This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
King's Cross fire
Commemorated ati
Colin Townsley - red plaque
Unveiled on the 34th anniversary of the fire and Townsley's death.
King's Cross fire - clock
When we first spotted this memorial, in November 2004, there was just the pla...
King's Cross fire - names
{On the top plaque:} King's Cross Disaster Fund In memory of the 31 people ...
Soho Fire Station - Clermont
In a 2012 European Trade Union Institute publication concerning firefighters'...
Soho Fire Station - King's Cross fire
From Emergency we know that this plaque was erected on or before 19 July 2017.
Other Subjects
Edmund Nuttall Limited
Construction company with origins in the Netherlands.
Harold Knox King, CBE, CEng, FICE, FIMun.E, FRICS
Harold Knox King was born on 24 March 1907, the second child of William Henry King and Williamina King. His birth was registered in the 2nd quarter of 1907 in the Rochdale registration district, La...
William Cawthorne Unwin
Civil and mechanical engineer. Born Essex. 1900 he became the first London University professor of engineering. Died unmarried, at his home, 7 Palace Gate Mansions, 29 Palace Gate.
Sir Marc Isambard Brunel
Civil Engineer, born Hacqueville, Normandy, France. Educated in France, but forced to flee to the United States after publicly predicting the demise of Robespierre. He submitted a design for the Ca...
Edmund Cooper
Resident Engineer responsible for the construction of the Northern Outfall Sewer in 1862-3. Also co-designer of Abbey Mills pumping station.
Previously viewed
West Silvertown WW1 memorial fountain
E16, Lyle Park
The inscription is carried by two glazed tiles, one of which has been broken and repaired. There's a bit of a puzzle here. It's a fair a...
John Compton Lawrance, QC, MP
High Court Judge. Came from Lincolnshire. From Plymounth Law Review we learn: "John Lawrance was Conservative MP for South Lincolnshire for ten years, from 1880 to 1890, until his appointment as ...
Halsey Ricardo
SW3, Old Church Street, 117
From The Modernists Journals Project we lean that this house was "designed by Halsey Ricardo for his daughter Anna ... and Maresco when t...
Orient Line
Began as a shipbroking company. The inauguration of a liner service to Australia with the packet boat 'Orient' in 1866 saw the company trade as The Orient Line of Packets, regularly shortened to Or...
John Courage
Born Aberdeen. Came to London in 1780 as a shipping agent. He bought the Private House and Old Brewhouse at Horselydown in 1787 and developed it into a thriving business. Died London.
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