Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for W. O. Bentley across 4 places, from 1888 to 1971.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Walter Owen Bentley, (16 September 1888 – 13 August 1971) was an English engineer who founded Bentley in London.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where W. O. Bentley was documented, and when
16 September 1888exact date
Hampsteadattested“Bentley was born on 16 September 1888, in Hampstead, London.”source: Wikipedia: W. O. Bentley
1919year
Londonattested“After the war, in early 1919, Bentley founded Bentley in small premises in London with Frank Burgess (formerly of Humber) and Harry Varley (formerly of Vauxhall).”source: Wikipedia: W. O. Bentley
February 1936month
Stainesattested“Unable to persuade Harry Grylls to join his engineering staff at Staines, Bentley obtained Stewart Tresilian's services from February 1936.”source: Wikipedia: W. O. Bentley
13 August 1971exact date
Wokingattested“Bentley died on Friday, 13 August 1971, shortly before his 83rd birthday, in Woking, Surrey.”source: Wikipedia: W. O. Bentley
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1902 to 1905period
Clifton Collegementioned“As the son of a prosperous family he was privately educated at Clifton College in Bristol from 1902 until 1905, when at the age of 16 he left to start work as an apprentice engineer with the Great Northern Railway at Doncaster Works.”source: Wikipedia: W. O. Bentley
1902 to 1905period
Bristolmentioned“As the son of a prosperous family he was privately educated at Clifton College in Bristol from 1902 until 1905, when at the age of 16 he left to start work as an apprentice engineer with the Great Northern Railway at Doncaster Works.”source: Wikipedia: W. O. Bentley
1902 to 1905period
Doncastermentioned“As the son of a prosperous family he was privately educated at Clifton College in Bristol from 1902 until 1905, when at the age of 16 he left to start work as an apprentice engineer with the Great Northern Railway at Doncaster Works.”source: Wikipedia: W. O. Bentley
1913year
Brooklandsmentioned“Fitted with the alloy pistons and a modified camshaft, a DFP took several records at Brooklands in 1913 and 1914.”source: Wikipedia: W. O. Bentley
January 1920month
Cricklewoodmentioned“Bentley's first complete Bentley 3 Litre car began road tests in January 1920 and the first production version, made in Cricklewood, was delivered in September 1921.”source: Wikipedia: W. O. Bentley
1922year
Brooklandsmentioned“Bentley's motto was "To build a good car, a fast car, the best in class." His cars raced in hill climbs and at Brooklands, and the lone 3 Litre entered by the company in the 1922 Indianapolis 500 mile race and driven by Douglas Hawkes fi…”source: Wikipedia: W. O. Bentley
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