Richard Trevithick Statue, Camborne

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Richard Trevithick Statue, Camborne

Image: © mike smith Taken: 8 Aug 2013

This statue stands outside Camborne Library. Cornishman, Richard Trevithick produced the world’s first practical road vehicle propelled by high pressure steam - the ‘Puffing Devil’. He first tested it on Christmas Eve, 1801, when it was driven up Camborne Hill (now Fore Street). A working replica of the Puffing Devil re-lives that Christmas Eve by steaming up Camborne Hill on Trevithick Day.

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Image Location

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50.211442
Longitude
-5.298041