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  1. Welland Canal

    Use mdy dates date January 2012 Image Welland canal and skyway.JPG thumb 350px right A ship transits the Welland Canal in St. Catharines , with the Homer Lift Bridge and Garden City Skyway in background. Image WellandLock3.JPG thumb right A ship in Lock 3 of the Welland Canal in St. Catharines , just ... right The Welland Canal connects Lake Ontario and Lake Erie through a series of eight locks, allowing ships to bypass the Niagara Falls, 51 meters high. The Welland Canal is a ship canal in Canada that extends ... s of cargo are carried through the Welland Canal annually by a traffic of about 3,000 ocean and Lake ... ocean going vessels for international shipping. The completion of the Welland Canal made the Trent ... for Great Lakes navigation. The southern terminus of the Welland Canal on Lake Erie , located at Port ... meters 116.5  feet . All other highway or railroad crossings of the Welland Canal are either movable ... ships an average of about eleven hours to traverse the entire length of the Welland Canal. History Image Welland Canal Second Canal Lock.jpg thumb 300px right A lock of the second Welland Canal Before the digging of the Welland Canal, shipping traffic between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie used a portage ... River above and below Niagara Falls , respectively. First Welland Canal main First Welland Canal The Welland Canal Company was incorporated in 1824 by William Hamilton Merritt , in part to provide ... that carried the canal over the Welland River at that point , and then split to run south to Port Colborne on Lake Erie. A feeder canal ran southwest from Welland to another point on Lake Erie ... Old welland canal lock 2.JPG thumb 300px right Abandoned locks of the third canal Image Welland canal ... right. Second Welland Canal In 1839 the government of Upper Canada approved the purchase of share ... . By 1848, a 2.7 m 9 ft deep path was completed, not only through the Welland Canal but also the rest .... Due to this problem, it was soon apparent that the canal would have to be enlarged again. Third Welland ...   more details



  1. Welland Canal, bridge 13

    Infobox Bridge bridge name Welland Canal, Bridge 13 Welland Main Street Bridge image Welland Canal bridge 13 1.JPG caption official name carries Vehicular Traffic crosses Welland Recreational Waterway locale Welland , Ontario maint id design Vertical lift bridge mainspan length convert 70.6 m ft width ... closed toll map cue map image map text map width coordinates lat long The Welland Canal bridge 13 , or as more commonly known locally, the Welland Main Street bridge is a vertical lift bridge located in the heart of downtown Welland , Ontario . The bridge crosses an abandoned portion of the Welland Canal known as the Welland Recreational Waterway . Previous bridges at this site Image Welland Main Street Bridge 2nd Canal.jpg thumb 350 px left Simple wooden swing bridge over the 2nd Welland Canal 1870 Image Welland arial 1930.jpg thumb 350 px left 1930 Overview of Welland showing Bridge 13 in the distance with the third canal Alexandra Bridge relocated to Division Street just in front of it. The nearer ... is the fourth Welland Canal. A bridge has existed at this location ever since the first canal was constructed ... Road as Main Street was then known crossed the First Welland Canal constructed between 1824 ... 0 7 ref . The bridge over the Second Welland Canal constructed 1840 to 1845 ref name MMD ref ... name TWC ref The Third Welland Canal was constructed between 1871 and 1881 ref name MMD ref and located ..., and especially a railroad swing bridge Welland Canal, Bridge 15 made the route difficult and dangerous. In 1967, it was decided to re route the canal to the east of the city via the Welland By Pass .... ref name MMD ref After the last ship Image Welland Canal downtown.jpg thumb 350 px right Downtown ... structure at the edge of the water is the aqueduct from the second Welland Canal Following the closure ... Welland Canal, Bridge 13 display title Category Vertical lift bridges Category Welland Canal ... Peninsula . As well as being important to local traffic in Welland, the bridge also links ...   more details



