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S. G. Purkis

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S. G. Purkis

St Marylebone Borough Engineer and Surveyor in 1965.

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Marylebone's first car park

Borough of St Marylebone This stone commemorates the building of the first mu...

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John Henry Hesketh

John Henry Hesketh

Second Engineer (Refrigeration) 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 Par...

Person, Engineering, Tragedy

1 memorial
Brunel's Engine House

Brunel's Engine House

The engine house was designed by Marc Brunel to be part of the infrastructure of his Thames tunnel. It held steam-powered pumps used to extract water from the excavations. Since 1961 the building h...

Building, Engineering

1 memorial
François Hennebique

François Hennebique

Engineer and builder. One of the early innovators with reinforced concrete initially in Brussels. In 1892, he patented a reinforced-concrete construction system. The first building erected using th...

Person, Architecture, Engineering, France

1 memorial
Lord Nuffield, William Morris

Lord Nuffield, William Morris

Motor manufacturer and philanthropist. Born Worcester. Began work in a bicycle shop and designed the first Morris car in 1912. Founder of the Morris Motor Company and founder of the Nuffield Fou...

Person, Engineering, Philanthropy, Transport

1 memorial