Infobox order name Order of the Thistle image Image Insignia of Knight of the Thistle.png 250px caption Insignia of a Knight of the Order of the Thistle awarded by the Monarchy of the United Kingdom Queen ... image2 Image Order of the Thistle UK ribbon.png 90px caption2 Riband of the Order of the Thistle The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an Chivalric orderorder of chivalry associated ... Kingdom constituent country only. The Order of the Thistle, which pertains to Scotland, is the second ... is said to have established the Order of the Thistle, dedicating it to the saint, in 786. ref This version ... The Order of the Thistle publisher The Royal Household date accessdate 18 February 2007 ref He ... shr.2004.83.1.3 Stevenson, Katie The Unicorn, St Andrew and the Thistle Was there an Order of Chivalry ... ref James VII issued letters patent reviving and restoring the Order of the Thistle to its full ... Anne once again revived the Order of the Thistle, which survives to this day. ref 1703 warrant ... right Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex in the robes of a Knight of the Order of the Thistle ... allowed the regular admission of women to both the Order of the Thistle and the Order of the Garter ... of the Thistle may also be admitted to the Order of the Garter. Formerly, many, but not all, Knights elevated to the senior Order would resign from the Order of the Thistle. ref Nicolas, p33, says ... to both the Orders of the Thistle and Garter. ref The first to resign from the Order of the Thistle ... the other British orders, the statutes of the Order of the Thistle do not specify a procedure for the removal of a Knight. ref The Order has five officers the Dean of the Thistle Dean , the Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle Chancellor , the Usher of the Green Rod Usher , the Lord Lyon King ... in the badge of the Order of the Thistle Image Ster van de Orde van de Distel.jpg thumb right 100px The star of the Order of the Thistle For the Order s great occasions, such as its annual service ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle is an office of the Order of the Thistle , established in 1687. The Chancellor is normally one of the knights, though not necessarily the most senior. Office Holders from 1913 1913 John James Hugh Henry Stewart Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl 1840 1917 1917 Douglas Graham, 5th Duke of Montrose 1852 1925 1926 Henry John Innes Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe 1876 1932 1932 Walter Erskine, 12th Earl of Mar 1865 1955 1949 Sidney Buller Fullerton Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone 1869 1955 1956 David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie 1893 1968 1966 Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch 1894 1973 1973 Alec Douglas Home Lord Home of the Hirsel 1903 1995 1992 John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch 1923 2007 2007 David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie 1926 Chancellors of the Order of the Thistle DEFAULTSORT Chancellor Of The Order Of The Thistle Category Order of the Thistle Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
III in 1470. It is the symbol of the Order of the Thistle , a high chivalric order of Scotland . It is found in many Scottish symbols and as Thistle disambiguation Football soccer clubs the name of several football in Scotland Scottish football clubs. The thistle, crowned with the Scottish crown, is the symbol ...Other uses Refimprove date October 2007 Image Milk thistle flowerhead.jpg thumb 250px Milk thistle flowerhead Image Thistle4.jpg thumb right Thistle is the common name of a group of flowering plant s characterised ... of a thistle s flowerheads. The term thistle is sometimes taken to mean exactly those plants in the tribe ... dictionary title thistle url http www.m w.com cgi bin dictionary?book Dictionary&va thistle accessdate ... thistles would form a Polyphyly polyphyletic group. Thistle is the floral emblem of Scotland ... birds. Genera in the Asteraceae with the word thistle often used in their common names include Arctium Burdock Carduus Musk Thistle and others Carlina Carline Thistle Centaurea Star Thistle Cicerbita Sow Thistle Cirsium Common Thistle, Field Thistle and others Cnicus Blessed Thistle Cynara Artichoke s, Cardoon Echinops Globethistle Notobasis Syrian thistle Onopordum Cotton Thistle , also known as Scots or Scotch Thistle Scolymus Golden Thistle or Oyster Thistle Silybum Milk Thistle Sonchus Sow Thistle Plants in families other than Asteraceae which are sometimes called thistle include Salsola Saltwort, Tumbleweed, or Russian Thistle family Chenopodiaceae Heraldry File Thistle Royal Badge of Scotland.svg thumb 150px right Scottish thistle as a Heraldic badge . In the language of flowers , the thistle ... as of birth, for the wounding or provocation of a thistle yields punishment. Citation needed date April 2011 The thistle has been the national emblem of Scotland since the reign of Alexander III of Scotland ... . The thistle is also the emblem of Encyclop dia Britannica , which originated in Edinburgh, Scotland. Carnegie Mellon University features the thistle in its crest. Origin as a symbol of Scotland ... more details
