Civil engineer. His many projects include: with Wolfe-Barry, the 1903 Kew Bridge, over the Thames, correctly known as King Edward VII Bridge; his involvement with the construction of the Barry and Middlesbrough docks and, in London, the Surrey Commercial docks; and the District and Piccadilly underground lines.
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Cuthbert Arthur Brereton
Underground Heritage Information Bow Road Station Listed as a building of nat...
Civil engineer, particularly with water projects. Born near Nottingham. Died at home at 14 Phillimore Gardens.
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...
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...
Civil engineer. Born Yorkshire as Thomas Peirson Frank. Chief Engineer for London County Council, 1930 - 1946. His secret rapid response unit saved London from drowning during the Blitz many times...
Based in Hammersmith initially so an early job was very local - the Hammersmith Town Hall. Also: the first electric tramway in London and the White City exhibition buildings including the 1908 Oly...
Sculptor, born near Manchester. Other work in London includes: replacements for Gog and Magog, statues in Guildhall which were destroyed in WW2; the relief panel on the Methodist Missionary Societ...
Most statues have plinths, which often carry the identity of the statue but little more. The plinth for this Millicent Fawcett statue is ...
A church has existed on the site since at least Saxon times. Work on the present building began in 1697 and was completed in 1714. It was virtually destroyed in an air-raid in World War II. The sku...
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.
This board reads as if the pub has been rebuilt in each of the monarchs' reigns. The other board is worded more carefully which makes us ...
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