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| * [[:Category:Museums and Collections|Museums and Collections]]
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| * [[Events 2012|2012 Shows and Rallies]]
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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]]. |
| * [[Things To Do in England|England]]
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| * [[:Category:Things to do - Ireland|Ireland]]
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| * [[:Category:Things to do - Scotland|Scotland]]
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| * [[:Category:Agricultural Machinery|Agricultural Machinery]]
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| * [[:Category:Aircraft Builders|Aircraft Builders]]
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| * [[:Category:Audio Equipment|Audio Equipment]]
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| * [[:Category:Automobile Retailer|Automobile Retailer]]
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| * [[:Category:Automotive Components|Automotive Components]]
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| * [[:Category:Boiler Makers|Boiler Makers]]
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| * [[:Category:Bridges and Viaducts|Bridges and Viaducts]]
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| * [[Brooklands]]
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| * [[:Category:Canals|Canals]]
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| * [[:Category:Cars|Cars]]
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| * [[:Category:Chemicals and Lubricants|Chemicals and Lubricants]]
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| * [[:Category:Commercial Vehicles|Commercial Vehicles]]
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| * [[:Category:China and Ceramic ware|China and Ceramic ware]]
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| * [[:Category:Cranes|Cranes]]
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| * [[:Category:Cycles|Cycles]]
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| * [[:Category:Cycle Components|Cycle Components]]
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| * [[:Category:Domestic Appliances|Domestic Appliances]]
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| * [[:Category:Electrical Engineering - Heavy|Electrical Engineering - Heavy]]
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| * [[:Category:Electrical Engineering - Light|Electrical Engineering - Light]]
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| * [[:Category:Electronics|Electronics]]
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| * [[:Category:Financial|Financial]]
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| * [[:Category:Food and Drink|Food and Drink]]
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| * [[:Category:Hotels|Hotels]]
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| * [[:Category:Internal Combustion Engines|Internal Combustion Engines]]
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| * [[:Category:Iron and Steel Mills|Iron and Steel Mills]]
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| * [[:Category:Iron and Steel Works|Iron and Steel Works]]
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| * [[:Category:Machine Tools|Machine Tools]]
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| * [[:Category:Marine Engines|Marine Engines]]
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| * [[:Category:Medicine and Toiletries|Medicine and Toiletries]]
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| * [[:Category:Motorcycles|Motorcycles]]
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| * [[:Category:Museums and Collections|Museums and Collections]]
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| * [[:Category:Non-Ferrous Metals|Non-Ferrous Metals]]
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| * [[:Category:Paints, Dyes and Varnishes|Paints, Dyes and Varnishes]]
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| * [[:Category:Photography|Photography]]
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| * [[:Category:Portable Engines|Portable Engines]]
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| * [[:Category:Radio and Television|Radio and Television]]
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| * [[:Category:Railway Companies|Railway Companies]]
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| * [[:Category:Railway Workshops|Railway Workshops]]
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| * [[:Category:Retailer|Retailers]]
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| * [[:Category:Rubber Goods|Rubber Goods]]
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| * [[:Category:Ship Builders|Ship Builders]]
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| * [[:Category:Ships|Ships]]
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| * [[:Category:Scientific Instruments|Scientific Instruments]]
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| * [[:Category:Shipping Companies|Shipping Companies]]
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| * [[:Category:Stationary Engines|Stationary Engines]]
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| * [[:Category:Stationary Steam Engines|Stationary Engines - Steam]]
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| * [[:Category:Steam Locomotives|Steam Locomotives]]
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| * [[:Category:Steam Road Vehicles|Steam Road Vehicles]]
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| * [[:Category:Textile Mills|Textile Mills]]
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| * [[:Category:Tobacco Products|Tobacco Products]]
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| * [[:Category:Tools|Tools]]
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| * [[:Category:Traction Engines|Traction Engines]]
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| * [[:Category:Tunnels|Tunnels]]
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| * [[:Category:Working Steam Railway|Working Steam Railways]]
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| <b> Latest Additions</B>
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| <b> Largest Companies </b> | | <h2>Digital Library</h2> |
| * [[:Category:Companies employing 10,000+|Employing 10,000+ Persons]]
| | 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]]. |
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| <b> People </b> | | '''[[Digital Library - General Engineering|General Engineering]]<br> |
| * [[:Category:Automotive Pioneer|Automotive Pioneers]]
| | [[The Engineer (Bound Volumes)|The Engineer]] - (1856-1950)<br> |
| * [[:Category:Aviation Pioneer|Aviation Pioneers]]
| | [[Engineering (Bound Volumes)|Engineering]] - (1866-1950)<br> |
| * [[:Category:Biography|Biographies]]
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| * [[:Category:Steam Pioneer|Steam Pioneers]]
| | '''[[Digital Library - Automotive| Automotive]]<br> |
| * [[Early Pioneers of the Industrial Revolution]]
| | [[The Autocar| Autocar]] - (1895-1915)<br> |
| | [[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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| | '''Books<br> |
| | [[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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| * [[:Category:Shows and Exhibitions|Shows and Exhibitions]]
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| * [[1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue|1851 Great Exhibition: Catalogue]]
| | <h2>Latest additions</h2> |
| * [[1862 London Exhibition: Catalogue]]
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| <b> Timelines </b> | | </div> |
| * [[Timeline: Cycles]]
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| * [[Timeline: Railway Companies]]
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| * [[Timeline: Automotive]]
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| <b> Towns </b> | |
| * [[:Category:Town - Bath|Bath]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Bedford|Bedford]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Birmingham|Birmingham]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Bradford|Bradford]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Bristol|Bristol]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Cardiff|Cardiff]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Cheltenham|Cheltenham]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Coventry|Coventry]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Dublin|Dublin]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Edinburgh|Edinburgh]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Glasgow|Glasgow]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Gloucester|Gloucester]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Hull|Hull]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Leeds|Leeds]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Leicester|Leicester]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Liverpool|Liverpool]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - London|London]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Manchester|Manchester]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Newcastle-upon-Tyne|Newcastle-upon-Tyne]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Nottingham|Nottingham]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Salford|Salford]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Sheffield|Sheffield]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Stoke-on-Trent|Stoke-on-Trent]]
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| * [[:Category:Town - Wolverhampton|Wolverhampton]]
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