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...
Bentley Motor Car - first lost plaque
This image was taken by Alan Zafer and was published in the Ham & High. ...
Other Subjects
1 memorial
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...
3 memorials
Harold Knox King, CBE, CEng, FICE, FIMun.E, FRICS
Harold Knox King was born on 24 March 1907, the second child of William Henry King and Williamina King. His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1907 in the Rochdale registration district, La...
1 memorial
Edward H. Tabor
Resident engineer on the construction of the Rotherhithe Tunnel in 1908.
2 memorials
1 memorial
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War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Frank Dobson
Sculptor. CBE, RA. Born at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, Marylebone Road, London. Enlisted with The Artists' Rifles in World War I. Died Princess Beatrice Hospital, Kensington. (Not to be confused wi...
3 memorials
William of Wykeham
Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England and founder of Winchester College. Reconstructed Windsor Castle for King Edward III. Click on external site for more information. And see Winchester gees...
Person, Architecture, Politics & Administration, Property, Religion
4 memorials
Henry Lofts
W1, Mount Street, St George's Gardens
Henry Lofts erected this fountain without naming anyone he wished to commemorate so, unusually, he is, on our website at least, commemora...
1 subject commemorated,
3 creators
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
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