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Plaque

William Willett - W3

Erection date: 23/3/2006

Inscription

William Willett, 1856 - 1915, builder and originator of Daylight Saving Time, lived here, 1882 - 1894.
Mill Hill Park Residents' Association, Ealing Civic Society, Hamptons International

Hamptons International, the estate agents, occupy William Willett’s former estate offices at 7 Lower Sloane Street.

Site: William Willett - W3 (1 memorial)

W3, Avenue Crescent, 16

Credit for this entry to: John Hartley

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Daylight Saving Time

The idea of adjusting clocks in order to benefit from daylight was first prop...

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William Willett

Property developer.  Born Farnham.  Died at home in Chislehurst.  Conceived t...

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