Inscription
London County Council
Site of the business premises of Thomas Earnshaw, 1749 - 1829, noted watch and chronometer maker.
Site: Thomas Earnshaw (1 memorial)
WC1, High Holborn, 119
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Thomas Earnshaw
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Thomas Earnshaw
Born Ashton under Lyme, Lancashire. Maker of watches and chronometers. Lived ...
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Thomas Earnshaw
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London County Council
Prior to the LCC London matters were run by church parishes. The LCC was the ...
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