▁d igger ; ▁a ▁heat ▁saving ▁radi ator ; ▁a ▁brick ▁lay ing ▁machine ; ▁a ▁gr en ade ▁thro wer , ▁a ▁speed ometer , ▁wooden ▁vehicle ▁ty res , ▁and ▁a ▁pat ent ▁' d ish ▁lever ' ▁for ▁til ting ▁pl ates ▁when ▁car ving ▁meat . ▁ ▁Knight ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Autom obile ▁Association ▁and ▁polit ically ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁repe al ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Flag ▁Act , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁pione er ▁of ▁colour ▁phot ography , ▁plus ▁writing ▁various ▁fact ual ▁and ▁practical ▁books . ▁ ▁Family ▁and ▁early ▁life ▁ ▁John ▁Henry ▁Knight ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁to ▁John ▁Knight , ▁a ▁bank er ▁and ▁bre wer ▁of ▁F arn ham , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁when ▁John ▁Henry ▁was ▁ 9 ▁years ▁old . ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁Mary ▁Knight . ▁His ▁father ' s ▁will ▁be que athed ▁him ▁title ▁to , ▁among ▁other ▁things , ▁' The ▁An chor ▁Inn , ▁Norm andy ' ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁old . ▁He ▁ ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁at ▁W ey bourne ▁House , ▁W ey bourne , ▁F arn ham , ▁Sur rey , ▁which ▁still ▁stands ▁today . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Bar field ▁in ▁Run fold , ▁just ▁outside ▁F arn ham , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁Pre par atory ▁school ▁( wh ose ▁al umn i ▁include ▁Mike ▁Haw th orn ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁inspired ▁by