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RefNoJS/3/196
Previous numbersIII.158
LevelItem
TitleGriff Colliery, Warwickshire
Date1774
DescriptionCoal drawing engine for Sir Roger Newdicate [Newdigate] at Griff
MS two leaves, one with enquiry, the other with Smeaton's reply dated 20 February 1774, initialled J.S.
Ink

Inscribed in the hand of John Farey: See the particulars of this engine made by the Carron Company, page 180
PhysicalDescriptionCompare Mr Rhys Jenkin's notes on the Griff engine and coal pits in Transactions of the Newcomen Society, Volume 4, pages 121-123
AccessStatusOpen
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