Vehicle    From 1803  To 1803

London steam carriage

Categories: Engineering, Transport

Londonist have a piece on this early manifestation of the car and steam locomotive, rolled into one.

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London steam carriage

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London steam carriage

William Felton's carriage works was close to this spot. In 1803 he built a ca...

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first gas-lit street in the world

first gas-lit street in the world

The first public street lighting with gas was demonstrated in Pall Mall by Frederick Winsor in 1807.  In January he lit the street and in June he put on a special gas-lit exhibition here, celebrati...

Event, Engineering, Transport

2 memorials
George Wimpey Ltd

George Wimpey Ltd

Based in Hammersmith initially so an early job was very local - the Hammersmith Town Hall.  Also: the first electric tramway in London and the White City exhibition buildings including the 1908 Oly...

Group, Engineering, Property

1 memorial
Holborn Conduit

Holborn Conduit

Built on a tributary of the River Fleet to bring clean water to London. Its precise location is not clear, but one source places it at what is now the junction of Snow Hill, Cock Lane and Smithfiel...

Building, Engineering

1 memorial
William Charles Copperthwaite

William Charles Copperthwaite

Engineer. 1906 Copperthwaite published "Tunnel shields and the use of compressed air in subaqueous works". 2021: We were kindly contacted by Christopher Nobbs (great-nephew of Copperthwaite) who w...

Person, Engineering

2 memorials
Sir Nigel Gresley

Sir Nigel Gresley

Locomotive engineer. Born Edinburgh into a family that arrived with William the Conqueror and were granted a hereditary baronetcy in the early 17th century. Raised in Derbyshire. Rapidly rose from ...

Person, Engineering, Scotland

2 memorials

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George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel

Composer. Born Halle, Germany. Became Kapellmeister to the Elector of Hanover, soon to become George I of Great Britain. Moved to London in 1712.  A governor of the Foundling Hospital.  Moved into ...

Person, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, Germany

8 memorials
Cardinal Newman

Cardinal Newman

Born 80 Old Broad Street, eldest son of a banker. Goaded into writing his Apologia by a criticism from Charles Kingsley published in a magazine.  Established The Brompton Oratory. Died Edgbaston, B...

Person, Race Issues, Religion

3 memorials
Last Beatles' concert

Last Beatles' concert

W1, Savile Row, 3

Note that that, though blue, this is not an English Heritage plaque. At Beatles in London the 'plaque committee' is given as Richard Port...

1 subject commemorated
submarine Triton
1 memorial
Stéphane Mallarmé

Stéphane Mallarmé

French symbolist poet. Born Paris, died Valvins, France.

Person, Poetry, France

1 memorial