  1. First Welland Canal

    nofootnotes date March 2010 Image Welland Canal First Canal open notice.gif thumb 241px right A public k notice in a newspaper announcing the opening of the canal The Welland Canal has gone through many incarnations in its history. Today, five distinct canal construction efforts are recognized. The retronym First Welland Canal is applied to the original canal, constructed from 1824 to 1829 and 1831 to 1833. Pre canal times The Great Lakes form an excellent navigation route into the interior of North ... water to his mills from the Welland River . On a bigger scale, the Erie Canal , dug from the Hudson ... contributed to the construction of the Welland Canal. Planning In 1818, William Hamilton Merritt borrowed ... to provide for construction of a canal between the Twelve Mile Creek and Welland River. Unlike Merritt ... not only bypass his property, but divert water from his mill. Construction Image Welland Canal First Canal Stage One.png thumb 236px right The Welland Canal as originally planned. The present day ... by constructing a canal to the Welland River. However, as the plans evolved to include a ship route ... route was planned to diverge from the canal at Port Robinson. It would follow the Welland ... was necessary. Feeder Canal Image Welland Canal First Canal Feeder.png thumb 236px right The Welland ... be dug to feed this level to the Welland Canal proper. An aqueduct would be used to cross the Welland ... chosen for the aqueduct across Welland River was not Port Robinson. Although the Welland Canal ... later. On to Lake Erie Image Welland Canal First Canal Port Colborne.png thumb 236px right The complete First Welland Canal including the Feeder Canal and the extension to Port Colborne. The present ... ravine and a creek to minimise required excavation of hard rock in the area. The Welland Canal ... years , A.M.W Publications, 1997. ISBN 0 9682743 0 7. Welland Canal Category Welland Canal Link ... match to the idea of bypassing the Falls. Indeed, the idea of a canal across the Peninsula was examined ...   more details



  1. Welland Canal, Bridge 15

    Infobox Bridge bridge name Welland Canal, Bridge 15 image Welland Canal bridge 15 1.jpg caption Bridge 15 The Canada Southern Railway swing bridge over the former route of the Welland Canal official name carries rail traffic crosses Welland Recreational Waterway locale Welland , Ontario maint Canadian ... lat long The Welland Canal Bridge 15 is a two track Truss bridge Baltimore truss Baltimore truss swing bridge located in the disused section of the Welland Canal within the city of Welland , Ontario . This section of canal is now known as the Welland Recreational Waterway . The bridge formerly carried the main line of the Canada Southern Railway CASO over the canal. As a result of the Welland By pass Welland Canal Relocation Project in the early 1970s, the CASO line was rerouted through the Townline ... line between the Canadian National Railway Canal Subdivision through Welland and the new Wainfleet Marshalling Yard at Wainfleet, Ontario . In the late 1980s, service on this line between Welland .... Catharines and Toronto Railway Swing Bridge over the canal Welland Canal, Bridge 8 Bridge 8 at Thorold ... for a wooden bridge formerly at the same location. During this time, the Third Welland Canal was still ... bridges were being constructed to standards which were expected to apply to the Fourth Welland Canal ... digital SOURCE Bridges bridge32.htm title Welland Canal Picture File accessdate 2007 11 ... www.welland.library.on.ca digital clipping source bypass 11088.jpg title Welland Canal Bypass will Replace .... Lawrence Seaway in 1959, large ocean going vessels were frequent visitors to the Welland Canal .... Canal Relocation Image Welland Canal bridge 15 2.JPG thumb 350 px right View of the bridge with Welland ... to inaugurate the Welland Canal Relocation Project. ref name hazards ref With the first sod turned ... Welland Canal, Bridge 15 display title Category Railway bridges in Ontario Category Swing bridges in Canada Category Buildings and structures in Welland Category Welland Canal Category Bridges completed ...   more details



  1. Welland

    about the canal Welland Canal other uses Infobox settlement name Welland settlement type City official ... and Southwestern Ontario , and the waterways of Welland Canal and Welland River , which played a great ... Group, Toronto Ontario,2006, ISBN 1 55002 626 7 , pgs. 158. ref The Welland Canal is involved in the history of the area ever since the First Welland Canal was extended to reach Lake Erie in 1833. A wooden aqueduct was built to carry the Welland Canal over the Welland River at what is now downtown Welland, and the area became known as simply Aqueduct. A lock to cross from the canal to the river ..., after William Hamilton Merritt , the initiator of the Welland Canal project. This name is still ... railway crossings across the canal was also located near Welland. The two factors contributed greatly ... a new, shorter alignment for the Welland Canal by removing it from downtown Welland to the outskirts ... within the city. The old alignment of the canal was renamed the Welland Recreational ... and the old canal, houses the city hall and the Welland Public Library. The project is proving to be a catalyst ... Canal cut through the centre of Welland. As a result, a very prominent split was created between the east ... wide. The island was created when the alignment of the First Welland Canal was constructed basically parallel to the Welland River and since the abandonment of the old canal has been established as Merritt ... side paths and trails. Welland Canal trails The Welland Canal Parkway Trail is a paved recreational ... through downtown Welland. Transport Welland Canal File Main Street bridge, Welland.jpg thumb right The Main Street Bridge official name Bridge 13 , a Welland landmark Main Welland Canal The Welland Canal, linking Lake Ontario with Lake Erie, is the transportaion mode that Welland is best known for. Until 1972, the canal passed through downtown Welland. As of the end of the 1972 shipping season, the canal was re routed via the Welland Canal Bypass east of the city. Welland clings to its canal ...   more details



