General Roy Monument
Other memorial · London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London
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Plaque. Photo: Matt Brown, CC BY 4.0
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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater LondonInscription
THIS TABLET WAS AFFIXED IN 1926 TO COMMEMORATE THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM ROY, F.R.S. BORN 4TH MAY 1726 - DIED 1ST JULY 1790. HE CONCEIVED THE IDEA OF CARRYING OUT THE TRIANGULATION OF THIS COUNTRY AND OF CONSTRUCTING A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE MAP AND THEREBY LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE ORDNANCE SURVEY [...] GREAT BRITAIN [...]
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The names transcribed so far, in the order and spelling engraved. What the stone says about each person is beneath their name; nothing has been added from other records.
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Major General William Roy F.R.S.
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM ROY, F.R.S.
Born 4 May 1726; died 1 July 1790
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General Roy Monument (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, United Kingdom), Plaque, line 1, "MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM ROY, F.R.S."; automatically extracted from a photograph, not yet checked; Past on Stone (https://pastonstone.com/name/2102/ : accessed 2 November 2026).
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About this memorial
- Erected
- 1791