Gavin Weightman

Gavin Weightman (4 March 1945 – 18 December 2022) was a British journalist and documentary filmmaker who specialised in the social history of London and Britain from the 18th century.

His books included ''The Making of Modern London'', co-authored with Steve Humphries (recently re-issued by The Ebury Press); ''The Frozen Water Trade''; ''Signor Marconi's Magic Box''; and ''The Industrial Revolutionaries''. His journalism included many articles for ''New Society'' magazine in the 1970s. Provided by Wikipedia