Plaque

Verbruggen's House - 2

Inscription

Verbruggens House
Verbruggen brothers - master founders in Woolwich
Grade II listed building, built 1772 - 3.
RARE - Royal Arsenal Riverside Explore

The plaque refers to the Verbruggens as brothers, when in fact they were father and son.

Site: Verbruggen's House (2 memorials)

SE18, Plumstead Road

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Verbruggen's House - 2

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Jan Verbruggen

Master gun-founder and artist. Born at Enkhuizen in the Netherlands. After an...

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Pieter Verbruggen

Gun-founder. Son of Jan Verbruggen. The picture shows the second machine buil...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Verbruggen's House - 2

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Royal Arsenal Riverside

A residential, retail and leisure development of the former Royal Arsenal sit...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Verbruggen's House - 2

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Verbruggen's House - 1

Verbruggen's House - 1

Verbruggen's House, 1773, built for Jan & Pieter Vanbruggen, joint master...

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