Person    | Male  Born 12/7/1872  Died 1941

Frederick Bremer

Categories: Engineering

Engineer and inventor. Born in Stepney. A gas-fitter and plumber by trade, in 1892, with his assistant Tom Bates, he built the first British motor car with an internal combustion engine. Died Walthamstow.

In this magnificent c.1912 photo Bremer is the man in the bowler hat.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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