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A Man Called Ove (novel)
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This article is about the novel. For the film, see A Man Called Ove.
A Man Called Ove
First US edition
Author
Fredrik Backman
Original title
En man som heter Ove
Country
Sweden
Language
English
Genre
Novel
Publisher
Washington Square Press (US)
Publication date
2012 Sweden
2013 US
Media type
Print
Pages
368 pp (US)
347 pp (SWE)
ISBN
9781476738024
A Man Called Ove (original title in Swedish: En man som heter Ove) is a 2012 novel by Fredrik Backman, a Swedish columnist, blogger and writer.[1] It was published in English in 2013.
In January 2015 a stage version of the book, with Johan Rheborg in the leading role as Ove, had its premiere in Stockholm.[2] In addition, it was adapted as a film of the same name, which was premiered on 25 December 2015, with Rolf Lassgård in the leading role.[3]
Contents
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1 Plot summary
2 Characters
3 Film and TV adaptations
4 Audiobook
5 References
6 External links
Plot summary[edit]
"Ove is a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbor from hell.” However, behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents’ association to their very foundations."
–promotional blurb on U.S. edition cover jacket [4]
Characters[edit]
Ove — A grumpy, 59-year-old man who has recently been forced to retire
Sonja — Ove's deceased wife
Parvaneh — Ove's neighbor, a pregnant woman of Iranian descent, a mother of two
Patrick — Parvaneh's husband
Rune — Ove's former friend who has become a nemesis and neighbor, now has Alzheimer's.
Anita — Rune's wife
Adrian — The neighborhood mailman
Jimmy — The overweight neighbor
Film and TV adaptations[edit]
A Man Called Ove (film)
Audiobook[edit]
In July 2014, Dreamscape Media released an audiobook version of this book, read in English by American actor George Newbern.[5]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "LIBRIS - En man som heter Ove /". Retrieved 12 January 2016.
Jump up ^ "TeaterStockholm.se » Din guide i teaterdjungeln". Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
Jump up ^ "En man som heter Ove (2015)". MovieZine. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
Jump up ^ "A Man Called Ove". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
Jump up ^ Backman, Fredrik; Newbern, George (2014-07-29). A Man Called Ove (MP3 Una ed.). Dreamscape Media. ISBN 9781629239842. ASIN 1629239844.
External links[edit]
Fredrik Backman's Website
A Man Called Ove on IMDb
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The Help (film)
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The Help
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Tate Taylor
Produced by
Chris Columbus
Michael Barnathan
Brunson Green
Written by
Tate Taylor
Based on
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
Starring
Jessica Chastain
Viola Davis
Bryce Dallas Howard
Allison Janney
Octavia Spencer
Emma Stone
Music by
Thomas Newman
Cinematography
Stephen Goldblatt
Edited by
Hughes Winborne
Production
company
DreamWorks Pictures
Reliance Entertainment
Participant Media
Image Nation
1492 Pictures
Harbinger Pictures
Distributed by
Touchstone Pictures
Release date
August 9, 2011 (2011-08-09) (Beverly Hills)
August 10, 2011 (2011-08-10) (United States)
Running time
146 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$25 million[1]
Box office
$216.6 million[1]
The Help is a 2011 American period drama film directed and written by Tate Taylor and adapted from Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name. The film features an ensemble cast, including Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Octavia Spencer and Emma Stone. The film and novel recount the story of young white woman and aspiring journalist Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan.[2] The story focuses on her relationship with two black maids, Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson, during the Civil Rights Movement in 1963 Jackson, Mississippi. In an attempt to become a legitimate journalist and writer, Skeeter decides to write a book from the point of view of the maids—referred to as "the help"— exposing the racism they are faced with as they work for white families.
DreamWorks Pictures acquired the screen rights to Stockett's novel in March 2010 and quickly commissioned the film into production with Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, and Brunson Green as producers. The film's casting began later that month, with principal photography following four months after in Mississippi.
Touchstone Pictures released The Help worldwide, with a general theatrical release in North America on August 10, 2011. The film was a critical and commercial success, receiving positive reviews and grossing $216 million in worldwide box office.[1] The Help received four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Actress for Davis, and Best Supporting Actress for both Chastain and Spencer, with the latter winning the award. The film also won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Contents
1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Release
4.1 Home media
5 Reception
5.1 Critical response
5.2 Box office
5.3 Accolades
6 Soundtrack
6.1 Score
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
Plot[edit]
In 1963, Aibileen Clark is an African-American maid in Jackson, Mississippi, and in intermittent voice overs she tells her "career" story to the aspiring writer Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan, a recent graduate of Ole Miss and a friend of Aibileen's employer and fellow socialite Elizabeth Leefolt. Aibileen cares for the Leefolt's daughter, Mae Mobley, whom Elizabeth neglects. Aibileen's best friend is the plain-spoken Minny Jackson, who works for Mrs. Walters, the mother of Hilly Holbrook, the leader of the women's socialite group.
Skeeter is uncomfortable with the racist attitudes of her socialite friends towards their maids. She is shocked when Hilly forwards a letter to the Home Sanitation Initiative to install separate bathrooms for the help. Skeeter later learns that her mother Charlotte fired her childhood maid Constantine for unknown reasons.
