Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,253 pages of information and 244,496 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Halliwell Forge

From Graces Guide

in Bolton

1763 Advert: 'To be Lett, and enter'd on immediately,
AN Iron Forge, situate in Halliwell, near Bolton, in the County of Lancaster , with the Cranes, Hammers, Utensils, and Implements thereto belonging, being capable of working all Kinds of large Iron Work.
Also the Buildings and Grounds lately occupied therewith by Thomas Sefton.
Enquire of Richard Wroe, at Smithills Hall, or Thomas Thomas Smedley, of Little Bolton, who will shew the Premises.'[1]


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Sources of Information

  1. Manchester Mercury - Tuesday 28 June 1763