inventor february august british inventor patents filed united_kingdom united_states_of_america engineer designed precision drawing mathematical instruments surveying instruments manufactured company ltd stanley skilled architect designed founded designing stanley halls stanley designed built homes noted philanthropist gave education projects years life died estate valued bequeathed trade schools students south london homes children home death accordance stanley member professional bodies societies including activities painter musician photographer author variety publications including plays books children political personal life early life born monday february london children mechanic builder wife direct descendant 17th century author baptised wednesday march mary church age stanley started going regularly day school run age maternal uncle paid education different school despite having limited formal learning stanley taught mathematics mechanics astronomy music french geology chemistry architecture theology attended lessons technical drawing london mechanics institution called enrolled attending engineering lessons living stanley founded literary society local chemist charged subscription shillings year spent books form library grew volumes guest speakers occasion lord author days came address intensely interested architecture submitted design competition builder magazine win starting work age stanley father insisted leave school help trade stanley worked father unsuccessful building business adept working metal wood later obtain employment drainage contractor london joined father engineering works working invented steel wheel spider father discouraged seeking patent invention following years partnership maternal uncle warren builder family life stanley fell love girl family refused let marry february stanley 28th birthday married lived shop afford rent rooms street shop years later couple moved later moving couple adopted stanley niece child father brother drowned sea entrepreneur starting company stanley acted remark father high cost poor quality english drawing instruments compared imported france switzerland started business making mathematical drawing instruments rented shop great began business capital invented new square improved standard universally cousin joined capital died stanley stopped robinson changed signature consequence robbed book early days business stanley produced financially successful sold shillings stanley discovered simpler method enable sell able additional shops great high skilled assistant patent soon copied world sold provide capital required manufacture scientific instruments invented straight line dividing machine won prize international exhibition london stanley brought catalogue products fifth edition stanley able list important customers government departments army royal_navy railways home abroad worked improving stability surveying instruments especially construction simplified rotating measuring horizontal vertical angles able sights prominent objects distance component parts reduced fewer half previous version making lighter cheaper accurate designing building homes factory stanley designed set factory called stanley works listed stanley mathematical instruments road near railway station produced variety instruments civil military mining engineers explorers architects artists including technical drawing tools firm moved factory 1920s factory occupied firm following fire converted residential use stanley designed built homes lodge road originally large dating early 19th century subsequently dairy farm closed acres km2 land purchased stanley written building children home purpose century ownership transferred london borough child murderer housed short time local residents protested removed wales knocked listed building company expands stanley employing people producing technical items detailed catalogue years later stanley given gold medal rapid growth business led opening branches lincoln inn london bridge catalogue shows company selling magic variety including subjects siege paris travels improving stories children mother words children catalogue stanley refers company having branches company april company floated stock market limited company ltd shares company sold giving authorised capital stanley retired company acting chairman leaving business partner brother joseph run day day operations company reached golden jubilee claimed largest business kind world membership professional bodies societies stanley fellow elected january elected february life fellow member elected february member stanley read papers societies including cyclones forms movements integrating certain effects produced improvement radiation years work final years death travels art following election fellow association went expedition visited egypt palestine switzerland engaged different forms art oil paintings exhibited carved stanley shown stanley art exhibition club enjoyed composing painting playing music photography building stanley decided build set kind country school designed educate boys ages general studies trade stanley design included astronomy tower opened presented public valued later renamed william stanley trust originally set charitable trust assist management november wife founder time leader placed time capsule recognise contribution capsule included letter cameron copy speech given opening march reference books man artefacts schools opened february 1st baron cost provide local community public space plays concerts lectures building electricity clock tower hall added blue plaque installed wall english_heritage plaque reads inventor manufacturer philanthropist founded designed halls technical school grade listed building legal work freedom city stanley magistrate justice peace sat bench saturdays reputation helping poor retired bench colleagues commented notes poor box july given freedom borough honour bestowed people council point corporation feel significant contribution borough stanley fourth person accorded honour funeral stanley died august heart attack aged funeral held august local flags flown half mast shops closed local people drew mark respect carriages drew past carriages filled family dignitaries whilst 15th carried domestic staff went end cemetery walking pace met gates cemetery scholars school members staff firm buried cemetery reserved attended upper tomb fine portrait carved stone widow died placed tomb stanley national local newspapers journals including times news engineer engineering saturday august memorial service honour held grave mark centenary death years life stanley gave education projects estate bequeathed trade schools students south london stanley signed march october died wealth provided stanley wife nephew niece great nephew great niece mentioned left money shares brother wife adopted daughter received shares servant received teacher school factory employee received individuals received monthly month police court relief fund society received shares purchase books annually prizes students legacy company company continued expand stanley death moving factory world war factory government wars continued expand position market place quality surveying instruments world war war company continued expand participating large project example queen mary royal_navy ships company navigational instruments company went july main factors investing proceeds sale factory land buying new machinery high value pound affecting export orders loss orders following end cold war clock tower cast iron clock tower erected junction station road high street mark golden wedding anniversary william measure esteem held locality pub december pub chain opened william stanley 19th century style building portrait stanley inside pictures scientific instrument maker pub currently closed march sale group open refit selected patents patents attributed stanley number quoted proposed patent application 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William Stanley (inventor)