During a terrible storm, Minny refuses to go out to use the help's toilet and uses the guest's bathroom, resulting in her getting fired by Hilly, who then slanders her name with claims of theft, rendering her essentially unemployable.
Minny eventually finds a job with Celia, wife of Johnny Foote, Hilly's former beau. The two become friends through Minny's cooking lessons, though they keep Minny's employment secret from Johnny. Celia suffers a miscarriage and reveals to Minny that she has suffered three previous miscarriages. Minny comes upon Skeeter's visiting Aibileen and joins in the book project effort. Skeeter is advised by her book editor at Harper & Row, Elaine Stein, that the stories of two maids are not enough, but potential retribution from the maid's employers hinders others from joining the project. Aibileen tells Skeeter about the pain she experiences about her son being fatally crushed while on the job. Aibileen has struggled to find closure from his death, and believes that helping with the book will enable her to find that closure.
Hilly refuses to lend more money to her replacement maid, Yule May, who is struggling to send her twin sons to college. One day, she discovers a discarded ring and pawns it. However, Yule May is brutally arrested after Hilly reports the theft. Following this and the assassination of Medgar Evers, more maids come forward with their stories, believing the book would help put an end to the brutality against African-Americans.
Following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Skeeter, Aibileen, and Minny fear that the maids' stories will be recognized. Minny then reveals the "terrible awful" that she did to Hilly: following her termination, Minny baked her renowned chocolate pie and gave it to Hilly. Minny, however, prevented Mrs. Walters from having a slice, and revealed that she baked her excrement into the pie. Its inclusion in the book would prompt Hilly to crusade in denial that the book is about Jackson.
Skeeter confronts her mother Charlotte about Constantine's termination. Charlotte reveals that during a lunch with the local chapter of the Daughters of America, Constantine's daughter Rachel arrived. Rachel disobeyed Charlotte's orders of entering through the kitchen and embarrassed her. In order to save face, Charlotte fired Constantine and ordered them both to leave. Shortly afterward, Rachel took Constantine to Chicago, where she later died. Charlotte had every intention to bring Constantine back to Jackson.
The book is published anonymously, and it is a success. Minny reveals the "terrible awful" to Celia, who finally sees Hilly as the manipulative bully that she is. Celia lets on that she knows about the "terrible awful" by writing a check to one of Hilly's charity groups made out to "Two Slice Hilly". Incensed, Hilly confronts and attempts to intimidate Skeeter through threat of legal proceedings, but she reminds Hilly that "that" is in chapter 12. Charlotte then intervenes, lets on that she knows about the "terrible awful" and orders Hilly off the property. Charlotte and Skeeter reconcile when Charlotte tells her how proud she is about her courage, the book and the job offer in New York City.
Johnny approaches Minny and reveals that he knew that she'd been working at his house, how appreciative he is about her friendship with Celia, how it saved her life, and that she has permanent job security. This act of kindness gives Minny the courage to take her children away from her abusive husband and never look back.
In an attempt to seek revenge for helping Skeeter, Hilly pressures Elizabeth to terminate Aibileen, with Hilly present and trying to frame Aibileen for theft. But Aibileen stands up to Hilly, calling her a godless woman, never satisfied until she gets what she wants. Elizabeth orders Aibileen to leave. Aibileen bids farewell to Elizabeth's daughter and pleads with Elizabeth to give her daughter a chance, as Elizabeth begins to cry. Aibileen reflects on the ordeal and finds closure. She looks to her future as a writer.
Cast[edit]
The Help cast at 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards (Octavia Spencer in center, holding the cast's award)
Viola Davis as Aibileen Clark
Emma Stone as Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan
Octavia Spencer as Minny Jackson
Jessica Chastain as Celia Rae Foote
Bryce Dallas Howard as Hilly Walters Holbrook
Allison Janney as Charlotte Phelan
Ahna O'Reilly as Elizabeth Leefolt
Chris Lowell as Stuart Whitworth
Sissy Spacek as Mrs. Walters
Cicely Tyson as Constantine Bates
Mike Vogel as Johnny Foote
Anna Camp as Jolene French
Brian Kerwin as Robert Phelan
Aunjanue Ellis as Yule May Davis
Ted Welch as William Holbrook
Wes Chatham as Carlton Phelan
Shane McRae as Raleigh Leefolt
Roslyn Ruff as Pascagoula
Tarra Riggs as Gretchen
LaChanze as Rachel Bates
Mary Steenburgen as Elaine Stein
Leslie Jordan as Mr. Blackly
David Oyelowo as Preacher Green
Dana Ivey as Grace Higginbotham
Tiffany Brouwer as Rebecca
Carol Lee as Pearly
Carol Sutton as Cora
Millicent Bolton as Callie
Ashley Johnson as Mary Beth Caldwell
Nelsan Ellis as Henry
Production[edit]
In December 2009, Variety reported that Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, and Mark Radcliffe would produce a film adaptation of The Help, under their production company 1492 Pictures. Brunson Green of Harbinger Productions also co-produced. The film was written and directed by Stockett's childhood friend, Tate Taylor, who optioned film rights to the book before its publication.[3] DreamWorks acquired the film rights to the novel in March 2010.[4] Reliance Entertainment and Participant Media co-produced the film.[5]
