Mr Bowler of Bath. Victorian entrepreneur and engineer
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- Author(s) Andrews, Ken
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1998
- Pages 96pp; illus
- Publisher The author
- Place Published Bristol
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Provides a narrative account of the life and businesses of J B Bowler, drawing on a substantial accumulation of archives and artifacts. The chapters include: 'The early years, 1834-72'; 'J B Bowler & Sons, 1872-1911'; 'J B Bowler & Sons Ltd, 1911-69'; 'Bowler's associated trades in Bath, 1783-1866'; 'Artifacts in the Collection'. Draws on the writer's MA dissertation