wiktionarypar thistleThistle is a group of flowering plants. Thistle may also refer to TOCright Football soccer clubs Australia Port Thistle S.C. , originally Port Presbyterian Thistle S.C. England Hereford Thistle F.C. New Zealand Auckland Thistle , Christchurch Thistle Gisborne Thistle Invercargill Thistle Nelson Thistle Timaru Thistle Scotland Ardeer Thistle F.C. Armadale Thistle F.C. Bathgate Thistle F.C. Buckie Thistle F.C. Bunillidh Thistle F.C. Burghead Thistle F.C. Dalkeith Thistle F.C. Dalry Thistle F.C. East Kilbride Thistle F.C. Ferranti Thistle F.C. Forres Thistle F.C. Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Inverness Thistle F.C. Kirriemuir Thistle F.C. Largs Thistle F.C. Larkhall Thistle F.C. Lothian Thistle F.C. Lugar Boswell Thistle F.C. Meadowbank Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle F.C. Scone Thistle F.C. Steins Thistle F.C. Thistle F.C. Wishaw Thistle F.C. , a member of the Scottish Football Union and several other leagues Boats and ships Thistle dinghy Thistle yacht Thistle yacht HMS Thistle , the name of several Royal Navy ships USAHS Thistle USAHS Thistle , a hospital ship USS Thistle , the name of several U.S. Navy ships People Thistle Yolette Harris 1902 1990 , Australian botanist and conservationist Thomas Thistle 1853 1936 , English clergyman and educator Other uses Thistle color Thistle, Utah , United States Order of the Thistle , an order of chivalry Thistle Hotels Thistle Mining , a corporation once headed by David R. Beatty Thistle tube , a piece of laboratory glassware Thistle TV , a local television station The Thistle & Shamrock , a radio program The Thistle oil field operated by EnQuest in the North Sea dab ca Card desambiguaci de Distel fr Distel hu Bog ncs egy rtelm s t lap nl Distel sco Thrissel ... more details
The Dean of the Thistle is an office of the Order of the Thistle , re established in 1687. The office is normally held by a Minister of religion minister of the Church of Scotland , and forms part of the Royal Household in Scotland . In 1886 the office of Dean of the Chapel Royal was revived and united by royal warrant to that of Dean of the Thistle, eventually being separated in 1969. Office holders 1763 John Jardine dean John Jardine 1716 1766 1767 Robert Hamilton 1787 George Hill 1791 Archibald Davison 1803 William Laurence Brown 1830 George Cook 1845 William Muir Dean of the Thistle William Muir 1787 1869 1869 Norman Macleod DD The Highlanders Friend Norman Macleod 1812 1872 1872 John Macleod 1882 John Tulloch 1886 James Cameron Lees 1834 1913 1910 1926 Andrew Wallace Williamson 1856 1926 1926 1969 Charles Laing Warr 1892 1969 1969 1974 Dr Henry Charles Whitley 1906 1976 1974 1989 Prof John McIntyre theologian John McIntyre 1916 1989 present Gilleasbuig Iain Macmillan Category Deans of the Thistle Category Lists of Scottish people Scotland stub ... more details
Infobox Company company name Thistle Hotels company logo company type Private company Private foundation 1965 location Uxbridge , England key people Tim Scoble CEO br Quek Leng Chan Chairman br Steve Bailey Chief financial officer CFO area served United Kingdom industry Hospitality products revenue 287m ... homepage http www.thistlehotels.com footnotes Guoman Hotel Management , doing business as Thistle Hotels ... , but the largest hotel chain in London. History File Thistle Atlantic Hotel, Liverpool.jpg thumb left The Thistle Atlantic Tower in Liverpool , England . It was set up by Scottish & Newcastle in 1965 ... bought thirty four Thistle hotels from S&N, and acquired the Thistle brand name for 645m in November ... floated on the Stock Exchange, to become Thistle Hotels plc, valued at 620m. In September 1998, it sold ... sold to Atlantic Hotels for 700m and being operated under the Thistle name. In June 2003, the company ..., registered in Bermuda . Thistle Hotels was delisted from the London Stock Exchange . In 2004, it opened ... to Uxbridge . In 2004, budget hotel company Travelodge UK Travelodge bought two Thistle Hotels in London . Thistle Hotels is currently undergoing a re branding of 100 million in order to maintain consistency across the group. Thistle Cardiff the Parc has now re opened after being closed for 17 months due to fire and has been refurbished throughout From 1993 until 1996 Thistle Hotels sponsored Leeds ... from 2004 6. Guoman brand Thistle operates four luxury hotels in London under this brand, namely ... Thistle Hotels http www.guoman.com Guoman Hotels http www.dooyoo.co.uk hotels national thistle hotels in general reviews Review at DooYoo http travel.ciao.co.uk Thistle Euston London 6267335 Two reviews of the Thistle Euston at Ciao News items http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi wales south east 6216937.stm Thistle Cardiff damaged by an arson attack in December 2006 http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi business 1854123.stm Tourism downturn hits Thistle Hotels in 2002 UK Hotels Category Hotel chains in the United ... more details
Infobox football club clubname Gisborne Thistle image fullname Gisborne Thistle Association Football Club nickname Thistle founded ground Childers Road , Gisborne capacity chairman Ron Young manager coach John Stirton league season position kit alt1 royal blue shirts, shorts, and socks pattern b1 pattern la1 pattern ra1 pattern so1 leftarm1 0000bb body1 0000bb rightarm1 0000bb shorts1 0000bb socks1 0000bb kit alt2 yellow shirt, royal blue shorts and socks pattern b2 pattern la2 pattern ra2 pattern so2 leftarm2 ffff00 body2 ffff00 rightarm2 ffff00 shorts2 0000bb socks2 0000bb Gisborne Thistle is a soccer club based in the city of Gisborne , in the North island of New Zealand . for many years, the club played second fiddle to neighbours Gisborne City with whom they share the Childers Road Reserve ground . Their record includes appearances in the latter rounds of the Chatham Cup on numerous occasions, their best performances coming in 1970 Chatham Cup 1970 and 1971 Chatham Cup 1971 , when they reached the fifth round. Until the start of the 2010 season, Thistle played in the Central Premier League . The decision to withdraw from the league was taken in order to consolidate the team and to explore the concept of merging with City to form a new amalgamated Team Gisborne . ref Taewa, C. http www.gisborneherald.co.nz article ?id 16210 Era ends as Thistle pull pin on travel . Gisborne Herald , 26 February 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010. ref Notable former players Bert Ormond Referenmces reflist External links http www.rsssf.com tablesn nz05.html New Zealand 2004 05 Season Results http www.centralfootball.co.nz region gisborne clubdetails.asp?t 2&id 22 Central Football Gisborne Thistle page Category New Zealand association football clubs Category Gisborne, New Zealand Category Sport in the Gisborne Region NewZealand footyclub stub ... more details
Image Sow thistle 2.jpg thumb Sow thistle flower, Wellington, New Zealand Sow thistle is the common name of two related genera of thistle like flowering plant s in the plant family Asteraceae Also known as Puha by New Zealand Maori. Cicerbita Sonchus disambig sow thistle is a flower it s is from newzaeland. ... more details
USS Thistle has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to USS Thistle 1862 , a steamer in commission from 1862 to 1865 USS Thistle SP 1058 , a patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918 shipindex Thistle, USS Category United States Navy ship names Thistle ... more details
Infobox settlement name Thistle settlement type Ghost town image skyline Thistle School house.jpg image ... propped up with wood to prevent its collapse. Above the doorway is a wooden sign that reads Thistle some letters have fallen off. image caption Remnants of the Thistle schoolhouse pushpin map Utah pushpin label position bottom pushpin map caption Location of Thistle in Utah pushpin map alt Map of Utah showing a pin for Thistle near the center of the state image map Map of USA UT.svg map caption Location ... established date 1878 named for Thistle extinct title Destroyed extinct date 1983 elevation footnotes ref name usgs cite web url Gnis3 1446533 title Thistle work Geographic Names Information System ... March 11, 2010 ref Thistle is a ghost town in Utah County, Utah Utah County , Utah, United States, about ... evacuated as nearly convert 65000 acre.ft sigfig 2 lk in of water backed up, flooding the town. Thistle ... of Thistle are visible from a rest area along US 6 or from the California Zephyr passenger train. Geography Thistle is about convert 65 mi km southeast of Salt Lake City , at the confluence of the two primary tributaries to the