Founded by the son of J. P. Knight.
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J. P. Knight Group Ltd
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Peake Knight, 1st traffic lights
City of Westminster John Peake Knight, 1828 - 86, inventor of the world's fi...
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John Heathcoat
Inventor and businessman. Born Derbyshire. Invented a machine for manufacturing a new type of lace, bobbin net, and went on to manufacture and sell lace. 1815 he bought a mill in Tiverton, moved th...
1 memorial
Mercers' Company
Records go back to 1348. From the Guild‘s website: "In its widest sense mercery could describe all merchandise, although in London the term evolved to mean the trade specifically in luxury fabrics,...
4 memorials
Crosskey's Inn
In the late 1500s plays were performed in the inn-yard. The Inn was destroyed in the Great Fire.
1 memorial
H. Lawrence
Director of the Brilliant Sign Company in 1938.
1 memorial
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
This foundry is the oldest manufacturing company in the UK and is still making bells at 32/34 Whitechapel Road. Probably their most famous creation is Big Ben (we thank Alice, a member of a childre...
4 memorials
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Royal Regiment of Artillery
Better known as the Royal Artillery. By royal warrant of King George I, two companies, each 100 men strong were raised at Woolwich. It now comprises twelve regiments, plus four regiments of the Roy...
4 memorials
John Napier
Mathematician. Born Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, his family home. 7th Laird of Merchiston (though Wikipedia says 8th). Inventor of logarithms. Died Edinburgh.
1 memorial
Westminster Bridge terrorist attack
SW1, Westminster Bridge
Westminster Bridge is owned by Transport for London so they probably created the plaque.
5 subjects commemorated
House sparrow pavement plaque
NW1, Cardington Street, St James Gardens
A smaller stone in the lower right corner seems to be part of the overall design and has some markings on it but we could make nothing of...
London Wall Walk - 7 - Bevis Marks
EC3, Bevis Marks
No visible bit of the Wall that we could see. On our London Wall page is a link to a site that has photos of more of these nice blue-bord...
1 subject commemorated
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