Author
Inuzuka; Takaaki
Year
2021
Publisher
UCL Press
Language
English
Pages
12
ISBN
978-1-78735-932-1
Last Update
06-Jan-2026
Keywords
Education ; History of Science & Technology ; History ; Asian Studies ; British Studies ; European Studies
Wandsworth, now an inner London borough, was once a picturesque town on the river Thames about four miles southwest of London. In the eighteenth century it was a parish in Surrey, and the gentle rural landscape was scattered with estates owned by nobles and gentry, such as the Archbishop of York and Earl Spencer. Windmills were dotted here and there and the sound of milling never ceased. After the industrial revolution the windmills were replaced by modern flourmill factories, but the peaceful landscape with its grazing cows remained untouched. The River Wandle flowed gently northwards across the fields to the...
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