{Beneath the Dartford Council coat of arms:}
Richard Trevithick, 1771 - 1833, pioneering engineer and inventor of the world's first steam powered railway locomotive, lodged at this hotel from 1831 - 1833. He died here on 22 April 1833 after a short illness and is buried in the town.
Dartford Borough Council
DA1, High Street, 1, Royal Victoria and Bull Hotel
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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