Spanish Fork River , Thistle Creek and Soldier Creek. ref name benchmark ... side of the mountains and the Spanish Fork River on the west. In addition, Thistle Creek provides a route south from Thistle towards the communities of the Sanpete Valley Sanpete and Sevier ... Thistle, towards the city of Spanish Fork, Utah Spanish Fork , before reaching Utah Lake . ref name ... and railroads since their discovery. The named transportation arteries passing through Thistle include ... . ref name UHE History The trade route on which Thistle lies was used by Indigenous peoples ... Sumsion Sumsion , p. 98 ref The first recorded journey by Europeans to modern Thistle was the Silvestre ... and Housing publisher U.S. Census Bureau accessdate March 10, 2010 ref Most of Thistle s residents ... family, who migrated from Nauvoo, Illinois , reaching Thistle in 1848. Fifth generation ... more details
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thistle , after the Cotton thistlethistle , the national flower of Scotland HMS Thistle 1808 HMS Thistle was a 10 gun schooner launched in 1808 and wrecked on 6 March 1811 on Maransquam Beach, 30 miles south of Sandy Hook , due to an inaccurate chart. Her crew was saved, except for four small boys. ref Gossett 1986 , p.78. ref HMS Thistle 1812 HMS Thistle was a 12 gun brig launched in 1812 and broken up in 1823. HMS Thistle 1855 HMS Thistle was a Dapper class gunboat Dapper class wood screw gunboat launched in 1855 and broken up in 1863. HMS Thistle 1868 HMS Thistle was a composite screw gunvessel launched in 1868 and sold in 1888. HMS Thistle 1899 HMS Thistle was a Bramble class gunboat Bramble class gunboat launched in 1899 and sold in 1926. HMS Thistle N24 HMS Thistle was a British T class submarine T class submarine launched in 1939 and sunk in 1940. In fiction HMS Thistle is a fictional corvette in Douglas Reeman s book To Risks Unknown , set in 1943 References reflist colledge cite book last Gossett first William Patrick year 1986 title The lost ships of the Royal Navy, 1793 1900 publisher Mansell isbn 0 7201 1816 6 Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Thistle, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names de HMS Thistle es HMS Thistle ... more details
Thistle Brook may refer to Thistle Brook, Buckinghamshire Thistle Brook, a river in the fictional Middle earth, see List of Middle earth rivers T List of Middle earth rivers geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Russian thistle is a common name that can refer to Echinops exaltatus , Russian globe thistle Salsola , some species, including Salsola kali , also known as prickly saltwort Salsola soda , oppositeleaf Russian thistle Salsola tragus , prickly Russian thistle disambig plants Eaten by livestock and people during the Great Depression of the United States ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image ThistleTube.jpg right 86px A thistle tube is a piece of laboratory glassware consisting mostly of a shaft of tube, with a wiktionary Reservoir reservoir and funnel like section at the top. Thistle tubes are typically used by chemist s to add liquid to an existing system of apparatus. The thistle tube shaft is designed to allow insertion through a small hole present in some Stopper plug stoppers , permitting the tube to be inserted into a container such as an Erlenmeyer flask . br style clear both Laboratory equipment DEFAULTSORT Thistle Tube Category Laboratory glassware Chem stub ar es Tubo de seguridad fr Tube de s ret simple Thistle tube ta zh ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Theophilus Thistle is the title of a famous tongue twister , of which there are multiple versions. One version reads as Theophilus Thistle, the successful thistle sifter In sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles, Thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb. If Theophilus Thistle, the successful thistle sifter, Can thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb, See thou, in sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles, Thrust not three thousand thistles through the thick of thy thumb. ref Cite web url http www.sakara.net Twisters.html title Twisters publisher sakara.com accessdate 2007 11 22 ref While another version reads Theophilus Thistle, the Thistle Sifter, Sifted a sieve of unsifted thistles. If Theophilus Thistle, the Thistle Sifter, Sifted a sieve of unsifted thistles, Where is the sieve of un sifted thistles Theophilus Thistle, the Thistle Sifter, sifted? ref Cite web url http www.inheritage.org mgt minor eightdisks.htm title Eight of Disks publisher inheritage.org accessdate 2007 11 22 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref This tongue twister has been included in many tongue twister books and lessons, particularly in helping children and others with speech impediment s to correctly pronounce the forward th and s sounds. Australian dance music group Sonic Animation used a version of the tongue twister in their break out song Theophilus Thistler . References Reflist 2 See http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Footnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the ref erences tags Category Tongue twisters Literature stub ... more details
