Barrow-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire

Mathematical Gazetteer of the British Isles


John Harrison (1693-1776), later the chronometer maker, moved here (a bit south of Hull) at age four. There is a portrait of him in Holy Trinity Church,
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A sundial by his brother James in the churchyard.
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It has been proposed that a statue of John Harrison be erected .
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The Mathematical Gazetteer of the British Isles was created by David Singmaster.
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