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George Furness

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George Furness

Contractor responsible for the construction of the Northern Outfall Sewer in 1862-3.

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George Furness

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Northern Outfall Sewer - River Lea

Metropolitan Board of Works Northern Outfall Sewer Constructed 1862 - 63 John...

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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
Sir William Cubitt

Sir William Cubitt

Civil Engineer. Born Norfolk. President of The Institute of Civil Engineers. One of the Commissioners for the Great Exhibition, 1851, and Chairman of its Building committee. Also designed a louvred...

Person, Engineering

5 memorials
William Henry Barlow

William Henry Barlow

Engineer. Born Charlton. Best known for the St Pancras railway shed. Died at home, High Combe, 145 Charlton Road, SE7, not far from his place of birth.

Person, Engineering

2 memorials
F. Douglas Barton

F. Douglas Barton

Borough Engineer and Surveyor in the Borough of Hammersmith in 1948. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man: Frank Douglas Barton was born in 1888 in Stockport, Cheshire, the son of Fr...

Person, 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

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Cardinal Griffin School crest

Cardinal Griffin School crest

E14, Canton Street, Church Green

Presumably Da Mihi Animas was the school moto, Latin for 'Give me souls'.  Love the cardinal's hat at the top.

1 subject commemorated
D. A. Griffin

D. A. Griffin

Member of the Ealing District Council in 1899. From the 2018 'Structures, Experiences and Discourses’: The Middlesex Military Service Tribunals and their Appellants, 1916-1918. Peter John Harris: ...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Bernardo O’Higgins bust

Bernardo O’Higgins bust

TW9, O’Higgins Square

This bust, erected 200 years after O'Higgins left Richmond, was designed by Echenique (the plinth and setting presumably) but, according ...

1 subject commemorated, 5 creators
Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Actor.  Born Paddington.  Her parents are the actors Eric Thompson and Scottish actor Phyllida Law.  Married first Kenneth Branagh and then Greg Wise, both actors.

Person, Cinema, Seriously Famous, TV & Radio

1 memorial
Shell UK

Shell UK

The Shell Ball is a lovely piece of modern sculpture that's not a memorial so we can't 'collect' it for London Remembers.  But Ornamental Passions (bless them) have posted it  and we want to provid...

Group, Commerce, Industry

2 memorials