  1. Welland (disambiguation)

    Welland is a city in Ontario, Canada. Welland may also refer to Places River Welland in the east of England Welland, Worcestershire , a village in England Welland River in Ontario, Canada, named after its English counterpart Welland Canal , named after the Canadian river Welland electoral district , named after the city in Canada Welland, South Australia , a suburb of Adelaide in Australia People Colin Welland , British actor Mark Welland , head of the Nanoscience Centre at Cambridge University Other The Rolls Royce Welland , an early turbojet named after the English river disambig Category Place name disambiguation pages cs Welland de Welland fy Welland it Welland nl Welland ja pl Welland ...   more details



  1. Welland By-Pass

    and by passing downtown Welland . The project helped improve navigation along the canal and alleviated problems the presence of a busy ship canal was causing in Welland. Background Although the city of Welland had originally grown around the canal, by the 1960s the constant interruptions in the flow ... route, established in 1932 with the building of the Welland Canal Fourth present Welland Canal fourth Welland Canal , was also inconvenient to the ships since it was twisting and narrow. The five vertical ... crossings with the two new tunnels. It reduced the transit time through the Welland Canal by about ... ship passage along the Welland Canal. The city was no longer dependent on often erratic ship schedules ... came to be, and instead the old canal was turned over to the city and renamed the Welland Recreational ... hall and the public library downtown by the old canal. Since the opening of the by pass, Welland s east ... Canal Category Welland Canal ...Image Welland By Pass.jpg thumb 350 px right The Welland By pass s straight and unobstructed channel outside Welland. The Welland By pass , completed in 1973, was a massive construction project on the Welland Canal in Ontario , Canada . A new channel convert 13.4 km mi abbr on long was constructed, providing ... built on Welland s outskirts now found themselves in the middle of a growing city the heavily ... tricky and the journey stressful. Captains complained of bulky buildings on the canal s edge ... was Bridge 15 built during the 3rd canal era, but in use until 1972 , a railway bridge in the town of Welland with an abutment in the middle... I think every captain on the Lakes must have scraped ... Street Tunnel Welland Main Street Tunnel and the Townline Tunnel , were constructed to allow vehicles and trains to pass beneath the canal. To complement this, an aqueduct , to convey the Welland River under the new canal alignment, was built. The aqueduct s design is what is known as a four tube ...   more details



  1. Welland River

    for the England English river named Welland River Welland No footnotes date April 2009 The Welland River is a river in the Regional Municipality of Niagara Niagara Region of southern Ontario which flows from its headwaters south of Hamilton, Ontario to empty into the Niagara River near the city of Niagara Falls, Ontario . It drains an area of 1 E8 m 880 km . The river was originally called the Chippawa Creek since it drained into Niagara River at Chippawa, Ontario Chippawa . Like many other places in Niagara, it was renamed by John Graves Simcoe , the first List of lieutenant governors of Ontario lieutenant governor of Upper Canada in 1792. The present name is taken from River Welland in Lincolnshire in eastern England . The river is still occasionally referred to as Chippawa Creek, especially by those in the Chippawa area itself. The Welland Canal was named after the river since it originally was planned to link Lake Ontario to Welland River. The city of Welland , Ontario was later named after both waterways, which cross in the city. The river flows through two aqueducts , under the Welland Recreational Waterway and the new alignment of the Welland Canal. An important tributary of the river is Coyle Creek , a picturesque and thickly forested creek that flows into the river on the north bank. The oldest structure spanning the river was O Reilly s Bridge, which was built in 1901 and crossed the river between the townships of Pelham and Wainfleet. O Reilly s Bridge was a single lane iron truss bridge, the only of its kind on the entire river, and one of the oldest iron truss bridges in Southern Ontario. O Reilly s Bridge was demolished in 2010 and was replaced with a more modern, wider span. Hydroelectric generation activities in the Niagara Falls region actually cause the flow ... Welland River Keepers coord 43.03770 N 79.17984 W display title Category Rivers of Ontario Category Welland GoldenHorseshoe geo stub pl Welland rzeka w Kanadzie ...   more details



  1. Welland Warlords

    links http hometeamsonline.com visit ?u LAX1551&sport lacrosse&t c Welland Vesuvius Warlords ... Welland Canada sport team stub Lacrosse stub ...   more details



  1. Welland Pirates

    Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 The Welland Pirates were a minor league baseball team located in Welland , Ontario . he team played in the Short Season A classification New York Penn League , and were affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates . Their home stadium was Welland Stadium . Famous players to play there include Tim Wakefield . Category Defunct New York Penn League teams Category Welland Category Baseball teams in Ontario Ontario stub Canada baseball team stub ...   more details



