On Wed, 28 Mar Bengt Norling wrote:
> The British Albion Mill of 1784 seems to be the first steam powered flour
> mill in history.
>
> Can anyone provide me with more information and/or suggestions for further
> reading on the Albion Mill?
Mosse, John. The Albion Mills 1784-1791. Transactions of the Newcomen
Society vol.40 (1968) pp.47-60
Westworth, A. The Albion steam flour mill. Economic History vol.2 (1932)
pp.380-95
Skempton, A.W. Samuel Wyatt and the Albion Mill. Architectural History
vol.14 (1971) pp.53-73. Reprinted in his Civil engineers and engineering in
Britain 1600-1830 (Aldershot: Variorum, 1996) section IX
Matthew Searle
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