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1864 Partnership of Murch and Spence, between William Edward Murch and Robert Spence, iron founders and engineers of Eastover, Bridgwater, dissolved by mutual consent. Business to be carried on by [[R. Spence|Robert Spence]] <ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22865/pages/3186/page.pdf] The London Gazette, June 21, 1864 </ref> | 1864 Partnership of Murch and Spence, between William Edward Murch and Robert Spence, iron founders and engineers of Eastover, Bridgwater, dissolved by mutual consent. Business to be carried on by [[R. Spence|Robert Spence]] <ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22865/pages/3186/page.pdf] The London Gazette, June 21, 1864 </ref> | ||
1866 Advertising as Murch & Spence, Horticultural Engineers, &c.<ref>Western Gazett, 7 September 1866</ref> | |||
1872 Patent No. 853 for improvements in machinery for the manufacture of bricks from plastic clay, issued to Robert Spence and Edmund John Spence, trading as Murch and Spence <ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23880/pages/3411/page.pdf] The London Gazette, July 30, 1872 </ref> | 1872 Patent No. 853 for improvements in machinery for the manufacture of bricks from plastic clay, issued to Robert Spence and Edmund John Spence, trading as Murch and Spence <ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/23880/pages/3411/page.pdf] The London Gazette, July 30, 1872 </ref> | ||
1873 'On Friday a man named Kitch, in the employ of Messrs. Murch and Spence, whilst superintending an engine at Durston, got his left hand entangled in a portion of the machinery. Some of the fingers were crushed, and the hand otherwise lacerated.'<ref>Western Gazette, 18 July 1873</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== |
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Murch & Spence of Bridgwater Iron Foundry, Eastover, Bridgwater
1864 Partnership of Murch and Spence, between William Edward Murch and Robert Spence, iron founders and engineers of Eastover, Bridgwater, dissolved by mutual consent. Business to be carried on by Robert Spence [1]
1866 Advertising as Murch & Spence, Horticultural Engineers, &c.[2]
1872 Patent No. 853 for improvements in machinery for the manufacture of bricks from plastic clay, issued to Robert Spence and Edmund John Spence, trading as Murch and Spence [3]
1873 'On Friday a man named Kitch, in the employ of Messrs. Murch and Spence, whilst superintending an engine at Durston, got his left hand entangled in a portion of the machinery. Some of the fingers were crushed, and the hand otherwise lacerated.'[4]