Thousands of people have taken part in celebrations in a west Cornwall town to remember its most famous citizen, inventor William Murdoch. Murdoch Day in Redruth included music, stalls, live ...

William Murdoch came from Scotland to work in Redruth under Boulton and Watt. As well as Murdoch's bust, Redruth Museum also has a model of his road locomotive made by E.T. Newton & Son, ...

Murdoch Day in Redruth included music, stalls, live entertainment and parades. In 1792 William Murdoch succeeded in lighting his house and office in Cross Street, Redruth, by piped coal gas.

Thousands of people have taken part in celebrations in a west Cornwall town to remember its most famous citizen, inventor William Murdoch. Murdoch Day in Redruth included music, stalls, live ...