What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Richard Trevithick 1771-1833 Pioneering engineer and inventor of the world's first steam powered railway locomotive, lodged at this hotel from 1831-1833. He died here on 22 April 1833 after a short illness and is buried in the town Recorded plaque organisation: Dartford Borough Council.
Richard Trevithick was a pioneering British engineer and inventor who created the world's first high-pressure steam engine and demonstrated the first steam-powered railway locomotive, significantly advancing transportation technology.
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