Richard Trevithick's statue by the public library at Camborne, Cornwall

Today, to commemorate his achievements, a statue depicting Richard Trevithick holding one of his small scale models, stands beside the public library at Camborne.

On 17th March 2007, Dartford Borough Council invited the Chairman of the Trevithick Society, Phil Hosken, to unveil a Blue Plaque at the Royal Victoria and Bull hotel (formerly The Bull) marking Trevithick's last years in Dartford and the place of his death in 1833. The Blue Plaque is prominently displayed on the Hotel's front facade and is clearly visible to visitors to the town.

The Cardiff University Engineering, Computer Science and Physics departments are based around the Trevithick Building which also holds the Trevithick Library, named after Richard Trevithick ^[13].

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See also

• List of topics related to Cornwall
• Trevithick bicentenary

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Notes

1. ^ Hodge, James; Richard Trevithick, Lifelines 6 (2003); Shire Publications Ltd, Risborough, Buckinghamshire HP27 9AA UK; p11
2. ^ Griffiths, John C (2004), 'William Murdock', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.
3. ^ SA MOTORING HISTORY - TIMELINE. Government of South Australia.
4. ^ Setright, L. J. K. (2004). Drive On!: A Social History of the Motor Car. Granta Books. ISBN 1-86207-698-7. 
5. ^ Rogers, Col. H. C. Turnpike to Iron Road (Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd. London 1961), pp 40 - 44.
6. ^ Kirkby, R. S. et al., Engineering in History, pp 175 - 177. ISBN 0-486-26412-2.
7. ^ Rattenbury, Gordon; Lewis, M. J. T. (2004). Merthyr Tydfil Tramroads and their Locomotives. Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 0-901461-52-0. 
8. ^ Rogers, Colonel H. C. OBE, op. cit., pp 40
9. ^ Kirkby, R. S., et al. op. cit., pp 274 - 275
10. ^ Richard Trevithick. Spartacus Educational online encyclopaedia. Spartacus Educational. Retrieved on 2007-06-04.
11. ^ Tyler, N., 'Trevithick's Circle' Trans. Newcomen Soc. 77 (2007), 101-13.
12. ^ Dartford Council, East Hill Cemetery page - Accessed 10 June 2008
13. ^ Trevithick Library

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References

• Lowe, J.W., British Steam Locomotive Builders (Guild Publishing, 1989)
• Hodge, James, Richard Trevithick (Lifelines 6 (2003), Shire Publications Ltd, Risborough, Buckinghamshire HP27 9AA UK).
• Shelton Kirby, Richard et al., Engineering in History Dover Publications Inc., New York. ISBN 0-486-26412-2
• Rogers, Colonel H. C. OBE, Turnpike to Iron Road (Seeley, Service & Co. Ltd. London 1961), pp 40 - 44.
• Anthony Burton , Richard Trevithick: Giant of Steam (Aurum Press, London, 2000) ISBN 1-85410-878-6.

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Richard Trevithick

• Richard Trevithick 1771-1833 (a page from the Trevithick Society website)
• Richard Trevithick on the Spartacus Educational website
• A replica of the London Steam Carriage visits Brooklands
• The Penydarren Locomotive, on the Spartacus Educational website
• Old Merthyr Tydfil: Richard Trevithick & Penydarren Locomotive – Historical Photographs of the Penydarren Locomotive
• Portuguese written article about Trevithick
• The Camborne ‘Trevithick Day’ Website
• The Dartford Town archive
• The history of 'Harveys of Hayle'
• Cornwall Record Office Online Catalogue for Richard Trevithick
• Contributions to the Biography of Richard Trevithick - Richard Edmonds, 1859
• Bicentenary of Trevithick's 'Puffing Devil' run up Camborne Hill, 1801 – (photo sequence)
• www.steamcircus.info - Compilation of research on the exact location of Steam Circus and some new ideas

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