John Stringfellow was a British early aeronautical inventor, known for his work on the aerial steam carriage with William Samuel Henson.
19th century tin-plate photograph
1843 artist's impression of Stringfellow's plane Ariel flying over the Nile, with the pyramids in the background
Chard is a town and a civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It lies on the A30 road near the Devon and Dorset borders, 15 miles (24 km) south west of Yeovil. The parish has a population of approximately 14,000 and, at an elevation of 121 metres (397 ft), Chard is the southernmost and one of the highest towns in Somerset. Administratively Chard forms part of the district of South Somerset.
Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Fore Street
The Guildhall
Chard reservoir