The first casting news for the production came in March 2010, when it was reported that Stone was attached to play the role of Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan.[6] Other actors were since cast, including Davis as Aibileen; Howard as Hilly Holbrook, Jackson's snooty town ringleader; Janney as Charlotte Phelan, Skeeter's mother; and Lowell as Stuart Whitworth, Skeeter's boyfriend and a senator's son.[7][8][9] Leslie Jordan appears as the editor of the fictional local newspaper, The Jackson Journal.[10] Mike Vogel plays the character Johnny Foote. Octavia Spencer portrays Minny. A longtime friend of Stockett and Taylor, Spencer inspired the character of Minny in Stockett's novel and voiced her in the audiobook version.[11][12]
Filming began in July 2010 and extended through October. The town of Greenwood, Mississippi, was chosen to portray 1960s-era Jackson, and producer Green said he had expected to shoot "95 percent" of the film there.[13] Parts of the film were also shot in the real-life Jackson, as well as in nearby Clarksdale and Greenville. One of the few locations that existed in 1963 Jackson, the book and the film is Jackson landmark Brent's Drugs, which dates to 1946. Other locations that can still be found in Jackson include the New Capitol Building and the Mayflower Cafe downtown. Scenes set at the Jackson Journal office were shot in Clarksdale at the building which formerly housed the Clarksdale Press Register for 40 years until April 2010.[14]
The Help was the most significant film production in Mississippi since O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)[15][16][17] "Honestly, my heart would be broken if it were set anywhere but Mississippi", Stockett wrote in an e-mail to reporters. In order to convince producers to shoot in Greenwood, Tate Taylor and others had previously come to the town and scouted out locations; at his first meeting with DreamWorks executives, he presented them with a photo album of potential filming spots in the area. The state's tax incentive program for filmmakers was also a key enticement in the decision.[15][16][17]
Release[edit]
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures distributed The Help worldwide through the studio's Touchstone Pictures banner.[18] On October 13, 2010, Disney gave the film a release date of August 12, 2011. On June 30, 2011, the film's release date was rescheduled two days earlier to August 10, 2011.[19]
Home media[edit]
The film was released by Touchstone Home Entertainment on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and digital download on December 6, 2011. The release was produced in three different physical packages: a three-disc combo pack (Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital Copy); a two-disc combo pack (Blu-ray and DVD); and a single-disc DVD. It was also released as a digital download option in both standard and high definition. The DVD version includes two deleted scenes and The Living Proof music video by Mary J. Blige. The digital download version includes the same features as the DVD version, plus one additional deleted scene. Both the two-disc and three-disc combo packs include the same features as the DVD version, as well as "The Making of 'The Help': From Friendship to Film", "In Their Own Words: A Tribute to the Maids of Mississippi", and three deleted scenes with introductions by director Taylor.[20][21][22]
Reception[edit]
Critical response[edit]
The Help received mostly positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 75% of 216 professional critics gave the film a positive review, with an average score of 7 out of 10. The website's critical consensus states, "Though arguably guilty of glossing over its racial themes, The Help rises on the strength of its cast—particularly Viola Davis, whose performance is powerful enough to carry the film on its own."[23] Metacritic, a review aggregator which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 62 based on 41 reviews.[24] CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was an "A+" on an A+ to F scale.[25]
Tom Long from The Detroit News remarked about the film: "Appealling, entertaining, touching and perhaps even a bit healing, The Help is an old-fashioned grand yarn of a film, the sort we rarely get these days."[26] Connie Ogle of The Miami Herald gave the film three out of four stars and said it "will make you laugh, yes, but it can also break your heart. In the dog days of August moviegoing, that's a powerful recommendation."[27]
A more mixed review from Karina Longworth of The Village Voice said: "We get a fairly typical Hollywood flattening of history, with powerful villains and disenfranchised heroes."[28] Rick Groen of The Globe and Mail, giving the film two out of four stars, said: "Typically, this sort of film is an earnest tear-jerker with moments of levity. Instead, what we have here is a raucous rib-tickler with occasional pauses for a little dramatic relief."[29] Referring to the film as a "big, ole slab of honey-glazed hokum", The New York Times noted that "save for Ms. Davis's, however, the performances are almost all overly broad, sometimes excruciatingly so, characterized by loud laughs, bugging eyes and pumping limbs."[30]
Some of the negative reviews criticized the film for its inability to match the quality of the book. Chris Hewitt of the St. Paul Pioneer Press said about the film: "Some adaptations find a fresh, cinematic way to convey a book's spirit but The Help doesn't."[31]
Many critics praised the performances of Davis and Spencer. Wilson Morales of Blackfilm.com gave the movie three out of four stars and commented, "With powerful performances given by Viola Davis and scene stealer Octavia Spencer, the film is an emotionally moving drama that remains highly entertaining."[32] David Edelstein from New York magazine commented that, "The Help belongs to Viola Davis."[33]
