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 167,711 pages of information and 247,105 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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[[Image:Im100416Be-Loco.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Beamish Museum]]. ]]
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[[Image:Im100416Be-Loco2.jpg|thumb| Exhibit at [[Beamish Museum]]. ]]
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Designed by [[William Chapman (1749-1832)| William Chapman]] in 1815
Designed by [[John Buddle]] and [[William Chapman (1749-1832)| William Chapman]] in 1815.
 
Some of the mechanical parts were supplied by [[Hawks, Crawshay and Sons]].<ref> 'The Ironworks of Hawks Crawshay & Sons, Gateshead: 1748–1889' by Robert W. Rennison & Austin W. Scott, Transactions of the Newcomen Society, 78:1, 127-157. </ref>
 
A working replica can be seen at [[Beamish Museum]].


== See Also ==
== See Also ==

Revision as of 08:17, 27 March 2018

Exhibit at Beamish Museum.
Exhibit at Beamish Museum.

Designed by John Buddle and William Chapman in 1815.

Some of the mechanical parts were supplied by Hawks, Crawshay and Sons.[1]

A working replica can be seen at Beamish Museum.

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. 'The Ironworks of Hawks Crawshay & Sons, Gateshead: 1748–1889' by Robert W. Rennison & Austin W. Scott, Transactions of the Newcomen Society, 78:1, 127-157.