Grace's Guide

Welcome to Grace's Guide

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in the UK. The scope is gradually being extended to include non-UK businesses and biographies. Additions are being made to the information daily by a team of volunteers who give freely of their time and expertise.

Periodicals (available in pdf format)

• Automotor Journal - (1896-1906)
• The Autocar - (1895-1900)
• Light Car and Cyclecar
• The Engineer - (1856-1960)
• Engineering (1866-1900)

Wanted

We always need early magazines, books, directories, photographs etc. to help with this project and your contributions are always welcome. Our contact details are here.

We welcome Contributors with a specialist knowledge of industrial subjects that they can share with others through Grace's Guide. Our contact details are here.

Grace’s Guide is a charity and its only source of income is from donations and sponsors. If you would like to support Grace’s Guide financially in any way please see our Support Grace's Guide page.

Copyright: You may copy and use any of the content of this site provided you make a clear link on your web site or printed matter to 'Grace's Guide to British Industrial History' as the source of that information. We endeavour to ensure that the information we publish is free of other copyrights but it is essential that you check this for yourself before using. It is never our intention to deliberately infringe the copyright of any other person or organisation. If you have any concerns then please use the 'Contact Us' form and we will investigate and take whatever action is necessary to rectify. As a volunteer organisation and strictly non-profit making our only concern is to preserve information for future generations.

Grace's Guide Ltd is a charity (No.1154342) for the advancement of education of the history of Industry and Engineering in the UK.

Latest additions

• Guillaume Henri Dufour
• Gaston Tissandier
• Ronald Kemp
• Northern Aircraft Repair Depot
• E. B. Parker
• Spencer Verdon-Roe
• Humphrey Verdon Roe
• Alliott Verdon-Roe
• Vero Machine Tool Co
• Vero Precision Engineering
• Stephen Verdon-Roe
• Geoffrey Verdon Roe
• Avro
• Avro Flying School, Shoreham
• Eastbourne Aviation Co
• EAC Flying School, Eastbourne
• Victor Yates
• The Engineer 1863 Jul-Dec: Index: Miscellaneous
• The Engineer 1863 Jul-Dec: Index: Illustrations
• Frederick Bernard Fowler
• The Engineer 1898 Jan-Jun: Index: Illustrations
• The Engineer 1898 Jan-Jun: Index: Miscellaneous
• Central Flying School, Upavon
• RFC Military Wing, Netheravon
• RFC Military Wing, Montrose
• Ivor Guy Vaughan Fowler
• 1912 Aviators Certificates - UK
• 1933 Who's Who in British Aviation: Name F
• Balloon Equipment Store
• Royal Engineers Balloon Section

Latest news

The Automotor Journal - Presently, with kind help of the IMechE Information and Library Service, we’re focussing our attention on digitising editions of The Automotor Journal.....

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