Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,359 pages of information and 244,505 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
William Skinner (c1700-1780)
1780 Died. '18. At Greenwich, in the 81st year of his age, Lt-Gen. William Skinner, chief engineer of Britain. He served sixty-one years as an engineer, twenty-three which as chief.'[1]
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