Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Registered UK Charity (No. 1154342)

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,670 pages of information and 247,074 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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'''Grace's Guide''' is the most comprehensive source of information on the engineering industry in Britain between 1750 (the start of the Industrial Revolution) and the 1960s.
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This web publication contains around '''<stats-pages></stats-pages> pages''' of information and '''<stats-images></stats-images> images''' on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them. Additions are being made to the information on a daily basis.
'''[[Support Grace's Guide|Support Us]]'''<br> Grace’s Guide is a '''Registered Charity''' and it relies upon donations and sponsors. Please help us to continue this work.


The project is entirely non-profit making and contributions are from volunteers.
'''[[Copyright]]''' Some Important Information


See our [[Mission Statement]]
'''Wanted.''' We need early '''magazines, books, directories, photographs''' etc. to help with this project and your contributions are always welcome. Our contact details are [[Contact Us|here]].


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'''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 [[Contact Us|here]].
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* [[:Category:Agricultural Machinery| Agricultural Machinery]]
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* [[:Category:Aircraft Builders ‎|Aircraft Builders]]
<h2>Digital Library</h2>
* [[:Category:Biography| Biographies]] ‎
We have '''digitised thousands of early publications''' from 1833-1950 and these are available in PDF format for a small [[Price List for Downloading PDF files|subscription]].
* [[:Category:Cars| Cars]]
* [[:Category: Chemicals and Lubricants| Chemicals and Lubricants]]
* [[:Category:Commercial Vehicles| Commercial Vehicles]]‎
* [[:Category:Cycles | Cycles]]
* [[:Category:Domestic Appliances| Domestic Appliances]]


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'''[[Digital Library - General Engineering|General Engineering]]<br>
* [[:Category:Food and Drink| Food and Drink]]
[[The Engineer (Bound Volumes)|The Engineer]] - (1856-1950)<br>
* [[:Category:Iron and Steel Mills | Iron and Steel Mills]]
[[Engineering (Bound Volumes)|Engineering]] - (1866-1950)<br>
* [[:Category:Machine Tools| Machine Tools]]‎
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* [[:Category:Medicine and Toiletries| Medicine and Toiletries]]
'''[[Digital Library - Automotive| Automotive]]<br>
* [[:Category:Motorcycles| Motorcycles]]‎
[[The Autocar| Autocar]] - (1895-1915)<br>
* [[:Category:Photography| Photography]]‎
[[Automobile Engineer]] - (1910-1930)<br>
* [[:Category:Portable Engines| Portable Engines]]‎
[[Automotor Journal]] - (1896-1917)<br>
* [[:Category:Railway Companies| Railway Companies]]  
[[Light Car and Cyclecar]] - (1912-1939)<br>
 
[[The Motor| Motor]] - (1902-1914)<br>
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* [[:Category:Railway Workshops| Railway Workshops]]  
* [[:Category:Ship Builders| Ship Builders]]
* [[:Category:Ships| Ships]]
* [[:Category:Stationary Engines| Stationary Engines]] ‎
* [[:Category:Steam Locomotives| Steam Locomotives]] ‎
* [[:Category:Steam Locomotives| Steam Road Vehicles]]
* [[:Category:Textile Mills| Textile Mills]] ‎
* [[:Category:Traction Engines| Traction Engines]]
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* [[:Special:Categories| See all Categories]]
'''Books<br>
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[[Life of Sir William Fairbairn by William Pole: Index| Life of Sir William Fairbairn by William Pole]]<br>
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[[Life of Robert Stephenson by William Pole: Index| Life of Robert Stephenson by William Pole]]<br>
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[[Life of Richard Trevithick by F. Trevithick]]<br>
 
[[Men of Invention and Industry by Samuel Smiles]]<br>
There are many articles that are not included in the above categories. You can use the Search box to find them.
[[The Evolution of the Parsons Steam Turbine| The Evolution of the Parsons Steam Turbine by Alexander Richardson]]
 
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Visit some of the main [[:Category:Museums and Collections| Museums and Collections]] or attend of of the many [[Events Listing| Special Events]] in the UK.
 
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For the detailed legal bit: Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "[[GNU Free Documentation License]]".


It is never our intention to deliberately infringe the copyright of any other person or organisation. If you have any concerns on the content of this publication, then please use the 'Contact Us' form and we will immediately investigate the issue and take whatever action is necessary to rectify the matter. As a purely volunteer organisation and strictly non-profit making our only concern is to preserve information for future generations.
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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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