The commemorative plaque to William Bickford at the former Bickford's Fuse Works on Pendarves Street, Camborne

Date:
1965 - 1971
Location:
Bickford Smith And Company Limited Fuse Factory, Pendarves Street, Camborne, Tuckingmill, Cornwall
Reference:
CIP01/71B/05
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The Safety Fuse was invented by William Bickford in 1831. The factory in Camborne was initially based in a building on the opposite side of Pendarves Street, with the Tuckingmill Foundry site acquired in 1910.

Content

This is part of the Job: CIP01/71B Cornish Industrial Archaeology Photographs 71B; within the Collection: CIP01 Cornish Industrial Archaeology Photographs

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Creator of Archive: Falconer, Keith

Keywords

Plaque, Post Medieval Safety Fuse Factory