Assistant to Frederick Bremer. He helped build the first British motor car with an internal combustion engine.
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Tom Bates
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Frederick Bremer
Frederick Bremer, 1872 - 1941. Between 1892 - 1894 in a small workshop in the...
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J.A.P. Engineering
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Major-General William Roy
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Sir Harry Ricardo
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George Fox Hosking
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Great Conduit
In 1236/7 the City of London was granted permission to tap the Tyburn Springs, at about where Stratford Place now is. Work to build the conduit began in 1245. it went via Piccadilly, Charing Cross,...
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