At Building we learn: "Brian Knights, a steel erector employed by William Hare, was helping to build an extension to the Imperial War Museum." "... steel erection company William Hare was fined £75,000 plus £9000 costs following {Knight's death} who had fallen 13m from an unsafe working platform."
Our colleague Andrew Behan, adds the full name, Brian Anthony Knights, the date and place of birth: Norwich, Norfolk.
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Brian Knights
This tree commemorates the life of Brian Knights who fell to his death on 2 A...
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Prime Minister - and the only one, so far, to have been assassinated. Born Audley Square (now a car park). Appointed by George III as PM in 1809. Shot in the lobby of the House of Commons, at about...
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