Group    From 1554  To 1848

Surrey and Kent Commission of Sewers

Categories: Engineering

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Since Tudor times this organisation was responsible for the drainage of the low-lying parts of the whole of the then built-up area of South London. 1848 - subsumed into the Metropolitan Commission of Sewers which covered the whole of London.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Surrey and Kent Commission of Sewers

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Duffield Sluice

Sewers Surrey & Kent Duffield Sluice 1822

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Frank Alfred Parsons

Frank Alfred Parsons

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Person, Engineering, Tragedy

1 memorial
Royal Brass Foundry

Royal Brass Foundry

The Woolwich riverfront had been used as a dockyard and arms store for decades so having the foundry here made sense. Its construction was in response to a fatal explosion at Bagley's Foundry, just...

Building, Armed Forces, Engineering

2 memorials
Sir Harry Ricardo

Sir Harry Ricardo

Born 13 Bedford Square, son of Halsey Ricardo. Mechanical engineer specialising in developing the internal combustion petrol and diesel engine. Died King Edward VII Hospital, Midhurst, following a ...

Person, Engineering

1 memorial
Alfred George Ervine

Alfred George Ervine

An Assistant Electrician on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above...

Person, Engineering, Tragedy, Ireland

1 memorial
CIWEM

CIWEM

Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

Group, Engineering, Science

2 memorials