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Fairlie Locomotives
Fairlie may refer to: People * Fairlie (surname) * Fairlie Dalphatado (1924–2010), Sri Lankan cricketer * Fairlie Harmar (1876–1945), English painter Places * Fairlies Knob National Park, in Queensland, Australia * Fairlie, New Zealand, a town in the South Island of New Zealand * Fairlie, North Ayrshire, a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland * Fairlie–Poplar, Atlanta, United States * Fairlie, Texas, United States Other uses * Fairlie locomotive, a type of railway steam locomotive * ''Fairlie'' (1810 ship) * the Fairlie Mortar The Fairlie Mortar was an unsuccessful British anti-submarine mortar design of the early second World War. It projected small anti-submarine bombs simultaneously, ten from each side of the ship's forecastle, each containing of explosive. The Fairl ..., a design of anti-submarine mortar See also {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairlie (surname)
Fairlie is a Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Fairlie-Cuninghame baronets *Andrew Fairlie (actor), Scottish actor * Andrew Fairlie (chef), Scottish chef *Brian Fairlie (born 1948), retired tennis player from New Zealand *Gerard Fairlie (1899–1983), Scottish author and scriptwriter *Henry Fairlie (1924–1990), British political journalist and social critic * Jamie Fairlie (born 2 August 1957), former Scottish footballer *Jim Fairlie (born 1940), Scottish politician and financial analyst * John Archibald Fairlie (1872–1947), Scottish political scientist *Kristin Fairlie (born 1982), Canadian actress *Margaret Fairlie (1891–1963), Scottish academic and gynaecologist * Peter Fairlie (born 1957), Scottish squash player * Reginald Fairlie (1883–1952), Scottish architect *Robert Francis Fairlie (born 1830/1831), Scottish railway engineer See also *Fairley *Farley Farley may refer to: People * Farley (name), a list of people with the given name or sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairlie Dalphatado
Fairlie George Dalpathado (17 August 1924 – 6 January 2010) was a cricketer who played three matches of first-class cricket for Ceylon in 1949 and 1950. A middle-order batsman and medium-pace bowler, Fairlie Dalphatado was a champion schoolboy cricketer at St Joseph's College, Colombo. He captained the school's team in 1943, when they went through the season unbeaten and finished by dismissing the Combined Schools XI for 35, Dalphatado taking 6 for 17. After leaving school he had a long career in domestic cricket with Sinhalese Sports Club, and coached the cricket team at St Joseph's College for more than 20 years. He represented Ceylon in the unofficial Test against the touring West Indians in 1948-49 and toured Pakistan with Ceylon in 1949-50, when he played in both unofficial Tests. He also represented Ceylon at tennis, competing in the first Asian Tennis Championship. Dalphatado worked as a manager in the tea industry. He married an India India, officially the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairlie Harmar
Fairlie Harmar, Viscountess Harberton (1876–1945) was an English painter. She was born in Weymouth, Dorset, and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art.Jon Whiteley, Colin Harrison, Catherine Whistler, Colin Harrison, Catherine Casley (Editors). ''The Ashmolean Museum Complete Illustrated Catalogue of Paintings.'' Ashmolean Museum. July 2006. ; p. 271 Lady Harberton was married to Ernest Pomeroy, 7th Viscount Harberton. Whilst reviewing Lady Harberton's work in 1918, Ezra Pound thought she was a man, writing "Mr. F. Harmer ichas put good work into it". References External links * 1876 births 1945 deaths 19th-century English women artists 19th-century English painters 20th-century English women artists 20th-century English painters Alumni of the Slade School of Fine Art Burials at Kensal Green Cemetery English women painters Harberton Harberton is a village, civil parish and former manor 3 miles south west of Totnes, in the South Hams District of Devon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairlies Knob National Park
Fairlies Knob is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 231 km north of Brisbane. The estimated elevation of the terrain is 259 meters. Wildlife The park is home to 165 species of animals and 250 species of plants. References See also * Protected areas of Queensland Queensland is the second largest state in Australia. It contains around 500 separate protected areas. In 2020, it was estimated a total of 14.2 million hectares or 8.25% of Queensland's landmass was protected. List of terrestrial protected are ... National parks of Queensland Wide Bay–Burnett Protected areas established in 1910 1910 establishments in Australia {{Queensland-national-park-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairlie, New Zealand
Fairlie is a Mackenzie District service town (or township) located in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. The estimated population was Being on state highway 8 between Christchurch (182 km, 2 hours 20 minutes drive) and Queenstown (300 km 3.5 hours drive), tourism is fast becoming a major industry within the town. Kimbell is 8 km west of Fairlie via state highway 8. Geraldine is 45 km east via state highway 79 and Timaru is 58 km southeast of Fairlie via state highway 8. Fairlie sits at an altitude of 301 metres above sea level. From 1884 to 1968, the town was served by the Fairlie Branch railway,"Opening of the Railway to Fairlie Creek" ''Timaru Herald'' (31 January 1884): 3. though until 1934, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairlie, North Ayrshire
