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Industrial history of the United Kingdom

  • Gas Light and Coke CompanyFrederick Albert Winsor arrived in London from Germany with a vision to illuminate the city. Parliament granted authorization for his enterprise on 50 Geo. 3.
  • CoalbrookdaleThe valley of Coalbrookdale held a bloomsmithy called Caldebroke Smithy before the Dissolution of the Monasteries. This early ironworks belonged to Much…