Grace's Guide

Welcome to Grace's Guide

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in the UK. The scope is gradually being extended to include non-UK businesses and biographies. Additions are being made to the information daily by a team of volunteers who give freely of their time and expertise.

Periodicals (available in pdf format)

• Autocar - (1895-1900)
• Automobile Engineer - (1910-1930)
• Automotor Journal - (1896-1907)
• Light Car and Cyclecar (1912-1914)
• The Engineer - (1856-1930)
• Engineering (1866-1900)

Wanted

We always need early magazines, books, directories, photographs etc. to help with this project and your contributions are always welcome. Our contact details are here.

We welcome Contributors with a specialist knowledge of industrial subjects that they can share with others through Grace's Guide. Our contact details are here.

Grace’s Guide is a charity and it relies upon donations and sponsors. If you would like to support Grace’s Guide financially in any way please see our Support Grace's Guide page.

Copyright: You may copy and use any of the content of this site provided you make a clear link on your web site or printed matter to 'Grace's Guide to British Industrial History' as the source of that information. We endeavour to ensure that the information we publish is free of other copyrights but it is essential that you check this for yourself before using. It is never our intention to deliberately infringe the copyright of any other person or organisation. If you have any concerns then please use the 'Contact Us' form and we will investigate and take whatever action is necessary to rectify. As a volunteer organisation and strictly non-profit making our only concern is to preserve information for future generations.

Grace's Guide Ltd is a charity (No.1154342) for the advancement of education of the history of Industry and Engineering in the UK.

Latest additions

• Periodicals
• Manchester Patent Ice Co
• Richard Ormerod and Sons
• Richard Ormrod
• Joseph Whitworth
• Smith, Beck and Beck
• Smith and Beck
• R. and J. Beck
• James Smith (d. 1870)
• Joseph Jackson Lister
• Joseph Whitworth and Co
• Joseph Beck
• Richard Beck
• The Engineer 1919/06/13
• The Engineer 1919/06/20
• The Engineer 1919/06/27
• The Engineer 1919/09/05
• The Engineer 1919/08/29
• The Engineer 1919/08/22
• The Engineer 1919/08/01
• The Engineer 1919/12/26
• The Engineer 1919/12/12
• The Engineer 1919/10/17
• Thomas Reginald Cave-Browne-Cave
• The Engineer 1919/10/03
• The Autocar 1897/11/27
• The Engineer 1919/09/12
• Charles Taylor (1822-1895)
• Percy M. Bennett
• Thomas and John Brocklebank
• 1914 Who's Who in Business: Company B
• Thomas Brocklebank and Sons
• Frederick Dresser
• Thomas Brocklebank (1815-1906)
• William Jolliffe
• Edward Banks
• Hylton Jolliffe (senior)
• Jolliffe, Banks and Co
• Brocklebank Line
• The Engineer 1876/02/18