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George Wimpey Ltd

Categories: Engineering, Property

George Wimpey Ltd

Based in Hammersmith initially so an early job was very local - the Hammersmith Town Hall. Also: the first electric tramway in London and the White City exhibition buildings including the 1908 Olympic stadium. 2007 merged with Taylor Woodrow into Taylor Wimpey, a civil engineering and construction company.

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George Wimpey Ltd

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Wimpey

{Bronze plaque on the low plinth:} Ridirich by Keith McCarter {means Knight i...

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