  1. Welland Stadium

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Coord 43.024753 79.246037 display title Welland Stadium is a stadium in Welland , Ontario , Canada . It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of the Welland Pirates of the New York Penn League and the Niagara Stars of the Canadian Baseball League . The ballpark has a capacity of 2,500 people and was opened in 1989. Category Sports venues in Ontario Category Minor league baseball venues Category Buildings and structures in Welland Category Baseball venues in Canada Ontario struct stub Canada sports venue stub ...   more details



  1. Upper Welland

    Unreferenced date March 2007 Infobox UK place country England latitude 52.065882 longitude 2.325304 official name Upper Welland population static image File Upper Welland geograph.org.uk 173362.jpg 250px static image caption Upper Welland shire district Malvern Hills district shire county Worcestershire region West Midlands civil parish Malvern Wells constituency westminster West Worcestershire postcode district WR14 postcode area WR post town MALVERN dial code os grid reference SO777408 london distance Upper Welland is a small settled area within the civil parish of Malvern Wells , in Worcestershire , England. Lying close to the county boundaries of Herefordshire , many consider it a village in its own right, but the boundaries are somewhat vague. It was formed when the upper part of Welland, Worcestershire Welland parish joined the newly created Malvern Hills Urban District . Welland Parish once stretched to the ridge of the Malvern Hills . commonscat Malvern Hills Category Villages in Worcestershire Worcestershire geo stub pl Upper Welland ...   more details



  1. Welland, Worcestershire

    infobox UK place country England latitude 52.05811 longitude 2.297718 official name Welland population static image File Drake Street, Welland geograph.org.uk 845021.jpg 250px static image caption Drake Street, Welland shire district Malvern Hills district Malvern Hills shire county Worcestershire region West Midlands civil parish constituency westminster West Worcestershire UK Parliament constituency West Worcestershire postcode district WR13 postcode area WR post town MALVERN dial code os grid reference SO797399 london distance Welland is a village and with Little Malvern clarify post text see Talk Welland, Worcestershire Welland and Little Malvern talk date February 2011 a Civil parishes in England civil parish in the administrative District of Malvern Hills district Malvern Hills in the county of Worcestershire , England . It is about convert 6 mi from the town of Malvern, Worcestershire Malvern and 15 miles from the city of Worcester . It is surrounded by farms and common land , and is part of the informal region referred to as The Malverns . Welland is a crossroads village in south Worcestershire situated almost mid way on a minor alternative route between the cities of Worcester and Gloucester . The village is adjacent to Castlemorton Castlemorton Common and lies beneath the southern end of the Malvern Hills. Its main event is the Welland Steam Rally that takes place each year during the last weekend of July drawing enthusiasts, steam engines, historic vehicles, a steam carnival and militaria to the village. Other points of interest include its view of the entire range of the Malvern Hills , and its quiet Rights of way in England and Wales rights of way . At the centre ... and the village green. Adjacent to the Village Hall is http www.wellandprimaryschool.ik.org Welland ... Welland community web site commonscat Malvern Hills Category Villages in Worcestershire Category Malvern, Worcestershire Worcestershire geo stub nl Welland plaats pl Welland Worcestershire ...   more details



  1. Weston by Welland

    infobox UK place country England official name Weston by Welland latitude 52.5159 longitude 0.8594 population 141 shire district Kettering borough Kettering shire county Northamptonshire region East Midlands constituency westminster Kettering UK Parliament constituency Kettering post town Market Harborough postcode district LE16 postcode area LE dial code 01858 os grid reference SP7791 london distance static image static image caption Weston by Welland is a village and civil parish in the north of the England English county of Northamptonshire administered as part of the Kettering borough borough of Kettering . As its name suggests, it is near to the River Welland that, thereabouts, forms the boundary with the county of Leicestershire . The Wheel & Compass Public house pub stands on the village s outskirts. At the time of the United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 census , the parish s population was 141 people. ref http neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk dissemination LeadTableView.do?a 7&b 797312&c weston by welland&d 16&e 15&g 473030&i 1001x1003x1004&m 0&r 1&s 1259611889953&enc 1&dsFamilyId 779 Office for National Statistics Weston by Welland CP Parish headcounts . Retrieved 30 November 2009 ref References reflist External links Commons category inline Weston by Welland oscoor gbx 477636 291251 Northamptonshire geo stub Category Villages in Northamptonshire es Weston by Welland nl Weston by Welland pl Weston by Welland ...   more details



