Murdoch House, Redruth, 1922
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BRA_15_030
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Murdoch House in Cross Street, Redruth, known locally known as 'Fish Cross'. This is the aftermath of a fire which largely destroyed the seventeenth century house lived in by William Murdoch. It was here that he invented the first gas piped system for lighting as well as a steam driven locomotive known as 'The Murdoch Flyer'. This was the first house in the world to be lit by gas.
Date
1922
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Paddy Bradley
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Redruth
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cornishmemory.com
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Paddy Bradley
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