Barrow in Furness. Its rise and progress with brief sketches of its leading industries
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- Author(s) Leach, Francis
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1872
- Pages 129+32pp
- Publisher Barrow in Furness Daily Times
- Place Published Barrow in Furness
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Wide ranging account with much on local industry notably in chapters 'Manufacturing industries and commercial establishments' [pp47-88] and 'Docks and shipping' [pp89-106] which focus on providing descriptions of the premises of local significant businesses some of which are illustrated. The businesses include: Furness Railway Co [pp47-50]; Barrow Haematite Iron & Steel Co Ltd [pp50-63]; Barrow Rolling Mills [pp63-6]; Barrow Iron Shipbuilding Works [pp66-9]; Barrow Flax & Jute Works [pp69-71]; Barrow Steam Corn Mill [pp71-2]; Wire Works of Cook & Swinnerton [pp73-4]; Westray & Foster's Works, engineers [pp74-5]; North Lancashire Brick & Tile Works [pp75-7]; W Gradwell's Works, joiners and builders [p77]; Furness Shipbuilding Works [p80]; Cavendish Brewery of Case & Co [pp86-7]; Barrow Steam Navigation Co; Jas Fisher & Sons, shipping agents; Price, Potter, Walker & Co, timber merchants