Dear List
Relevant to investigations into a colliery site in the Coalpit Heath area
(Bristol Coalfield) is an agreement in the Bristol Record Office dated 1789
for the erection of a pumping engine.
It is to be erected "according to the model and other directions ..given by
Mr Robert Barber"
A quick internet search finds that a John Barber patented the first turbine
in 1791 and there is a reference to a John Barber
"John Barber (1734-1793) coalmaster & inventor" in the Oxford Dictionary of
National Biography (copy not sourced yet)
But I can find nothing on a Robert Barber
Any list members with any thoughts?
Regards
David Hardwick
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