Engineer and inventor. Born in Stepney. A gas-fitter and plumber by trade, in 1892, with his assistant Tom Bates, he built the first British motor car with an internal combustion engine. Died Walthamstow.
In this magnificent c.1912 photo Bremer is the man in the bowler hat.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Frederick Bremer
Frederick Bremer, 1872 - 1941. Between 1892 - 1894 in a small workshop in the...
Engineer. Born Evan Owen Williams. He was appointed chief consulting civil engineer to the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley. Later he was the principal engineer for the Gravelly Hill Interchang...
Assistant to Frederick Bremer. He helped build the first British motor car with an internal combustion engine.
Electrician on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above Bar Street,...
A major 'gravity' sewer running from Hackney to Beckton. Mainly designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette after an outbreak of cholera in 1853 and the 'Great Stink' in the Thames of 1858. Our picture shows...
