Clock maker. Invented the alloy of copper and zinc which closely resembles gold.
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Christopher Pinchbeck
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garment and textile industries in the East End
The origins of the East End textile industry can be traced to the 14th century when Flemish artisans set up dye works on the River Lea. In the late 17th century the Huguenots arrived in Spitalfield...
4 memorials
Paul Crespin
Goldsmith. Born in London to Huguenot parents. Business address from 1760 in Compton Street, Soho. Retired to and died in Southampton. The V&A holds a portrait.
1 memorial
Sir Norman Hartnell
Court dressmaker. Designed the Queen's wedding dress and her bridesmaids'. Born 2, Streatham Hill. Died at King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor.
1 memorial
Henry Prince
The NPG has some information about this engineer/founder: Born c. 1817. Died April/March 1875. He maintained a foundry in the Grove, Great Guildford Street, Southwark for much of his life. He began...
4 memorials
Beau Brummell
Born as George Bryan Brummell in Downing Street, his father being Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, Lord North. A gambler and dandy and one of the Prince Regent's favourites, he set the dres...
2 memorials
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