James Brindley and the early Engineers ... Abridged from “Lives of the Engineers.'. |
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Page vii
... manufacturing skill .. Page 1-18 - - CHAPTER II . - SIR CORNELIUS VERMUYDEN - DRAINAGE OF THE FENS . Vermuyden's embankment and drainage works at Dagenham and Windsor - The Isle of Axholme Reclamation of Hatfield Chase - The works ...
... manufacturing skill .. Page 1-18 - - CHAPTER II . - SIR CORNELIUS VERMUYDEN - DRAINAGE OF THE FENS . Vermuyden's embankment and drainage works at Dagenham and Windsor - The Isle of Axholme Reclamation of Hatfield Chase - The works ...
Page x
... manufacture -Employed on mills , machines , and pumps at the Potteries - His original contrivances - Improved mill for Wedgwood , at Burslem - Suggests flint grinding in water Success of the process -Improves the steam - engine - Erects ...
... manufacture -Employed on mills , machines , and pumps at the Potteries - His original contrivances - Improved mill for Wedgwood , at Burslem - Suggests flint grinding in water Success of the process -Improves the steam - engine - Erects ...
Page xii
... manufacturers for water - communication - The earthenware and salt manufactures Expense of land - carriage by pack - horses - Sketch of the potteries district and population - Josiah Wedgwood - His energy and enter- prise in ...
... manufacturers for water - communication - The earthenware and salt manufactures Expense of land - carriage by pack - horses - Sketch of the potteries district and population - Josiah Wedgwood - His energy and enter- prise in ...
Page 60
... dealing generally in the precious metals , and exchanging plate and foreign coin for gold and silver pieces of English manufacture , which had become much depreciated by long use as well as 60 CHAP . III . THE LONDON GOLDSMITHS .
... dealing generally in the precious metals , and exchanging plate and foreign coin for gold and silver pieces of English manufacture , which had become much depreciated by long use as well as 60 CHAP . III . THE LONDON GOLDSMITHS .
Page 124
... , namely , in the manufacturing districts of the north of England . On the western side of the island Liverpool was then rising in importance , and the necessity became urgent for opening up 124 CHAP . VI . EARLY CANALS .
... , namely , in the manufacturing districts of the north of England . On the western side of the island Liverpool was then rising in importance , and the necessity became urgent for opening up 124 CHAP . VI . EARLY CANALS .
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afterwards bank became boats Brading breach Bridge Bridgewater Canal Brindley Brindley's Burslem called carried channel coal conduits Congleton constructed contrived Cwmsymlog Dagenham Denbigh difficulty district drain drainage drowned Duke of Bridgewater Duke's canal Earl embankment employed enable engineer England enterprise erected executed Fcap feet Fens Gilbert Grand Trunk ground haven hill History horses improved industry inhabitants inland Irwell James James Brindley King labour land length Liverpool London machinery Manchester manufacturing Marsh ment Mersey miles mill millwright mines navigation neighbourhood occasion occupied opening Parliament passed Perry port Post 8vo Potteries proceeded purpose reclaimed Riquet river river Irwell river Mersey roads Romney Marsh Royal Runcorn Second Edition shortly Sir Cornelius Vermuyden Sir Hugh Myddelton skill sluices Staffordshire stream Street supply Thames tide tion town trade tunnel Turnhurst undertaking Vermuyden Vols Wedgwood whilst Woodcuts workmen Worsley