Engineers
Three Abraham Darby’s
Abraham Darby was the first man to use coke in furnaces, his son produced wrought iron and his grandson built the iron bridge at Ironbridge. 3 generations of the same family contributing to the Industrial Revolution.
Read MoreThomas Telford London to Holyhead Road
The debate over the high speed rail link between London and Birmingham, made us think about Thomas Telford, building a slightly controversial high speed road between London and Holyhead in 1819
Read MoreThose Humble Occupations
So many of our ancestors had seemingly humble occupations that it is easy to overlook the important role they played in the life
Read MoreSt Katherines Dock key to understanding life in London’s Docklands 19thC
Ancestors who were London dock workers would have been familiar with St Katherine’s Dock
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First Transatlantic Voyage S.S Great Eastern 1860
The first voyage across the atlantic on an iron paddle-steamer designed by engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1860…was your relative on the ship…
Read MoreDodd’s Proposal for crossing the Thames 1798
Dodd’s attempted tunnel under the Thames
Read MoreRichard Trevithick and the Rotherhithe Tunnel 1807
Richard Trevithick, an extraordinary engineer
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2nd lead designer at Vickers during WWII, Barnes Wallis
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Barnes Wallis on the Isle of Wight 1913
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