Assistant to Frederick Bremer. He helped build the first British motor car with an internal combustion engine.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
Assistant to Frederick Bremer. He helped build the first British motor car with an internal combustion engine.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Frederick Bremer, 1872 - 1941. Between 1892 - 1894 in a small workshop in the...
Civil engineer. Born Devon. Worked for Smeaton, first as an apprentice and then as assistant until 1772. Promoted cast iron as a constructional material. Built the Grand Canal in Ireland. Buil...
Labour Party Life peer. Lord Mayor 1972-3. Born Southampton. After WW2 joined contractors Trollope & Colls, becoming joint-managing director and chairman in 1963 and retiring in 1968 when the ...
Created following the passing of the Regent's Canal Bill in July 1812, to cut a new canal from the Grand Junction Canal in Paddington to Limehouse and the Thames. John Nash was a large shareholder;...
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 B...
Shipbuilder and philanthropist. Founder of a shipyard in Blackwall, which was subsequently taken over by his three sons, Frederick, Henry and Richard. George endowed several schools in Poplar.