Civil engineer, particularly with water projects. Born near Nottingham. Died at home at 14 Phillimore Gardens.
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Thomas Hawksley
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Skempton Building plaques
2018: Eamonn Doyle has written to correct our "east to west", saying that the...
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Jan Verbruggen
Master gun-founder and artist. Born at Enkhuizen in the Netherlands. After an unsuccessful attempt in 1763, he and his son Pieter were appointed master founders at the Royal Arsenal Woolwich in 177...
First traffic lights in world
Less than a month after the lights were installed the lamp blew up, seriously injuring the policeman who was operating it. See the IET and the Victorianist for two different takes on the story. 20...
Stratford Depot
A Motive Power Depot (MPD) used for the storage of train engines when not in use.
Tommy Tucker
Ship's engineer. Known as 'Skipper', he was the second husband of the author Edith Nesbit. Andrew Behan has provided this research: Tommy Tucker was born as Thomas Terry Tucker. His father and pat...
James Brown
Contractors' engineer on the construction of the Rotherhithe Tunnel in 1908.
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Jane Austen
Jane Austen, novelist of 6 major novels including Pride and Prejudice. Born: Steventon, Hampshire. Died: Winchester, Hampshire. For all Austen-related London locations see Londonist. A statue was u...
Samuel Tull & Co
From Some Notes on the Ward of Aldgate (1904) "Messrs. SAMUEL TULL & Co., 12, Creechurch Lane, Rope, Line, Twine and Net Makers, established over 164 years. Originally at the sign of the "Peter...
John Marshall
Native of Stamford in Lincolnshire. A white-baker who lived in a mansion house in Axe Yard, Southwark (now Newcomen Street), where his father, also a white-baker had lived before him. Widowered an...
T. B. Whinney
Architect based in London who became the chief architect of the Midland Bank. Full name Thomas Bostock Whinney. Other work in London includes the Midland Bank in Golders Green Road.
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