Richard Tilden Smith Explained

Richard Tilden Smith (14 October 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]

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]

Further reading

• Ansell, Caroline J. (2012) Richard Tilden Smith: A Man of Vision. Brisbane: Caroline J. Ansell.
• Ansell, Caroline J. (2016) Adelaide House London Bridge. Queensland: Caroline J. Ansell.

External links

• Web site: Richard Tilden Smith. Gracesguide.co.uk. 8 November 2018.
• Web site: Richard Tilden Smith and the Aerial Ropeway. 11 July 2015. Doverhistorian.com. 8 November 2018.
• Web site: Subterranea Britannica: Sites:Tilmanstone Colliery. Subbrit.org.uk. 8 November 2018.
• Web site: The coalfield's aerial ropeway - Kent's coalfield - The Sunshine Corner Coalfields - BBC One. BBC. 8 November 2018.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954) - 4 Feb 1930 - p15. Trove. 8 November 2018.
2. Web site: The story of London's first skyscraper. Memoirs Of A Metro Girl. 21 Jul 2020. 7 March 2021.
3. Probate 1 February 1930, London, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995