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 abilities failed. Died at home in Manchester. His name appears on the web quite often as "Easton" but we're sticking with the ODNB's "Eaton".
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Eaton Hodgkinson
2018: Eamonn Doyle has written to correct our "east to west", saying that the...
A plaque inside the library provides the following: “John Harvard was born in Southwark in 1607 and was baptized in St Saviour’s Church, the present Southwark Cathedral. He was the son of Robert H...
Pioneer of education for women. Born London. Headmistress at Camden School, 1879 - 1894. The Kentish Towner has a history of the school. Died at home, 87 King Henry's Road, Hampstead.
A charity administered by a council of Old Westminsters that provides financial assistance to Westminster School for the benefit of current pupils.
Philanthropist, feminist, educationist. Born Rose Mary Yeates in Horton, Buckinghamshire, to William Willson Yeates and his first wife Mary. When she was seven three of her baby sisters died in qui...
Abbey Road Studios were opened in November 1931 by EMI. The Blumlein plaque is to the right, Elgar to the left. A live webcam has been s...
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