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Bentley Motor Car

Categories: Engineering, Transport

Walter Owen Bentley (1888 - 1971), "W. O." to his friends, founded Bentley Motors Limited. The chassis for the first model (3 litres) was exhibited at the London Motor Show in October 1919. By December it had a working engine. But it was not until September 1921 that the first was on the streets.

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Bentley Motor Car

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Bentley Motor Car

Google Street View shows the plaque in place March 2022 but just an empty fra...

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Bentley Motor Car - first lost plaque

This image was taken by Alan Zafer and was published in the Ham & High.  ...

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J. & E. Hall, Dartford

J. & E. Hall, Dartford

From Dartford Archive: "In the early days the company specialised in heavy foundry-based engineering. Later on, the company developed a specialisation in refrigeration engineering." We wondered wh...

Group, Craft / Design, Engineering

1 memorial
Alexander Binnie

Alexander Binnie

Civil engineer.   Born 77 Ladbroke Grove.  Worked in Wales and then India.  Returned and in 1890 was appointed chief engineer to the London County Council.  Worked on the Blackwall road tunnel, the...

Person, Engineering, India, Wales

3 memorials
Thomas Hawksley

Thomas Hawksley

Civil engineer, particularly with water projects.  Born near Nottingham.  Died at home at 14 Phillimore Gardens.

Person, Engineering

2 memorials
Henry Watson Dodds

Henry Watson Dodds

Junior Assisant 4th Engineer on the RMS Titanic. There would appear to some confusion as to the correct name of this man. Some records show him as Renny Dodds, but he can also be found on memorial...

Person, Engineering, Tragedy, South America

1 memorial