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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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Charles Jones

Charles Jones

Architect, engineer and surveyor. Born in Beccles, Suffolk. His works include two Ealing Town Halls: the current one and the previous one, now (2024) NatWest bank at 1a The Mall, Ealing, and severa...

Person, Architecture, Engineering

1 memorial
Benjamin Hall, Baron Llanover

Benjamin Hall, Baron Llanover

Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover, known as Sir Benjamin Hall 1838-59, civil engineer and politician. First Commisioner of Works 1855-58. He oversaw the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament and h...

Person, Engineering, Politics & Administration, Wales

1 memorial
Sir Ambrose Crowley

Sir Ambrose Crowley

Ironmonger. Born in Stourbridge. He established iron works in County Durham, and was ahead of his time in the enlightened way in which he treated his employees. In 1705 he moved to Greenwich, to a ...

Person, Engineering

1 memorial
Brunel's Thames Tunnel

Brunel's Thames Tunnel

The first tunnel in the world under a navigable river. Built between 1825 and 1843 using the tunnelling shield technology invented by Marc Brunel. It was originally intended to be used for horse-dr...

Place, Engineering, Transport

5 memorials
William Charles Copperthwaite

William Charles Copperthwaite

Engineer. 1906 Copperthwaite published "Tunnel shields and the use of compressed air in subaqueous works". 2021: We were kindly contacted by Christopher Nobbs (great-nephew of Copperthwaite) who w...

Person, Engineering

2 memorials