South African financier, b. London as Barnett Isaacs. Competitor of Cecil Rhodes in the South African diamond world. Entered politics in the Cape. His son Woolf became a successful racing driver and chairman of Bentley. Barnett died by suicide. This external site provides more information and Find a Grave, our picture source has a blunt assessment of his character.
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Barnett I. Barnato
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Middlesex Hospital and Barnato and Joel
We had not heard of the Barnato-Joel family before coming across this plaque....
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River Lea Watermills
The picture source website is a report on the Archaeology in the Lea Valley prepared in advance of the 2012 Olympics.
1 memorial
Thames Tunnel Mill
London's docks were badly damaged by bombing during WW2, but managed a resurgence during the 1950s. The 1970s however, saw the introduction of container ships which were too large to be handled in ...
1 memorial
Richard Cobden
Political economist and Liberal MP. Born near Midhurst, Sussex, into a large and very poor family. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition. Spoke repeatedly to Parliament against war with...
5 memorials
Chelsea china
Manufactured in a house at the north end of Lawrence Street SW3, 1745-1784. The factory was founded by two Frenchmen, Charles Gouyn, a goldsmith and Nicholas Sprimont, a silversmith. It was the fir...
1 memorial
Bronze Age Ltd
Casting foundry based at the Limehouse Basin. It provides a service to artists who wish to cast their original sculptures in bronze or aluminium. Owned and run by Mark Kennedy.
5 memorials
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