The Iron Road Book And Railway Companion; From London To Birmingham, Manchester, And Liverpool : Containing An Account Of The Towns, Villages, MansionsÉ

COGHLAN, Francis.

Published by Author and A H Baily & Co, 1838, London, 1838

About this Item

1838. 1st Edition. Second Thousand (Corrected Since The Opening of the Entire Line). Description: Brown cloth with gilt titles to front. Illustrated with maps and pull out table of fares to the rear. Language: English. Book Condition> Poor: Forward roll to spine. Wear to corners and edges with chipping to spine ends. Cracked front endpaper with open gutter to rear of the book. See photo. Prev owners name to ffep dated 1840. Lower end of ffep and title page coming away from gutter. Page 169 is detached. Missing lower section to index page. Tanned and lightly soiled pages. DJ Condition> Na. Pages 176, 18. Size: 32mo 14.5cm by 9.5cm. Provenance: Signed om ffep "Martin Swindells Junr Bollington 1840". This probably relates to Martin Swindells (1814-1880). Provenance Background: Martin Swindells I (1784-1843) In 1830 he moved from Manchester to live at Pott Hall, Pott Shrigley to run his new Clarence mill beside the Macclesfield canal at Bollington He owned or rented most mills in Bollington at various times, employing over 2,000 people He built Limefield House behind Clarence Mill and left this to his daughter Anne and her husband Joseph Brooke He died at Pott Hall 11 March 1843 Martin Swindells II (1814-1880) After the death of his father Martin II, together with Joseph Brooke, carried on the business as partners But they gave up all the mills except Clarence (this was before Martin and brother George built Adelphi) He built Adelphi mill with his brother George, opening it in 1856 Martin married Frances Brooke in 1834 and had three children: Martin, Frederick and Hannah, while living at Ingersley Clough Frances died in 1846 at the young age of 33 Martin married his servant Charlotte Rowley and lived at Rock Bank House where they had six children Martin retired on 13th January 1869 and left the mills; to his son Frederick took In 1872 Martin II and Charlotte moved to Cambridge Rock Bank House, adjacent to Clarence mill, was sold to Fred Wilkinson, who was a director of the company, Brooke, Swindells & Co Martin II died at Cambridge in 1880 aged 66 Charlotte went on to the grand age of 85, dying in 1909. PLEASE ASK for additional photographs if required. Seller Inventory # 6802

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Iron Road Book And Railway Companion; ...

Publisher: Author and A H Baily & Co, 1838, London

Publication Date: 1838

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Poor

Dust Jacket Condition: Na

Edition: 1st Edition.