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Redpath may refer to: Businesses *Redpath Motor Vehicle Company, a former Canadian automaker *Redpath Sugar, a Canadian sugar refining company People *Redpath (surname), a list of people with the surname Redpath Places *Redpath, Scottish Borders, a village in the Scottish Borders, Scotland *Redpath Hall, McGill University's first library building *Redpath Museum, a museum at McGill University *Redpath Sugar Refinery The Redpath Sugar Refinery is a sugar storage, refining and museum complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redpath Motor Vehicle Company
The Redpath Motor Vehicle Company was a small automobile manufacturer in Ontario, Canada in the early 20th century. It was located in Kitchener from 1893 – 1902 by Walter Redpath of Keene ON in a partnership with Andrew Reid of Toronto ON. The Redpath Messenger had a wooden carriage body using a one-cylinder engine with shaft drive and two speed manual transmission A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear change .... It was the first vehicle in automotive history with a tilt steering wheel. It weighed approx and sold for between $600 and $700. Top speed of . There is one 1903 model known to exist on display at Canadian Automotive Museum References * * *{{cite web , title = Redpath Motor Vehicle Company in a Kitchener shop , url = http://m.kitchenerp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redpath Sugar
Redpath Sugar Ltd. (french: Sucre Redpath Ltée) is a Canadian sugar refining company that was established in 1854 and the first refining cane sugar in Montreal, Quebec. Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario (with an additional packaging plant in Belleville, Ontario), the company is a subsidiary of the multinational American Sugar Refining. History The business was founded in 1854 in Montreal, Quebec, by Scots-Quebecer entrepreneur John Redpath (1796–1869). Located on Saint Patrick Street on the bank of the Lachine Canal, the sugar refinery complex was the first of its kind in Canada, using sugar cane imported from the British West Indies. Its construction was part of the economic boom that, during the 19th century, turned Montreal from a small town to (then) the largest city in Canada and the country's economic engine. In 1857, John Redpath's eldest son, Peter Redpath (1821–1894), became a partner; his brother-in-law, George Alexander Drummond (1829–1910), joined the firm i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redpath (surname)
Redpath is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Redpath (1907–1989), British evangelist, pastor and author *Anne Redpath (1895–1965), British artist * Beatrice Redpath (1886-1937), Canadian poet, short story writer * Bryan Redpath (born 1971), rugby player *Christine Redpath, ballet mistress and former soloist with New York City Ballet * Ian Redpath (born 1941), cricketer * Jean Redpath (1937-2014), singer *John Redpath (1796–1869), Canadian businessman * Jim Redpath, mining engineer *James Redpath (1833-1891), American journalist and antislavery activist * Olive Redpath, American Victorian actress *Peter Redpath Peter Redpath (August 1, 1821 – February 1, 1894) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist, closely associated with Redpath Sugar. Biography Redpath was born in Montreal, Lower Canada, the son of a Scottish immigrant, John Redpath, a ... (1821-1894), Canadian businessman * Ronald Francis Redpath (1888-1970), Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redpath, Scottish Borders
Redpath ( sco, Rippath) is a small village located between the larger settlements of Earlston, to the north, and St Boswells, to the south, in the historic county of Berwickshire within the Scottish Borders. The Leader Water runs past the west end of the village. Gallery Image:Redpath - geograph.org.uk - 762945.jpg, Redpath Village Hall Image:Redpath Village - geograph.org.uk - 1528696.jpg, Redpath Village Image:A spectacular corner on the Diamond Jubilee Path at Redpath (geograph 3374625).jpg, Leader Water outside Redpath Image:Redpath Hill - geograph.org.uk - 762955.jpg, Redpath Hill See also *List of places in the Scottish Borders *List of places in Scotland This list of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland. * List of burghs in Scotland * List of census localities in Scotland *List of islands of Scotland ** List of Shetland islands ** List of Orkney islands ** L ... References Villages in the Scottish Borders {{Borders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redpath Hall
Opened in 1893, Redpath Hall was McGill University's first dedicated library building. It is situated at 3461, rue McTavish (3461, McTavish Street). Through numerous renovations, the library was extended to the south with the addition of the Redpath Library Building and the adjacent McLennan Library, built in 1967-1969 .Today, the Redpath-McLennan complex houses thHumanities and Social Sciences Library the largest branch of the McGill University Library. Redpath Hall is today operated by the Schulich School of Music. The French Classical pipe organ was built by Hellmuth Wolff and donated in 1981. The Hall is also home to a large portion of the University's portrait collection, managed by thMcGill Visual Arts Collection. History The building was donated by Peter Redpath in 1893, who also founded the Redpath Museum at the University. The building was designed in the Romanesque style, by Sir Andrew Taylor from Edinburgh, Scotland. The library incorporates much ornamentation. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redpath Museum
The Redpath Museum (french: Musée Redpath) is a museum of natural history belonging to McGill University and located on the university's campus at 859, rue Sherbrooke Ouest (859 Sherbrooke Street West) in Montreal, Quebec. It was built in 1882 as a gift from the sugar baron Peter Redpath. It houses collections of interest to ethnology, biology, paleontology, and mineralogy/geology. The collections were started by some of the same individuals who founded the Smithsonian and Royal Ontario Museum collections. The current director is Hans Larsson. Commissioned by Redpath to mark the 25th anniversary of Sir John William Dawson's appointment as Principal, the Museum was designed by A.C. Hutchison and A.D. Steele. McGill University's Redpath Museum website characterizes it as an "idiosyncratic expression of eclectic Victorian Classicism" as well as "an unusual and late example of the Greek Revival in North America." It is the oldest building built specifically to be a museum in Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redpath Sugar Refinery
The Redpath Sugar Refinery is a sugar storage, refining and museum complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ''Emporis.com''. The site is located east of , the intersection of Queens Quay and . Buildings The complex, opened in 1958, houses the storage and refining plant of Toronto-based |
