George Livesey

Sir George Thomas Livesey (8 April 1834 – 4 October 1908) was a British engineer, industrialist and philanthropist.

[6] Livesey held the two positions from the time of his father's death until 1882, when his brother, Frank, succeeded him as the company's chief engineer.

[9] He was knighted in the 1902 Coronation Honours,[10] receiving the accolade from King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 24 October that year.

1 on Old Kent Road in 1890; the library became the Livesey Museum for Children in 1974, which existed until its closure by Southwark Council on 1 March 2008.

He married on 13 October 1859 at the church of St. Mary Magdalen, Peckham, to Harriet, the daughter of George Howard, a tallow chandler.

When he was younger, Livesey often played lively games of football and cricket at The Crystal Palace with the young boys from his Bible studies class.

George Livesey
Sir George Livesey plaque
Grave of George Thomas Livesey in Nunhead Cemetery