Builders
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Rice and Son
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First state-aided housing in Islington
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Leonard Hodgkinson
Senior 4th Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above Bar...
1 memorial
first gas-lit street in the world
The first public street lighting with gas was demonstrated in Pall Mall by Frederick Winsor in 1807. Â In January he lit the street and in June he put on a special gas-lit exhibition here, celebrati...
2 memorials
William Felton
It was in William Felton's carriage works in Leather Lane that Trevithick's steam-powered carriage was built.
1 memorial
Richard Green
Ship-owner and philanthropist. Probably born in the family house in Blackwall Yard, Poplar, the son of shipbuilder George Green. After completing his studies, he entered the business which speciali...
1 memorial
William Tierney Clark
Civil Engineer. Born in Bristol. Â He designed the first Hammersmith Bridge and the Marlow Bridge across the Thames and bridges in Bath and at Welbeck Abbey. His greatest achievement was probably th...
2 memorials
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