Charter granted in 1631.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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Newgate Street Clock
The size of this "wandering hour" clock, a 2 metre diameter, makes it unique....
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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George Daniels
George Daniels CBE, watchmaker, 1926 - 2011, lived & worked here. The Wor...
Other Subjects
Phillips & Hopwood
From Village Pumps: "Samuel Phillips was making fire engines by 1760; in 1797 the firm became Phillips & Hopwood; in 1811 it was James Hopwood; by 1818 it was Hopwood & Tilley; by 1825 Till...
Stephen Bird
Artist/designer/craft-person. Born Stoke-on-Trent. Initially we could find no information about "S. Bird" but Andrew Behan was more successful so we have him to thank for this page.
Edward Johnston
Calligrapher and lettering designer. Born in San José, Uruguay, the son of an army officer. When the family returned to Britain, he studied medicine in Edinburgh for a while, but became fascinated ...
Murad, son of Abdullah
Gun maker active in 1524. The inscription reads "Turkish gun made by Murad, son of Abdullah, Chief Gunner in 1524" but that doesn't make it clear who was the Chief Gunner: Murad or Abdullah. We gue...
Kindersley Workshop
From the Workshop's website: "David Kindersley, lettercutter, sculptor and inventor, started his workshop near Cambridge in 1946, having been apprenticed to Eric Gill. He was joined in 1976 by Lida...