Former community pump. See the plaque for its history.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Former community pump. See the plaque for its history.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Lewisham pump
{On the plaque:} This pump was made by George Turner of Dorset Street, Fleet ...
It was in William Felton's carriage works in Leather Lane that Trevithick's steam-powered carriage was built.
Bethnal Green Borough Engineer/Architect in 1922, 1926, 1937.
Civil engineer. Born Falkirk and studied at Glasgow University. Came to London in 1800 where he became apprentice to his uncle Ralph Walker working on the construction of the West and East India Do...
The company's name came from the forenames of its founders Leslie Smith (1918 - 2005) and Rodney Smith (1917 - 2013). They were not related, but had been schoolfriends and also served together in t...
Author and engineer. Born in Woore, Shropshire. He invented the 'Adams Axle' which was used on British trains throughout the steam age. His writings include 'English Pleasure Carriages' and 'Roads ...