From Car History:
In June 1892 John F. Palmer (American) obtained two US patents for a “thread-fabric” bicycle pneumatic tire. Shortly afterwards he moved to England; registering the Palmer Tire Company in 1895 and opened a tire production plant at a factory owned by the India Rubber Company in Silvertown.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Palmer Tyre Company
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Spitfire factory
{At the centre around a winged wheel with laurel wreath:} Palmer Hatton Stree...
Other Subjects
Edwin Thomas Knott
Edwin Thomas Knott was born on 3 December 1894 in Greenwich, London, the eldest of the twelve children of Edwin Thomas Knott (1873-1938) and Elizabeth Mary Knott née Barlow (1875-1941). His birth w...
War dead non-military, WW2
1 memorial
Sir Henry Wellcome
Born Wisconsin, USA, moved to London in 1880 for business reasons. Pharmacist, founder of the Wellcome Trust and Foundation. His collection of books & artefacts relating to the history of medic...
Person, Benefactor, Industry, Medicine, Museums / Libraries, USA
1 memorial
Royal Docks' workers and their families
During the 126 years of its working life the Royal Docks, the largest enclosed docks in the world, must have employed a huge number of people.
1 memorial
3 memorials
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Michael Balcon - SW1
SW1, Tufton Street, 57a
City of Westminster Sir Michael Balcon, 1896 - 1977, film maker, lived here, 1927 - 1939.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Nipper - buried (shop)
KT1, Clarence Street, 83, Lloyds Bank
The plaque is to the right, inside the door.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
Holly Lodge wall - A
N6, Holly Lodge Gardens
We know Churchill built walls himself as a hobby but we think Angela probably got some help.
1 subject commemorated
Tot Ct Road Head 2
W1, Tottenham Court Road, 220 - 224 (Next Home)
The spaces between the first and second floor windows carry carved brick panels, one in each of the seven bays. Purely decorative panels ...
Sir Leslie Stephen
SW7, Hyde Park Gate, 22
London County Council Sir Leslie Stephen, 1832-1904, scholar and writer lived here.
1 subject commemorated,
1 creator
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