One of Brighton’s famous residents who the first person in England to describe himself as an ‘electrician’ and one of the earliest electrical engineers in Victorian England, a prolific inventor, and the designer of the oldest, and still operating, electric passenger railway in the world. The talk also covers some aspects of life in Victorian Brighton.
Views: 1173 | Enquiries: 5I started work in 1961 as a Westland Helicopters engineering apprentice spending 25 years with the company before moving on to manage a number of other aviation and defence companies. Following retirement in 2008 we moved back to the West Country but in 2014 moved again to Saltdean, just outside Brighton. I have worked for the Prince’s Trust, been Chair of Governors at a local Academy, and sat on numerous committees. Currently I am Vice President of the Probus Club of Seaford, Chair of the 5 Deans U3A. My other interests include genealogy and presenting talks on ‘fascinating historical characters’ which over the years I have given to a variety of organisations including Probus, the WI and U3A. All my talks are fully illustrated using powerpoint slides.
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