Engineer.
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J. Brown
There is an identical plaque at the entrance to the tunnel on the south bank ...
There is an identical plaque at the entrance to the tunnel on the north bank ...
Civil engineer. Born in Leeds. Moved to London in 1850. He worked on canals and railways around the world, and was involved with the proposed channel tunnel of 1872. His best known construction is ...
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...
Pioneer of high pressure steam. Born in Illogan, Cornwall. In 1803 he drove a steam carriage from Holborn to Paddington, on the roads. Died a pauper at The Bull Hotel, Dartford, where he had starte...
Born Dartington, Devon. Engineer. Worked with railways and ships. Died on holiday in Simonstown, South Africa, where he is buried.
The Automobile Association, originally set up to help motorists avoid police speed traps, opened its first office in Fleet Street in 1905.
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