Timaru Thistle is a soccer club in Timaru , New Zealand . Competed 1961 Chatham Cup 1962 Chatham Cup 1963 Chatham Cup NewZealand footyclub stub Category New Zealand association football clubs ... more details
Thomas Thistle born 22 November 1853 Toxteth Park , Liverpool , Lancashire , England and died 7 February 1936 Eling vicarage, Southampton Hampshire was an Anglican priest in England , New Zealand and Australia . He became headmaster of Hereford Cathedral School ref http www.kinderlibrary.ac.nz Files Clergy 20Tagalad 20to 20Tye.htm ref , a medieval foundation. Family background Thomas Thistle was the son of Thomas Thistle, a wool draper and gentleman of Liverpool born 1813 Ugglebarnby , Yorkshire died 1892 and Alice Smith born c. 1817 Whitby , North Riding of Yorkshire died 1893 . This Thomas Thistle had a brother, Michael Thistle who drowned in the Neptune in about 1838. His younger brother William George Thistle 1856 1901 was a medical doctor. A description of him stated that William George MRCS LRCP was a most engaging scamp of dissolute habits, an amusing raconteur and bonviveur generally. He made a disastrous marriage and died without issue ref Thistle Family by H. Robinson published privately 1957 ref His grandmother Martha Thistle n e Wilson 1779 1848 was the younger sister of Jane Robinson murdered at Eskdaleside cum Ugglebarnby Eskdaleside in 1841. Education He attended Durham School from 1866 to 1873 and in 1873 matriculated aged 19 at Corpus Christi College, Oxford Corpus Christi College , Oxford University . In 1877, he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree and in 1881 ... Street , Marylebone. In 1883, Thistle arrived at Waihora , Auckland , New Zealand . From 1883 1884 ... his death he was vicar of Eling, Southampton within the Diocese of Winchester . The Thistle Chapel, Eling ... a Thistle chapel , furnished in memory of Thomas Thistle ref http www.southernlife.org.uk elingchu.htm ... assisted by Rev. Thomas thistle, M.A. late assistant head master of the Ripon Grammar School and now ... Feb 1936. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Thistle, Thomas ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT ... DEFAULTSORT Thistle, Thomas Category 1853 births Category 1936 deaths Category English schoolteachers ... more details
taxobox name Pitcher s thistle image Cirsium pitcheri.jpg status G3 status system TNC regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae subfamilia Carduoideae tribus Cynareae genus Cirsium species C. pitcheri binomial Cirsium pitcheri binomial authority Torr. ex Eat. Torr. & Asa Gray A.Gray The Pitcher s thistle Cirsium pitcheri , sometimes called dune thistle , is a species of thistle native to sand dune shorelines along the upper Great Lakes . It grows endemically only in Indiana , Michigan , Wisconsin , and Ontario . It is listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a threatened species . Niche Pitcher s thistle ... by spines and dense, silvery hairs. Between 2 to 8 years after germination, the juvenile thistle ... heads. Usually at least 5 years are required for the thistle to reach maturity. Pitcher s thistle ..., entire heads are occasionally buried, producing clusters of seedlings. The Pitcher s thistle ... s thistle was first identified by Zina Pitcher Dr. Zina Pitcher , a field surgeon of the U.S. Army ... of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore , Dr. Pitcher discovered a Pitcher s thistle in flower. The physician ... . Today Image Pitchers thistle epa.jpg thumb left Pitcher s Thistle Cirsium pitcheri on beach The Pitcher s thistle is found exclusively along the shorelines of Lake Huron , Lake Michigan , and Lake ... Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore . In addition, Pitcher s thistle continues to grow ... s thistle. Although it can be locally abundant in areas of relatively undisturbed habitat, the thistle ... range, has led to Pitcher s Thistle being federally listed as a threatened species by the U.S. ... mnfi abstracts botany Cirsium pitcheri.pdf Michigan Natural Features Inventory Pitcher s thistle ... ontario risk.php?doc type fact&lang &id 24 Ontario s Biodiversity Species at Risk Pitcher s Thistle ... 153 10370 12146 12213 61406 ,00.html Pitcher s thistle distribution and habitat. 2001 Michigan Department ... more details
