Memorial at Brompton Cemetery, London commemorating Francis Pettit Smith d. 1874, inventor of the screw propeller
Location
Brompton Cemetery, London, England
Transcript
'NEAR THIS SPOT / ARE INTERRED THE REMAINS / OF / SIR FRANCIS PETTIT SMITH RN / LATE CURATOR OF THE / PATENT OFFICE MUSEUM / SOUTH KENSINGTON / WHO DIED 12TH FEBRUARY / AGED 66 YEARS / THIS MONUMENT/ HAS BEEN ERECTED / BY A FEW FRIENDS, TO COMMEMORATE / THE SERVICES / HE RENDERED HIS COUNTRY / IN CONNECTION WITH THE SCREW PROPELLER.'
Details
Description: Ragged cross on plinth. Inscription within gothic arch. Lead letters.
Type: Cross
Materials: Stone
Type: Cross
Materials: Stone
People
Smith, Francis Pettit
Age: 66
Date of Death: 12/21874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Inventor
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 66
Date of Death: 12/21874
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Inventor
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: 1808-1874 Inventor of the 4-bladed screw propeller for steamships, first demonstrated by the 'Archimedes' in 1838.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 85.
Bibliography: Hugh Meller 'London cemeteries: an illustrated guide and gazetteer' (Amersham, 1981) p. 85.