Famous people
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Famous people by David Morris as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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Famous people
Image: © David Morris Taken: 26 Sep 2005
Square SK3688 is famous as the square in which Harry Brearley discovered stainless steel - something that's commonplace worldwide now. Harry was working in the research laboratory in this square when he noticed the non-corrosive properties of one of the samples. The plaque tells the story.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.390255
Longitude
-1.446622