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Battersea Sawmill

Great Britain · Science / Civil Engineering. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1812–1816Date range
1Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1812

Marc Isambard Brunel1812

Battersea · Science / Civil Engineering

Brunel operates a mechanised sawmill at Battersea designed to cut timber and manufacture veneers.

1814

Marc Isambard BrunelAugust 1814

Battersea · Science / Civil Engineering

Brunel's mechanised sawmill is destroyed by fire, contributing to his later financial difficulties.

1816

Marc Isambard Brunel1816

Battersea · Science / Civil Engineering

The Battersea sawmill is rebuilt and Brunel resumes work on mechanised timber processing.

Names involved

Marc Isambard Brunel

Provenance

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