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 247,104 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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|align="center" bgcolor=#7EC0EE colspan=4| '''The Major Industry Categories in Grace's Guide'''


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| '''Agricultural Machinery
|align=left valign=top width=25% bgcolor=#F0F0F0|
| [[:Category:Agricultural Machinery|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Agricultural_Machinery By References]


|-
[[:Category: Adhesives and Adhesive Tapes | Adhesives]]<br>
| '''Aircraft Builders
[[:Category: Agricultural Machinery| Agricultural Machinery]]<br>
| [[:Category:Aircraft Builders|Alphabetical]]
[[:Category: Aircraft Builders| Aircraft Builders]]<br>
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Aircraft_Builders By References]
[[:Category: Aircraft Components| Aircraft Components]]<br>
[[:Category: Aircraft Engines| Aircraft Engines]]<br>
[[:Category: Ammunition and Explosives| Ammunition and Explosives]]<br>
[[:Category: Aqueducts| Aqueducts]]<br>
[[:Category: Asbestos| Asbestos]]<br>
[[:Category: Audio Equipment| Audio Equipment]]<br>
[[:Category: Automobile Engineers| Automobile Engineers]]<br>
[[:Category: Automobile Garage| Automobile Garage]]<br>
[[:Category: Automobile Retailer| Automobile Retailer‏‎‏‎]]<br>
[[:Category: Cars| Automotive - Car Manufacturers]]<br>
[[:Category: Cyclecar| Automotive - Cyclecars]]<br>
[[:Category: Coachbuilders - Automotive |Automotive - Coachbuilders]]<br>
[[:Category: Commercial Vehicles| Automotive - Commercial Vehicles]]<br>
[[:Category: Automotive Components| Automotive - Components]]<br>
[[:Category: Invalid Carriages| Automotive - Invalid Carriages]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Batteries and Accumulators| Batteries]]<br>
[[:Category: Boiler Makers| Boiler Makers]]<br>
[[:Category: Brass Founders| Brass Founders]]<br>
[[:Category: Brick Works| Brick Works]]<br>
[[:Category: Bridges and Viaducts| Bridges and Viaducts]]<br>
[[:Category: Early Iron Bridges| Bridges - Early Iron]]<br>
[[:Category: Cast Iron Arch Bridges| Bridges - Cast Iron Arch]]<br>
[[:Category: Movable Bridges| Bridges - Movable]]<br>
[[:Category: Brush Makers| Brush Makers]]<br>
[[:Category: Building Companies| Building - Companies]]<br>
[[:Category: Building Components| Building - Components]]<br>
[[:Category: Building Materials| Building - Materials]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Canals| Canals]]<br>
[[:Category: Caravans and Trailers‏‎| Caravans and Trailers]]<br>
[[:Category: Carpets| Carpets]]<br>
[[:Category: Carriage Builder| Carriage Builder]]<br>
[[:Category: Cement| Cement]]<br>
[[:Category: Chains| Chains]]<br>
[[:Category: Chemicals and Lubricants| Chemicals and Lubricants]]<br>
[[:Category: China and Ceramic ware| China and Ceramic Ware]]<br>
[[:Category: Civil Engineers| Civil Engineers]]<br>
[[:Category: Civil Engineering| Civil Engineering]]<br>
[[:Category: Clocks and Watches| Clocks and Watches]]<br>
[[:Category: Clothing| Clothing]]<br>
[[:Category: Colliery| Collieries]]<br>
[[:Category: Compressors| Compressors]]<br>
[[:Category: Computers (both hardware and software)| Computers]]<br>
[[:Category: Confectionery and Chocolate| Confectionery and Chocolate Cos.]]<br>
[[:Category: Confectionery and Chocolate - Products| Confectionery and Chocolate Products]]<br>
[[:Category: Consumer Products| Consumer Products]]<br>
[[:Category: Building Contractors| Contractors - Building]]<br>
[[:Category: Public Works Contractors|Contractors - Public Works ]]<br>
[[:Category: Railway Contractors|Contractors - Railway ]]<br>
[[:Category: Controls and Automation| Controls and Automation]]<br>
[[:Category: Conveyors, Elevators and Escalators | Conveyors, Elevators and Escalators ]]<br>
[[:Category: Cornwall - Mines| Cornish Mines]]<br>
[[:Category: Cranes| Cranes]]<br>
[[:Category: Cutlers| Cutlers]]<br>
[[:Category: Cycles| Cycles]]<br>
[[:Category: Cycle Components| Cycle Components]]<br>


|-
|align=left valign=top width=25% bgcolor=#F0F0F0|
| '''Audio Equipment
| [[:Category:Audio Equipment|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Audio_Equipment By References]


