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John Rennie and Andrew Meikle are familiar names to people interested in engineering or East Lothian’s industrial heritage. However, few have heard of James Howden.
James Howden, Marine Engineer and Inventor, was one of Prestonpans most illustrious sons, yet no monument or memorial exists in his home town.
He was born on 29th February(!), 1832 and lived with his parents James and Catherine and his four younger siblings in a property in the town’s High Street.
By 1851, James had moved to Glasgow to begin his apprenticeship and where he was later to perfect the forced-draught system for boilers.
He went on to found Howden – now a worldwide engineering company.
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