Camden's chief engineer and assistant director of environment: 1966- 2001 when he retired. From the Burghers In The UK website we learn that he was born on 12 April 1935 in Colombo, Ceylon (now ca...
In 1236/7 the City of London was granted permission to tap the Tyburn Springs, at about where Stratford Place now is. Work to build the conduit began in 1245. it went via Piccadilly, Charing Cross,...
Constructed 1872-6 by The Metropolitan Board of Works. Opened in 1876. Improved in 1880-2.
Railway and tunnelling engineer. Born in Grahamstown, South Africa. Arrived in England in 1859. Studied with and then worked with civil engineer Peter W. Barlow on the Tower Subway tunnel. The trav...
Shipbuilder and philanthropist. Founder of a shipyard in Blackwall, which was subsequently taken over by his three sons, Frederick, Henry and Richard. George endowed several schools in Poplar. He a...
Ship-owner and philanthropist. Probably born in the family house in Blackwall Yard, Poplar, the son of shipbuilder George Green. After completing his studies, he entered the business which speciali...
Pedestrian tunnel under the Thames designed by Sir Alexander Binnie,linking Greenwich town centre in the south with Island Gardens Park in the north. It is1,215 feet (370.2m) long and 50 feet (1...
Locomotive engineer. Born Edinburgh into a family that arrived with William the Conqueror and were granted a hereditary baronetcy in the early 17th century. Raised in Derbyshire. Rapidly rose from ...
From the Trust's website: "Our purpose is to study and celebrate the life and works of Sir Nigel Gresley in particular, and the works and achievements of the London & North Eastern Railway in g...
FromColonial Spectacles John (or Jan) F. Groll was an architect and engineer. After completing his studies in Delft, he worked for the department of public works in British India.We can't fi...
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