Sir Richard Tangye 1833-1906: A Cornish Entrepreneur in Victorian Birmingham

by Stephen Roberts

'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. The powerful hydraulic jacks that enabled the ship to get afloat were manufactured by Tangye Brothers of Birmingham. For this firm of Cornish-born engineers the launch of this great ship was the breakthrough...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512207918
• ISBN13: 9781512207910
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"