| AltRefNo | Ashbridge 487 Acc 907d |
| Title | Illustration of "Mr Gurney's New Steam Carriage As It Appeared In Regent's Park On Thursday. Dec 6, 1827" |
| Description | Sir Goldsworthy Gurney (1793–1875) was a surgeon, chemist, lecturer, consultant, architect, builder and prototypical British gentleman scientist and inventor of the Victorian period.
Amongst many accomplishments, he developed the oxy-hydrogen blowpipe, and later applied its principles to a novel form of illumination, the Bude light; developed a series of early steam-powered road vehicles; and laid claim—still discussed and disputed today—to the blastpipe, a key component in the success of steam locomotives, engines, and other coal-fired systems.
Events surrounding the failure of his steam vehicle enterprise gave rise to controversy in his time, with considerable polarisation of opinion. His daughter Anna Jane Gurney (1816-1895) was devoted to him. During her lifetime, she engaged in an extraordinary campaign to ensure the blastpipe was seen as his invention. |
| Date | 6 Dec 1827 |
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| Access Status | Open |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/1645 | Gurney; Golsworthy (1793-1875); Sir; scientist | 1793-1875 |
Places
| Code | Set |
| PL941 | Regent's Park/St Marylebone |