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British Waterways London

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British Waterways London

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British Waterways London

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Blow-up bridge

'Blow-up' bridge At 3am on 2 October 1874, the boat 'Tilbury', carrying gunpo...

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Islington Tunnel - east - lost

Two points about the wording on this plaque. 'Navies' were the men who built...

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Islington Tunnel - west

Legging the longest tunnel  At 960 yards (878 metres) long, the Islington Tun...

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Limehouse basin model

{At the centre of this circular plaque/low relief sculpture:} This plaque was...

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St Pancras Basin

St Pancras Basin, just above the lock, was opened in 1870 as a coal wharf. Wh...

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Other Subjects

Thomas Horn

Thomas Horn

Chairman of the Westminster Joint Works and Sanitary Committee in 1893. He is referenced in Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, The United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John...

Person, Engineering, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Sir Joseph Bazalgette

Sir Joseph Bazalgette

Civil engineer. Born in Enfield.  As chief engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works he created the London main drainage system and the Embankment.  Great-great grandfather of Sir Peter, the tele...

Person, Engineering

7 memorials
Oscar Faber, CBE, DCL, D.Sc, MICE, MIMechE

Oscar Faber, CBE, DCL, D.Sc, MICE, MIMechE

Structural engineer. Born London. Influential in the development of the use of reinforced concrete. In London he worked on: Bank of England, House of Commons, Africa House and India House. Oscar F...

Person, Engineering

1 memorial
Benjamin Hall, Baron Llanover

Benjamin Hall, Baron Llanover

Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover, known as Sir Benjamin Hall 1838-59, civil engineer and politician. First Commisioner of Works 1855-58. He oversaw the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament and h...

Person, Engineering, Politics & Administration, Wales

1 memorial
George Fearnley Carter

George Fearnley Carter

George Fearnley Carter was the Borough Engineer for Croydon.  Grace's Guide has some information, and it looks like he came from Yorkshire and worked for Croydon Council from at least 1899 till at ...

Person, Engineering

2 memorials