Edwin Beard Budding
(1796-1846)

inventor of the lawn mower (from 1830)

Died aged c. 50

Edwin Beard Budding (25 August 1796 – 25 September 1846), an engineer born in Eastington, Stroud, was the English inventor of the lawnmower (1830) and adjustable spanner (1842).

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Edwin Beard Budding 1796-1846 Local engineer and inventor. Invented the world's first lawnmower in 1830

Stroud Brewery, Thrupp, United Kingdom where they worked