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 ...
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Urban Hanlon Broughton
Engineer who married money and then made lots more. Born England. Studied civil engineering and gained expertise in the Shone sewer system which took him to Massachusetts to manage its installatio...
Maudslay, Sons and Field
Engineering company based in Lambeth, specialised in building marine steam engines. Founded in 1798 by Henry Maudslay as Henry Maudslay and Company. 1833 reorganised into Maudslay, Sons and Field a...
Lavender Pumphouse
Built to control the water level in the former Surrey Docks.
Sir Follett Holt, KBE
Railway engineer, very influential in Argentina where he was Chairman of many railway companies. Excelled at polo as a young man. First Chairman of the Tower Hill Improvement Trust. Our picture co...
Fatberg
You'll note that we have described this thing as a "Concept" - which it clearly isn't. When we set up our Subject Types (Person, Event, Building, etc.) we did not foresee the need for for the Type...
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Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
Originally established by John Wilder to support psychiatric patients on discharge from hospital at a time when the Mental Health Act meant that psychiatric hospitals were being closed and replaced...
Borough Market
It was first mentioned in 1276, although there are claims that it has been in existence since 1014. The present buildings were designed in 1851 and an art deco entrance in Southwark Street was adde...
Bedford Estates
The motto, Che Sera Sera, you should all know from the song (What Will Be, Will Be) and the animal is an antelope. This symbol is a much reduced version of some of the heraldry associated with the ...
English Heritage
English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts,...
City Road Basin
Part of the Regent's Canal. Built in 1820 to allow boats to moor and unload cargo, initially brought long distance but it soon became used primarily to transport local coal and building materials. ...
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