Richard Trevithick
1771 to 1833
11 documented presences
10 places
Quo Fuit places 11 dated presences for Richard Trevithick across 10 places, from 1771 to 1818. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Richard Trevithick (13 April 1771 – 22 April 1833) was a British inventor and mining engineer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Richard Trevithick was documented, and when
1771year
Gower Street (London)attested
“In Gower Street in London, on the wall of the University College building, an elaborate wall plaque carries the legend: "Close to this place Richard Trevithick (Born 1771 – Died 1833) Pioneer of High Pressure Steam ran in the year 1808 t…”
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1771year
Londonattested
“In Gower Street in London, on the wall of the University College building, an elaborate wall plaque carries the legend: "Close to this place Richard Trevithick (Born 1771 – Died 1833) Pioneer of High Pressure Steam ran in the year 1808 t…”
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1797 to 1798period
Redruthattested
“In fact, Trevithick lived next door to Murdoch in Redruth in 1797 and 1798.”
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1797 to 1799period
Englandattested
“According to his son Francis, Trevithick was the first to make high-pressure steam work in England in 1799, although other sources say he had invented his first high-pressure engine by 1797.”
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1802year
Coalbrookdaleattested
“To prove his ideas, he built a stationary engine at the Coalbrookdale Company's works in Shropshire in 1802, forcing water to a measured height to measure the work done.”
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1802year
Shropshireattested
“To prove his ideas, he built a stationary engine at the Coalbrookdale Company's works in Shropshire in 1802, forcing water to a measured height to measure the work done.”
source: Wikipedia: Richard Trevithick
1808year
Rotherhitheattested
“Trevithick saw opportunities in London and persuaded his wife and four children reluctantly to join him in 1808 for two and a half years lodging first in Rotherhithe and then in Limehouse.”
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1808year
Limehouseattested
“Trevithick saw opportunities in London and persuaded his wife and four children reluctantly to join him in 1808 for two and a half years lodging first in Rotherhithe and then in Limehouse.”
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1808year
Londonattested
“Trevithick saw opportunities in London and persuaded his wife and four children reluctantly to join him in 1808 for two and a half years lodging first in Rotherhithe and then in Limehouse.”
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February 1811month
Cornwallattested
“By September, he had recovered sufficiently to travel back to Cornwall by ship, and in February 1811 he and Dickinson were declared bankrupt.”
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1818year
Cerro de Pascoattested
“Uville died in 1818 and Trevithick soon returned to Cerro de Pasco to continue mining.”
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Places Richard Trevithick is documented in
London2 presences · 1771 to 1808England1 presence · 1797
Cerro de Pasco1 presence · 1818
Coalbrookdale1 presence · 1802
Cornwall1 presence · 1811
Gower Street (London)1 presence · 1771
Limehouse1 presence · 1808
Redruth1 presence · 1797
Rotherhithe1 presence · 1808
Shropshire1 presence · 1802
Other places tied to Richard Trevithick in the record
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1797year
Ding Dong Minementioned
“Trevithick became engineer at the Ding Dong Mine in 1797, and there (in conjunction with Edward Bull) he pioneered the use of high-pressure steam.”
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1798year
Carnhell Greenmentioned
“They raised 6 children: * Richard Trevithick (1798–1872) * Anne Ellis (1800–1877) * Elizabeth Banfield (1803–1870) * John Harvey Trevithick (1807–1877) * Francis Trevithick (1812–1877) * Frederick Henry Trevithick (1816–1883) Jane's fath…”
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1801year
Cambornementioned
“Trevithick built a full-size steam road locomotive in 1801, on a site near present-day Fore Street in Camborne.”
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1803year
Holbornmentioned
“He built another steam-powered road vehicle in 1803 dubbed the London Steam Carriage, which attracted much attention from the public and press that year when he drove it in London from Holborn to Paddington and back.”
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1803year
Paddingtonmentioned
“He built another steam-powered road vehicle in 1803 dubbed the London Steam Carriage, which attracted much attention from the public and press that year when he drove it in London from Holborn to Paddington and back.”
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1803year
Londonmentioned
“He built another steam-powered road vehicle in 1803 dubbed the London Steam Carriage, which attracted much attention from the public and press that year when he drove it in London from Holborn to Paddington and back.”
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1803year
Greenwichmentioned
“Also in 1803, one of Trevithick's stationary pumping engines in use at Greenwich exploded, killing four men.”
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1804year
Gatesheadmentioned
“These were sent to Trevithick's agent John Whitfield at Gateshead, who in 1804 built what was likely the first locomotive to have flanged wheels.”
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1804year
Merthyrmentioned
“It says "In commemoration of the achievements of Richard Trevithick who having constructed the first steam locomotive did on February 21st 1804 successfully hail 10 tons of iron and numerous passengers along a tramroad from Merthyr to th…”
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1804year
Abercynonmentioned
“ON FEBRUARY 21ST 1804 IT TRAVERSED THE SPOT ON WHICH THIS MONUMENT STANDS ON ITS WAY TO ABERCYNON".”
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1805year
Rotherhithementioned
“Robert Vazie, another Cornish engineer, was selected by the Thames Archway Company in 1805 to drive a tunnel under the River Thames at Rotherhithe.”
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1808year
Shropshirementioned
“In 1808 Trevithick publicised his steam railway locomotive expertise by building a new locomotive called Catch Me Who Can, built for him by John Hazledine and John Urpeth Rastrick at Bridgnorth in Shropshire, and named by Davies Giddy's…”
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1808year
Bridgnorthmentioned
“In 1808 Trevithick publicised his steam railway locomotive expertise by building a new locomotive called Catch Me Who Can, built for him by John Hazledine and John Urpeth Rastrick at Bridgnorth in Shropshire, and named by Davies Giddy's…”
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1810year
Margatementioned
“In 1810 a wreck near Margate was raised in this way but there was a dispute over payment and Trevithick was driven to cut the lashings loose and let it sink again.”
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20 October 1816exact date
1822year
Documented at the same place, the same year
Ernest Augustus, King of HanoverGower Street (London) · 1771Mary ShelleySomers Town, London · 1797Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount NelsonSomers Town, London · 1797Marie Joséphine of SavoyLondon · 1808Aaron BurrLondon · 1808
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