Camden in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Augustus Siebe

1788 - 1872

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 15, 2018

1. Augustus Siebe Marker

Inscription.
Pioneer of the
Diving Helmet
lived and
worked here

Erected 2000 by English Heritage.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.

Location. 51° 30.916′ N, 0° 7.757′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. Marker is on Denmark Street just east of Charing Cross Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Denmark Street, Camden, England WC2H 8LS, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Tin Pan Alley (within shouting distance of this marker); The Flying Horse (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Marks & Co Booksellers (about 180 meters away); Brian Epstein (about 180 meters away); The Cambridge (about 180 meters away); William Nicholson (about 180 meters away); Billy Waters (about 210 meters away); William Hazlitt (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Also see . . . The Blue Plaque - Augustus Siebe (BBC). "After living first in High Holborn, Siebe moved to Denmark Street in 1828 and it was there, twelve years later, that he designed his revolutionary ‘closed’ helmet. One of the first opportunities to show how effective Siebe's new helmet was came in the 1840s when divers

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descended into the waters off Spithead to investigate the wreck of the Royal George, a ship which had sunk there sixty years earlier. The helmet proved so successful that the same basic design was being used by the Royal Navy more than a century later.... A man of great ingenuity and inventiveness, Siebe created many other machines at his workshop in Denmark Street, including a weighing machine, a paper-making machine and an ice–making machine. At the Great Exhibition of 1851, he won several medals for his inventions. Augustus Siebe died in 1872 but the company he created, Siebe Gorman, survived until the 1990s." (Submitted on April 25, 2018.)

Additional keywords. St Giles Soho

Augustus Siebe Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 13, 2017

2. Augustus Siebe Marker - Wide View

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 25, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2. submitted on July 13, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.