  1. River Welland

    For other uses of the word Welland disambiguation Geobox River Name section name The Welland Map section ... image caption The river at Stamford The River Welland is a river in the east of England , some convert ... url http www.pastscape.org.uk hob.aspx?hob id 1341736 title Summary of Navigation on the River Welland ... tied up with the drainage of Deeping Fen , and the river remains important to the Welland and Deepings Internal Drainage Board , ref cite web title Welland and Deepings IDB url http www.wellandidb.org.uk ... Welland map The origin of the name for the river is unknown but appears to be Pre English. In Old English ... ref Geography The River Welland, with its tributaries, form a river system with a catchment area of convert ... DO PRINTPAGE&URL SECTION 201.html title Welland UK Operational HELP basin publisher UNESCO accessdate ... name unesco Course The Welland source river rises in the Hothorpe Hills , close to the convert 540 ft m adj on contour, near Welland Rise, Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire . ref http www.multimap.com ... joins the Welland in the centre of Market Harborough, flowing northwards to the railway station ..., 1 25000 map ref The Welland passes to the north of Corby near Rockingham, Northamptonshire Rockingham .... It is crossed here by the convert 1275 yd m adj on Welland Viaduct , with its 82 brick arches, which was completed in 1879, ref IoE 232985 Welland Viaduct ref and carries the Oakham to Kettering Line ... url http www2.le.ac.uk departments biology people harper the welland basin title The Welland Basin ... was the lowest point at which the river could be forded so the Roman Ermine Street crossed the Welland ... marks the point at which the Stamford Canal left the river. The present mill building dates from 1751 and 1771. ref IoE 193882 Hudd s Mill ref The River Gwash , which the canal crossed on the level, joins from the north, and the remains of the canal follow the river on its north bank. Below Uffington ... 2011 05 02 ref History The Welland Weolud is first mentioned in the Anglo Saxon Chronicle for 921 ...   more details



  1. Welland Sabres

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Hockey team team Welland Sabres logo Welland Sabres.png logosize 125px city Welland , Ontario league Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League operated Start date 1970 1976 arena Welland Main Arena colours Blue , Yellow , and White coach GM parentclub farmclub The Welland Sabres are a defunct Tier II Junior A ice hockey team that were based out of Welland , Ontario . The team was a part of the Southern Ontario Junior A Hockey League . Season by season results class wikitable align center bgcolor dddddd Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs align center SOJAHL Standings 1970 71 1970 71 44 16 24 4 217 269 36 4th SOJAHL align center SOJAHL Standings 1971 72 1971 72 56 20 31 5 223 261 45 6th SOJAHL align center SOJAHL Standings 1972 73 1972 73 60 26 25 9 289 270 61 5th SOJAHL align center SOJAHL Standings 1973 74 1973 74 62 38 18 6 394 257 82 2nd SOJAHL align center SOJAHL Standings 1974 75 1974 75 60 30 16 14 271 228 74 2nd SOJAHL align center SOJAHL Standings 1975 76 1975 76 60 26 28 6 277 304 58 3rd SOJAHL Playoffs 1971 Lost Semi final Detroit Jr. Red Wings SOJHL Detroit Jr. Red Wings defeated Welland Sabres 3 games to none with 2 ties 1972 Lost Quarter final Detroit Jr. Red Wings SOJHL Detroit Jr. Red Wings defeated Welland Sabres 4 games to 1 1973 Lost Semi final Chatham Maroons defeated Welland Sabres 4 games to 2 with 1 tie 1974 Lost Semi final Welland Sabres defeated Niagara Falls Flyers SOJHL Niagara Falls Flyers 4 games to 1 Chatham Maroons defeated Welland Sabres 4 games to 2 1975 Lost Quarter final Guelph CMC s defeated Welland Sabres 4 games to 1 1976 Lost Semi final Guelph Platers defeated Welland Sabres 4 games to 1 Notable alumni Jim Bedard ice hockey b. 1956 Jim Bedard Ken Breitenbach Dan McCourt External links http www.leaguelineup.com wellandsabres Welland Sabres Website http www.ohahockey.org OHA Website Category Defunct ice hockey teams in Canada Category Ice hockey teams in Ontario Category Welland ...   more details



