| Date | 15 October 2015 |
|---|---|
| Type | Blue Plaque |
| Subject | Person |
| Plaque | RBWM |
| Location | 47 Windsor Royal Shopping, Thames Street, Windsor, SL4 1PJ — View on Google Maps |
| Status | Current |
| Reference | PQ-0005 |
| Volume | Blue Plaques |
| Collection | Plaques |
Summary
| Name: | Sir Daniel Gooch, 1st Baronet, MP, JP |
| Born: | 24 Aug 1816 |
| Place: | Bedlington, Northumberland |
| Died: | 15 Oct 1889 |
| Profession: | Engineer and Politician |
| Educated: | Dr. Bruce’s School, Newcastle and through an apprenticeship with Robert Stephenson & Co. |
| Famous for: | One of the greatest railway and telegraph pioneers, inventor and owner of Clewer Park. |
| Windlesora: | ‘Sir Daniel Gooch, Engineer‘ by Malcolm Lock in Windlesora 25 ‘Garden Fete‘ by John E Handcock in Windlesora 22 ‘Tracks to Windsor‘ by Malcolm Lock in Windlesora 32 |
| Notes: | Sir Daniel was nominated for the Blue Plaque by Malcolm Lock, then chairman of the Friends of Windsor & Royal Borough Museum. |
Images
Curator's Notes
Sir Daniel was nominated for the Blue Plaque by Malcolm Lock, then chairman of the Friends of Windsor & Royal Borough Museum.
Curator's References
Commemorative plaques on the RBWM website.
Sir Daniel Gooch, NPG 5080 © National Portrait Gallery, London; CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.