Ida E. Jones, the national director of the Association of Black Women Historians, released an open statement criticizing the film, stating "[d]espite efforts to market the book and the film as a progressive story of triumph over racial injustice, The Help distorts, ignores, and trivializes the experiences of black domestic workers." The ABWH accused both the book and the film of insensitive portrayals of African-American vernacular, a nearly uniform depiction of black men as cruel or absent, and a failure to acknowledge the sexual harassment that many black women endured in their white employers' homes. Jones concluded by saying that "The Association of Black Women Historians finds it unacceptable for either this book or this film to strip black women's lives of historical accuracy for the sake of entertainment."[34]
Roxane Gay of literary web magazine The Rumpus argues the film might be offensive to African Americans, saying the film uses racial Hollywood tropes like the Magical Negro character.[35] In 2014, the movie was one of several discussed by Keli Goff in The Daily Beast in an article concerning white savior narratives in film.[36]
Box office[edit]
The Help earned $169,708,112 in North America and $46,931,000 in other territories for a worldwide total of $216,639,112.[1]
In North America, on its opening day (Wednesday, August 10, 2011), it topped the box office with $5.54 million. It then added $4.33 million on Thursday, declining only 21 percent, a two-day total to $9.87 million.[37] On its first weekend, the film grossed $26.0 million, coming in second place behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes.[38] However, during its second weekend, the film jumped to first place with $20.0 million, declining only 23 percent, the smallest drop among films playing nationwide.[39] The film crossed the $100 million mark on its 21st day of release, becoming one of only two titles in August 2011 that achieved this.[40] On its fourth weekend (Labor Day three-day weekend), it became the first film since Inception (2010), to top the box-office charts for three consecutive weekends.[41][42] Its four-day weekend haul of $19.9 million[43] was the fourth largest for a Labor-day weekend.[44] Notably, The Help topped the box office for 25 days in a row. This was the longest uninterrupted streak since The Sixth Sense (35 days), which was also a late summer release, in 1999.[45]
To promote the film, TakePart hosted a series of three writing contests.[46] Rebecca Lubin, of Mill Valley, California, who has been a nanny for nearly two decades won the recipe contest. Darcy Pattison's "11 Ways to Ruin a Photograph" won "The Help" Children's Story Contest with her story about a tenacious young girl who refuses to take a good photograph while her father is away "soldiering". After being chosen by guest judge and children's-book author Lou Berger, the story was professionally illustrated.[47] The final contest was about "someone who inspired you". Genoveva Islas-Hooker charmed guest judge Doc Hendley (founder of Wine to Water) with her story, A Heroine Named Confidential. A case manager for patients with HIV, Islas-Hooker was consistently inspired by one special individual who never gave up the fight to live.
Accolades[edit]
Main article: List of accolades received by The Help (film)
At the 84th Academy Awards, Octavia Spencer won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in this film. The film also received three other Academy Award nominations: Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Actress for Viola Davis, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Chastain.[48]
Soundtrack[edit]
The Help: Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released
July 26, 2011
Genre
Blues, soul, rhythm and blues, rock and roll
Label
Geffen
Singles from The Help
"The Living Proof"
Released: August 16, 2011
The original song is "The Living Proof" by Mary J. Blige.[49] The soundtrack was released on July 26, 2011, through Geffen Records.[50]
Track listing
No.
Title
Performers
Length
1. "The Living Proof" Mary J. Blige 5:57
2. "Jackson" Johnny Cash and June Carter 5:28
3. "Sherry" Frankie Valli 5:35
4. "I Ain't Never" Webb Pierce 1:56
5. "Victory Is Mine" Dorothy Norwood 3:47
6. "Road Runner" Bo Diddley 2:48
7. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" Ray Charles 2:35
8. "The Wah-Watusi" The Orlons 2:32
9. "Personality" Lloyd Price 10:29
10. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" Bob Dylan 3:38
11. "Let's Twist Again" Chubby Checker 2:19
12. "Don't Knock" Mavis Staples 2:30
Score[edit]
The Help: Original Motion Picture Score
Soundtrack album by Thomas Newman
Released
September 13, 2011
Length
59:34
Label
Varese Sarabande
The film's score was composed and conducted by Thomas Newman; Varese Sarabande released a score album on September 13, 2011.
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1. "Aibilene" 3:07
2. "Them Fools" 2:50
3. "Upside-Down Cake" 1:22
4. "Mississippi" 3:50
5. "Heart Palpitations" 1:43
6. "The Help" 2:19
7. "Jim Crow" 1:45
8. "Skeeter" 1:03
9. "Miss Hilly" 1:14
10. "Write That Down" 1:38
11. "Bottom Of The List" 3:23
12. "Deviled Eggs" 2:03
13. "First White Baby" 2:00
14. "Celia Digs" 2:06
15. "November 22" 1:12
16. "Not To Die" 1:28
17. "My Son" 2:51
18. "Trash On The Road" 1:37
19. "The Terrible Awful" 2:57
20. "Constantine" 4:09
21. "Gripping Testimonials" 1:32
22. "Sugar" 1:50
23. "Amen" 3:06
24. "Mile High Meringue" 2:00
25. "Ain't You Tired (End Title)" 6:29
See also[edit]
List of black films of the 2010s
References[edit]
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Hold On (Wilson Phillips song)
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"Hold On"
Single by Wilson Phillips
from the album Wilson Phillips
B-side
"Over and Over"
Released
February 27, 1990 (1990-02-27)
Format
7" single, Cassette, CD
Recorded
1989
Length
4:27 (album version)
3:42 (single version)
Label
SBK
Songwriter(s)
Carnie Wilson, Chynna Phillips, Glen Ballard
Producer(s)
Glen Ballard
Wilson Phillips singles chronology
"Hold On"
(1990) "Release Me"
(1990)
"Hold On"
(1990) "Release Me"
(1990)
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"Hold On" is a song recorded by American vocal group Wilson Phillips. It was released on February 27, 1990 as the lead single from their debut studio album, Wilson Phillips (1990).