|-
[[:Category: Diesel Engines| Diesel Engines]]<br>
| '''Automotive Components
[[:Category: Domestic Appliances| Domestic Appliances]]<br>
| [[:Category:Automotive Components|Alphabetical]]
[[:Category: Dyers and Finishers| Dyers and Finishers]]<br>
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Automotive_Components By References]
<br>
[[:Category: Education| Education]]<br>
[[:Category: Electrical Engineering - Heavy| Electrical Engineering - Heavy]]<br>
[[:Category: Electrical Engineering - Light| Electrical Engineering - Light]]<br>
[[:Category: Electricity Generation & Supply| Electricity Generation and Supply]]<br>
[[:Category: Electricity Power Stations| Electricity Power Stations]]<br>
[[:Category: Electronic Components| Electronic Components]]<br>
[[:Category: Electronic Equipment| Electronic Equipment]]<br>
[[:Category: Electroplaters| Electroplaters]]<br>
[[:Category: Engines| Engines]]<br>
[[:Category: Engineering| Engineering - the journal]]<br>
[[:Category: Engineers| Engineers]]<br>
[[:Category: Events| Events]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Financial| Financial]]<br>
[[:Category: Fire Protection| Fire Protection]]<br>
[[:Category: Fixings and Fastenings| Fixings and Fastenings]]<br>
[[:Category: Flying Schools| Flying Schools]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Food and Drink|Food and Drink]]<br>
- [[:Category: Bakeries|Bakeries]]<br>
- [[:Category: Brewers|Brewers]]<br>
- [[:Category: Food and Drink - Products|Products]]<br>
- [[:Category: Food and Drink - Retailer|Retailers]]<br>
- [[:Category: Whisky| Whisky]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Food Machinery| Food Machinery]]<br>
[[:Category: Footwear| Footwear]]<br>
[[:Category: Forging| Forging]]<br>
[[:Category: Furniture| Furniture]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Gas Engineering| Gas Engineering]]<br>
[[:Category: Gas Lighting| Gas Lighting]]<br>
[[:Category: Gas, Water and Electricity Meters| Gas, Water and Electricity Meters]]<br>
[[:Category: Gasworks| Gasworks]]<br>
[[:Category: Glass and Glassware| Glass and Glassware]]<br>
[[:Category: Gun Makers| Gun Makers]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Harbours, Ports and Docks| Harbours, Ports and Docks]]<br>
[[:Category: Heating and Ventilation| Heating and Ventilation]]<br>
[[:Category: Hotels| Hotels]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Internal Combustion Engines| Internal Combustion Engines]]<br>
[[:Category: Iron Founders| Iron Founders]]<br>
[[:Category: Iron/Steel Foundry| Iron/Steel Foundry]]<br>
[[:Category: Iron and Steel| Iron and Steel]]<br>
[[:Category: Iron Works| Iron Works]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Jewellers| Jewellers]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Lamps and Lighting| Lamps and Lighting]]<br>
[[:Category: Leather Goods| Leather Goods]]<br>
[[:Category: Lifts and Hoists| Lifts and Hoists]]<br>
[[:Category: Locks and Safes| Locks and Safes]]<br>


|-
|align=left valign=top width=25% bgcolor=#F0F0F0|
| '''Boiler Makers
| [[:Category:Boiler Makers|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Boiler_Makers By References]


