F.R.S. "the father of English clockmaking". Buried in Westminster Abbey.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Thomas Tompion
Commemorated ati
Clockmakers
On this site lived two famous clockmakers, Thomas Tompion, F.R.S. "the father...
Tipperary pub
Maps showing the route of the River Fleet do not show it passing through this...
Other Subjects
Mortlake Tapestry Works
Barnes History has a nice hand-drawn map with a pin showing the location of these Tapestry Works, and it gives the history of the site. John Dee (1527 -1608) lived in a house on this site (with a l...
Gary Drostle
Artist. Former president of the British Association for Modern Mosaic.
The Cast Iron Co Ltd
Makers of street furniture, lighting and architectural metalwork.
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...
Josiah Wedgwood
Master potter. Born in Burslem, Stoke, Staffordshire, into a potters family. Married his cousin, Sally. Childhood smallpox left him with a limp. His inability to operate the potters wheel meant he ...
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