Maintaining the traditions of the Iranian nobility to which he belonged, he kept excellent stables and became a well-known figure at the Bombay racecourse.

Two dusky stable hands were leading a pair of thoroughbred around the " cooling rings " of adjoining stables at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans and engaging in desultory conversation.

Many people at the time viewed horse-drawn transit as unnecessarily cruel, and the fact that a typical horse could work only four or five hours per day necessitated the maintenance of large stables of draft animals that had to be fed, housed, groomed, medicated and rested.

His father first worked as an hostler at the stables attached to the Swan and Hoop inn, an establishment he later managed and where the growing family lived for some years.

Finally, late in the evening, the two ' osses do meet, at the maypole, before returning to their respective stables where the crowd sings of the ' Obby ' Oss death, until its resurrection the following May Eve.

On Thursday evening of that week, listeners heard Grace trying to rescue her horse, Midnight, from a fire at Brookfield stables, and the crash as a beam fell on her.

In addition to a keep, located at the south-east corner of what is now King Square, documents show that the complex included a dungeon, chapel, stables and a bell tower.

In Rome he lived at Via Sistina in front of the Spanish Steps and had his workshop in the stables of the Palazzo Barberini.

A new combined firehouse and municipal building was built in 1911 ; prior to this, fire-fighting equipment was housed at the Hoffman and Follweiler stables.

Located at 487 Loop Road in Bishopville, this park hosts just about everything from river fishing, boating, nature trails, show ring, and stables.

A major focus of his career was the remodelling of older country houses, his first major commission was the transformation of Henry Holland's Trentham Hall, Staffordshire ( 1834 – 40 ) it was remodelled in the Italianate style with a large tower ( a feature Barry often included in his country houses ), Barry also designed the Italianate gardens, with parterres and fountains, largely demolished in 1912, only a small portion of the house consisting of the porte-cochère, with a curving corridor and the stables are still standing, although the gardens are undergoing a restoration, additionally the belvedere from the top of the tower survives as a folly at Sandon Hall.

Dublin Castle is currently maintained by the Office of Public Works, and houses, among other things, offices of the Revenue Commissioners in a 20th century building at the end of the Castle Yard, some elements of the Office of Public Works itself in an old stables area, and some functions of the Garda Síochána.

Further additions to the castle at this time included individual chambers for the King and Queen, a new chapel and stables.

On busy summer days, the stables at the Halfway House held as many as 75 horses.

When they discovered the plot had failed they stole cavalry horses from the stables at Warwick Castle to help in their escape.

He had a special passion for horses, having enjoyed riding at school in Dartington, where he sometimes slept in the stables.

There are gallops at Black Bushes and nearby villages with racing stables include East Hendred, Letcombe Bassett, Lockinge and Uffington.

The camels were initially housed in the stables at Parliament House and later moved to Royal Park.

Behind this Inn was a stables which was already famous for the practice of its manager, Thomas Hobson, not to allow a hirer to take any horse other than the one longest in the stable, leading to the expression “ Hobson ’ s choice ” meaning no choice at all.

It suffered considerable damage during combat operations at the end of World War II and later, when it shortly served as quarters and stables for the Soviet military.

A first festival hall, the present-day Haus für Mozart, was erected in 1925 at the former Archbishops ' horse stables on the northern foot of the Mönchsberg mountain according to plans by Clemens Holzmeister and opened with Gozzi's Turandot dramatized by Karl Vollmöller.

On the second and third days of the festival, a traditional game of a sport similar to polo is held at the stables of Shinra Shrine.

On his orders, galleries, stables, and other new buildings were constructed at Stirling Castle and Holyroodhouse, and rooms refurbished and furnished for the use of the King.

Bliss first used the technique of spraying waste oil to control dust in horse stables after discovering it worked well at his own home.

More archaeological success has been achieved with the major cities Solomon is said to have strengthened or rebuilt ( for example, Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer — ); these all have substantial ancient remains, including impressive six-chambered gates, and ashlar palaces, as well as trough-like structures outside buildings that early archaeologists have identified as the stables for Solomon's horses.

The cartridges were stored in stables and the ammonia concentration rose during the hot summer months, so initiating brittle cracks.

The prefabricated wooden huts were still being erected, and initially the entire " shooting party " was crowded into the mansion, its stables and cottages.

:: When the stables were burnt down, on returning from court Confucius said, " Was anyone hurt?

Conservatories were in the form of corridors connecting the Pavilion to the stables and consisting of a passage of flowers covered with glass and linked with orangery, a greenhouse, an aviary, a pheasantry and hothouses.

Inside the bailey were stables, workshops, and a chapel.

When Thomas Jefferson moved into the house in 1801, he ( with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe ) expanded the building outward, creating two colonnades that were meant to conceal stables and storage.

Here the barns, granaries, stables, shambles, workshops and workmens lodgings were located without any regard to symmetry, convenience being the only consideration.

On the other side of the court were the stables, for the accommodation of the horses of the guests and their attendants.

They were used as stables by the Crusaders, but were built by Herod the Great – along with the platform they were built to support.

With the expansion of the army, the cantonments were extended and enlarged, more barracks were constructed for the soldiers and stables for the cavalry were extended.

The stables of the old Keston Lodge remained until the late 1970s when they too were demolished to make way for three new houses in Forest Ridge.

In later years the stables were converted into the traffic office.

Stables on the current site, behind the Dog & Fox pub in the High Street, were founded in 1915 by William Kirkpatrick and named Hilcote Stables ; William ’ s daughter Jean took over on his retirement and continued to visit the stables until her death in 2005.

Many monastic outbuildings were turned into granaries, barns and stables.

The Prince also purchased land surrounding the property, on which a grand riding school and stables were built in an Indian style in 1803-08, to designs by William Porden that dwarfed the Marine Pavilion, in providing stabling for sixty horses.

In 1860, the adjacent royal stables were converted to a concert hall now known as the Brighton Dome.

Boasting a robust economy the streets of Shevlin were lined with shops, blacksmiths, saloons, hotels, casinos, brothels, and livery stables, a fire claimed most of these buildings in 1904 and again in 1911.

During these decades dozens of brick commercial buildings were built around the central courthouse square containing a wide variety of private businesses including lumber yards, livery stables, general stores, and hotels.

There were saloons, rooming houses, livery stables, blacksmiths and stores.