Plaque

John Alfred Prestwich

Erection date: 19/3/2010

Inscription

John Alfred Prestwich, 1874 - 1952, inventor and designer of engines, founded J.A.P. Engineering Company here in 1898.
Historic Buildings of the London Borough of Haringey

Site: John Alfred Prestwich (1 memorial)

N17, Lansdowne Road, 1a

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

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John Alfred Prestwich

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J.A.P. Engineering

Company founded by John Alfred Prestwich. Its engines were used in many famou...

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John Alfred Prestwich

Inventor and designer of engines. Born Kensington.  He worked with Sebastian ...

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London Borough of Haringey

Created in 1965 by the amalgamation of three former boroughs: Hornsey, Wood G...

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