Commemorative plaque to Sir Joseph Swan (C) Andrew Curtis

NZ2564 : Commemorative plaque to Sir Joseph Swan

taken 10 years ago, near to Gateshead, Great Britain

Commemorative plaque to Sir Joseph Swan

The plaque is on the Pilgrim Street wall of Carliol House, just left of the doorway. Sir Joseph Swan (1828-1914) invented the incandescent light bulb for which he received the first patent in 1878 Link

He was born at Pallion Hall in Bishopwearmouth (now part of Sunderland) and served an apprenticeship with a pharmacist there. He later became a partner in Mawson's, a firm of manufacturing chemists in Newcastle. This company existed as Mawson, Swan and Morgan until 1973, formerly located on Grey Street in Newcastle-upon-Tyne near Grey's Monument.
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Grid Square: NZ2564, 855 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Andrew Curtis (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Sunday, 24 January, 2010 (more nearby)
Submitted: Tuesday, 26 January, 2010
Category: Plaque (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NZ 2500 6438 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.4048N 1:36.6590W
Camera Location: OSGB36: NZ 2500 6438
View Direction: EAST (about 90 degrees)