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The pipeworks in Broseley were responsible for producing millions of clay pipes which were shipped worldwide, and are invaluable in dating archaeological sites, as they survive without decay and their maker's stamp reveals their date of origin.
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Since these meters have significantly lower permanent pressure losses than orifice meters, Dall tubes are widely used for measuring the flow rate of large pipeworks.
pipeworks and which
Length, cross-sectional area, and shaping of the exhaust ports and pipeworks influences the degree of scavenging effect, and the engine speed range over which scavenging occurs.
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Crankshaws pipeworks used the fireclay and had had several beehive kilns at their works at Tiger's Clough.
Broseley and were
Its main town was Bridgnorth and other towns in its area were Much Wenlock, Shifnal and Broseley.
Both words were first recorded in use at Broseley in Shropshire.
Plans, by Campbell Jones, were submitted to the headmaster in July 1883 ; they included a covered playground, red-bricked buildings incorporating local sandstone, Broseley roof tiles and a small basement housing a boiler.
The towns of Broseley and Madeley were centres of innovation during the late 18th Century.
Coalbrookdale is where modern iron smelting techniques were developed, Ironbridge is where the world's first iron bridge was constructed, to link Broseley with Madeley and the Black Country, and Ditherington is where the world's first iron framed building was built, the Ditherington Flaxmill.
Later, Broseley and Madeley became notable for their continuation of trade in the field of bricks and tiles, which became a stable to the booming building trade, and millions of Broseley clay pipes were exported across the British Empire.
Many of the developments celebrated by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum's collection of preserved industrial heritage sites either started in Broseley or were connected to the town.
John Wilkinson constructed the world's first iron boat whilst living in the town, and the plans for the Iron Bridge were drawn up in Broseley.
New estates were built to the east of Broseley centre, whilst many older properties were developed or renovated, but the town is still less populated now than it would have been two hundred years ago, when population figures were over five thousand.
The type of bricks and tiles once produced in abundance in Broseley have become synonymous with any product of their type, regardless of where they were made.
Broseley and for
He made his home in Broseley in a house called ‘ The Lawns ’ which became his headquarters for many years.
A different system was developed in England, probably in the late 16th century near Broseley for conveying coal from mines, sometimes drift mines down the side of the Severn Gorge to the river Severn.
In Broseley, John Wilkinson pioneered precision engineering by providing cylinders for Boulton and Watt's improved steam engines, and by boring cannons with greater accuracy and range.
The area was known for mining ; some of the stone used to build Buildwas Abbey was taken from Broseley and there is evidence that wooden wagonways existed in Broseley in 1605, giving Broseley a serious claim to the oldest railways in Britain.
Broseley was a centre for ironmaking, pottery and clay pipes ; the earliest recorded pipemaker was working in the town in 1590.
The jitties ( lanes and paths ) of Broseley Wood on the western boundary of Broseley are the remains of cottage settlements built for miners.
In 2007, Broseley won a gold award in the Heart of England Britain in Bloom competition for the second year running, also gaining first place in the Best Small Town category.
Broseley also has a " Broadplace " facility, a small centre for community usage of laptop computers, help & guidance, and free Internet access.
Broseley bricks are notable for their brown and red mottled nature, a sign of their cheap production, and Broseley tiles are of a strawberry red to light brown hue.
* John ' Iron Mad ' Wilkinson, the 18th century industrialist, was a resident of Broseley, and it was here that he first mastered his unique art of boring cannons for increased accuracy.
He produced the iron for and helped design the world's first iron bridge ( at Ironbridge and Broseley ) and he made the world's first iron boat in 1787.
Broseley and which
It covers the part of Ironbridge Gorge that falls within the Telford and Wrekin Council area, which is most of it, and includes settlements such as Ironbridge, Coalbrookdale and Coalport ( but not Buildwas or Broseley ) and part of Jackfield.
The first building visitors see in the museum is the bank ( modelled on the still-standing Lloyds Bank branch in Broseley ), at which they can change modern coinage into token coinage that represents the predecimal farthings, halfpennies, pennies, threepenny bits and sixpences, at an exchange rate of 40 new pence to 1 old penny.
Broseley has a large amateur dramatics society, BroADS, which performs a number of plays every year.
Every month, the Birchmeadow Centre is used by Broseley Cinema, which shows well rated films on its own large screen.
The stone from which it was built was quarried in the nearby settlement of Broseley.
Broseley and are
Shortly after the Wollaton Wagonway was built other wagonways are recorded at Broseley near Coalbrookdale in Shropshire.
Nearby towns are Ludlow, Cleobury Mortimer, Church Stretton, Broseley, Bridgnorth and Much Wenlock.
There are two primary schools in Broseley: Broseley Church of England ( or Dark Lane ) School and John Wilkinson School, named after the famous ironmaster whose residence is nearby.
Other towns are Broseley, Clun, Bishop's Castle, Cleobury Mortimer, Much Wenlock, Craven Arms and Church Stretton.
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The former Iron Bridge and Broseley railway station, on the Severn Valley line ( GWR ) from Hartlebury to Shrewsbury, was situated on the south side of the Iron Bridge until 1966.
Wagonways have been proven to exist in Broseley and in Shropshire from 1605, but it has recently been suggested that used by James Clifford to transport coal from his mines in Broseley to the river Severn was somewhat older than that at Wollaton.
The first true railway is now suggested to have been a funicular railway made at Broseley in Shropshire at some time before 1605.
John Guest was appointed manager of the works in 1767, having moved from Broseley.
From 1755 John Wilkinson became as a partner in the Bersham concern and in 1757 with partners, he erected a blast furnace at Willey, near Broseley in Shropshire.
In 1775 John Wilkinson was the prime mover initiating the building of the Iron Bridge connecting the then important industrial town of Broseley with the other side of the River Severn.
A committee of subscribers was formed mostly including Broseley businessmen to agree the use of iron rather than wood or stone and obtain quotations and an authorising act of parliament.
In 1787 he launched the first iron barge, constructed in Broseley.
He became a church warden in Broseley and was later elected High Sheriff of Denbighshire.
The bridge was built in 1779 to link the industrial town of Broseley with the smaller mining town of Madeley and the growing industrial centre of Coalbrookdale.
The borough had unusual boundaries, covering Much Wenlock itself, but also Little Wenlock, Broseley and Ironbridge.
Ruby Hermione Youlanda Clinton-Baddeley, was born in Broseley, Shropshire, England.
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