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This brushed metal commemorative plaque records: George Willoughby Hemans. Civil Engineer. 1814-1885. Engineer of railways in Britain, Ireland and abroad including the Vale of Clwyd Railway (1858) Rhyl - St Asaph - Denbigh. Born Bronwlyfa, St Asaph, Clwyd. Son of Felicia Hemans, poet. Peiriannydd rheilffyrdd ym Mhrydain, Iwerddon a thramor, yn cynnwys y Vale of Clwyd Railway (1858) Y Rhyl - Llanelwy - Dinbych. Peiriannydd Sifil 1814-1885. Recorded plaque organisation: Institution of Civil Engineers.

George Willoughby Hemans was a civil engineer who significantly contributed to railway construction in Britain, Ireland, and internationally, notably designing the Vale of Clwyd Railway. He was also the son of Felicia Hemans, a renowned poet.

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