What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Exeter Civic Society Stephen Simpson 1869-1964 Engineer and Inventor Chairman of Willey and Co. of Exeter Benefactor for the reconstruction of Exeter Cathedral during and after World War 2 lived in Tregear 1899-1912. (Mr Simpson invented the coin in the slot gas meter. Latterly he lived at Spitchwick Manor
Stephen Simpson (1869-1964) was an engineer and inventor known for creating the coin-operated gas meter; he significantly contributed to the reconstruction of Exeter Cathedral post-World War 2 as a benefactor.
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