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Cholera was a dark shadow over Victorian British cities. Its cause was not grasped fully until after John Snow’s famous piece of cartography. A cause that demanded the twin solutions of providing clean fresh water, and removing the sewage that contaminated it. William West, by accident, would play his part in removing the deadly disease from our streets. This post is the story of that accident.
It was in December 1838 that the former East Cornwall Silver mine engine made her first strokes in London. This was an important event as it marked the first time a Cornish engine had been seen working in London. Boulton and Watt’s engines dominated the grand halls of the water work companies, and now this machine from the mines of Cornwall was to attempt to break into their domain.
The East Cornwall Mine Engine house
It had not been an easy journey to get to this day. The East London Waterworks engineer, t
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Biography: William Morris – One Man’s Lasting Influence On The British Industry And Country
The life and career of William Morris* could appear straightforward and not unusual in the motor industry: A small bicycle maker evolves into a car builder; the business grows and ultimately becomes part of an industry consolidation; the figurehead retreats and retires; and the name is finally dropped from the cars. Many memorable cars were made, some of them popular and fondly recalled, but the business is no longer separately visible, and therefore history may be seen to be claiming the founder and his record, and the name to be losing recognition. There are many such examples across the world, but among them Morris deserves a bit more attention.
To consider the William Morris and Morris Motors story only in that way misses the heart of the story – this was the man who effectively defined the development of the mass production automotive industry and market in the UK, an
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William Morris
English textile artist, author, and socialist (1834–1896)
For other people named William Morris, see William Morris (disambiguation).
William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist,[1] writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he helped win acceptance of socialism in fin de siècle Great Britain.
Morris was born in Walthamstow, Essex, to a wealthy middle-class family. He came beneath the strong influence of medievalism while studying classics at Oxford University, where he joined the Birmingham Set. After university, he married Jane Burden, and developed close friendships with Pre-Raphaelite artists Edward Burne-Jones and poet Gabriel Rossetti and with Neo-Gothic architect Ph