William Henry Preece bronze plaque

This bronze commemorative plaque records: 1834 1913 This tablet raised by public subscription commemorates one of the earliest pioneers of wireless telegraphy Sir William Henry Preece K.C.B. F.R.S. Engineer-in-Chief to the Post Office A native and first honorary freeman of Caernarvon. He was amongst the foremost of pioneers in the development of wireless telegraphy and one of the first to experiment successfully with the sending of the spoken word through space. Arloesydd Ynglyn a holl ddatblygiadau cynnar y radio yn Y wlad hon a thros y moroedd

Sir William Henry Preece KCB FRS was Engineer-in-Chief to the Post Office and a pioneer in wireless telegraphy, significantly contributing to early radio technology.