|-
[[:Category: Machine Makers| Machine Makers]]<br>
| '''Bridges and Viaducts
[[:Category: Machine Tools| Machine Tools]]<br>
| [[:Category:Bridges and Viaducts|Alphabetical]]
[[:Category: Marine Engines| Marine Engines]]<br>
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Bridges_and_Viaducts By References]
[[:Category: Medical Equipment| Medical Equipment]]<br>
[[:Category: Medicine and Toiletries| Medicine and Toiletries]]<br>
[[:Category: Metal Products| Metal Products]]<br>
[[:Category: Military Vehicles| Military Vehicles]]<br>
[[:Category: Millwrights| Millwrights]]<br>
[[:Category: Mining Machinery| Mining Machinery]]<br>
[[:Category: Motorcycles| Motorcycles]]<br>
[[:Category: Musical Instruments| Musical Instruments]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Non-Ferrous Metals| Non-Ferrous Metals]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Office Equipment| Office Equipment]]<br>
[[:Category: Oil Products| Oil Products]]<br>
[[:Category: Optical Instruments| Optical Instruments]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Packaging and Containers| Packaging and Containers]]<br>
[[:Category: Paints, Dyes and Varnishes| Paints, Dyes and Varnishes]]<br>
[[:Category: Paper and Card Makers| Paper and Card Makers]]<br>
[[:Category: Pens, Pencils and Drawing Instruments|Pens, Pencils, Drawing Instrumnts]]<br>
[[:Category: Photography| Photography]]<br>
[[:Category: Plastics| Plastics]]<br>
[[:Category: Plumbing components| Plumbing Components]]<br>
[[:Category: Pneumatics| Pneumatics]]<br>
[[:Category: Portable Engines| Portable Engines]]<br>
[[:Category: Portable Steam Engines| Portable Steam Engines]]<br>
[[:Category: Power Transmission| Power Transmission]]<br>
[[:Category: Printers| Printers]]<br>
[[:Category: Printing Machinery| Printing Machinery]]<br>
[[:Category: Process Plant| Process Plant]]<br>
[[:Category: Publishers| Publishers]]<br>
[[:Category: Pumps and Hydraulics| Pumps and Hydraulics]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Radio and Television| Radio and Television]]<br>
[[:Category: Railway Companies| Railway Companies]]<br>
[[:Category: Railway Contractors| Railway Contractors]]<br>
[[:Category: Railway Equipment| Railway Equipment]]<br>
[[:Category: Diesel and Electric Locomotives|Railway Locomotives - Diesel & Electric]]<br>
[[:Category: Steam Locomotives| Railway Locomotives - Steam]]<br>
[[:Category: Locomotive Equipment| Railway Locomotive Equipment]]<br>
[[:Category: Railway Rolling Stock| Railway Rolling Stock]]<br>
[[:Category: Railway Stations| Railway Stations ]]<br>
[[:Category: Railway Workshops| Railway Workshops]]<br>
[[:Category: Refractory Materials| Refractory Materials]]<br>
[[:Category: Refrigeration and Air Conditioning| Refrigeration and Air Conditioning]]<br>
[[:Category: Retailer| Retailer]]<br>
[[:Category: Ropes, Wires and Cables (non-electrical)| Ropes, Wires and Cables (non-electrical)‏‎]]<br>
[[:Category: Rubber Goods| Rubber Goods]]<br>


|-
|align=left valign=top width=25% bgcolor=#F0F0F0|
| '''Canals
| [[:Category:Canals|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Canals By References]


[[:Category: Scientific Instruments| Scientific Instruments]]<br>
[[:Category: Sewing Machines| Sewing Machines]]<br>
[[:Category: Ship Builders| Ship Builders]]<br>
[[:Category: Ship Components| Ship Components]]<br>
[[:Category: Shipping Companies| Shipping Companies]]<br>
[[:Category: Ships| Ships]]<br>
[[:Category: Shows and Exhibitions‏‎| ‏Shows and Exhibitions (UK)]]<br>
[[:Category: Shows and Exhibitions (Overseas)‏‎| ‏Shows and Exhibitions (Overseas)]]<br>
[[:Category: Silversmiths‏‎| ‏Silversmiths]]<br>
[[:Category: Societies and Associations| Societies and Associations]]<br>
[[:Category: Stationary Engines| Stationary Engines]]<br>
[[:Category: Stationary Steam Engines| Stationary Steam Engines]]<br>
[[:Category: Steam Locomotives| Steam Locomotives]]<br>
[[:Category: Steam Road Vehicles| Steam Road Vehicles]]<br>
[[:Category: Steam Turbines| Steam Turbines]]<br>
[[:Category: Steel Works| Steel Works]]<br>
[[:Category: Structural Engineers| Structural Engineers]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Taps and Valves| Taps and Valves]]<br>
[[:Category: Telecommunications| Telecommunications]]<br>
[[:Category: Textile Machinery| Textile Machinery]]<br>
[[:Category: Textile Mills| Textile Mills]] - the buildings<br>
[[:Category: Textiles| Textiles]] - the companies<br>
[[:Category: Timber Products| Timber Products]]<br>
[[:Category: Tinplate| Tinplate]]<br>
[[:Category: Tobacco Products| Tobacco Products]]<br>
[[:Category: Tools| Tools]]<br>
[[:Category: Town Gas Companies| Town Gas Companies]]<br>
[[:Category: Toys| Toys]]<br>
[[:Category: Traction Engines| Traction Engines]]<br>
[[:Category: Tractors| Tractors]]<br>
[[:Category: Tram Companies| Tram Companies]]<br>
[[:Category: Transport| Transport]]<br>
[[:Category: Tunnels| Tunnels]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Waterworks‏‎| Waterworks]]<br>
[[:Category: Weighing and Testing Machinery| Weighing and Testing Machinery]]<br>
[[:Category: Welding and Fabrication| Welding and Fabrication]]<br>
[[:Category: Wires and Cables (electrical)| Wires and Cables (electrical)]]<br>
[[:Category: Working Steam Railway‏‎| Working Steam Railway‏‎]]<br>
<br>
[[:Category: Yarn Spinners| Yarn Spinners]]<br>
|-
|-
| '''Cars
|colspan=4 align=center bgcolor=#7EC0EE|
| [[:Category:Cars|Alphabetical]]
|}
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Cars By References]
 
