The Henry Bell

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The photograph on this page of The Henry Bell by Richard Sutcliffe as part of the Geograph project.

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The Henry Bell

Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 11 Nov 2022

A Wotherspoon public house on James Street. Henry Bell (1767-1830) is most famous for building the Comet, the first commercial steamship in Europe, which undertook its first voyage in 1812. The sign for the pub Image incorporates the vessel.

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Image Location

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Latitude
56.004007
Longitude
-4.737717