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Sir Charles Tilston Bright (1832-1888) was a British electrical engineer who oversaw the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable #otd in 1858. He is buried in the churchyard of @StNicksW4, #Chiswick. Read more in "Chiswick’s Unsung Hero" - https://t.co/NqLIr5z1LC

Sir Joseph Paxton, gardener, architect and designer of the Crystal Palace, was born #otd in 1803. He began his career in 1823 when he became a labourer at the Horticultural Society’s gardens at @Chiswick_House. Learn more in "Joseph Paxton in Chiswick" - https://t.co/8p6FhFHai7

#Otd in 1843 Christ Church on #TurnhamGreen was consecrated. Proposals to build a new church were put forward in 1841 and money was raised by public subscription. It was designed in the Early English style by George Gilbert Scott and W B Moffatt. Engraving from 1845.

Sir Stephen Fox (1627-1716) loyal courtier to Charles II, owned an estate in Chiswick, later known as Moreton Hall and gardens. It was incorporated into the grounds of @Chiswick_House in June 1812. Below is Samuel Ware’s 1812 survey and plan of the estate. https://t.co/tLrK1au0N7

Sir Joseph Paxton, one of Britain’s best-known gardeners and architects, began his career in 1823 as a labourer at the Horticultural Society’s gardens at @Chiswick_House. He falsified his age by 2 years, implying extra schooling. https://t.co/8p6FhFHai7 #NationalGardeningWeek

Sir Charles Tilston Bright, the British electrical engineer who oversaw the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858, died #otd in 1888. He is buried in the churchyard of @StNicksW4 #Chiswick. https://t.co/NqLIr5z1LC

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"Perry, Monk & Billings: Three Local Men who Voyaged with Captain Cook to the Far side of the World, 1768-1780", by Phil Philo, former curator at Gunnersbury Park Museum.

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Sir Charles Tilston Bright (1832-1888) was a British electrical engineer who oversaw the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable #otd in 1858. He is buried in the churchyard of @StNicksW4 at #Chiswick. Read more in "Chiswick’s Unsung Hero" - https://t.co/NqLIr5z1LC

Sir Charles Tilston Bright, the British electrical engineer who oversaw the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858, died #otd in 1888. He is buried in the churchyard of St Nicholas Church, #Chiswick. https://t.co/NqLIr5QCDa

Buried in the churchyard of St Nicholas, #Chiswick is one of the most eminent engineers of his day. Sir Charles Tilston Bright (1832-1888) was an electrical engineer who oversaw the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable in 1858. https://t.co/NqLIr5z1LC #HBAHHeroes