Fairlie is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Location and status Fairlie sits on the eastern shore of the Firth of Clyde and looks across to the Isle of Arran and the Cumbraes. It is currently little more than a commuter village, with few businesses still running within Fairlie. These include the "Village Inn" (a pub and restaurant) and a petrol station According to the 2001 census, Fairlie counted 1,510 residents. Fairlie House near Gatehead, Ayrshire in East Ayrshire was named after the Fairlie family of Fairlie; it previous name had been Little Dreghorn. History King David I of Scotland appointed Sir Richard de Morville, a Norman, to hold land in Scotland. Thus he became High Constable of Scotland and Lord of Cunninghame, Largs and Lauderdale. This piece of land was later sub-divided among Richard's relatives and friends, and, in the 13th century, the land of Fairlie was held by the de Ros (or Ross) family of Tarbert, the land to the North was held by the Boyle famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairlie–Poplar, Atlanta
The Fairlie–Poplar Historic District is part of the central business district in downtown Atlanta. It is named for the two streets that cross at its center, northeast-only Fairlie and southeast-only Poplar. Fairlie–Poplar is immediately north of Five Points, the definitive center point and longtime commercial heart of Atlanta. It is roughly bounded on the southwest by Marietta Street, on the southeast by Peachtree Street or Park Place, on the northeast by Luckie Street or Williams Street, and on the northwest by Cone Street or Spring Street. It has smaller city blocks than the rest of the city (about half by half), and the streets run at a 40° diagonal. Fairlie–Poplar contains many commercial and office buildings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Local interpretations of prevailing national architectural styles, including Chicago, Renaissance revival, neoclassical, commercial, art deco, Georgian revival, and Victorian styles, are found here. The buildings o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairlie, Texas
Fairlie is an unincorporated agricultural community in northeastern Hunt County, Texas, United States. It is located on State Highway 11 about 11 miles from Greenville, between Commerce Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions directly and indirectly related to the exchange (buying and selling) of goods and services among two or more parties within local, regional, nation ... and Wolfe City. History Fairlie was named after Fairlee Webster, a resident of the town. Not much is known about Fairlee or why the town was named after him/her. By 1892 Fairlie had enough residents to receive its first post office. By 1904, the population of Fairlie had reached 248. The post office shut down in the late 1980s and by the year 2000, Fairlie's population had dropped to 80. Facts There are 3 notable roads in Fairlie, TX. Both Hwy 50 and Hwy 11 cross through Fairlie and are intersected by FM 1563, which runs east and west through old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairlie Locomotive
A Fairlie is a type of articulated locomotive, articulated steam locomotive that has the driving wheels on bogies. The locomotive may be double-ended (a double Fairlie) or single ended (a single Fairlie). Fairlies are most famously associated with the Ffestiniog Railway in North Wales. While the Fairlie locomotives are now used only on heritage railways, the vast majority of diesel locomotive, diesel and electric locomotives in the world today follow a form not very different from the Fairlie — two power trucks with all axles driven, and many also follow the Fairlie's double-ended concept, capable of being driven equally well in both directions. Development of the design The Scottish people, Scottish engineer Robert Francis Fairlie patented his design in 1864. He had become convinced that the conventional pattern of locomotive was seriously deficient; they wasted weight on unpowered wheels (the maximum tractive effort a locomotive can exert is a function of the weight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairlie (1810 Ship)
''Fairlie'' was launched at Calcutta in 1810 and sailed to England. There she became a regular ship for the British East India Company (EIC). Including her voyage to England, she made four voyages for the EIC. From around 1821 on she became a Free Trader, continuing to trade with India under a license from the EIC. She also made two voyages transporting convicts to New South Wales (1834), and Tasmania (1852). She made several voyages carrying immigrants to South Australia, New South Wales, and British Guiana. She foundered in November 1865. EIC voyages ''Fairlie'' cost 130,000 rupees to build. EIC voyage #1 (1810): Captain William Parker D'Esterre sailed from Saugor on 19 July 1810, bound for England. She reached Madras on 30 August and St Helena on 3 December, and arrived at The Downs on 26 February 1811. ''Fairlie'', Fairlie, Fergusson, & Co., owners, appeared in a list of vessels registered in Calcutta in January 1811. EIC voyage #2 (1812–1814): Captain D'Esteree acqui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
