Timeline of London (19th century) - Wikipedia
1879 2 March: The Murder of Julia Martha Thomas takes place in Richmond. 24 May: The Metropolitan Board of Works frees Albert, Chelsea, Vauxhall and Lambeth Bridges of tolls. 1 August: The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company is established. 16 August: Fulham F.C. is founded as the Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School football club.
19th-century London - Wikipedia
During the 19th century, London grew enormously to become a global city of immense importance. It was the largest city in the world from about 1825, [1] the world's largest port, and the heart of international finance and trade. [2] Railways connecting London to the rest of Britain, as well as the London Underground, were built, as were roads, a …
London Made: Food | Londonist
Oct 6, 2015 · The sweet making company of Clarke Nickolls & Coombs built its factory in Hackney Wick in 1879. It later started using the name Clarnico, joining up the three names together.
Inside the 13 factories past and present at the heart of London for ...
Mar 13, 2023 · Workers at the Park Royal Munitions Factory in Acton, West London, during World War One, circa 1916. The site was bombed in 1917 and briefly became abandoned after the war before engineering firms moved in and made the area an industrial hot spot. (Image: Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images) 1 of 11.
1879 in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia
November–March 1880 – probably the longest ever fog in the city's history engulfs London. [9] December – the world's first Christmas grotto opens in Lewis's Liverpool department store as 'Christmas Fairyland'. 15–23 December – Second Anglo-Afghan War: British victory at the Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment.
List of British Sewing Machine Manufacturers A to Z
Factory : Circus Road, St Pancras, London By April 1879 During this period the machines sold were imported 143 Holborn-Bars, London April 1879. Moved to Regent Street 1892 Machines Made: Excelsior March 1861 - 1877 (Patent 12 Jan 1861) New Star July 1863 - Jan 1865 Foxwells Patent (Judkins)
The Illustrated London News 1879 vol. 75 - Archive.org
Sep 22, 2014 · The Illustrated London News 1879 vol. 75 Addeddate 2014-09-22 16:29:21 Identifier TheIllustratedLondonNews75 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t2r52fr6s Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.5.2 . plus-circle Add Review. comment. Reviews There are no …
A pictorial timeline of the Harris Lebus furniture factory
Louis Lebus 1817-1879. Harris Lebus 1852-1907. Harris Lebus 1852-1907. Sol Lebus 1866-1926. In 1883 the company moved to larger premises in Tabernacle Street (in the East End of London). By 1899 the Harris Lebus furniture factory had become the largest furniture manufacturing firm in England employing over 1000 people.
Adulterated Flour, London, January, 1879 - microscopist
Adulterated Flour, London, January, 1879. by Brian Stevenson last updated April, 2014. The microscope slide shown in Figure 1 preserves evidence from a legal case that helped bring about changes in English food safety laws, which likely also impacted on public health in other countries. A large shipment of “flour”, composed primarily of ...
Cadbury Brothers - Graces Guide
1879 John Cadbury's sons opened a major factory in the purpose-built suburb of Bournville, four miles south of the city. 1889 John Cadbury died. 1899 Richard Cadbury died at the age of 63 and the business became a private limited company: Cadbury Brothers Limited. The Bournville factory had trebled in size, with more than 2,600 employees.
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