Statue of Joseph Priestley, Birstall, West Yorkshire

Statue of Joseph Priestley inscribed: JOSEPH PRIESTLEY DISCOVERER OF OXYGEN BORN AT FIELDHEAD BIRSTALL 1733 ERECTED BY PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION 1912. He discovered Oxygen gas on 1 August 1774 in the laboratory at Bowood House, Wiltshire, England.

Location

West Yorkshire Birstall

Period

Edwardian (1902 - 1913)

Tags

monument remembrance memorial science statue edwardian (1902 - 1913)