From : "Samuel Phillips was making fire engines by 1760; in 1797 the firm became Phillips & Hopwood; in 1811 it was James Hopwood; by 1818 it was Hopwood & Tilley; by 1825 Tilley & Co; and around 1853 Shand, Mason & Co. Merryweather & Sons Ltd took them over in 1928."
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Phillips & Hopwood
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Cornhill pump
We understand "the neighbouring fire officers" to mean the four fire assuranc...
Other Subjects
Thomas Chippendale, senior
Cabinet maker. Born Otley, Yorkshire. The picture shows the statue at his birthplace. His first 30 years are undocumented. His 1754 publication "The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director" has been...
1 memorial
Randolph Baptiste
Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. Co-founder of the Ebony Steelband in the late 1960s and founder of the Stardust Mas and Pan Band in 1983. Also a maker of carnival costumes. Deceas...
1 memorial
Wynkyn De Worde
Printing pioneer. Born in Woerth, Alsace, and his modern name is a corruption of Wynkyn de Woerth so, disappointingly, his is not an example of nominative determinism, unlike Isambard Brunel. Â Brou...
Person, Craft / Design, Journalism / Publishing, Netherlands
1 memorial
Marcel Breuer
Architect and furniture designer. He studied at Bauhaus, and was initially recognised for his so-called 'bicycle-handlebar' inspired tubular steel furniture. He moved to London to escape from Nazi ...
1 memorial
2 memorials
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