Born Dublin, Ireland as Abraham Gottheimer. The King of Italy conferred the title of Baron Grant - for improvement schemes in Milan. He was also MP for Kidderminster. His financial dealings were never straight forwarded and he ended as a bankrupt.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Albert Grant
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Albert Grant & Shakespeare
"There is no darkness but ignorance" is a quote from "Twelfth Night". The scu...
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Brilliant Sign Company
Signage company. It was named after their concept called the 'brilliant letter'. This comprised a pressed copper sheet with a v-shaped cross section so as to imitate the classic incised wooden fasc...
Bennet Woodcroft
Inventor, industrial archaeologist, leading figure in patent reform and the first clerk to the commissioners of patents. Born Lancashire. Appointed professor of machinery at University College Lond...
Atlas Dyeworks
The Simpson, etc. plaque commemorates the Dyeworks which were at Victory Place 1859 - 68. This page refers to that site but also refers to the Hackney Dyeworks to which Atlas expanded. The photo sh...
River Lea Watermills
The picture source website is a report on the Archaeology in the Lea Valley prepared in advance of the 2012 Olympics.
Alfred Mond, Baron Melchett
Born in Lancashire, where his father Ludwig had a factory. Studied law and then entered his father's business as director. Liberal and then Conservative MP 1906-28. In 1926 he achieved the merger...
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Montagu Pyke
In 1908 Pyke converted two shops at 164-166 Edgware Road into a cinema. This was a success and he created more, naming each one the Cinematograph Theatre. By 1910 he had 5 cinemas, each an independ...
Owen Gordon, SBSTJ
Appointed as Serving Brother in 1983. The date of birth given on the memorial is 19XX.
Dame Edith Sitwell
Poet and biographer. Born at Scarborough into the aristocracy. 6-foot tall, with elongated features she added to the effect with her exuberant flowing and ornate clothing. Her poetry was avant ...
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