Frederick Bremer, 1872 - 1941. Between 1892 - 1894 in a small workshop in the garden of this house, Fred Bremer and Tom Bates constructed the first British car powered by an internal combustion engine. In 1931 he donated it to Vestry House Museum where it can still be seen today.
Waltham Forest Heritage
E17, Connaught Road, 1
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Frederick Bremer
Engineer and inventor. Born in Stepney. A gas-fitter and plumber by trade, in...
Located in Walthamstow. It was originally a workhouse and then a police stati...
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Frederick Bremer
Formed in 1965 from the joining of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.
Our researches (see Brotherton's page) show that his dates are actually 1831 - 1882.
This plaque raises some questions. Firstly, how could he have 'died a pauper', when,in 1718 he married a gentlewoman with a £20,000 fortu...
{On the plaque:} This pump was made by George Turner of Dorset Street, Fleet Street in the 1830's and erected, it is thought, for the res...
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