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Plaque

Royal Arsenal Engineering Heritage Award

Erection date: 2/6/2011

Inscription

Engineering Heritage Award
The Royal Arsenal 1671 to 1967
The Royal Arsenal produced much of the armaments required by this country during the growth of the British Empire and through two world wars. Many important mechanical innovations were developed by the first Chief Mechanical Engineer, Sir John Anderson (1814 - 1886) Vice President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
2 June 2011
Institution of Mechanical Engineers - improving the world through engineering

Site: Royal Arsenal Engineering Heritage Award (1 memorial)

SE18, Royal Arsenal Riverside, Artillery Square

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Sir John Anderson

Engineer. Born at 19 Barron Street, Woodside, Aberdeen. On moving to London, ...

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Woolwich Royal Arsenal

Site of armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing, and explosives research f...

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Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Represents mechanical engineers and the engineering profession. It has over 1...

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