The Royal Brass Foundry in Woolwich was already producing carriages as well as guns but in 1803-5 a building dedicated to carriages was constructed - see picture. , the source of our photo, also provides some details on the activities in this building.
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Royal Carriage Department
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Turkish gun
As our detail picture we have this most unlikely-looking crocodile, grinning ...
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Longman's Ship Binding Works
Thomas Longman (1699-1755) through an inheritance acquired a publishing house, The Ship, in Paternoster Row (the street of book publishers) and shortly after, The Black Swan, next door. Daniel Defo...
1 memorial
1 memorial
William Caslon
Caslon came from the West Midlands. Created the Caslon typeface, first used in 1726. Caslon Old Face was used for printing the American Declaration of Independence. Working in Aldersgate Caslon was...
3 memorials
George Baxter
Artist and craftsman. Born Lewes. 1825 moved to London and married his cousin Mary Harrild. He invented a commercially viable colour printing process, producing prints of religious and topical subj...
3 memorials
1 memorial
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