A very useful "Piece of Paper" was the Board of Trade Certificate. After
having had the benefit of attending Fowey Grammar School, my grandfather bit
an indent at Charlestown Foundry. In 1903, he went to sea (something he did
not like) to get the necessary sea time in for the B.O.T. Certificate. With
the precious piece of paper in hand, he could work world wide as an engineer
and only ever sail as a passenger! During his sea time, he added the
speciality of Electricity to his original steam qualification.
Martin Pearce
----- Original Message -----
From: "JOB Barry" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: Steam engineers and mining
> Engineers would generally serve an "apprenticeship", either a formal
> indentured apprenticeship, or commonly through working with an older
> member of the family. The 1880s is a little early for Technical Colleges
> and National qualifications, however, it was a period when the quest for
> adult education was high on the agenda. Consequently, there could well
> have been evening classes or Mechanics institutes where lectures could
> be attended, and where there was the opportunity for the more
> enthusiastic engineer to study, to supplement the everyday practical
> side of engineering.
> Barry Job.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Eve Gardner
> Sent: 04 July 2005 17:51
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Steam engineers and mining
>
>
> Many thanks to you who answered my question on blacksmiths in mining;
> I've learned a lot about mining by reading the chat on this site. Now
> another
> query: William Hallam's son, also William, was termed a steam/stationary
> engineer in 1880 and worked as such for most of his life. In the late
> '80s in Cheshire/Lancashire how would he have got his training? Was
> there a school he would have gone to or was it all as an apprentice?
>
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