Robert Harvey Cox blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: On this site stood the house, and at the rear, the fusee watch chain workshop, of Robert Harvey Cox 1754-1815 who introduced the industry to the town in the 1790s. The manufacture which used factory, cottage and workhouse labour, continued in the town until 1914 Recorded plaque organisation: Christchurch Local History Society.

Robert Harvey Cox was a pioneering industrialist who introduced fusee watch chain manufacturing to his town in the 1790s, significantly contributing to local economic development through a blend of factory, cottage, and workhouse labor practices.