What is recorded here

The public map records this plaque for Charles Richardson. Its recorded inscription reads: Charles Richardson, M. Inst. C. E., b. 1814, originator and engineer of the Severn Tunnel, lived here 1873‒1896

Charles Richardson was a civil engineer born in 1814, best known for his role as the originator and chief engineer of the Severn Tunnel, a significant feat of Victorian engineering that connects South Wales to England.

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