From Village Pumps: "Samuel Phillips was making fire engines by 1760; in 1797 the firm became Phillips & Hopwood; in 1811 it was James Hopwood; by 1818 it was Hopwood & Tilley; by 1825 Tilley & Co; and around 1853 Shand, Mason & Co. Merryweather & Sons Ltd took them over in 1928."
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Phillips & Hopwood
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Cornhill pump
We understand "the neighbouring fire officers" to mean the four fire assuranc...
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Jon Bannenberg
Born Australia, came to London in the mid-50s and worked in music, antiques and interior design. Then in the 1970s moved into yacht design and designed vessels for the rich and famous. We can't f...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Christopher St. J. H. Daniel
Sundial designer. Has published a Shire book "Sundials" .
1 memorial
Sir Henry Doulton
Businessman, inventor and manufacturer of pottery. Born Vauxhall Walk where his father was a partner in a pottery business, Doulton and Watts. Followed his brother, John junior, into the business. ...
3 memorials
Chris Butcher
Artist blacksmith working with George James & Sons Blacksmiths.
1 memorial