The song won the Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year for 1990. At the Grammy Awards of 1991, the song received a nomination for Song of the Year, losing to "From a Distance" by Julie Gold and performed by Bette Midler.[1] Kids Incorporated covered "Hold On" in 1991 in the Season 7 episode "That's What Friends Are For".
The song was featured in the finale of the 2011 film Bridesmaids, performed by the band members as themselves, bringing renewed recognition to the band.[2][3]
Billboard named the song #15 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[4]
Contents
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1 Commercial performance
2 Track listing
3 Charts
4 References
Commercial performance[edit]
"Hold On" became Wilson Phillips' first number one single, reaching the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 on June 9, 1990, and, despite spending only one week at #1, was ranked the top song of the year by Billboard. (This was the second and final concurrence of this to date, and the first since "Stranger on the Shore" by "Mr." Acker Bilk in 1961.) The song also spent a week atop the adult contemporary chart that same year. In addition, "Hold On" peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.
Track listing[edit]
US single
"Hold On" (single version) 3:42
"Hold On" (album version) 4:25
UK CD
"Hold On" (single version) 3:42
"Hold On" (album version) 4:25
"Over and Over" 4:27
Germany Maxi-CD
"Hold On"
"Over and Over"
"A Reason to Believe"
Charts[edit]
Chart (1990–92)
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 2
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) 1
Canada (RPM) 3
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 15
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 7
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 15
United Kingdom (The Official Charts Company)[12] 6
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[13] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[13] 1
End of year chart (1990)
Position
Australia ARIA chart[14] 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[15] 1
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Jump up ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
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Preceded by
"This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" by Rod Stewart with Ronald Isley Billboard Adult Contemporary (chart) number-one single
April 21, 1990 Succeeded by
"Do You Remember?" by Phil Collins
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"Vogue" by Madonna Billboard Hot 100 number one single
June 9, 1990 Succeeded by
"It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette
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1984: "When Doves Cry" – Prince
1985: "Careless Whisper" – Wham! featuring George Michael
1986: "That's What Friends Are For" – Dionne & Friends
1987: "Walk Like an Egyptian" – The Bangles
1988: "Faith" – George Michael
1989: "Look Away" – Chicago
1990: "Hold On" – Wilson Phillips
1991: "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams
1992: "End of the Road" – Boyz II Men
1993: "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
1994: "The Sign" – Ace of Base
1995: "Gangsta's Paradise" – Coolio featuring L.V.
1996: "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" – Los del Río
1997: "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" – Elton John
1998: "Too Close" – Next
1999: "Believe" – Cher
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Basingstoke Canal
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Basingstoke Canal
The Basingstoke Canal passing through Woking
Specifications
Status
Partially open
Navigation authority
The Basingstoke Canal Authority
History
Date of act
1778
Date completed
1794
Date closed
1932
Date restored
10 May 1991
Geography
Connects to
Wey Navigation
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Legend
Wey Navigation Canal
1 Woodham Bottom Lock
2-3 Woodham Locks
4-5 Sheerwater Locks
Sheerwater Bridge (A245) (03)
6 Sheerwater Top Lock
Monument Bridge (04)
Chertsey Road Bridge (A320) (05)
Chobham Road Bridge (A3046) (06)
Woking town centre
Skew Bridge (A324) (07)
Step Bridge (08)
Arthur's Bridge (09)
Parley Drive Bridge (10)
Langman's Bridge (11)
7-9 St Johns Locks
Woodend Bridge (12)
10-11 St Johns Locks
Kiln Bridge (13)
Hermitage Woods Footbridge (14)
A324 Hermitage Bridge (15)
Brookwood Lye
Brookwood Bridge
(A322 Bagshot Road) (16)
12-14 Brookwood Locks
Sheet's Heath Bridge (17)
Pirbright Bridge (18)
15-16 Deepcut Locks
Cowshot Bridge (19)
17-25 Deepcut Locks
Curzon Bridge (20)
26-28 Deepcut Locks
Deepcut Bridge (B3015) (21)
Wharfenden Lake
South Western Main Line
Guildford Road Bridge (B3012) (22)
Canal Centre Swing Bridge (23)
Mytchett Place Canal Bridge (24)
Mytchett Lake Canal Bridge (25)
Mytchett Lake
Mytchett Lake Railway Bridge (26)
( Ash Vale – Frimley )
Deadman's Footbridge (private) (27)
Ash Vale Railway Bridge (28)
