John Hill (of Leith)
From Graces Guide
of Leith and Greenwich and Bath
On the 3d of February, 1824, a patent was granted to T. Birstall and John Hill, of Leith, for a locomotive steam carriage; an account of which was first given in the Edinburgh Journal of Science.[1]
1825 Patent. 'To Timothy Burstall, of Bankside, the parish of St. Saviour's, Southwark; and John Hill of Greenwich, Kent, Engineers; for a locomotive, or steam carriage, for the conveyance of mails, passengers, and goods.'[2]
1825 Patent. John Hill described as late of Greenwich and now of Bath.[3]
1827 His brother, a boy, was injured in the trials.[4]
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Engineers and Mechanics Encyclopedia 1839: Railways: T. Birstall and John Hill
- ↑ Hereford Journal - Wednesday 16 March 1825
- ↑ The Repertory of Patent Inventions, and Other Discoveries and ... Volume 1
- ↑ Oxford University and City Herald - Saturday 28 July 1827