French motor company founded by André Citroën. The company commenced manufacture in Britain at the Slough Trading Estate in 1926 and continued building cars until 1965 when the operation became dedicated to sales and marketing.
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Citroën
Citroën House, an early example of a concrete-framed building, was built in 1...
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The first bridge crossing the river here was constructed in wood and opened in November 1729. Badly damaged by a boat in 1870 it was repaired but then completely replaced, with the stone structure ...
Director of transport systems in Ireland, Qatar and the much reviled Connex rail company in South-East England.
Professor of Land Use and Transport Studies and Dean of Architecture at Cambridge. Born Chile. Awarded an OBE in 2009.
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