Greatbottom Flash
Heath Vale Bridge (29)
Ash Vale Bridge (B3411) (30)
Ash Railway Bridge (31)
( Ash – North Camp )
Surrey
Ash Aqueduct (A331)
River Blackwater County Boundary
Hampshire
Aldershot Railway Bridge (32)
Government Road Bridge (Gasworks Bridge) (33)
29Ash Lock
Queen's Avenue Bridge (Iron Bridge) (34)
Farnborough Road Bridges (Wharf Bridge) (35)
Aldershot Wharf
Rushmoor Flash
Claycart Bridge
Claycart Flash
Eelmoor Bridge
Eelmoor Flash
Norris Bridges (A323)
Gelvert Stream
Pondtail Bridge (A323)
Brookly Stream
Reading Road Bridge (B3013)
Coxheath Bridge
Malthouse Bridge
Crookham Swing Bridge
Poulter's Bridge
Chequer's Bridge
Double Bridge
Blacksmith's Bridge
Barley Mow Bridge
Stacey's Bridge
Baseley's Bridge
Sprat's Hatch Bridge
Sandy Hill Bridge
Broad Oak Bridge
Odiham bypass (A287)
Odiham wharf
Colt Hill Bridge
Lodge Copse Bridge
Swan Bridge
North Warnborough Lift Bridge
Odiham Castle
River Whitewater Aqueduct
Whitewater winding hole
Limit of Navigation
Greywell Tunnel
Eastrop Bridge - Heather Row Lane
Slade Bridge - Heather Lane
Nately Brickworks
Brick Kiln Bridge - Blackstocks Lane
Penny Bridge (demolished)
Little Tunnel Bridge
Frog Lane Swing Bridge (demolished)
Luke's Bridge (demolished)
bridge (now M3 alignment, demolished)
Hatch Bridge A30 (demolished)
Hatch Lane Bridge (demolished)
Cuckoo Bridge (demolished)
Church Lane Bridge (buried)
Crown Lane Bridge (demolished)
Red Bridge (buried)
Basingstoke
The Basingstoke Canal is a British canal, completed in 1794, built to connect Basingstoke with the River Thames at Weybridge via the Wey Navigation.
From Basingstoke, the canal passes through or near Greywell, North Warnborough, Odiham, Dogmersfield, Fleet, Farnborough Airfield, Aldershot, Mytchett, Brookwood, Knaphill and Woking. Its eastern end is at Byfleet, where it connects to the Wey Navigation. This, in turn, leads to the River Thames at Weybridge. Its intended purpose was to allow boats to travel from the docks in East London to Basingstoke.
It was never a commercial success and, from 1950, lack of maintenance allowed the canal to become increasingly derelict. After many years of neglect, restoration commenced in 1977 and on 10 May 1991 the canal was reopened as a fully navigable waterway from the River Wey to almost as far as the Greywell Tunnel. However its usage is currently still limited by low water supply and conservation issues.
Contents
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1 History
2 Restoration
3 Lost sections of the canal
4 The Basingstoke Canal Authority
5 Architectural features
6 Gallery
7 See also
8 Further reading
9 References
10 External links
History[edit]
The canal was conceived as a way to stimulate agricultural development in Hampshire. Following a Parliamentary Bill in 1778,[1] problems raising the necessary capital funding meant that construction did not begin until 10 years later, in October 1788[1] and was completed on 4 September 1794. Engineer John Smeaton and his assistant William Jessop worked on the canal, along with Benjamin Henry Latrobe.[2] One of the main cargoes carried from Basingstoke was timber.[3]
In 1831 when plans for a railway from London to Southampton were again being developed the Basingstoke Canal company suggested instead that a link be built between the canal and the Itchen Navigation.[4] The suggestion was rejected by those working on the plans and the canal company agreed not to oppose the railway.[4]
The canal was never a commercial success and fell into disuse even before the construction of the London and South Western Railway, which runs parallel to the canal along much of its length. Commercial use ended in 1910 but low-level use of the canal continued.
In 1913 Mr A.J.Harmsworth tried to navigate the canal in a boat called Basingstoke. The journey was motivated by a desire to keep the canal open since the Canal Act of 1778 specified that if the canal was not used for 5 years then the land the canal was built on would be returned to the original owners. It is thought that it proved impossible to navigate the entire canal but despite this the canal was not abandoned.[3]
During World War I the Royal Engineers took over the running of the canal and used it to transport supplies from Woolwich. The canal was also used to train soldiers in boat handling [5]
Mr A.J.Harmsworth later purchased the canal (in 1922) and ran a number of boats on it for a mixture of limited commercial carrying and pleasure cruising. The canal was sold upon his death in 1947 and by 1950 was in the hands of the New Basingstoke Canal Co Ltd. This company continued the restoration of the canal (under the management of the General Manager, Mrs. Joan Marshall) but there was a serious setback in 1957 and a major breach in 1968. By the late-1960s it was essentially derelict despite volunteer efforts to improve the situation.[1]
Restoration[edit]
A light railway track installed on the towpath by volunteers, to aid restoration of the Deepcut Flight of locks.
