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On the right a man flies atop a flying machine powered by steam

the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula is the parish church of the Tower of London

Map of the River Thames from London Bridge to Woolwich

William Pitt the Younger sits alone on the Treasury bench

Charles Rolls on the way to winning the Isle of Man TT race in a 20 hp Rolls-Royce

1949 Cooper 500 MK III racing car mb-width 3131 On the right a man1949 Cooper 500 MK III racing car. The Cooper Car Company Ltd was incorporated by Charles Cooper and his son John in December 1947, pioneering quantity production of racing cars and soon exporting around the world. Motor racing was an upper class sport until enthusiasts in Bristol founded the 500 Club in 1945, showing that cars powered by single cylinder 500cc motorcycle engines could be made for only 150. In 1946, John Cooper welded the front ends of