Person    | Male  Born 27/11/1880  Died 11/3/1950

Sir Ralph Freeman

Categories: Engineering

Countries: Australia

Sir Ralph Freeman

Civil engineer. Born 88 Rendlesham Road, West Hackney.  Worked on Sydney harbour bridge. Died at home, Graden, Hendon Avenue. Picture at: Flickr (copyrighted).

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Sir Ralph Freeman

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Skempton Building plaques

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Major Allan Beckett

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Norwood pumping station

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1 memorial
A. A. Langley

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Person, Engineering

1 memorial
Regent's Canal Company

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Bridge House Estates

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War dead, WW1
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Thomas Tallis

Thomas Tallis

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2 memorials