS United States, over-all art consultant ( with Austin Purves, Jr .); Cabin Class Lounge, Map of the Mississippi in gesso and metal-leaf, 1952

It is becoming increasingly important in biochemical research fields .< ref >" Cell Marking with Horseradish Peroxidase " adapted from D. Purves and J. W.

Bust of Purvis ' Founder, Thomas Melvill Purves, sculpted by W. N.

There were various recognized spellings of Scottish Clan Purves ( Family Name ) with the two names previously listed being only a few of many.

The name is also that of a Doctor Who companion played by Peter Purves.

Singleton also revealed several relationships and affairs with a number of men including actor Albert Finney and fellow presenter Peter Purves.

* Purves D, Lotto B ( 2003 ) Why We See What We Do: An Empirical Theory of Vision.