A Tribute To Robert Whitehead
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A Tribute To Robert Whitehead
Image: © Paul Anderson Taken: 28 Jun 2007
Robert Whitehead (January 3, 1823 – November 14, 1905) was an English engineer born in Lancashire and this monument in his honour stands in a small park next to Bury Town Hall. In 1866 he developed the first self-propelled torpedo and thus introduced the world to a weapon that almost changed the course of history during both World Wars http://www.hansonclan.co.uk/Royal%20Navy/rw.htm In 1912, Robert Whitehead's great grand-daughter, Frances, met and married a submarine commander - Captain Von Trapp (of The Sound Of Music fame). The clock tower in the background is Image
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