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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
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
Sir Hugh Myddelton
Goldsmith and entrepreneur. Born Denbigh, Wales sometime 1555-60, younger brother of Sir Thomas Myddelton (c1550-1631) who became Lord Mayor of London. 1576 came to London to be an apprentice golds...
John G. Morley
Succeeded Lewis Angell as Borough Engineer for West Ham Council. Held the post in 1905.
Bagley's Foundry / The Foundery
There was a gun-manufacturing foundry at Windmill Hill, now Tabernacle Street EC2, until an explosion in 1716. Captured French guns were being melted and the liquid metal was poured into moulds whi...
A. A. Langley
Engineer. His name appears on a stone at Abbey Road DLR Station. We have found references to him on-line as an engineer and chief engineer on several railways in Britain. Abbey Road DLR Station was...
Robert Stephenson
Railway and civil engineer. Born near Newcastle upon Tyne. Son of George Stephenson who built "the Rocket" locomotive in 1827. Robert was Chief Engineer of the London to Birmingham Railway which ...