Powder mill, Waltham Abbey Finish:20-pack et GravÚ par Ambroise Tardieu

et GravÚ par Ambroise Tardieu

Marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

View of the entrance of Great Chaitya Cave

The tradesman has his pint pot of beer to hand

'The Morning Herald'

Powder mill, Waltham Abbey Finish:20-pack et GravÚ par Ambroise TardieuPlan for the water driven powder mill at Waltham Abbey, Essex, 1: 24 scale. From Smeaton volume 2, fol. 37. Powder mills were used in the manufacture of blackpowder, a type of gunpowder. Smeaton was contracted in 1767 by the mill's owner, Bouchier Walton, to design improved mills. The site was purchased by the Crown in 1787 to become one of three Royal Gunpowder Mills in the UK. Original: ink on paper. 1771