Sir Cloudesley Shovell
September 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Sir Cloudesley Shovell
Just when I'd thought I'd encountered the funniest of historical British names, I discover this guy.
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Just when I'd thought I'd encountered the funniest of historical British names, I discover this guy.
First book of the day, "The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley" by Sean Lusk. - Michael
April 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
First book of the day, "The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley" by Sean Lusk. - Michael
According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: “His unusual forename derives from the family name of his maternal grandmother, Lucy Cloudesley, and his uncle Cloudesley Jenkinson”. (As a bonus, he lived in The Olden Days When No One Could Spell, so it was sometimes rendered Clowdisley)
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October 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: “His unusual forename derives from the family name of his maternal grandmother, Lucy Cloudesley, and his uncle Cloudesley Jenkinson”. (As a bonus, he lived in The Olden Days When No One Could Spell, so it was sometimes rendered Clowdisley)
just imagine if your name were "Cloudesley Brereton"
January 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
just imagine if your name were "Cloudesley Brereton"
The name’s Shovell,
Sir Cloudesley Shovell
Sir Cloudesley Shovell
February 12, 2024 at 4:49 PM
The name’s Shovell,
Sir Cloudesley Shovell
Sir Cloudesley Shovell
admiral of the fleet sir cloudesley shovell
September 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
admiral of the fleet sir cloudesley shovell
"Paint me like Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cloudesley Shovell."
The monument in question is in Westminster Abbey, and that description of it from an early Dictionary of National Biography – and it’s difficult to dispute. I mean, really. It may be by the great Grinling Gibbons, but what the hell is going on here? en.wikisource.org/wiki/Diction...
October 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Paint me like Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cloudesley Shovell."
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🧑🎤 The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell
🎶 Iceberg
💿 Very Uncertain Times (2019)
▶️ youtu.be/yzC0lBbZK40
🧑🎤 The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell
🎶 Iceberg
💿 Very Uncertain Times (2019)
▶️ youtu.be/yzC0lBbZK40
December 4, 2024 at 9:54 PM
#LookAndPlay (327)
🧑🎤 The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell
🎶 Iceberg
💿 Very Uncertain Times (2019)
▶️ youtu.be/yzC0lBbZK40
🧑🎤 The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell
🎶 Iceberg
💿 Very Uncertain Times (2019)
▶️ youtu.be/yzC0lBbZK40
A name so good they actually nicked it for the name of a stoner metal band from East Sussex. www.discogs.com/artist/21453...
Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell
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November 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A name so good they actually nicked it for the name of a stoner metal band from East Sussex. www.discogs.com/artist/21453...
Two very delightful facts about Sir Cloudesley Shovell:
(1) His parents had the extremely normal names John and Anne but decided to name their child CLOUDESLEY.
(2) He was born in the village of Cockthorpe.
(1) His parents had the extremely normal names John and Anne but decided to name their child CLOUDESLEY.
(2) He was born in the village of Cockthorpe.
September 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Two very delightful facts about Sir Cloudesley Shovell:
(1) His parents had the extremely normal names John and Anne but decided to name their child CLOUDESLEY.
(2) He was born in the village of Cockthorpe.
(1) His parents had the extremely normal names John and Anne but decided to name their child CLOUDESLEY.
(2) He was born in the village of Cockthorpe.
Cloudesley Road, London N1
Former shops turned homes with wooden and glazed tile frontages with ghost sign on brick wall
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Former shops turned homes with wooden and glazed tile frontages with ghost sign on brick wall
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August 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Cloudesley Road, London N1
Former shops turned homes with wooden and glazed tile frontages with ghost sign on brick wall
#reference #materialreference #buildingreference
Former shops turned homes with wooden and glazed tile frontages with ghost sign on brick wall
#reference #materialreference #buildingreference
A Red Admiral butterfly had a long rest on the wall earlier, and Tiny Niece asked what its name was. Before I even thought about it, I said "Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell" and that was its name for the rest of the afternoon.
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A Fateful Emerald: The Story of Sir Cloudesley Shovell
By David Dennis In All Saints’ Street in the Old Town is said to be the oldest home left standing in Hastings. This was also the home of the mother of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell. When liv…
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August 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A Red Admiral butterfly had a long rest on the wall earlier, and Tiny Niece asked what its name was. Before I even thought about it, I said "Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell" and that was its name for the rest of the afternoon.
