Thomas Richard Guppy
(1798-1882)
backer of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and friend of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Commemorated on 2 plaques
Thomas Richard Guppy (1798-1882) engineer, friend and backer of I.K. Brunel lived here 1835-39
8 Berkeley Square, Bristol, United Kingdom where they lived
Director of Great Western Railway Thomas Guppy 1797-1882 1000 HP engine for SS Great Britain 1843. Marine & Civil Engineer in Naples 1854. Guppy fish named after a nephew 1866.
Engineers Walk, Anchor Road, Bristol, United Kingdom where they lived near