Infobox Radio Show show name The Thistle & Shamrock image Thistle&ShamrockLogo.png format Celtic music , Folk music folk audio format Stereophonic record location Perthshire Perthshire, Scotland and Charlotte, North Carolina ref name wets runtime c. 50 min creator Fiona Ritchie producer Fiona Ritchie executive producer presenter Fiona Ritchie opentheme endtheme country United States language English ... Podcast RSS Feed The Thistle & Shamrock or simply Thistle is a weekly American syndicated radio ... Reflects Life on the Dial url http www.npr.org programs thistle about reflect.html publisher National ... www.npr.org programs thistle about reflect.html archivedate 2007 08 25 ref and is available internationally on WorldSpace via NPR Worldwide according to NPR. Thistle is the most listened to Celtic music program in the world. ref cite web title The Thistle & Shamrock About the Show url http www.npr.org programs thistle about index.html publisher National Public Radio date 2006 accessdate 2007 10 13 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070919013525 http www.npr.org programs thistle about index.html ... Scottish native Fiona Ritchie since its inception in 1981 in radio 1981 . Background Thistle began at WFAE ... assistant. ref name wets cite web author Fiona Ritchie title The Thistle & Shamrock url http www.wets.org ... nationally on June 4, 1983. ref name studio Thistle features traditional music, the singer ... the program for NPR. ref name wets ref name studio cite web author Fiona Ritchie title The Thistle & Shamrock Roots url http www.npr.org programs thistle about roots.html publisher National Public Radio ... programs thistle about roots.html archivedate 2007 09 14 ref Although WFAE is no longer licensed to UNCC and has switched to a mostly news talk format, the Charlotte station continues to carry Thistle ... new releases from Celtic roots. References references External links The Thistle & Shamrock http thistleradio.com official website NPR DEFAULTSORT Thistle & Shamrock, The Category American music radio ... more details
Infobox building name Thistle Inn native name image Courts of Justice, Wellington ca 1843.png caption A painting of the Thistle Inn and the Courthouse on lower Mulgrave Street, close to the water s edge. There is a horseman, with lawyers and other people outside the courthouse. A European home with two chimneys is below the road on the left ca 1843 former names building type architectural style Edwardian architecture Edwardian structural system location Mulgrave Street, Wellington New Zealand Wellington , New Zealand owner current tenants landlord coordinates coord 41.2777 174.7796 display title region NZ type landmark start date completion date 1840, rebuilt 1866 demolition date height diameter other dimensions floor count floor area main contractor architect structural engineer services engineer civil engineer other designers quantity surveyor awards embedded designation list embed yes designation1 NZ Category I designation1 number 1439 designation1 date 27 Jul 1988 The Thistle Inn is one of New Zealand s oldest public houses . Originally built in 1840, the Thistle Inn was rebuilt after a fire in 1866. Up until the reclamation of Wellington Harbour the building was only a few metres from the shoreline and patrons often arrived by boat, including, according to legend, the Ngati Toa warrior chief Te Rauparaha . The Thistle Inn was featured in Leves Amores, a short story by Katherine Mansfield , written in 1907. The building, is classified as a Category I places of special or outstanding historical or cultural heritage significance or value historic place by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust . ref NZHPT 1439 Thistle Inn 2009 12 21 ref References reflist Category NZHPT Category I listings in the Wellington Region Category Hotels in Wellington City Oceania hotel struct stub NZ struct stub de Thistle Inn ... more details
