Event    From 10/10/1881 

first public building in the world to be lit throughout by electricity

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first public building in the world to be lit throughout by electricity

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Savoy Theatre

Westminster City Council Savoy Theatre Opened in 1881, the Savoy Theatre wa...

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George Turner

George Turner

Water pump manufacturer of of Dorset Street, Fleet Street (now Salisbury Court, running off Fleet Street to the south), active in the 1830s.

Person, Engineering

1 memorial
Stephen William Leigh

Stephen William Leigh

Engineer at Teddington Lock, 1857.

Person, Engineering

1 memorial
Sir Henry Bessemer

Sir Henry Bessemer

Engineer known for inventing the Bessemer process for producing steel. Born Charlton, Hertfordshire. Moved to London aged 17. From 1833 he lived at 15 Northampton Square, the EC1 site now occupied ...

Person, Engineering

2 memorials
George Wimpey Ltd

George Wimpey Ltd

Based in Hammersmith initially so an early job was very local - the Hammersmith Town Hall.  Also: the first electric tramway in London and the White City exhibition buildings including the 1908 Oly...

Group, Engineering, Property

1 memorial
A. A. Langley

A. A. Langley

Engineer. His name appears on a stone at Abbey Road DLR Station. We have found references to him on-line as an engineer and chief engineer on several railways in Britain. Abbey Road DLR Station was...

Person, Engineering

1 memorial