Sir Peter Fairbairn
(1799-1861)
textile engineering magnate, Mayor of Leeds (1858-1859), and Knight Bachelor (from 1858)
Commemorated on 1 plaque
Fairbairn House Originally known as Woodsley House, this monumental villa was built in 1840 for Sir Peter Fairbairn, the textile engineering magnate, and Mayor of Leeds 1858-59. Queen Victoria stayed here in 1858 when she came to open the Town Hall.
Clarendon Road, Leeds, United Kingdom where they built