Engineer known for inventing the Bessemer process for producing steel. Born Charlton, Hertfordshire. Moved to London aged 17. From 1833 he lived at 15 Northampton Square, the EC1 site now occupied by the entrance to City of London University. Died at home at 165 Denmark Hill.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir Henry Bessemer
Commemorated ati
Sir Henry Bessemer
Our visit coincided with a small exhibition about the history of the site. An...
Other Subjects
Edward Willis
From Historic England: Engineer and architect to the Chiswick Urban District Council in 1921. Also designed the Memorial Fund's Chiswick War Memorial Rest Homes, Burlington Lane. Housing disabled s...
2 memorials
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Philosopher. Born Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein in Neuwaldeggerstrasse, Neuwaldegg, Vienna, into a very wealthy Jewish international family, but brought up a Catholic. Initially he studied mecha...
1 memorial
F. Douglas Barton
Borough Engineer and Surveyor in the Borough of Hammersmith in 1948. Our colleague Andrew Behan has researched this man: Frank Douglas Barton was born in 1888 in Stockport, Cheshire, the son of Fr...
1 memorial
1 memorial
George Furness
Contractor responsible for the construction of the Northern Outfall Sewer in 1862-3.
1 memorial
Previously viewed
Penge war memorial
SE20, High Street, Penge Recreation Ground
The WW2 civilian list identifies 14 people who worked in civil defence and what their role was. Usually lists of civilian dead give the f...
War dead, Civilian war dead | WW1, WW2
743 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
743 subjects commemorated, 2 creators
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them