1893

Thomas Hawksley

Categories: Engineering

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Civil engineer, particularly with water projects. Born near Nottingham. Died at home at 14 Phillimore Gardens.

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Thomas Hawksley

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Skempton Building plaques

2018: Eamonn Doyle has written to correct our "east to west", saying that the...

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Price and Reeves

Engineering contractors for the Rotherhithe Tunnel in 1908.

Group, Engineering

2 memorials

Goldsmith and entrepreneur. Born Denbigh, Wales sometime 1555-60, younger brother of Sir Thomas Myddelton (c1550-1631) who became Lord Mayor of London. 1576 came to London to be an apprentice golds...

Person, Engineering, Food & Drink, Wales

7 memorials

Whitechapel Bell Foundry

This foundry is the oldest manufacturing company in the UK and is still making bells at 32/34 Whitechapel Road. Probably their most famous creation is Big Ben (we thank Alice, a member of a childre...

Place, Commerce, Engineering

4 memorials

Chisenhale Works

Built by Morris Cohen to produce veneer for the construction of Spitfire cockpits, as well as propellers and plywood for Mosquito aircraft. The plaque on the building says it existed from the 1930s...

Group, Aviation, Engineering

1 memorial

William Cawthorne Unwin

Civil and mechanical engineer. Born Essex. 1900 he became the first London University professor of engineering. Died unmarried, at his home, 7 Palace Gate Mansions, 29 Palace Gate.

Person, Education, Engineering