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Thomas F. Waghorn

Chatham 1800 - London 1850
postal pioneer who developed a new route from Great Britain to India. Waghorn's route reduced the journey from 16,000 miles, via the Cape of Good Hope, to 6,000 miles: from three months to between 35 and 45 days
(Wikipedia)

Henry Hugh Armstead
J. Moore
1888

Description

Bronze statue of Waghorn while explaining the advantages of his overland route to India, one hand pointing to the East, and the other directed to a map spread out on his knee. On the pedestal a map showing the overland route from Great Britain to India.

Chatham - Thomas F. Waghorn

Inscription(s)

THOMAS F. WAGHORN
lievtenant r.n.
pioneer and fovnder of the overland rovte
born at chatham 1800
died jan. 7 1850

erected

1888

Signature

h.h. armstead r.a. sculp.^t 1888
j. moore | founder

Annotation

The statue was unveiled on 10 August 1888 by the Earl of Northbrook.

Sculptor

Henry Hugh Armstead (London 1828 - London 1905), English sculptor and illustrator (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough - Friday 10 August 1888 (British Newspaper Archive).
Morning Post - Saturday 11 August 1888 (British Newspaper Archive).

Locatie (N 51°22'52" - E 0°31'20") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse117; Photograph: 15 August 2015
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