In 1966, the Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society was formed by a group of local canal enthusiasts, with a view to reopening the derelict canal. They were instrumental in running a campaign that culminated in 1976 with the purchase of the canal by the County Councils of Hampshire and Surrey.
In February 1977 a job creation project started with the aim of carrying out restoration work on the Deepcut flight of locks. The work was coordinated with the work of the canal society who organised work parties at weekends while the job creation team worked on weekdays.[6]
After about 18 years of restoration, 32 miles (51 km) of the canal were formally re-opened on 10 May 1991. The western section from North Warnborough to Basingstoke remains un-navigable from the point at which it enters the Greywell Tunnel. The tunnel partially collapsed in 1932 where it passes from chalk into clay geology, and is now inhabited by a protected bat colony making it unlikely that the tunnel will ever be restored. Some of the former canal basin at the western end has also been lost to modern development in and around Basingstoke.
The canal is now managed by the Basingstoke Canal Authority and is open to navigation throughout the year. Lock opening times are restricted due to the very limited water supply in an attempt to postpone summer closures which have plagued the canal since construction.[7] Boat numbers are also limited to 1300 per year due to the fact that most of the canal has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for its unique water chemistry, range of aquatic plants and odonata (dragon and damsel flies).[8][9][10]
From the midpoint heading east large areas of heathland surrounds the canal which are habitats for reptilian species, such as vipers and lizards, and birds such as nightjars, woodlarks and Dartford warblers. Much of this heath survives today due to its use since the late 19th century as military training areas.
There is an information and visitor centre for the canal at Mytchett.
Lost sections of the canal[edit]
The canal used to start from the centre of Basingstoke, but the last 5 miles (8 km) of the canal route have now been lost. This section of the canal fell into disuse after the closure of the Greywell Tunnel due to a lack of boat traffic, general neglect and a lack of water. There were no locks on this part of the canal after Ash and so the route generally followed the contours of the land with occasional cuttings, tunnels and embankments. The route can be partly determined by noting that the canal falls between the 75 m and 80 m contours on Ordnance Survey maps. The main source of water for the Basingstoke end of the top pound of the canal appears to have been the natural springs within the Greywell Tunnel - old ordnance survey maps (look at http://www.ponies.me.uk/maps/osmap.html) show the River Loddon running next to but not into the canal in Basingstoke (and a visit to Eastrop Way, on the former route of the canal, shows that it is now well above the height of the nearby river Loddon) and also show a lack of any water connection from the spring at Huish Farm near Hatch (a site visit shows the Huish stream flows under the remains of the old canal bed just next to the M3). There are however small streams flowing into the top pound of the canal at Fleet and Aldershot. An attempt to alleviate the lack of water is apparent by a small lock just to the east of the Greywell tunnel, which appears to have raised the water level by about 30 centimetres (1 ft). However this was a long section of canal with many embankments and it is likely that this was a cheap short term measure to keep the canal open, in preference to plugging the leaks from the many embankment sections on the route.
The canal started at a canal basin, roughly where the cinema in Festival Place is located. From there the canal ran alongside the River Loddon following the line of Eastrop Way. The old canal route passes under the perimeter ring road and then follows a long loop partly on an embankment to pass over small streams and water meadows towards Old Basing, where the route goes around the now ruined palace of Basing House and then through and around the eastern edge of Old Basing. Cuttings, which contain water in the winter are present through Old Basing, just off Milkingpen Lane and from the section running around farm land at the eastern edge of the village behind the Belle View Road/Cavalier Road estate. It followed another loop to go over small streams near the Hatch public house (a lot of this section was built over when constructing the M3) and headed across fields on an embankment towards Mapledurwell. The canal then headed towards a small tunnel under the Andwell Drove and then across another field partly on an embankment towards Up Nately. The section of the canal from Up Nately to the western entrance of the Greywell Tunnel still exists and is a nature reserve; there is water in the canal and the canal towpath can be walked. A permissive footpath at the western entrance to the tunnel allows walkers to access public footpaths to get to the eastern entrance of the tunnel.
The limit of navigation is about 500 m east of the Greywell Tunnel towards North Warnborough, although the section to the tunnel entrance is probably usable by canoes. The renovated sections of the canal can then be navigated east.
The Basingstoke Canal Heritage Footpath roughly follows the canal route for 2 miles (3 km) from Festival Place to Basing House.
Plans to reconnect Basingstoke with the surviving section of the canal have been mooted several times in the past and this remains a long term aim of the Basingstoke Canal Society.[11] Another possible idea also considered was to connect the remaining canal to the Kennet and Avon Navigation near Reading.
The Basingstoke Canal Authority[edit]
The canal is owned by both Hampshire County Council and Surrey County Council, with each authority owning the land within their jurisdiction. Until 1990, both councils managed their own sections separately. It was decided that a central body should manage the entire waterway and the Basingstoke Canal Authority was formed.
In 1993, the canal visitor centre was opened which now acts as the central offices of the Canal Authority.
The Canal Authority staff are employed, administered and supported by Hampshire County Council; however, the centre belongs to Surrey County Council. Each County Council allocates revenue money to the Canal Authority, as well as the six riparian district/borough authorities through which the canal passes. The Canal Authority partnership is governed by the Basingstoke Canal Joint Management Committee[12] - a joint committee of Surrey County Council formed of Council Members from each of the local authority partners.
