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 167,701 pages of information and 247,103 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.

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[[Automobile Engineer]] - (1910-1930)<br>
[[Automotor Journal]] - (1896-1917)<br>
[[Light Car and Cyclecar]] - (1912-1939)<br>
[[The Motor| Motor]] - (1902-1914)<br>
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[[Life of Sir William Fairbairn by William Pole: Index| Life of Sir William Fairbairn by William Pole]]<br>
[[Life of Robert Stephenson by William Pole: Index| Life of Robert Stephenson by William Pole]]<br>
[[Life of Richard Trevithick by F. Trevithick]]<br>
[[Men of Invention and Industry by Samuel Smiles]]<br>
[[The Evolution of the Parsons Steam Turbine| The Evolution of the Parsons Steam Turbine by Alexander Richardson]]
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Latest revision as of 08:06, 14 May 2024

Welcome

Support Us
Grace’s Guide is a Registered Charity and it relies upon donations and sponsors. Please help us to continue this work.

Copyright Some Important Information

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

Contributors. We welcome those 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 Ltd is a charity (No.1154342) for the advancement of education of the history of Industry and Engineering in the UK.

Digital Library

We have digitised thousands of early publications from 1833-1950 and these are available in PDF format for a small subscription.

General Engineering
 The Engineer - (1856-1950)
Engineering - (1866-1950)

Automotive
 Autocar - (1895-1915)
Automobile Engineer - (1910-1930)
Automotor Journal - (1896-1917)
Light Car and Cyclecar - (1912-1939)
Motor - (1902-1914)

Books
 Life of Sir William Fairbairn by William Pole
Life of Robert Stephenson by William Pole
Life of Richard Trevithick by F. Trevithick
Men of Invention and Industry by Samuel Smiles
The Evolution of the Parsons Steam Turbine by Alexander Richardson

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