Inventor of the world's first traffic lights. Engineer and railway manager from Nottingham.
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John Peake Knight
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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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Dr Charles Vickery Drysdale
Electrical engineer and social reformer promoting family planning and eugenics. Born in Paris. As an engineer, he invented the phase-shifting transformer, and was co-founder of the Institute of Phy...
1 memorial
William Patrick Kelly
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 B...
1 memorial
William Edward Farquharson
Senior Second Engineer 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 B...
1 memorial
Dugald Trystan Julius Herbert Gonsal OBE
Camden's chief engineer and assistant director of environment: 1966- 2001 when he retired. From the Burghers In The UK website we learn that he was born on 12 April 1935 in Colombo, Ceylon (now ca...
1 memorial
Sir Ambrose Fleming
Electrical engineer. Born John Ambrose Fleming in a house named Greenfield in Lancaster. Best known for inventing the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube. He was also an accomplished photographer...
1 memorial
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Colonel E. D. Miller
17th Lancers of Spring Hill, Rugby, Harrovian, soldier, sportsman. Father of Gordon. From Anglo-Boer War: "MILLER, EDWARD DARLEY, ... son of Edward Miller, of Hartsfield, Betchworth. He was educate...
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
J. Rowe
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Dame Sybil Thorndike
Born Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Actor. George Bernard Shaw wrote his play Saint Joan with her in mind. Created Dame of the British Empire in 1931. She was married to the actor Sir Lewis Casson. Di...
3 memorials
Hugh John Moore
Commander in the City of London police force. He oversaw the investigation into the death of Roberto Calvi, (dubbed 'God's Banker'), and was also involved with the investigations into the collapses...
2 memorials
Alice Ayres
For more information about this hero click on the picture of her plaque.
1 memorial
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