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Building    From 1066  To 1854

River Lea Watermills

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River Lea Watermills

The picture source website is a report on the Archaeology in the Lea Valley prepared in advance of the 2012 Olympics.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
River Lea Watermills

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River Lea Watermills

River Lea Watermills 1066 - 1854 Some of the goods made in River Lea Watermills.

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Edward Acheson

Edward Acheson

American chemist, inventor and industrialist. Born Pennsylvania.  Initially worked with Edison. Companies he founded include: Carborundum, Inc., UCar International, and Acheson Industries.  In abou...

Person, Industry, Science, USA

1 memorial
Atlas Dyeworks

Atlas Dyeworks

The Simpson, etc. plaque commemorates the Dyeworks which were at Victory Place 1859 - 68. This page refers to that site but also refers to the Hackney Dyeworks to which Atlas expanded. The photo sh...

Building, Industry, Science

2 memorials
John Heathcoat

John Heathcoat

Inventor and businessman. Born Derbyshire. Invented a machine for manufacturing a new type of lace, bobbin net, and went on to manufacture and sell lace. 1815 he bought a mill in Tiverton, moved th...

Person, Commerce, Industry, Science

1 memorial
Robert H. Selbie

Robert H. Selbie

General Manager and one of the Directors of the Metropolitan Railway Company,

Person, Industry

1 memorial
Sir Julius Wernher

Sir Julius Wernher

Co-founder and funder (with Alfred Beit) of the Royal School of Mines building. Born Damstadt, Germany, came to London in 1871, and, acting as a diamond agent, went to Kimberly in South Africa. Re...

Person, Industry, Philanthropy, Race Issues, Germany, South Africa

1 memorial