|-
| '''Chemicals and Lubricants
| [[:Category:Chemicals and Lubricants|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Chemicals_and_Lubricants By References]
 
|-
| '''Commercial Vehicles
| [[:Category:Commercial Vehicles|Alphabetical]]‎
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Commercial_Vehicles By References]
 
|-
| '''China and Ceramic ware
| [[:Category:China and Ceramic ware|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Cars By References]
 
|-
| '''Cranes
| [[:Category:Cranes|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Cranes By References]
 
|-
| '''Cycles
| [[:Category:Cycles|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Cycles By References]
 
|-
| '''Domestic Appliances
| [[:Category:Domestic Appliances|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Domestic_Appliances By References]
 
|-
| '''Electrical Engineering - Heavy
| [[:Category:Electrical Engineering - Heavy|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Electrical_Engineering_-_Heavy By References]
 
|-
| '''Electrical Engineering - Light
| [[:Category:Electrical Engineering - Light|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Electrical_Engineering_-_Light By References]
 
|-
| '''Electricity Generation and Supply
| [[:Category:Electricity Generation & Supply|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Electricity_Generation_&_Supply By References]
 
|-
| '''Electronics
| [[:Category:Electronics|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Electronics By References]
 
|-
| '''Fixings and Fastenings
| [[:Category:Fixings and Fastenings|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Fixings_and_Fastenings By References]
 
|-
| '''Food and Drink
| [[:Category:Food and Drink|Alphabetical]]
| [http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:MostLinkedPages&limit=50&offset=0&filtercat=Food_and_Drink By References]
 
|-
| '''Glass and Glassware
| [[:Category:Glass and Glassware|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Internal Combustion Engines
| [[:Category:Internal Combustion Engines|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Iron / Steel Foundry
| [[:Category:Iron/Steel Foundry|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Iron Works
| [[:Category:Iron Works|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| ''Machine Makers
| [[:Category:Machine Makers|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Machine Tools
| [[:Category:Machine Tools|Alphabetical]]‎
|
 
|-
| '''Marine Engines
| [[:Category:Marine Engines|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Medicine and Toiletries
| [[:Category:Medicine and Toiletries|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Millwrights
| [[:Category:Millwrights|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Motorcycles
| [[:Category:Motorcycles|Alphabetical]]‎
|
 
|-
| '''Non-Ferrous Metals
| [[:Category:Non-Ferrous Metals|Alphabetical]]‎
|
 
|-
| '''Paints, Dyes and Varnishes
| [[:Category:Paints, Dyes and Varnishes|Alphabetical]]‎
|
 
|-
| '''Paper and Card Makers
| [[:Category:Paper and Card Makers|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Photography
| [[:Category:Photography|Alphabetical]]‎
|
 
|-
| '''Portable Engines
| [[:Category:Portable Engines|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Process Plant
| [[:Category:Process Plant|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Pumps and Hydraulics
| [[:Category:Pumps and Hydraulics|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Radio and Television
| [[:Category:Radio and Television|Alphabetical]]‎
|
 
|-
| '''Railways
| [[:Category:Railway Companies|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Railway Workshops
| [[:Category:Railway Workshops|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Ropes, Wires and Cables (non-electrical)‏‎
| [[:Category:Ropes, Wires and Cables (non-electrical)|Alphabetical‏‎]]
|
 
|-
| '''Rubber Goods
| [[:Category:Rubber Goods|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Scientific Instruments
| [[:Category:Scientific Instruments|Alphabetical]]‎
|
 
|-
| '''Ship Builders
| [[:Category:Ship Builders|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Shows and Exhibitions
| [[:Category:Shows and Exhibitions‏‎|‏‎Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Societies and Associations
| [[:Category:Societies and Associations‏‎|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Stationary Engines
| [[:Category:Stationary Engines|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Stationary Engines - Steam
| [[:Category:Stationary Steam Engines|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Steam Locomotives
| [[:Category:Steam Locomotives|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| ‎'Steam Road Vehicles
| [[:Category:Steam Road Vehicles|Alphabetical]]
|


|-
[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/index.php?title=Special:Categories&offset=&limit=5000 Show all Categories]
| '''Telecommunications
| [[:Category:Telecommunications|Alphabetical]]
|
 
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| '''Textile Machinery
| [[:Category:Textile Machinery|Alphabetical]]
|
 
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| '''Textile Mills
| [[:Category:Textile Mills|Alphabetical]]
|
 
|-
| '''Tools
| [[:Category:Tools|Alphabetical]]‎
|
 
|-
| '''Traction Engines
| [[:Category:Traction Engines|Alphabetical]]
|
 
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| 'Tractors
| [[:Category:Tractors|Alphabetical]]
|
 
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| '''Tunnels
| [[:Category:Tunnels|Alphabetical]]
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