Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,240 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Sir John Norton-Griffiths (1871-1930), Governing Director of the Egyptian Ministry of public Works who worked on the Assouan Dam, of Sir John Norton-Griffiths and Co and of Norton-Griffiths, Bruce, Marriott and Co.
1871 July 13th. Born in Somerset as John Griffiths the son of John Griffiths of Brecon. He added the Norton part later.
1930 Shot himself when there were issues with the Assouan Dam.
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