James Horsfall
(1813-1887)

Died aged c. 74

Commemorated on 1 plaque

James Horsfall (1813 - 1887) Industrialist and philanthropist, who manufactured the wire for the first successful transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866 and built this church for the benefit of his workforce Webster & Horsfall established in 1720

St Cyprian's Church, Fordrough, Hay Mills, Birmingham, United Kingdom where they built