Civil engineer. Son of Thomas and Mary Thornycroft. Born Rome. Studied and began work in Glasgow. Then studied at the Royal School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at South Kensington, while at the same time establishing a shipyard at Chiswick, financially assisted by his parents. Eventually the business was taken over by his eldest son who moved it to Southampton. Thornycroft went in semi-retirement to the Isle of Wight where he worked on surface-skimming hull designs that were used in WW1. His eldest daughter had been one of the first women to become a member of the Naval School and she assisted him with this work. He died on the Isle of Wight.
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Sir John Isaac Thornycroft
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Boadicea/Boudicca/Boudica
The horses look totally out of control to us; no wonder the two daughters loo...
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Sainsbury brothers, John, Simon and Timothy
John Davan Sainsbury, Baron Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG (1927–2022), The Hon. Simon Sainsbury (1930–2006) and The Right Honourable Sir Timothy Sainsbury (1932–) were the three sons of Alan Joh...
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Thomas Guy
Founder of Guy's Hospital. Born 7 Pritchard's Alley, Fair Street, Horsleydown. This is now the section of Tower Bridge Road between London City Mission and Tower Bridge Primary School. A bookselle...
Person, Benefactor, Medicine, Politics & Administration, Race Issues
7 memorials
Mrs Gilchrist
Recorded as 'The last Mrs Gilchrist' on the 1887 Rossetti fountain.
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Wheeler's lion
N22, Boating lake cafe, Alexandra Palace
A nearby information board informs: "A lion for London. Documents recently unearthed from the AP archives have revealed the origins of Le...
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Department for Communities and Local Government
A department of the government of the UK. From Victoria Cross commemorative paving stones: "In August 2013, the UK government announced a campaign to honour Victoria Cross recipients from the First...
70 memorials
Gilbert Bayes
Born 6 Oval Road, Camden Town. Also did the bronze group with clock at the entrance to Selfridges; Oxford Street (1928); the lovely sculptural work on 1 Wigmore Street (1925) as shown at Ornamental...
11 memorials
Fire station - West End Green
NW6, West End Green, West Hampstead Fire Station
J. D. Gilbert Esq. Chairman of the Fire Brigade Committee of the London County Council laid this stone on the 24th day of June 1901.
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George Lansbury - E14
E14, East India Dock Road, 203
Near this place on July 29th 1921 George Lansbury led the people and councillors of Poplar on their march to the high court for the equal...
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