Master gun-founder and artist. Born at Enkhuizen in the Netherlands. After an unsuccessful attempt in 1763, he and his son Pieter were appointed master founders at the Royal Arsenal Woolwich in 1770. They introduced a horizontal boring machine for producing guns, rather than the traditional vertical method. Our picture shows this machine.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Jan Verbruggen
Verbruggen's House, 1773, built for Jan & Pieter Vanbruggen, joint master...
The plaque refers to the Verbruggens as brothers, when in fact they were fath...
Water-colour painter. Probably born in Nottingham. 1742 joined the Ordnance office at the Tower of London as a military draughtsman. Engaged for 5 years in the military survey of Scotland. Back...
Painter. Born Tavistock Square and died Tunbridge Wells. The picture is a self-portrait. On the Albert Hall frieze Armitage contributed two of the sixteen sections: 'Princes, Art Patrons and Art...
From Tessellations: "James Radley Young was a major designer for Carter Tiles during the early part of the 20th century. In addition to single tiles he also designed a number of major tile panels f...
Bookbinder and printer. Born Thomas James Sanderson at Alnwick, Northumberland. He married Anne Cobden (suffragette daughter of Richard) in 1882 and added her surname to his. He was a friend of Edw...
Married to Lord Guilford Dudley. Her husband’s father persuaded the dying Edward VI to declare his two sisters Mary and Elizabeth illegitimate, which left Jane, on Edward's death, the queen. Mary...
The first Wembley Stadium, originally known as the Empire Stadium, was opened 28 March 1923 by King George V, in time for the British Empire Exhibition of 1924. The architects were Sir John Simpson...
A fire at a teenagers' birthday party caused the death of 14 young people, 13 at the fire. The 14th victim was Anthony Berbeck, who escaped the fire, but became mentally disturbed and died after fa...
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them