It unites collectors, scholars and museum professionals interested in the historical aspects of horology (the study of the art, science, social history and technology of timekeepers, such as clocks and watches).
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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Antiquarian Horological Society
George Daniels CBE, watchmaker, 1926 - 2011, lived & worked here. The Wor...
Ironmonger. Born in Stourbridge. He established iron works in County Durham, and was ahead of his time in the enlightened way in which he treated his employees. In 1705 he moved to Greenwich, to a ...
960 yards (878 metres) long, designed by James Morgan, built over the three years 1815 to 1818.  Caroline's Miscellany has a good post.
Engineer and politician. Born in Eltham. He was apprenticed at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. In 1882 he joined Tangye Ltd in Birmingham and became head of the lifting-machinery department and an exp...
2nd Electrician on the RMS Titanic. A résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia-titanica website that incorrectly claims (in April 2022) that he was aged 36 years when he died. His birth...
Engineer and politician. Â Born Derby. Â He saw the potential of refrigeration and developed equipment that was used extensively both on land and on ships. Â Knighted by Queen Victoria in 1891 he fund...
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