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Buildwas
The village of Buildwas grew up by a medieval bridge which was the only route over the… read more »
Buildwas Abbey
Buildwas Abbey was taken over by Henry VII in 1538 and fell into a picturesque ruin. The… read more »
Buildwas Abbey
Image from: Bayliss, Rev J C, Views in Shropshire (c. 1839). Shropshire Archives. Buildwas Abbey lies on the south bank… read more »
Carpenter and Tildesley, Patent Lock and Curry Comb Manufacturers, Willenhall
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Chamberlain’s Royal Porcelain Works, Worcester
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Charcoal and its Uses
Image: Charcoal burning in the Wyre Forest. The photograph shows a completed clamp ready for firing in the… read more »
Charles Bage and Iron Construction
Image: The ground floor of Charles Bage’s Ditherington Mill showing the iron columns used in construction. The picture… read more »
Charles Bage, the Flax Industry and Shrewsbury’s Iron-Framed Mills
Image: View of Ditherington Mill in April 2003, the world’s first completely iron-framed building. The factory was built… read more »
Colebrook Dale
Image:The Iron Bridge, near Coalbrookdale Shropshire. Thomas Harral, Picturesque Views of the Severn (1824). Harral’s views were largely based… read more »
Commercial Hotel, Sheffield
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Corn Mill, Cromford, Derbyshire
This corn mill was an example of the commercial facilities which developed to serve Cromford’s expanding population… read more »
Crucifix Conduit and Friary Gates
The Crucifix Conduit built by the Conduit Lands Trust. The Trust was founded in 1546 and contributed… read more »
Davy Brothers, Engineers and Millwrights, Park Iron Works, Sheffield
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Derby Porcelain: William Duesbury II and Robert Bloor
Image: Old China Works, Derby, showing kilns for firing the porcelain. John Keys, Sketches of Old Derby… read more »
Dingley’s Commercial Hotel, Moor Street, Birmingham
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Dr John Ash, M.D.
Image: Print of a portrait of Dr John Ash (1723-1798) from R K Dent, Old and New Birmingham: A… read more »
East View of Tutbury Castle in Stafford
Source: Samuel & Nathaniel Buck, Views of Ruins of Castles & Abbeys in England, Part 2, 1726-1739 (nd), Arts, Languages… read more »
English Hotel Guide
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Family, Commercial and Private Boarding House, London
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
Floyer’s Pioneering Medical Publications
Image: St John’s Hospital, Lichfield. Floyer based much of his evidence in his book, The Physician’s Pulse-Watch, from evidence… read more »
Frank Clayton, King’s Arms Hotel, Sheffield
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George Cadbury, Donor of Woodbrooke House and Gardens
Image from: Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre.
George Dowler, Medallist and Die Sinker, Birmingham
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Globe Department: the Glass Blower
Image: Photo taken about 1940. It shows the right foot of the glass blower ready to press the… read more »
Glory Hole (1852-54) for Crown Window Glass Production
Image from: Photo taken during 1945-1946 demolition. It depicts the glory hole which is integral to the rectangular… read more »
Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower, Marquis of Stafford (1721-1803)
Image: Trentham Hall, Staffordshire, engraved by M Burghers. Robert Plot, The Natural History of Staffordshire (Oxford, 1686). The hall served… read more »
H.H. Giles, Saracen’s Head Hotel and Commercial Tavern, Bristol
Image from: The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858 Local Studies and History,… read more »
Harrop and Hague, Norfolk Street, Sheffield
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Holt Castle on the banks of the Severn
From Picturesque Views of the Severn, 1824 by Thomas Harral
Home of Robert Darwin, and birthplace of Charles Darwin
Photograph by: Nabi Heydari (April 2003)
Image and article relating to Mr Green’s ascent in a balloon
Watton’s Newspaper Cuttings, Volume 7 Image from: Shropshire Archives
Interior of Britannia Railway Carriage and Wagon Works
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Ironbridge
The Ironbridge Gorge from Lincoln Hill showing the River Severn, the town of Ironbridge and evidence of… read more »
James Dixon and Sons, Sheffield Plated Wares
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
James Haywood, Jun, Phoenix Foundry and Engineering Works, Derby
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John & Samuel Roberts, Swan and Small Heath Foundries, West Bromwich
The New Illustrated Directory Entitled Men and Things of Modern England, 1858
