Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 165,041 pages of information and 246,458 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.
1816 Born in London, son of Samuel and Lucy Woods[1]; brother of Edward Woods
1835 Established his business in London; at some point was joined by John Dewrance; the business later became Dewrance and Co
1844 In conjunction with William Siemens, invented the Chronometric Governor for steam engines.[2]
1847 Engineer of Barge Yard Chambers, Bucklebury, London
1849 Died[3]
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