Engineer and politician. Born Derby. He saw the potential of refrigeration and developed equipment that was used extensively both on land and on ships. Knighted by Queen Victoria in 1891 he funded three statues of her: in Newcastle under Lyme, Derby and at Blackfriars, all based on a marble original erected in India. Died at the St Pancras Hotel, London while on a business trip.
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Sir Alfred Seale Haslam
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Queen Victoria statue - Blackfriars
{On the front of the plinth in gilded lettering:} Victoria R.I. 1896 {for "Vi...
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Chartered Institute of Journalists
Created at the Grand Hotel in Birmingham as the National Association of Journalists.  Described on the Stead memorials as "journalists of many lands".
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one unknown yet well known
This brainteasing benefactor presents us with an enigma. Â Searching the web we found a book "Heretical Doctrines of the Plymouth Brethren by one unknown - yet well known" published 1852. Â To quote ...
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