stone plaque · England

Richard Trevithick

Richard Trevithick Approximately 25ft. from this wall lie the remains of Richard Trevithick the great engineer and pioneer of high pressure steam. He died at the Bull Inn Dartford and was carried here by his fellow workers of Halls Engineering Works to a paupers grave Born Illogan Cornwall April 13th 1771 Died Dartford Kent April 22nd 1833

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