Edward Windsor Richards
Edward Windsor Richards (August 1831 – 12 November 1921), known as Windsor Richards, was a Welsh engineer, and steel maker.[1][2]
Life
Richards was born in Dowlais, and was educated at Monmouth and Christ's Hospital. He was an apprentice at the Rhymney Iron and Steel Works. He studied the economy of utilizing the waste heat in blast furnace gases.[1]
Richards worked as assistant, and chief engineer of the Tredegar Iron Works. By 1871 he was general manager of the Ebbw Vale Iron Works, where he planned the Bessemer Steel Department.[1]
In 1875, Richards was General Manager of the
In 1884 he was awarded the Bessemer Gold Medal by the Council of the Iron and Steel Institute for his work in steel manufacturing.[2]
In 1888, he worked on the manufacture of
Richards was President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1896 and 1897, and was President of the Iron and Steel Institute, of which he was an Original Member, in 1894.
He was appointed a
In 1907, Richards bought the decommissioned naval fort on St Catherine’s island, Tenby. He lavishly restored it and used it as his private, holiday residence until his death, in 1921.
He died in 1921 at his home, Plas Llecha, Tredunnock, Caerleon at the age of 90. [5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Presidents – 1896–1897: Edward Windsor Richards, Institute of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-108-02693-2(published digitally in 2011)
- ^ "No. 27425". The London Gazette. 15 April 1902. p. 2511.
- ^ "No. 27414". The London Gazette. 7 March 1902. p. 1625.
- ^ "Edward Windsor Richards". Grace's Guide. Retrieved 8 September 2020.