{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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Richard Trevithick - Dartford
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Richard Trevithick - Dartford
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The plaque is inside at the left, behind the ticket barriers.
There is an identical plaque at the entrance to the tunnel on the north bank of the Thames.
The other One Tun pub is in Goodge Street.
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