Description

CAMBORNE TREVENSON STREET
SW 63 NW
(north side)
10/103
Trevithick Memorial Statue
on pavement in front of Library

GV II
Memorial statue to Richard Trevithick (1771-1833), Engineer. Dated 1928;
by L.S.Merrifield. White granite pedestal with bronze plaques and gilded
bronze statue. Square section. Shallow step, deep plain base, tall pedestal
with moulded plinth and cap surmounted by life-size statue. Each side of
the plinth has a small bronze relief plaque: that on the back depicts a sail
ship and is lettered:-
RICHARD TREVITHICK
INVENTOR OF THE LOCOMOTIVE
BORN 1771 DIED 1833
The other plaques have kneeling female figures holding examples of the
application of steam power, with identifying inscriptions: Cornish boiler on
the front, Merthyr Tydfil Locomotive on the left side, and iron Steam and
Sail Ship on the right-hand side.. The statue portrays Trevithick in forward
striding pose with a pair of dividers in his raised right hand and a model
of a steam locomotive cradled in his left arm. The base of the statue is
inscribed "L.S.Merrifield" and "1928".

Listing NGR: SW6480439811

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26647292

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Recommended Books

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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets