Curated category
Concrete pioneers
- Joseph AspdinJoseph Aspdin arrived in the world on the 25th of December 1778. He was born into a family living in Hunslet, a district within Leeds, Yorkshire.
- William AspdinWilliam Aspdin entered the world on the 23rd of September 1815 in Leeds. He was the second son of Joseph Aspdin, a cement manufacturer who had secured a…
- John SmeatonJohn Smeaton was born on the 8th of June 1724 in Austhorpe, Leeds. He initially joined his father's law firm after attending Leeds Grammar School.