Wolseley
Encyclopedia
Businesses
- The WolseleyThe Wolseley-History:The building was originally commissioned in 1921 by Wolseley Motors Limited for a car showroom and designed by William Curtis Green,his inspiration was drawn from a recently constructed bank building that he had seen in Boston . The building features Venetian and Florentine detailing. The...
, a restaurant at 160 Piccadilly, London, based in the former head showroom of the Wolseley Motor Company - Wolseley plc, a UK-based multinational building supplies company which was formerly active in other sectors
- Wolseley Motor CompanyWolseley Motor CompanyThe Wolseley Motor Company was a British automobile manufacturer founded in 1901. After 1935 it was incorporated into larger companies but the Wolseley name remained as an upmarket marque until 1975.-History:...
, automobile manufacturer spun off in 1901 from Wolseley (the ancestor of Wolseley plc) - Wolseley UKWolseley UKWolseley UK is the holding company for several well-known United Kingdom builders merchants, including Bathstore, Plumb Center. Wolseley UK is the country's largest supplier of building materials, with trade customers accounting for the largest proportion of its sales...
, the UK subsidiary of Wolseley plc
Electorates
- Wolseley (Manitoba electoral district), provincial electorate in Manitoba
- Wolseley (Saskatchewan electoral district)Wolseley (Saskatchewan electoral district)Wolseley was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Centered on the town of Wolseley, it was one of 25 constituencies created for the 1st Saskatchewan general election in 1905....
, former provincial electorate in Saskatchewan - Qu'Appelle-WolseleyQu'Appelle-WolseleyQu'Appelle-Wolseley is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district was created before the 8th Saskatchewan general election in 1934 by combining the constituencies of South Qu'Appelle and Wolseley...
, former provincial electorate in Saskatchewan
Locations
- Wolseley ButtressWolseley ButtressWolseley Buttress is a high buttress on the southern edge of Detroit Plateau, forming the west side of Albone Glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. Mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey . Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after...
, place in Antarctica - Wolseley No. 155, SaskatchewanWolseley No. 155, SaskatchewanWolseley No. 155, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 438 rural residents in the southeastern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The residents are also a part of SARM Division No. 1, Yorkton—Melville Economic Region and Census Division No. 5, Saskatchewan. The RM was incorporated December 13, 1909...
, rural municipality - Wolseley RiverWolseley RiverThe Wolseley River is a river in Nipissing District in central Ontario which flows into Wolseley Bay on the French River.The community of Wolseley Bay is located at the mouth of this river....
, river in Ontario - Wolseley RoadWolseley RoadLocated in Point Piper, Sydney, Australia, Wolseley Road is the most expensive residential road/street in Australia and its status stands as Australia's ultimate address, with 16 of the top 100 most expensive houses in Sydney being located on this road....
, residential street in Sydney, Australia - Wolseley, SaskatchewanWolseley, Saskatchewan-External links:** Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan...
, town - Wolseley, South AustraliaWolseley, South AustraliaWolseley is a small South Australian town near the Victorian border. It is five kilometres south of the Dukes Highway and 13 kilometres east of Bordertown. It was first proclaimed a town in 1884....
, town and former railway junction with break of gauge - Wolseley, Western CapeWolseley, Western CapeWolseley is a small town in the upper Breede River Valley region of the Western Cape province of South Africa. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 8,188 people...
, town in South Africa - Wolseley, Winnipeg, neighborhood
People
- Frederick WolseleyFrederick WolseleyFrederick York Wolseley was the founder of Wolseley, one of the United Kingdom's largest builders' merchant businesses.-Career:...
(1837-1899), businessman - Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount WolseleyGarnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount WolseleyField Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, KP, GCB, OM, GCMG, VD, PC was an Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army. He served in Burma, the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny, China, Canada, and widely throughout Africa—including his Ashanti campaign and the Nile Expedition...
(1833–1913) - Viscount WolseleyViscount WolseleyViscount Wolseley, of Wolseley in the County of Stafford, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1885 for the distinguished military commander Garnet Wolseley, 1st Baron Wolseley, with remainder, in default of male issue, to his daughter and only child Frances, and the...
- Wolseley BaronetsWolseley BaronetsThere have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Wolseley family, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Ireland...