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London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co., 5,635 members who served in WW1

5,635 members of the staff of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway Co. who joined the forces of the Crown during the war of 1914 – 1918 gave their lives for victory in that great struggle t...

Group, Transport

men of London and North Eastern Railway who gave their lives in WW2

Group, Transport

Old Ford on River Lee

This is, approximately, the area where the Greenway crosses the River Lea, E3.  In Roman times the ford was the most down-stream place where the River Lea could be crossed so it was an important po...

Place, Transport

Samuel Plimsoll

Born Bristol. "The sailors' friend", whose Load Line prevented ships becoming dangerously overloaded.  Sand shoes were renamed for him since the lower section is rubber and the upper is canvas: dry...

Person, Politics & Administration, Transport

Stanley Arthur Heaps

Architect. He designed a number of stations on the London Underground system, including the stations on the Edgware extension of the Northern Line, as well as train depots and bus and trolleybus ga...

Person, Architecture, Transport