Richard Tilden Smith (1865 – 18 December 1929) was a British businessman who made a fortune in mining in New South Wales and Western Australia and also had significant business interests in Britain.[1]
Richard Tilden Smith
Tilden Smith commissioned the pioneering steel-framed Adelaide House for his National Metal and Chemical Bank company.[2] He died at the House of Commons and left £409,190.[3]
ReferencesEdit
^"The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) - 4 Feb 1930 - p15". Trove. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
^"The story of London's first skyscraper". Memoirs Of A Metro Girl. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^Probate 1 February 1930, London, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
Further readingEdit
Ansell, Caroline J. (2012) Richard Tilden Smith: A Man of Vision. Brisbane: Caroline J. Ansell. ISBN9780987220400
Ansell, Caroline J. (2016) Adelaide House London Bridge. Queensland: Caroline J. Ansell. ISBN9780987220417
External linksEdit
"Richard Tilden Smith". Gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
"Richard Tilden Smith and the Aerial Ropeway". Doverhistorian.com. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
"Subterranea Britannica: Sites:Tilmanstone Colliery". Subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
"The coalfield's aerial ropeway - Kent's coalfield - The Sunshine Corner Coalfields - BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
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