What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Richard Sutcliffe mining engineer, pit sinker, inventor of the underground belt conveyor and founder in 1905 of Richard Sutcliffe Ltd, lived here 1905-1930 Recorded plaque organisation: Horbury Civic Society.
Richard Sutcliffe was a mining engineer and inventor who significantly advanced coal extraction methods through his invention of the underground belt conveyor; he also founded Richard Sutcliffe Ltd in 1905.
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