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A History of the County of Oxford
… and, by hindering coal-supply, delayed the adoption of steam power: such disadvantages were cited frequently by promoters … stocks, c. 1898. William Smith installed Witney's first steam engine around 1851, apparently for spinning, and John …
A History of the County of Oxford
… employed in other processes. During the early 20th century steam- and waterpower was supplemented by gas engines and (at … also drawing on outside labour, 32 included the Witney Steam Laundry on Corn Street, opened about 1907, the nearby …
A History of the County of Oxford
… besides blanket weavers, such skilled workers as two power-loom tuners, a metal turner, a tailor, a fellmonger's … by the Earlys. 168 John Early acquired a portable steam engine in 1854 and may have introduced steam-powered looms in 1858, 169 presumably in anticipation …
A History of the County of Oxford
… 1978, leaving two modern gas holders for storage; the power station in Gloucester Place, 'a nondescript collection …
A History of the County of Essex
… 1858 and burnt down in 1882, but milling con- tinued at a steam mill on the site until the Second World War. 68 A fair … bought by William Browne and con- tinued in his family. Steam power was adopted early, but a boiler burst in 1855, causing …
A History of the County of Essex
… Hull weekly, and occasionally more often, in 1832. 12 A steam ship sailed twice a week from Wivenhoe to London from …
A History of the County of Oxford
… by the Clarendon Press. He probably installed the first steam-driven machinery and by 1811 coal was being brought … the last extension enabling the output to be doubled. Steam- and gas-driven machinery were installed in 1898, electricity in 1920, although some water power was used until 1943. Further work, including the …