  1. Roy Welland

    BLP sources date July 2011 COI date April 2011 Infobox tennis biography name Roy Welland image Rwelland.jpg country USA residence New York City , New York birth date October 2, 1962 birth place Madison, Wisconsin Madison , Wisconsin updated December 5, 2010 Roy Welland born October 2, 1962 in Madison, Wisconsin Madison , Wisconsin is the owner of New York restaurant Lotus NY, wine connoisseur, and world class bridge player. He currently lives in New York City with his wife, Christal Henner Welland ... sons, William and Christopher. Biography Early life Welland grew up in Evanston, Illinois . His father ... collection of over 150,000 bottles. Bridge career Roy Welland began playing contract bridge bridge ... www.nytimes.com 1987 04 08 nyregion bridge roy welland of manhattan is nation s leading beginner.html Bridge Roy Welland of Manhattan Is Nation s Leading Beginner ref he went on to win numerous national ... 200 Event Type width 100 Level 2001 Cavendish Invitational Teams Welland Teams N A 2001 Reisinger Reisinger Trophy Welland Teams National 2003 European Open Bridge Championships Welland Teams World 2003 Spingold Welland Teams National 2005 Cavendish Invitational Teams Welland Teams N A 2005 ... Henner Welland Teams National 2006 Warren Buffett Cup United States Flag icon USA Point a Board Teams Pairs Ind. U.S. & Europe 2007 Vanderbilt Trophy Vanderbilt National Knockout Teams Henner Welland ... 120 Opponent in Final Winner width 200 Event Type width 100 Level 2000 Spingold Welland Meltzer Teams National 2005 USBC Welland Ekeblad Teams National 2005 World Transnational Open Teams Championship ... for 2 3 Welland Abdou Teams National 2007 Grand National Teams District 24 District 9 Teams National 2008 Spingold Welland Gromov Flag icon RUS Flag icon POL Teams National 2008 Warren Buffett Cup United ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Welland, Roy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... , Wisconsin DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Welland, Roy Category People from Madison, Wisconsin ...   more details



  1. Colin Welland

    BLP IMDB refimprove only yes date October 2009 Infobox person name Colin Welland birth name Colin Williams birth date birth date and age 1934 7 4 df y birth place Kensington, Liverpool, UK parents Jack and Nora Williams spouse Patricia Sweeney born 1962 Colin Welland born 4 July 1934 is a British actor and screenwriter . He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his script for Chariots of Fire 1981 , ref http www.facebook.com pages Colin Welland 111968342154058 ref ref http www.fandango.com colinwelland filmography p116361 ref ,,. ref http www.imdb.com name nm0919815 ref ref http uk.movies.yahoo.com artists w Colin Welland index 136535.html ref Born in Leigh, Greater Manchester Leigh in Lancashire, Welland grew up as a child in Kensington, Liverpool Kensington , Liverpool before moving to Newton le Willows , Lancashire . His parents were Jack and Nora Williams. As an actor, Welland appeared as PC David Graham in the BBC Television series Z Cars as well as a villain in the 1970 s drama The Sweeney . In films, he appeared in Kes film Kes 1969 , before also concentrating on screenwriting. He also appeared in the film Dancin Thru the Dark in 1990. He also appeared in the 1980 series Cowboys with Roy Kinnear, a comedy about a dodgy builder. Welland s writing credits include ... of Willie. Welland won the award for Best Original Screenplay for Chariots of Fire at the 1982 ... in Paris shows the preacher for the 9  am worship to be CM Welland he also played a vicar in Straw Dogs 1971 film Straw Dogs 1971 . Welland worked with producer David Puttnam twice. They first worked ... 1969 , Welland had played an English schoolteacher , an occupation in which like fellow Kes actor ... . NAME Welland, Colin ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British actor DATE OF BIRTH 4 July 1934 PLACE OF BIRTH Kensington, Liverpool, UK DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Welland, Colin Category ... Willows Screen writer stub england actor stub de Colin Welland it Colin Welland ...   more details



  1. Welland Transit

    Infobox Bus transit name Welland Transit logo Welland Transit logo.png logo size image image size image caption company slogan parent founded 1973 headquarters 75 Federal Road locale Welland , Port Colborne service area service type Bus service , Paratransit alliance routes 8 daytime city routes br 2 extended community buses br 2 external connections destinations stops hubs stations lounge fleet ridership fuel type operator City of Welland ceo website http www.welland.ca Transit index.asp Welland Transit Welland Transit provides public transport services in Welland , Ontario , Canada . Since its inception in 1973 the bus service had been operated by a private company, Metro Niagara Transit , funded by the city who assumed full operation of the transit system in 1977. ref http www.welland.ca Transit TransitHistory.asp Welland Transit History ref Eight scheduled routes provide Monday to Friday daytime service with two additional community bus routes that give extended service during off peak ... Bus routes Welland Transit operates the following routes ref name WT Citation title Routes and Schedules .... 10 West Community Bus 11 East Community Bus Special services Welland St. Catharines Connection provides September to May service between Niagara College in Welland and Brock University in St ... at the St. Catharines Transit Brock Hub Brock University Hub . Welland Niagara on the Lake Link provides September to May service between the two campuses of Niagara College. Welland Port Colborne ... College and downtown Welland. Trans Cab Extends service to areas with insufficient traffic ... Transit WELLTRANS.PDF Cityof Welland, WellTrans ref Niagara Specialized Transit This service ... Welland Transit official website http www.busdrawings.com Transit ontario welland index.htm Drawings and photos of Welland Transit buses clr Public transit systems in Canada Category Port Colborne Category Welland Category Transit agencies in Ontario ...   more details



