Trevithick & Rastrick memorial, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England
N 52° 32.052 W 002° 24.921
30U E 539656 N 5820616
Clock towere dedicated to the engineers Trevithick & Rastrick.
Waymark Code: WMMMX1
Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/12/2014
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Brick built clock tower with a bell in the cupola. Dedication :-
Th the memory of two great engineers
Richard Trevithick 1771-1833 inventor of the high-pressure steam engine
and
John Urpeth Rastrick 1780-1856 great railway engineer
Near this spot in Hazeldene's Foundry Rastrick built in 1808 to Trevithick's design the world's first passenger locomotive engine
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Roadside near the Severn Bridge in Bridgnorth
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