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Another blue sweater for #skykal? Sure, why not. And I get to double-dip with the Isabell Kraemer KAL that she is running in her Ravelry group at the same time! 🧶
Pattern is Cloudesley, yarn is KFO Pure Silk in petroleum blue.
Pattern is Cloudesley, yarn is KFO Pure Silk in petroleum blue.
February 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Another blue sweater for #skykal? Sure, why not. And I get to double-dip with the Isabell Kraemer KAL that she is running in her Ravelry group at the same time! 🧶
Pattern is Cloudesley, yarn is KFO Pure Silk in petroleum blue.
Pattern is Cloudesley, yarn is KFO Pure Silk in petroleum blue.
Okay, name your favourite 17th or 18th Royal Navy Admiral (or Captain) Name.
This is all about the aesthetics of the name, not of the person.
Mine is of course Cloudesley Shovell.
This is all about the aesthetics of the name, not of the person.
Mine is of course Cloudesley Shovell.
May 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Okay, name your favourite 17th or 18th Royal Navy Admiral (or Captain) Name.
This is all about the aesthetics of the name, not of the person.
Mine is of course Cloudesley Shovell.
This is all about the aesthetics of the name, not of the person.
Mine is of course Cloudesley Shovell.
To be fair to the Royal Navy, they didn't have to deal with this new-fangled sticky oil stuff the last time this kind of troublesome accident happened, with Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell
June 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
To be fair to the Royal Navy, they didn't have to deal with this new-fangled sticky oil stuff the last time this kind of troublesome accident happened, with Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell
Tonight as I was reveling in the discovery of a name as wonderful as Admiral Cloudesley Shovell (1650-1707) I also discovered that there is a retro-metal band named after him.
June 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Tonight as I was reveling in the discovery of a name as wonderful as Admiral Cloudesley Shovell (1650-1707) I also discovered that there is a retro-metal band named after him.
« Pelleteux de nuages »
May 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
« Pelleteux de nuages »
#OctoolberTunes #MusicChallenge
Day 6: shovel.
Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell - Red Admiral, Black Sunrise.
Or The Shovell, as they're known to their fans.
youtu.be/V7safHSGjpY?...
Day 6: shovel.
Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell - Red Admiral, Black Sunrise.
Or The Shovell, as they're known to their fans.
youtu.be/V7safHSGjpY?...
The Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell - Red Admiral Black Sunrise
YouTube video by vinylscratch1
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October 6, 2024 at 8:10 AM
#OctoolberTunes #MusicChallenge
Day 6: shovel.
Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell - Red Admiral, Black Sunrise.
Or The Shovell, as they're known to their fans.
youtu.be/V7safHSGjpY?...
Day 6: shovel.
Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell - Red Admiral, Black Sunrise.
Or The Shovell, as they're known to their fans.
youtu.be/V7safHSGjpY?...
From His Majesty's Navy, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cloudesley Shovell.
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Cloudesley Shovell - Wikipedia
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March 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
From His Majesty's Navy, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Cloudesley Shovell.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudes...
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Cloudesley Road, London N1
Painted ghost sign on brick wall
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Painted ghost sign on brick wall
#reference #materialreference #buildingreference
August 16, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Cloudesley Road, London N1
Painted ghost sign on brick wall
#reference #materialreference #buildingreference
Painted ghost sign on brick wall
#reference #materialreference #buildingreference
Anyway, if I should ever again acquire a kitten (as opposed to a rescue cat), I resolve to call it Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell. Well, unless I go for Major General Clive Wynne- Candy or Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff, obviously
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Anyway, if I should ever again acquire a kitten (as opposed to a rescue cat), I resolve to call it Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell. Well, unless I go for Major General Clive Wynne- Candy or Theo Kretschmar-Schuldorff, obviously
reading NAM Rogers' Command of the Ocean right now and repeating the name Sir Cloudesley Shovell to myself in different funny voices. The dog's looking a bit alarmed.
September 24, 2026 at 10:21 PM
reading NAM Rogers' Command of the Ocean right now and repeating the name Sir Cloudesley Shovell to myself in different funny voices. The dog's looking a bit alarmed.
There's also a rather good metal band named after him!
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Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell - Elementary Man (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by Rise Above Records
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October 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
There's also a rather good metal band named after him!
youtu.be/0x25j28KoCc?...
youtu.be/0x25j28KoCc?...
Sir Cloudesley Shovell and the Scilly Isles would like a word.
October 3, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Sir Cloudesley Shovell and the Scilly Isles would like a word.