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Sir Frank Whittle

Sir Frank Whittle

Jun 5, 2013 | People

Frank Whittle (Left, in his study)holds the distinction of having invented a piece of equipment that would have a world-wide application and which would fundamentally change the world in which we live. He was the inventor of the jet engine. Young Frank came to live in...
Sir Bernard Spilsbury, 1877 – 1947

Sir Bernard Spilsbury, 1877 – 1947

May 22, 2013 | People

Few if any of those waiting for their prescriptions in a south Leamington chemist will know that the father of modern forensic medicine was born in the flat upstairs. On 16 May 1877 the manufacturing chemist James Spilsbury’s first child was born in the flat above his...
The Theatre Royal

The Theatre Royal

Apr 29, 2013 | Places

The Leamington Theatre Company was formed in 1881 and it commissioned London architect C J Phipps to design a 1,200 seat theatre for its site adjoining Denby Buildings in Regent Grove. Charles John Phipps was the foremost theatre architect of his day and in a long...

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