Chemist and dye manufacturer. See Atlas Dyeworks and Nicholson. From Grace's Guide: Born Lancashire. 1861 living in Newington. 1868 retired. 1871 living in Brighton. Died London.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
George Maule
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Simpson, Maule and Nicholson
The rather odd wording of the plaque is explained by an item in the RSC Histo...
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Lydia Becker
President of NUWSS prior to Millicent Fawcett and campaigned for voting rights of unmarried women and widows. Also an amateur scientist with interests in biology and astronomy. Best remembered for ...
1 memorial
Galileo Galilei
Physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. Born Pisa, Italy. His improvements to the telescope enabled him to make new important astronomical observations which supported Copernicus’s...
2 memorials
Sir Hans Sloane
Physician, benefactor of the British Museum and an early benefactor to the Chelsea Physic Garden. Responsible for the addition of milk to chocolate to produce a palatable drink. Born Killyleagh, Ir...
Person, Benefactor, Medicine, Museums / Libraries, Race Issues, Science, Ireland
7 memorials
Dr John Venn
Logician and philosopher. Born Hull where his father was vicar of a local parish. Grandson of Rev John Venn. Inventor of the Venn diagram. In 1888 he seems to have tired of logic and turned to ...
1 memorial
William Glanville
Engineering research. FRS. Born 75 Kempe Road, Willesden. Carried out research on concrete at first the Building Research Station and then the Road Research Laboratory. During WW2 he was scienti...
1 memorial
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Draycott Avenue war memorial
SW3, Cadogan Street, Biddesden House
The memorial is hand-made and all the better for it. The serif typeface is unique and ornate. Framed and boxed behind glass, the manuscr...
War dead | WW1
109 subjects commemorated
109 subjects commemorated
Montagu Pyke
In 1908 Pyke converted two shops at 164-166 Edgware Road into a cinema. This was a success and he created more, naming each one the Cinematograph Theatre. By 1910 he had 5 cinemas, each an independ...
1 memorial
Kilburn Bridge
NW6, Kilburn High Road, Kilburn Bridge
The low rise terrace of shops on the west side of Kilburn High Road, immediately north of Coventry Close are addressed 1-12 Kilburn Bridg...
1 subject commemorated
J. Tagg
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Rotary Armillary
SM1, Trinity Square
An armillary (or astrolabe) is a model comprising rings showing the positions of astronomical objects. See Simon Wolff for others in London.
8 subjects commemorated,
8 creators
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