  1. Welland Lathrop

    orphan date November 2011 Welland Lathrop 1905 1981 was a dancer, teacher, painter, and choreographer and a leader of the west coast modern and avant garde dance movement. Born in upstate New York, he initially trained in costume and scenic design at the Eastman Theater in Rochester, New York . In 1928 he moved to San Francisco to continue his design education under Rudolph Schaeffer. While in San Francisco, he began studying dance with Ann Mundstock of the Laban School. Later training included the Cornish School in Seattle, Washington 1930 1934 and the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater 1938 1941 where he was an assistant in dance composition to Louis Horst . During this time Lathrop performed in several Broadway shows as well as with the Martha Graham Dance Company . ref The Welland Lathrop papers, The New York Public Library ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Lathrop, Welland ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1905 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1981 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lathrop, Welland Category Articles created via the Article Wizard Category 1905 births Category 1981 deaths Category American dancers US painter 1900s stub ...   more details



  1. Welland Viaduct

    coord 52 34 1.00 N 0 39 14.00 W display title scale 5000 Infobox Bridge bridge name Welland Harringworth Viaduct image Welland Viaduct geograph.org.uk 227788.jpg caption official name Welland Viaduct carries Oakham to Kettering Line crosses River Welland locale Northamptonshire Rutland maint Network Rail id design mainspan length convinfobox 1275 yd km width height convinfobox 60 ft m maximum load clearance below traffic begin complete open 1878 1880 ref Sources vary. ref closed toll map cue map image map text map width coordinates gbmapping SP915975 File Welland Viaduct from Seaton geograph.org.uk 1194096.jpg 500px left Welland Viaduct from Seaton in 2009 Welland Viaduct , also known as Harringworth Viaduct and Seaton Viaduct , ref The name Seaton Viaduct is the official name of another smaller viaduct a mile further north, but the name is applied by local residents to Welland Viaduct, as evidenced in this historic http special.st andrews.ac.uk saspecial index.php?a indexes&s item&key IYToxOntpOjA7czoxNzoiUnV0bGFuZCBhbGwgdmlld3MiO30 &pg 1 postcard . ref is a railway viaduct which crosses the valley of the River Welland between Harringworth in Northamptonshire and Seaton, Rutland Seaton in Rutland , England . It is convert 1275 yd km long and has 82 arches, each of which has a convert 40 ft m span. It was completed in around 1878 and is the longest masonry viaduct across a valley in Britain. ref John Marshall 1979 . The Guinness Book of Rail Facts & Feats. Guinness. ISBN 0 900424 56 7. ref Welland Viaduct lies on the Oakham to Kettering Line and carries the twin track non electrified line between stnlnk Corby and Manton Junction, where it joins the Birmingham to Peterborough Line Leicester to Peterborough line. The route is generally used for the passage of freight train s and Steam locomotive steam train outings. In early 2009 a single daily passenger service was introduced ... year 1997 publisher Oxford University Press location isbn 0 19 211697 5 commons category Welland ...   more details



  1. Joseph Welland

    Infobox person name Joseph Welland image image size caption birth date 6 May 1798 birth place death date 6 March 1860 death place other names known for building many Church of Ireland churches occupation Architect nationality Irish Joseph Welland 6 May 1798 6 March 1860 was born in County Cork and became an Irish Architect for the Board of First Fruits and later the Board of Ecclesiastical Commissioners Ecclesiastical Commissioners . He was as a student to John Bowden and became his assistant and is noted to have designed many churches and schools around Ireland. ref http www.dia.ie architects view 4436 Directory of Irish Architects ref While working with John Bowden with the Board of First Fruits, he shared some of Bowden s works. These include St. Philip and St. James Church, Booterstown and St. Stephen s Church Mount Street, Dublin St. Stephen s Church, Mount Street The Pepper Canister , both of which Joseph Welland had to complete himself after Bowden s death in 1821. Selection of Works St. Philip and St. James Church, Booterstown 1821 St. Stephen s Church Mount Street, Dublin St. Stephen s Church, Mount Street The Pepper Canister 1821 St. James Church and Cemetery, Dublin St. James Church, James Street 1859 St Mary s Church, Nenagh 1862 ref http www.buildingsofireland.ie niah search.jsp?type record&county TN®no 22305009 ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Welland, Joseph ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Architect DATE OF BIRTH 6 May 1798 PLACE OF BIRTH County Cork, Ireland DATE OF DEATH 6 March 1860 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Welland, Joseph Category Irish architects Category Irish ecclesiastical architects Category 1798 births Category 1860 deaths Category Architects of cathedrals ...   more details



