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Sir Joseph Whitworth was an English engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and philanthropist. In 1841, he devised the British Standard Whitworth system, which created an accepted standard for screw threads. He also created the Whitworth rifle, one of the earliest examples of a sniper rifle. On the base of the pedestal are three bas-relief medallions with inscriptions. They depict a bust of the deceased baronet, his wife and his most famous invention. Upon Whitworth's death in 1887, he bequeathed much of his fortune to the people of Manchester, with the Whitworth Art Gallery and Christie Hospital partly funded by Whitworth's money. Whitworth Street and Whitworth Hall in Manchester are named in his honour. The builder and contractor was Thomas Bowler (c.
Title
Sir Joseph Whitworth (1803–1887) Memorial
Date
1894
Medium
Stancliffe stone & bronze
Accession number
DE4_HC_S105
Acquisition method
purchased by inhabitants of Darley Dale
Work type
Obelisk
Owner
Darley Dale Town Council
Custodian
Darley Dale Town Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
1 September 1894
Access
at all times
Inscription description
around medallion: SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH ∙ BART ∙ FRS ∙ DCL ∙ LLD ∙ BORN DECR XXI MDCCCIII ∙ DIED JANY XXII MDCCCLXXXVII; around medallion: THIS TABLET WAS ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF LADY WHITWORTH – IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION OF HER MANY ACTS OF KINDNESS / MCMVIII; plaque: ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF / SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH. BARONET. / OF STANCLIFFE. / AS A TRIBUTE TO HIS DISTINGUISHED / ACHIEVEMENTS IN MECHANICAL AND/ ENGINEERING SCIENCE, AND TO HIS / UNBOUNDED LIBERALITY IN THE CAUSE OF / EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND / ESPECIALLY IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION/ OF THE DEEP INTEREST SHOWN BY HIM / IN THE WELFARE OF THE INHABITANTS / OF DARLEY DALE, FINALLY CARRIED OUT / BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE / WHITWORTH INSTITUTE / AND THE WHITWORTH HOSPITAL / IN THE PARISH. / MDCCCLXXXXIV.; plaque: A DIFFERENCE OF ONE MILLIONTH OF / AN INCH IS MEASURED BY USING / FOUR TRUE PLANES IN CONCERT / WHITWORTH SCHOLARSHIPS / FOUNDED MDCCCLXVIII.
