Memorial for Richard Trevithick (1771–1833)
Memorial for Richard Trevithick (1771–1833)
Memorial for Richard Trevithick (1771–1833)

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A stone plinth erected outside the site of Richard Trevithick's birthplace. Richard Trevithick was a pioneering engineer and inventor of the world's first steam-powered railway locomotive.
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

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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.

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Located at

Station Road, Redruth

TR15 3QG

Set into the wall facing the road outside No. 35 Station Road.