Clock maker. Invented the alloy of copper and zinc which closely resembles gold.
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Christopher Pinchbeck
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George M. Hammer and Co. Ltd.
Firm of furniture makers, such as school desks and park benches. From London Fine: "Operating in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Hammer were an old English furnisher, in their words; 'Manufactur...
Lady Jane
in 1966 Henry Moss & Harry Fox opened the iconic Lady Jane, Carnaby Street's first women's fashion boutique. Our picture source, the Jewish Chronicle, shows that the whole Carnaby Street phenom...
J. Starkie Gardner
Sculptor of, and historian on, decorative ironwork. Also wrote on geology and botany and collected fossils. His company, based in Lambeth, did all the metal work at 2 Temple Place, inside and out, ...
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The Hon. Esme Howard, of Norfolk
Youngest son of Henry, Earl of Arundel and Surrey. Husband of Margaret.
Afsar Khan Sadek
Joint Secretary London Awami League, a major political party in Bangladesh.
R. Brooker
Died serving in WW1. Member of the parish of Saint Olave and Saint John Southwark.
S. E. Handley
Either lost his life, or gave distinguished service to the London Fire Brigade, and was buried in the Highgate Cemetery plot between 1884 and 1955.
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