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George Sorocold (c. 1668 – c. 1738) was an
English civil engineer notable for
pioneering work on
water supplies and
hydraulic power systems around Great...
- (Subscription or UK
public library membership required.) Fairclough, K. R. "
Sorocold, George".
Oxford Dictionary of
National Biography (online ed.). Oxford...
- for distribution. This was
designed and
built by
local engineer George Sorocold.
During the
Jacobite rising of 1745,
Jacobite Army
troops led by Prince...
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subsequently enhanced towards the end of the 17th century by
George Sorocold, a
Derby millwright. The
current machine plays a tune
three times a day...
- and the
torcitoio – and some
Italian craftsmen. The
architect was
George Sorocold. At its height, the mill emplo**** some 300 people. Lombe's Mill was built...
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commissioned by John Erskine, 23rd and 6th Earl of Mar, to
designs by
George Sorocold, and is one of the
earliest constructed reservoirs in Scotland. Gartmorn...
- the
engineer responsible; and
additional advice was
obtained from
George Sorocold.
Originally a
tidal basin was
accessed directly from the river, and from...
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conferred upon the
citizens of
Derby by King John in 1204. The
engineer George Sorocold was
involved with
plans for improvements,
although it is
uncertain whether...
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within Forestmill is a
horseshoe weir. This was
built in 1711 by
George Sorocold to
direct water from the
river through a
sluice into the mill lade that...
- This was an
early example of
industrial espionage. The
architect George Sorocold built it next to
Thomas Cotchett's
failed 1704 mill (which used copies...
