This page comprises images which include textual information. We are working on a screen readable version. 10 Great Reasons to become a scientist or engineer…
Janet Mapekta Studying BEng(Hons) Mechanical Engineering I live in Ashford, Kent, where Verena Holmes was born. Maybe this is a mere coincidence but her passion,…
Nikki Smith Regional Engineering Manager, temporary works What made you choose engineering as a career? My physics lessons at North School for Girls started my…
1889 – 1964 Born 23 June 1889at Highworth(now part of Highworth Schooland known as Gower House) Daughter of Florence Mary Holmes (née Syme) (d. 1927),…
Ashford Museum has partnered with Highworth School to celebrate the birth of Verena Holmes at Highworth and promote women in engineering. These pages are an…