▁ 1 8 8 9 – 9 1 . ▁The ▁sculpt ed ▁figures ▁( The ▁Engine er ▁and ▁the ▁ship w right ) ▁fl ank ing ▁the ▁entrance ▁are ▁by ▁James ▁Pitt end r igh ▁Mac g ill iv ray . ▁ ▁John ▁Car m ich ael ▁was ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Fair field ▁yard ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁born ▁in ▁G ovan ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁and ▁had ▁entered ▁Fair field ▁as ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁When ▁his ▁app rent ices hip ▁was ▁completed ▁seven ▁years ▁later , ▁Sir ▁William ▁Pear ce ▁made ▁him ▁head ▁dra ug ht s man , ▁and ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁assistant ▁manager . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁a ▁major ▁fire ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁yard . ▁The ▁fire ▁spread ▁rapidly ▁and ▁within ▁ten ▁minutes ▁the ▁vast ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁buildings , ▁covering ▁several ▁acres , ▁were ▁ab la ze ▁with ▁the ▁jo iner ' s , ▁pattern , ▁and ▁fitting ▁sh ops ▁totally ▁destroyed . ▁Vari ous ▁ships ▁under ▁construction ▁were ▁threatened , ▁amongst ▁which ▁were ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁The ▁vessels ▁were ▁however ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁buildings ▁and ▁no ▁significant ▁damage ▁was ▁sust ained . ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁damage ▁was ▁estimated ▁at ▁£ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁caused ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁work men ▁to ▁be ▁thrown ▁idle . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁C leg horn ▁FR SE ▁became ▁the ▁Fair field ▁manager