Furniture designer, founding member of the Design and Industries Association and director of Heals.
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Hamilton T. Smith
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Thomas Tompion
F.R.S. "the father of English clockmaking". Buried in Westminster Abbey.
John Stephen
Founder of Carnaby Street as world centre for men's fashion in the 1960s. From Glasgow. The V&A hold his archive.
George Daniels
Horologist. Born in Sunderland. During his lifetime, he was considered to be the best watchmaker in the world, and was one of the few who built complete watches by hand (including the case and dial...
Bazaar, Kings Road
The first Bazaar boutique was opened by Mary Quant at 138a Kings Road, in 1955. More information and photos at our Image Source, the magnificent Another Nickel in the Machine. Quant opened a second...
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Major General Charles George Gordon
Army officer. Made his military reputation in China. Achieved lasting fame through his death at the siege of Khartoum. His name, and his marching band (which performs annually at the Whitehall sta...
The Island
This 1870 map shows that the land between Stoke Newington Common and Hackney Downs, to the east of where the railway was to be built, was entirely undeveloped and occupied by three large areas, eac...
William Bradley
Elected to Brentford Council in 1901 and vice chairman in 1903 but that does not explain why he was honoured with being placed on Andrew Carnegie's immediate right in this group shot. He certainly ...
Battle of Brentford, 1642
One of the many battles of the English Civil War. King Charles's forces were advancing on London. Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex attempted to stop them at the Brentford bridge. A small pitched...
Sir Thomas More
Born Milk Street. In conflict with Henry VIII over religion he was imprisoned in the tower, found guilty of treason and beheaded on Tower Hill. Final words: "The King's good servant, but God's Firs...
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