Diary of Charles Wood of Cyfarthfa Ironworks, Merthyr Tydfil, 1766-1767; with an introduction by Philip Riden

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Author(s) Gross, Joseph (ed)
Publication type Monograph
Year published 2001
Pages 237pp; illus
Publisher Merton Priory Press
Place Published Cardiff

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Document transcriptions, etc

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Largely comprises transcriptions of documents created by Wood but with an introductory chapter [pp ix-xxviii]. The documents comprise: 1] Wood's daily journal, 1766-67, kept while supervising the day to day building of the ironworks at Merthyr Tydfil [pp1-198], and 2] notes, etc, touching on Wood's earlier career in 1750s at Low Mill Iron Co / Low Mill Forge, Egremont, Cumbria [pp199-224]