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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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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New River
The so-called New River is actually an aqueduct built 1609 - 1613 from near Ware, Hertfordshire, to Islington to bring fresh water from country springs to the City. It required a 1602 charter from ...
8 memorials
Sir Nigel Gresley
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2 memorials
Alfred George Ervine
An Assistant Electrician on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above...
1 memorial
Eaton Hodgkinson
Professor of engineering. FRS. Born Cheshire. Studied the strength of columns of various materials and pioneered the application of mathematics to structural design. Late in life his mental abil...
1 memorial
Herbert Gifford Harvey
Junior Assistant 2nd Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park...
1 memorial
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417 memorials
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378 memorials
Doctor Who
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7 memorials
Dante Alighieri
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2 memorials
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