William Felton And The London Steam Carriage White Plaque

54 Leather Lane, London, EC1N 7TP

William Felton's Carriage Works Was Close To This Spot. In 1803 He Built A Carriage Powered By A Steam Engine Designed And Supplied By Richard Trevithick, The Great Cornish Engineer. The Carriage Made Several Trips From Here With Up To About 8 Passengers. In July Of That Year, One Trip Was Made Via Grey's Inn Lane, Dorset Square And Tottenham Court Road To Paddington, Returning The Same Day Via Islington . This Was The First Self-powered Vehicle To Run In The Streets Of London And The World's Fi

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William Felton And The London Steam Carriage White Plaque Photo

William Felton and The London Steam Carriage white plaque - William Felton's carriage works was close to this spot. In 1803 he built a carriage powered by a steam engine designed and supplied by Richard Trevithick, the great Cornish engineer. The carriage made several trips from here with up to about 8 passengers. In July of that year, one trip was made via Grey's Inn Lane, Dorset Square and Tottenham Court Road to Paddington, returning the same day via Islington . This was the first self-powered vehicle to run in the streets of London and the world's fi

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