Railway manager. Born Talbot Road, Paddington. London & South Western Railway General Manager 1911 - 1923. Southern Railway General Manager 1923 - 1937. Director 1937 - 1947. In charge of the development of the 1922 Waterloo Station, the development of the docks at Southampton and the electrification of the Southern Railway. Died 9 Maresfield Gardens, Hampstead.
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Herbert Ashcombe Walker
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Herbert Walker
Herbert Ashcombe Walker, KCB London & South Western Railway General Mana...
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New River Company
See the New River for an explanation of why the New River Company came into being.  Puzzled why the Company should have been so involved in rebuilding after war damage we found the explanation at A...
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Hilda Hewlett
Aviator and aircraft manufacturer. Born Hilda Beatrice Herbert in Vauxhall. The first British woman to earn a pilot's licence, in 1911. Together with her business partner, Gustav Blondeau, she foun...
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Albert Grant
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...
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Patrick Holland
From Custom House, a stevedore at Royal Docks for 20 years, shown in the sculpture as the tally clerk.
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