  1. Mark Welland

    Sir Mark Edward Welland Fellow of the Royal Society FRS Royal Academy of Engineering FREng , is a professor and the head of the University of Cambridge Cambridge University Nanoscience Centre. He started his career in nanotechnology at IBM Research , Yorktown Heights , United States U.S. , where he was part of the team that developed one of the first scanning tunneling microscope s. Having completed a Bachelor of Science BSc degree at the University of Leeds and a Doctor of Philosophy PhD degree at the University of Bristol , ref http www.ukwhoswho.com view article oupww whoswho U10000011 WELLAND Prof. Mark Edward?index 1&results QuicksearchResults&query 0 Welland, Prof Mark Edward , Who s Who 2009 requires institutional login , 10th April 2009. ref Welland moved to Cambridge in 1987 and set up the first tunneling microscopy group in the UK in collaboration with John Pethica . Currently at the Nanoscience Centre at the University of Cambridge researches into a number of aspects of nanotechnology ranging from sensors for medical applications to understanding and controlling the properties of nanoscale structures and devices. In a recent award by the UK Research Councils , Welland has been made Director of an Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration in nanotechnology that, along with a purpose built facility, represents an investment of 28 million for nanotechnology research at Cambridge. He is currently Editor in Chief of the Institute of Physics journal Nanotechnology , established in 1990, and, along with many other contributions at an International level, co chairs the recently established Co operative Research Initiative in Nanotechnology CORINT between the UK and Japan ... Adviser at the MOD , MoD Press Release , 3 April 2008. ref Welland was Knight Bachelor knighted in the 2011 ... Nanoscience Centre Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Welland, Mark ALTERNATIVE ... DEFAULTSORT Welland, Mark Category Living people Category British physicists Category Nanotechnologists ...   more details



  1. Welland Gemmell

    Infobox Politician image name Welland Gemmell caption birth date birth place death date June 18, 1954 residence Greater Sudbury Sudbury , Ontario office Member of Provincial Parliament Ontario MPP for Sudbury provincial electoral district Sudbury term start June 7, 1948 term end June 18, 1954 predecessor Robert Carlin successor Gerry Monaghan party Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Progressive Conservative religion occupation Welland Stewart Gemmell was a Canada Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district Canada electoral district of Sudbury provincial electoral district Sudbury in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1948 until his death in 1954. A member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party , Gemmell won the riding in the Ontario general election, 1948 1948 election , following a rift in the Sudbury area s labour union labour movement which resulted in vote splitting between incumbent MPP Robert Carlin and a new Cooperative Commonwealth Federation CCF candidate. Gemmell was appointed to the cabinet of Leslie Frost , serving as Minister of Mines from May 4, 1949 to June 3, 1952, and thereafter as Minister of Lands and Forests until June 18, 1954. A byelection was not called to replace Gemmell following his death the Sudbury riding instead remained vacant until it was won by Gerry Monaghan in the Ontario general election, 1955 1955 provincial election . External links http www.ontla.on.ca web members members all detail.do?locale en&ID 1188 Biography at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gemmell, Welland ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian politician DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH June 18, 1954 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gemmell, Welland Category Year of birth missing Category 1954 deaths Category Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Category People from Greater Sudbury ProgressiveConservative Ontario MPP stub ...   more details



  1. Welland?Thorold

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Welland Thorold is a former provincial electoral district Canada electoral district in Ontario , Canada . It was created for the Ontario general election, 1977 1977 provincial election , and lasted until provincial redistribution in 1996. The riding was formally retired with the Ontario general election, 1999 1999 provincial election . Welland Thorold was a bastion of strength for the Ontario New Democratic Party , which represented it throughout its existence. Its last Member of Provincial Parliament Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament MPP , Peter Kormos , continues to represent the successor riding of Niagara Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Ontario legislature . Provincial representatives class wikitable bgcolor CCCCCC   width 30 Name width 35 Party width 20 Took Office width 20 Left Office Canadian politics party colours NDP row Mel Swart br New Democratic Party of Ontario New Democratic Party 1977 1988 Canadian politics party colours NDP row Peter Kormos br New Democratic Party of Ontario New Democratic Party 1988 1999 coord 43.05 N 79.23 W display title Ontario geo stub Category Defunct Ontario provincial electoral districts ...   more details




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