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 - (1856-1948)
• 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

• Philip Williams and Co
• Walter Robinson and Co (Tipton)
• 1872 Iron and Steel Institute: Statistics
• Jackson and Lee
• William Yates (2)
• Samuel Walker (1779-1851)
• Blackwall Galvanised Iron Co
• J. and E. Walker
• John and Edward Walker
• Abbé Harder
• William Barnes Bement
• W. B. Bement and Son
• Victoria Terminus, Bombay
• William Yates (3)
• Yates and Thom
• Pesth Bridge
• William Tierney Clark
• Kimball and Morton
• William Henry Tooth
• Eagle Foundry
• 1862 London Exhibition: Catalogue: Class 7.: Smith and Hawkes
• James Nasmyth by James Nasmyth: Chapter 13
• Hawkes and Co
• Francis, Smith, and Hawkes
• Smith and Hawkes
• Shaw and Thomson
• Cwm Avon Iron Co
• 1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue: Class V.: Cwm Avon Iron Co
• Bernard Peard Walker
• Henry Persehouse Parkes
• Bates and Peard Furnace Annealing Co
• The Engineer 1876/11/10
• Bernhard Peard Walker
• Hurt, Son, Peard and Co
• Henry Wiggin and Co
• Evans and Askin
• Rollason Wire Co
• Abel Rollason and Sons
• 1909 Institute of Metals: Visits to Works
• Early Lathes