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Title
Memorial for Richard Trevithick (1771–1833)
Date
1948
Accession number
TR15_BH_S085
Work type
Sculpture
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
16th October 1948
Access
at all times
Inscription description
front: ONE AND ALL / RICHARD TREVITHICK, / ENGINEER, / INVENTOR OF THE / HIGH PRESSURE STEAM ENGINE / BORN / ON APRIL 13TH 1771 / IN THE HOUSE THAT STOOD / ON THIS SITE, / DIES / ON APRIL 22ND 1833. / AT DARTFORD, KENT. / THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED AS AN / APPRECIATION OF THE GREAT INVENTOR / AND HIS GIFTS TO THE WORLD.