Plaque

Ambrose Godfrey

Inscription

Ambrose Godfrey, 1660 - 1741, chemist and inventor of the fire extinguisher, who lived in a house and worked at a laboratory and pharmacy on this site between 1706 and 1741.
City of Westminster

Site: Ambrose Godfrey (1 memorial)

WC2, Southampton Street, 31

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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