The structure of the Canal Authority was last reviewed in 2011,[13] with the two County Councils allocating client officers from their Countryside teams to lead the strategic direction for the canal, taking on part of the former Canal Director's role. The Canal Authority is now formed of one canal manager, a senior administration officer and assistant, visitor services manager and visitor services officer. The canal is maintained by a team of five canal rangers and one senior ranger, supported by a part-time seasonal lock keeper.
Architectural features[edit]
Dragons teeth at Crookham Wharf on the Basingstoke Canal
A notable feature of the canal is the large number of concrete bunkers known as pillboxes still visible along its length; these were built during World War II as part of the GHQ Line to defend against an expected German invasion.
Odiham Castle is situated at the Greywell (Basingstoke) end of the canal. The canal runs through part of the castle's bailey.[14]
The Greywell Tunnel (now disused), at 1,230 yards (1,120 m) long, was the 12th longest canal tunnel in Great Britain.[15]
Gallery[edit]
Inside the Greywell Tunnel (east end)
The eastern portal of Greywell Tunnel
View from the 'Lift Bridge' in North Warnborough
Basingstoke Canal Centre, Mytchett, Surrey
Guildford Road Bridge, Basingstoke Canal, Frimley Green, Surrey
Dry dock
A lock
Repairs being carried out in 2012
See also[edit]
Hampshire portal
UK Waterways portal
Canals of Great Britain
History of the British canal system
Portal: Hampshire
UFO sightings in United Kingdom
Further reading[edit]
Tim Denton Wartime Defences on the Basingstoke Canal Pillbox Study Group, 2009.
Dieter Jebens Guide to the Basingstoke Canal Basingstoke Canal Authority and the Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society, 2nd Edition, 2004.
Dieter Jebens and Roger Cansdale Basingstoke Canal Tempus, 2007 ISBN 978-0-7524-3103-1.
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c "Basingstoke Canal - Canal Story".
Jump up ^ Fazio, Michael W. (2006). The domestic architecture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 601.
^ Jump up to: a b Michael E Ware. Britain's lost waterways. pp. 40–43. ISBN 0-86190-327-7.
^ Jump up to: a b Patterson, A. Temple (1966). A History of Southampton 1700-1914 Vol.I An Oligarchy in Decline 1700-1835. The University of Southampton. p. 167.
Jump up ^ Anthony Burton. The Great Days of the Canals. p. 169. ISBN 0-7153-9264-6.
Jump up ^ Peter Cooper (May–June 1977). Navvies 65. p. 9.
Jump up ^ P A L Vine, "London's Lost Route to Basingstoke", 2nd Edition 1994, ISBN 978-0750903592
Jump up ^ Basingstoke Canal Conservation Management Plan {http://www.hants.gov.uk/rh/canal/conservation-plan.pdf}
Jump up ^ "Basingstoke Canal SSSI citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
Jump up ^ "Map of Basingstoke Canal SSSI". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
Jump up ^ "Basingstoke Canal – The last 5 miles". Basingstoke Canal Society. 2014. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
Jump up ^ Basingstoke Canal Joint Management Committee page on Surrey County Council website {http://mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=204}
Jump up ^ Minutes of the Basingstoke Canal Joint Management Committee from 11 February 2011{http://mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/Data/Basingstoke%20Canal%20Joint%20Management%20Committee/20110211/Agenda/draft%2011-02-11%20min.pdf}
Jump up ^ Willoughby, Rupert (1998). A key to Odiham castle. p. 19.
Jump up ^ "Greywell Tunnel". Hampshire Chronicle. 11 April 1984. p. 6.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Basingstoke Canal.
The Basingstoke Canal Authority
Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society
The River Wey and Wey Navigations Community Site – a non-commercial site of over 200,000 words all about the adjacent Wey Navigation with a section about the Basingstoke Canal
Basingstoke Canal Walk (Long Distance Walkers' Association)
ITV Documentary (video clip)
Canal Navigations — detailed photographic essay covering the now 'lost' part of the canal between Greywell and Basingstoke
Coordinates: 51°18′10″N 0°39′24″W / 51.30277°N 0.65669°W / 51.30277; -0.65669
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River Alre
River Anton
Avon Water
River Avon
Bartley Water
Beaulieu River
River Blackwater (River Loddon)
River Blackwater (River Test)
Bourne Rivulet
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River Hamble
River Itchen
Kingsley Stream
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Oakhanger Stream
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River Rother
River Test
River Wallington
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Canals and Navigations
Andover Canal
Basingstoke Canal
Itchen Navigation
Portsmouth and Arundel Canal
Salisbury and Southampton Canal
Titchfield Canal
Ordinary watercourses
Bentworth Stream
West End Brook
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Chessel Bay
Eyeworth Pond
Farlington Marshes
Fleet Pond
Keyhaven, Pennington, Oxey and Normandy Marshes
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Testwood Lakes
Waggoners Wells
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Chichester Harbour
Langstone Harbour
Portsmouth Harbour
Solent
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