Articles with the tag: Inventors

Alexander Marshall Lodge 1882 – 1938

Alexander Marshall Lodge 1882 – 1938

Oct 21, 2015 | People

Alexander Marshall Lodge (aka Alec) was the third son (of six sons and six daughters) of Sir Oliver Lodge, British Physicist and noted inventor, and the first Principal of the new University of Birmingham at Edgbaston. As did two other brothers, Lionel and Noel, Alec...
Sidney Flavel & Co, 1851 Medal

Sidney Flavel & Co, 1851 Medal

Aug 13, 2014 | People

In 1851 at the Great Exhibition Sidney Flavel of Leamington was awarded a medal for his Kitchener cooking range. There is much confusion over this medal, modern descriptions claim it was one of seventeen ‘gold’ medals awarded. However, contemporary...
William Lewin

William Lewin

Nov 17, 2013 | People

William Lewin, uncle of two Leamington HG members, was a qualified carpenter and joiner who worked for many years at local builders Wallsgrove Bros of Clarendon Street and Leicester Street.  He later became a buildings inspector for the local council.  He was also a...
Leamington- built cars: the Tyrrell 001

Leamington- built cars: the Tyrrell 001

Jun 13, 2013 | People

It is always assumed that Leamington only ever produced one car, the Crowden*, – in spite of the fact that the town is only 10 miles away from Coventry, the spiritual home of the British motor industry, and many of the industry’s high flyers and managers...

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