Cement Industry, 1796-1914. A history
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- Author(s) Francis, Anthony J
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1977
- Pages 319pp; illus
- Publisher David & Charles
- Place Published Newton Abbot
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Overview of the history of the cement production industry with chapters: 'Early attempts at cement production'; 'Parker & Wyatt'; 'Francis, White and Francis'; 'Other manufacturers of the Roman cement age'; 'Early manufacturers of artificial cement'; 'William Lockwood and James Pulham'; 'William Aspdin and his collaborators'; 'John Bazley White & Sons'; 'Isaac Charles Johnson'; 'Rise of the Portland cement industry in the south of England'; 'The Medway industry'; 'The Portland cement industry in the South Midlands, East Anglia and South Wales'; 'The Portland cement industry in the North Midlands, North Wales and North of England'; 'Developments in the 1870s and 80s'; 'The last decade and after'. For some chapters see individual BHE entries