Ordnance Survey
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Ordnance Survey
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General Roy's cannon - south
The cannon was installed in 1791 by Mudge. The plaque came later in 1926. Fr...
Major-General William Roy
Greater London Council Major-General William Roy, 1726 - 1790, founder of th...
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George Hornidge Porter, Lord Porter of Luddenham
Born Yorkshire. 1967 Nobel Laureate for his work on photosynthesis relating t...
National Physical Laboratory
The NPL's history page concentrates on their work (e.g. they weighed Concorde...
