Snippets of interest – British Manufacturing History

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Snippets of interest

Textiles in Lancashire

March 21, 2023 — 0 Comments

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Lucas – King of the Road (and air)

February 18, 2023 — 0 Comments

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The British Motor Industry and Semiconductors

January 26, 2023 — 0 Comments

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Addressing obstacles to progress

December 24, 2022 — 0 Comments

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The unexpected joys of research

December 8, 2022 — 0 Comments

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The inventiveness of the British

November 13, 2022 — 0 Comments

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BBC 100 – How it Happened

October 18, 2022 — 0 Comments

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Morris enters the motor race

September 30, 2022 — 0 Comments

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Manufacturing and the Home

September 21, 2022 — 0 Comments

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HM Queen Elizabeth II and Manufacturing

September 11, 2022 — 0 Comments

Winnington Hall, in Nantwich, Cheshire appeared twice in my writing. You can read about the building in this link. The first appearance in my writing was my biography of my great-great uncle William Smith Williams who first discovered Charlotte Bronte but then published John Ruskin’s writing on political economy. The Second time was about Imperial […]

Talk in Lincoln 13 March 2023

This talk has now happened and it was very enjoyable with a great audience and interesting questions. The Historical Association recorded the talk and this can be found by following this link. I am really looking forward to talking about How Britain Shaped the Manufacturing World to the City of Lincoln branch of the Historical […]

MacRoberts Reply is still selling

I was asked to write this remarkable story by Story Terrace and the resulting book, written in conjunction with Phil Jeffs, was published in 2017 Jeffs father survived the crash of a Stirling bomber in Denmark and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner before enduring the long march home. The aircraft was […]

A review which made me tingle

This review is by Coffee and Books and makes everything worthwhile.

A review from Lincoln, the city that played such a big part in manufacturing

‘Philip’s painstaking research leads to a fascinating read’ Thank you Rob White in the Lincoln Independent for a wonderfully affirming review of How Britain Shaped the Manufacturing World. I am really pleased you found the book an easy read, notwithstanding the extensive research. Pleased, too, you liked the quotes I used for each chapter. How […]