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Title: George Palmer among his men, 1873 [Go to resource]
Description: The steady increase in sales both at home and abroad led to considerable expansion of the Reading works. In November 1873 the new North Manufacturing Department was opened. This new department was built on land at Blake's Wharf on the north side of the River Kennet and was bought from William Blandy. This was the first stage of the factory's expansion on to the north bank of the River Kennet and allowed direct access to the railway. The opening was celebrated by a party at which 4,000 guests listened to scientific lectures, watched juggling displays and danced to a temperance band. Format: image/jpeg License: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 Rights holder: Reading Borough Council (Reading Museum Service) Subjects: George Palmer
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William Isaac Palmer
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Alfred Palmer
opening of North Manufacturing Department
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portraitTemporal: start=1873-11-01; end=1873-11-30; Source: Sense of place SE Identifier: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... Language: en-GB Format: image/jpeg Go to resource More Like this...
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