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National Physical Laboratory

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National Physical Laboratory

The concentrates on their work (e.g. they weighed Concorde, no mean feat) rather than their buildings. NPL began its life housed in the former royal residence, Bushy House, in Bushy Park. This photo shows the grand opening of the Queens Road Gates in 1925.

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NPL gates

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National Physical Laboratory stone war memorial

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NPL - Golden Jubilee

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Sir Ronald A. Fisher

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