Pioneer of the diving helmet.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Augustus Siebe
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Augustus Siebe
English Heritage Augustus Siebe, 1788 - 1872, pioneer of the diving helmet, ...
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John Heathcoat
Inventor and businessman. Born Derbyshire. Invented a machine for manufacturing a new type of lace, bobbin net, and went on to manufacture and sell lace. 1815 he bought a mill in Tiverton, moved th...
1 memorial
Alfred Russel Wallace
Explorer and naturalist. Born Monmouthshire (which, if we can believe Wikipedia, between 1542 and 1974 was not definitively in either Wales or England). Joined the family surveying business and l...
Person, Paranormal, Science, Malaysia, Singapore, South America, Wales
1 memorial
William Shipley
Drawing master, social reformer and inventor. Wikipedia's page differs significantly from the Oxford Dictionary of National Bigraphy. They agree that he was born in Kent and trained as a painter. H...
1 memorial
Marie Stopes
Born in Edinburgh. Scientist, writer, dramatist and poet. Publicist of the campaign for sexual education. Advocate of family planning and founder of pioneer birth control clinic. Courageous crusade...
5 memorials
Thomas Earnshaw
Born Ashton under Lyme, Lancashire. Maker of watches and chronometers. Lived and worked mainly in London and Greenwich. He seems to have been a bitter man with whom it was unpleasant to do business...
1 memorial
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Bounds Green Station air raid
During the London blitz, people sheltered on the platforms of many underground stations. At Bounds Green, they also slept on the stairs between the escalators. No records were kept of how many peop...
1 memorial
Poplar Rate Rebels mural - 2
E14, Hale Street, Tower Hamlets Parks Department depot
See 'Poplar Rate Rebels mural - 1' for all the text and names associated with the whole mural.
V&A façade foundation stone, Victoria
SW7, Cromwell Road
This was the Queen's last official appearance. Via Londonist we found this V&A page that tells the story. The stone was unveiled on a...
2 subjects commemorated,
1 creator
Campden Hill Square
W8, Campden Hill Square
Campden Hill Square was laid out by Joshua Flesher Hanson in 1826. Gates and most of the railings around the central garden are original ...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Elizabeth Stride
Elizabeth "Long Liz" Stride is believed to have been the third victim of the unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. Born Elizabeth Gustafsdotter near Gothenburg in Sweden. She was on...
1 memorial
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