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Sir Richard Trevithick Tangye[needs IPA] (24 November 1833 – 14 October 1906) was a British manufacturer of engines and other heavy equipment. Biography.
ON November 24 the centenary occurs of the birth of Sir Richard Tangye, the most prominent of the five brothers who founded the well-known engineering firm of Messrs. Tangye, Ltd., of the...
Jun 2, 2015 · 'We launched the Great Eastern and she launched us' – Sir Richard Tangye. In January 1858 Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Eastern, at that point the largest ship ever built, was, after several failed attempts, finally launched into the Thames.
- Stephen Roberts
SIR RICHARD TANGYE (1833-1906), British manufacturer, was born at Illogan, near Redruth, Cornwall, on the 24th of November 1833, the son of a small farmer. As a young boy he worked in the fields, but when he was eight years old he was incapacitated from further manual labour by a fracture of the right arm.
Many reached the front rank in engineering; of these probably the most famous and original was Richard Trevithick (1771-1833), whose father was captain of the great Dolcoath Mine. Trevithick was born, like the Tangye brothers later, in Illogan.
For his many services to his adopted city, especially in the cause of art education, Richard Tangye was knighted in 1894. George Tangye, never an active politician, served the community in different ways. He was losely associated over many years with the General Hospital and Sir Josiah Mason’s Orphanage.
Richard Tangye (24 November 1833 - 14 October 1906) was a British manufacturer of engines and other heavy equipment. He was born at Illogan, near Redruth, Cornwall, the son of a small farmer Joseph Tangye (1798-1854) and his wife Ann (Nee Bullock).
