Born Newcastle. Armaments manufacturer and industrialist. Developed the hydraulic accumulator.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
William George Armstrong
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Hydraulic power
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Grunwick workers strike
Grunwick was a photographic film processing firm. 90% of its employees were either of Asian or Afro-Caribbean origin and working conditions were oppressive. Following the sacking of an employee for...
Bennet Woodcroft
Inventor, industrial archaeologist, leading figure in patent reform and the first clerk to the commissioners of patents. Born Lancashire. Appointed professor of machinery at University College Lond...
Frank Pick
Pioneer of good design for London Transport. Born Lincolnshire. Click on the picture source web site for more information.
Sir Julius Wernher
Co-founder and funder (with Alfred Beit) of the Royal School of Mines building. Born Damstadt, Germany, came to London in 1871, and, acting as a diamond agent, went to Kimberly in South Africa. Re...
Person, Industry, Philanthropy, Race Issues, Germany, South Africa
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Arnold Bennett - NW1
NW1, Baker Street, Chiltern Court
The Arnold Bennett Society Arnold Bennett, author, 1867 - 1931, lived, worked and died here, 1930 -1931.
Giltspur Street compter
A prison for debtors. The picture is by George Shepherd, brother of Thomas.
Ace Cafe
It originally catered for the traffic on the newly opened North Circular Road. Destroyed in a WW2 air raid, it was rebuilt in 1949 and through the 50s became a haven for the 'ton-up-boys' and then ...
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