Trevithick Legacy Talk
Please come along to this free talk and hear much more about his fascinating life story. There will be a short break for coffee, tea and biscuits.
Time & Location
27 Aug 2026, 11:00 – 12:30
St Mary's Parish Centre - Burley-in-Whar, 43 Station Rd, Burley in Wharfedale, Ilkley LS29 7JL, UK
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About the event
Time: 11am to 12:30 pm Venue: Parish Centre, Station Road
Why is it that Richard Trevithick’s achievements are seldom, if ever, taught in schools alongside those of James Watt, George Stevenson and Isambard Brunel? Yet, it was Trevithick’s ingenuity and determination that provided the power to drive the Industrial and transport revolution. In a nutshell he was a mining engineer and an inventor whose most significant successes were building the high-pressure steam engine and the first full scale working railway steam locomotive. His boiler design is still the basis for all high-pressure steam generation today – a remarkable legacy since he died almost 200 years ago!
Please come along to this free talk and hear much more about his fascinating life story. There will be a short break for coffee, tea and biscuits.
Cost: Free.
Booking: Required
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