Group    From 1858 

British Horological Institute

Categories: Engineering

Founded by a small group of clockmakers, whose aim was to unify the British horological industry and trades in the face of large numbers of imports of clocks and watches from abroad.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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British Horological Institute

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George Daniels

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Robert Mylne

Robert Mylne

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1 memorial
K. P. Harman

K. P. Harman

Camden Borough engineer & surveyor in 1969. Initials after his name: "B.Sc. (Eng.) F.I.C.E., F.I.Mun.E.". From the information given by Dugald Gonsal which is shown on our Memorial entry for t...

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Great Eastern Street

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