Maudslay, Sons and Field
Engineering company based in Lambeth, specialised in building marine steam engines. Founded in 1798 by Henry Maudslay as Henry Maudslay and Company. 1833 reorganised into Maudslay, Sons and Field a...
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Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Born as Swarup Nehru into a prominent Indian political family (brother - Jawaharlal Nehru; niece - Indira Gandhi; grand-nephew - Rajiv Gandhi) She was herself a powerful diplomat and politician. 8...
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Stamford Hill Green Lanes Turnpike
At Harringay Online Hugh has posted this image, captioned "Turnpike Lane Toll Booth, late 19th Century (disused and soon to be demolished)" and "Our area has a long history of road pricing. In 1739...
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Turnpike trusts
Turnpike trusts were set up by parliament, with powers to collect tolls for maintaining the principal roads in Britain. In the 1830s, there were more than 1,000 such trusts, administering about 30,...
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The Angel, Enfield
Former inn. It's impossible to confirm the name from the pub sign in this photograph, but Pat Cryer's 1900 history website locates it as opposite the Regal Cinema, just off Fore Street, which coinc...
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George Thomas
Thomas George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy, PC, served as a Labour MP and Speaker of the House of Commons 1976-83. Known by the nickname "Tommy Twice" (from his full name). Born in Port Talbot, ...
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Manor Street Methodist Church
Designed by Waddington and Dunkerley in 1903. The 1913 map shows how the whole corner was developed, with 4 shops on Kings Road plus an entrance on Kings Road (at 155a) to the church which had it...
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Manor Street 'club'
Used by a 'club' after the war but probably built for a worthy purpose, we have been unable to identify the original function of this building. Currently marketed as follows: "The offices are app...
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Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia
Civil engineer and shipbuilder. An Indian Parsi from the Wadia ship building family. The first Indian elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Introduced several novel technologies to the city of Bo...
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