Infobox football club clubname Thistle image fullname Thistle Football Club nickname founded 1875 ground Braehead Park capacity chairman manager league Scottish Football League Scottish League season position pattern la1 white hoops pattern b1 whitehoops pattern ra1 white hoops leftarm1 3232CD body1 3232CD rightarm1 3232CD shorts1 3232CD socks1 3232CD coord 55 50 30 N 4 14 14 W type landmark display title Thistle Football Club also known as Glasgow Thistle Football Club ref name Rejected was a Scotland Scottish association football football club based at Braehead Park near central Glasgow . The club was briefly a member of the Scottish Football League Second Division and has been described as the most insignificant and least successful to have entered the League. ref name Rejected cite book last Twydell first Dave title Rejected F.C. of Scotland Volume 2 Glasgow & District year 1993 pages 230 239 isbn 1 874427 30 5 ref The club was formed in 1875 and became founder member of the Scottish Football Alliance in 1891. Although they initially struggled in the competition they were one of the members invited to form the new Second Division of the Scottish League for the 1893&ndash 94 in Scottish football 1893&ndash 94 season . The club failed to make an impact, suffering some heavy defeats, including a 13&ndash 1 reverse at Partick Thistle F.C. Partick Thistle on 10 March 1894, ref J. Rollin, The Guinness Football Factbook , Enfield Guinness Publishing, 1993, p. 140 ref the largest defeat in the Scottish League to date it has only been better by Dundee Wanderers F.C. Dundee Wanderers 15&ndash 1 loss to Airdrieonians F.C. Airdrieonians the following season. ref name Rejected Finishing ... League Thistle Thistle.htm Club history and kits Defunct Scottish football clubs Football in Scotland ... Category Association football clubs disestablished in 1894 Category Sport in Glasgow es Thistle Football Club nl Thistle FC ... more details
Christchurch Thistle is a soccer club in New Zealand . Competed 1929 Chatham Cup 1930 Chatham Cup 1931 Chatham Cup 1934 Chatham Cup runner up Players George McAnulty Category Christchurch association football clubs NewZealand footyclub stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Thistle Television was a locally broadcast commercial television station for Lanarkshire , Scotland . It broadcast a mixture of locally produced programmes and newer films. It also showed 2 hours worth of Sky News every day as well as broadcasting the QVC channel. It replaced the defunct, Lanarkshire TV , before closing itself. Television in Scotland DEFAULTSORT Thistle Tv Category Scottish media Category Television in Scotland Category Defunct British television channels Category RSL television channels Scotland company stub Scotland tv stub UK tv channel stub ... more details
Thistle Island is in the Spencer Gulf , South Australia , some 200 km west of Adelaide , and northwest of the Gambier Islands South Australia Gambier Islands . The town of Port Lincoln lies to the northwest of the island. Between them, the Gambier Islands and Thistle form a chain across the mouth of the gulf between the southern tips of the Yorke Peninsula Yorke and Eyre Peninsula s. ref Collins concise atlas of the world 3rd ed. 1993 . London HarperCollins. ref References reflist coord 34.998824 136.141641 display title type isle Category Islands of South Australia Category Eyre Peninsula SouthAustralia geo stub ... more details
Infobox Politician image name Anna Thistle small caption birth date birth place residence Grand Falls Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador Grand Falls Windsor , Newfoundland and Labrador NL office Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly MHA for Grand Falls Windsor Buchans term start 1996 term end 2007 predecessor Mike Mackey successor Susan Sullivan politician Susan Sullivan party Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland & Labrador Liberal Party religion occupation Credit Union Management Manager , City council Municipal Councillor Anna Thistle is a Canada Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district Canada electoral district of Grand Falls Windsor Buchans in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1996 to 2007. She was a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party of Newfoundland & Labrador . Thistle did not stand for re election in the Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007 2007 general election . External links http www.hoa.gov.nl.ca hoa mha grandfalls buchans.htm Anna Thistle Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Thistle, Anna ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Canadian politician DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Thistle, Anna Category Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs Category Women MHAs in Newfoundland and Labrador Category Living people Category Year of birth missing living people Category People from Grand Falls Windsor NewfoundlandandLabrador politician stub ... more details
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