Place    From 1835 

Finchley Road

Categories: Engineering, Transport

Place

This highway was constructed in 1835 as an alternative by-pass route to the old road from London to the north, which took the gruelling haul up through the congested streets of Hampstead.

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Finchley Road

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The North Star

The North Star, 104 Finchley Road. The North Star was built in 1850 as one of...

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James Henry Greathead

James Henry Greathead

Railway and tunnelling engineer. Born in Grahamstown, South Africa. Arrived in England in 1859. Studied with and then worked with civil engineer Peter W. Barlow on the Tower Subway tunnel. The trav...

Person, Engineering, South Africa

3 memorials
Boylett Herbert Jupe

Boylett Herbert Jupe

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 Bar Street,...

Person, Engineering, Tragedy

1 memorial
Golden Jubilee Bridges

Golden Jubilee Bridges

Footbridges on either side of the Hungerford railway bridge. They replaced the single footbridge which was located on the downstream side of the bridge, and commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen ...

Place, Engineering, Transport

1 memorial
Peter Lind and Co Ltd

Peter Lind and Co Ltd

Peter Lind was a Danish construction engineer who came to England when, in 1913 he was appointed designer for the British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Company. His firm built the silos for The S...

Group, Engineering

1 memorial
Bagley's Foundry / The Foundery

Bagley's Foundry / The Foundery

There was a gun-manufacturing foundry at Windmill Hill, now Tabernacle Street EC2, until an explosion on 10 May 1716. Captured French guns were being melted and the liquid metal was poured into mou...

Building, Engineering, Religion

2 memorials

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Battersea Town Hall

A Grade II* listed building, designed in 1891 by E. W. Mountford (1855 - 1908) opened in 1893 as Battersea Town Hall. Sculptural work by Horace and Paul Montford. In 1965 Battersea and Wandsworth a...

Building, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
United Nations

United Nations

Founded after World War II, to replace the League of Nations. Its stated aims are: 'facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, hum...

Group, Peace

4 memorials
Comic Heritage

Comic Heritage

Merged with the Heritage Foundation.

Group, Cinema, History, Humour, Theatre, TV & Radio

29 memorials