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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, … in Paget Road south of the railway from 1867, using steam power from 1868; it apparently closed in 1874. 30 In …
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, …
A History of the County of Shropshire
… 19th century, after major technological improvements, that steam engines came to be widely used in the coalfield. 37 One … rotative beam engines known as David and Sampson ( sic). A steam hoist lifted the charge. 62 Three Basic Bessemer … waste gas could no longer be burnt off to provide steam power to the Priorslee steel re-rolling mill. …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… for instance the MASHING MACHINE and the use of steam, for example [Patents (1784)], as well as more …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… of Sir Samuel, who became joint owners in 1823. 12 By 1833 steam-power had been introduced to the mill which was …