An iron foundry set up by Abraham Darby in Shropshire. Can you guess what the Coalbrookdale war memorial is made of?
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Coalbrookdale Company
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Chelsea Embankment - Albert Bridge
{Inscribed on a stone plaque on the plinth, on the east side:} Chelsea Emban...
Chelsea Embankment - Old Church
There were at least 3 designs for lamps along the Thames Embankments. This on...
Great Exhibition - Coalbrookdale Gates
From Royal Parks: "The gates were designed by Charles Crookes. Each of the ca...
Lauderdale Road Synagogue - Halford
This design was used repeatedly to commemorate the dead of the City of London...
Temperance fountain
This fountain was originally erected July 1861 at the Royal Exchange. It was ...
Other Subjects
John Alfred Prestwich
Inventor and designer of engines. Born Kensington. He worked with Sebastian de Ferranti and the cinema pioneer William Friese-Greene to produce cameras, mutoscopes, cutting and perforation machine...
Henry Watson Dodds
Junior Assisant 4th Engineer on the RMS Titanic. There would appear to some confusion as to the correct name of this man. Some records show him as Renny Dodds, but he can also be found on memorial...
Sir Harry Ricardo
Born 13 Bedford Square, son of Halsey Ricardo. Mechanical engineer specialising in developing the internal combustion petrol and diesel engine. Died King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, following a ...
Edward H. Tabor
Resident engineer on the construction of the Rotherhithe Tunnel in 1908.
Frederick Bremer
Engineer and inventor. Born in Stepney. A gas-fitter and plumber by trade, in 1892, with his assistant Tom Bates, he built the first British motor car with an internal combustion engine. Died Walth...
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Saint Augustine
Theologian and philosopher. Also known as Augustine of Hippo. Born in Thagaste (now Souk Ahras), Algeria. He was brought up as a Christian by his mother, Saint Monica. He travelled to teach in Rome...
World War 2
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do visit the picture source web site - it has a fascinating collection of maps. And we enjoyed these photos of current WW2 ev...
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