Civil engineer. Eight years working in Australia. Director of Highways and Transportation at the GLC 1964-67. President of the Institute of Civil Engineers in 1990. Died Devon.
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Peter Frank Stott
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James Walker
{On the front of the plinth:} James Walker, 1781 - 1862 Engineer Greenland Do...
Marylebone Flyover
Marylebone Flyover Opened by Mr Desmond Plummer TD, JP, leader of the Greater...
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Francis Fowke
Engineer and architect, and a Captain in the Corps of Royal Engineers. Born Belfast. In 1862 he was made superintendent of construction of the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Alber...
John Bateman
Born near Halifax. Civil engineer. Built canals and reservoirs. Died at home, Moor Park, Farnham. Uncle to Charles La Trobe (1801-75), who travelled widely and became Governor of the colony of Vic...
first public supply of gas in the world
Royal Charter granted in 1812 to Gas Light and Coke Company for street lighting in London. Londonist published a lovely piece about the lamp lights of Victorian London still burning across the city.
James Walker
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...
Cuthbert Arthur Brereton
Civil engineer. His many projects include: with Wolfe-Barry, the 1903 Kew Bridge, over the Thames, correctly known as King Edward VII Bridge; his involvement with the construction of the Barry and ...
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New Change Buildings
A massive building, constructed 1953 - 60 by the architect Victor Heal. Our picture comes via Joe Blogs from PostWarBuildings, which has a lot to say about this building, and not much is compliment...
Flight Lieutenant Charles Cholmondeley
Cholmondeley and Ewen Montagu conceived the idea behind Operation Mincemeat and carried it out. He joined the Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve (RAFVR) in 1939 and was commissioned as a pilot offi...
Jeremiah le Souef
For 20 years vice-consul of the United States.
Nicholas Dimbleby
Son of Richard and younger brother of the better known David and Jonathan.
Councillor Ray Adamson, Mayor of Camden
Ray Adamson served as the Mayor of the London Borough of Camden for the year 1997-98 and from the Camden New Journal published on 13 August 2009 we learn that he was born on 10 August 1928 and died...
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