The origins of the East End textile industry can be traced to the 14th century when Flemish artisans set up dye works on the River Lea. In the late 17th century the Huguenots arrived in Spitalfield...
Founded by the brothers George and Henry Elkington in Birmingham. In 1840 they were the first to patent a method that used an electric current to coat an item in a  thin layer of metal (normally si...
Chairman of Cripplegate Institute in 1894. Henry James Felton is listed as a churchwarden at St Giles Cripplegate in 1885 and as a vestryman in 1887. His son, Charles Page Felton, attended City of...
Person, Industry, Liveries & Guilds, Politics & Administration
American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. By creating the first automobile that middle-clas...
Person, Commerce, Industry, Race Issues, Seriously Famous, Transport
Born Dorset. Member of Parliament for Bradford, 1861- 1886, where there is another statue of him. Educational reformer. Died at 80 Eccleston Square.
Person, Education, Industry, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration
Founded by Frederick Albert Winsor (who also gave the world's first demonstration of street lighting by coal gas). Nationalised in 1949, becoming the major part of new North Thames Gas Board which ...
Born Dublin, Ireland as Abraham Gottheimer. The King of Italy conferred the title of Baron Grant - for improvement schemes in Milan. He was also MP for Kidderminster. His financial dealings were...
Active in 1864.  Prompted by London Details we think this school committee man might be "Iron Henry".  Born in London he set up an iron foundry with his brother at Regent's Canal Ironworks, Eagle W...
Grunwick was a photographic film processing firm. 90% of its employees were either of Asian or Afro-Caribbean origin and working conditions were oppressive. Following the sacking of an employee for...
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