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ALLEN, J.S A History of Horseley, Tipton. Two Centuries of Engineering ProgressAshbourne, U.K, Landmark. 1993, First Edition. (ISBN: 1901522903). Hard Cover. 176pp, including index. With numerous black-and-white photographs throughout the book. The Horseley family estate was purchase in 1792 by three entrepreneurs to develop coal mining. They extended the canals to provide transport. They moved into iron making around 1808 and started manufacturing marine steam engines and iron boats in about 1817. Next came cast iron bridges in 1816 with a Swing Bridge in East India Docks, London, and provided many bridges over the following years for the canal railway systems and for countries overseas. In 1992 the company was closed down. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author.
Offered for GBP 16.00 = appr. US$ 26.18 by: Clent Books of Bewdley - Book number: 6843
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