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FALL OF THE CHURCH-GATE FACTORY CHIMNEY, AT STOCKPORT.—TWO MEN KILLED

... unusually large dimensions, which rested upon arches and pillars of brickwork. Up each of these pillars ran a flue, and the chimney was divided down the centre by a partitioning ol' brickwork. There were two small rooms at the base of the chimney, one of 'which ...

Published: Wednesday 13 November 1844
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1279 | Page: 1 | Tags: News 

ACCIDENT ON THE NOTTINGHAM AND LINCOLN RAILWAY

... the line towards Collingham, upon passing one of the wooden bridges which, in that neighbourhood, are very numerous, the brickwork abutments to this particular bridge gave way under the weight of the engine, and caused the coupling chains connecting it ...

Published: Wednesday 12 December 1849
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 250 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

GRAND MIDLAND RAILWAY

... in the Furinaces ; increased wear and tear of tite brick-work, from the Retorts being built into a trall at both ottds, which does not allow of free expansioen and contrctio, so that ithe brick-work, and the Retorts, pull earls othrer to pieces; tire ...

Published: Wednesday 22 December 1830
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1185 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY

... preseiteil itself. The \esternl stone face of the re' ;lCarh w\hich cros-ed the ro'ld lelinlied, but the entire of the SIO brick-work and the other store tace lay in an inmense heap ilir blocking ullp the passalge, and several people were engaged in Wi digging ...

Published: Wednesday 19 May 1847
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1052 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

SATURDAY, SUNDAY and TUESDAY's POSTS

... The water in the shaft and Tunnel di has been drawn out to au extent sufficient to permit a minute in. fa spection of the brickwork this morning, and it has been found i4o uninjured, although exposed for so long a time to the action of . th the tide. The ...

Published: Wednesday 20 June 1827
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1233 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF GUANO AND ARTIFICIAL MANURES

... on the top of the chimney of a cottage in the occupatiton ef Benjamin Smithsherd, displaced a considerable part of tihe brick-work about the ctimney, and, descendina, rent ih pieces the %tood-work around the fire-place, aul also anl sItinibrella suspended ...

Published: Wednesday 29 July 1846
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2260 | Page: 2 | Tags: News 

EXECUTION OF THE MANNINGS

... struck, and shortly after the leaders of the dreadful procession emerged from a small door the inner side a square stack brick-work, which rests on the east end the prison roof. Their heads were uncovered, anil they slowly awaited while the miserable wretches ...

Published: Wednesday 14 November 1849
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 770 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE THAMES TUNNEL

... Notwithstanding the prodigious force of the influx of water at the Il time of the recent accident, the arches, foundation, and brick-work, j have-not been in the slightest degree damaged or disturbed; a cir- cumstance that affords the best eviidence of the strength ...

Published: Wednesday 04 June 1828
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 918 | Page: 4 | Tags: News 

DREADFUL ACCIDNET AT OLDHAM

... that the brickwork of in arch near the centee of the floor of the story above, close to one of the iron cross beamns of the floor, was giving way. In its giving way there appeared to be a moving of the arch itself, but none of the brickwork fell. Lees ...

Published: Wednesday 06 November 1844
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1779 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

MISCELLANEOUS

... great national undertaking IsIn par progress towards completion, although only 18 Inches have bou yet been added to the brickwork beyond the point at which hon the works were suspended ten years ago by the irnuption of feai the River. The engineer, Mir ...

Published: Wednesday 09 March 1836
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3692 | Page: 1 | Tags: News 

To the EDITOR of the DERBY MERCURY

... course firmedastraight into the Mill JDam, which shouldi be carried forward to Sadlergate-bridge, ind an inverted arch of brickwork placed along the bottom; the bed of the brook at this-point to be about 3 feet lower thani at present (i.e. to the bottom ...

Published: Wednesday 20 September 1843
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1033 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

THE LATE AWFUL THUNDER-STORM

... while the rafters of the ceiling of the loft were also forced outwards. The wains- coting in both kitchens, with part of the brick-work, has been displaced; and the wall, about two feet in width, from the basement to'tbe roof has a charred appear- ance, plainly ...

Published: Wednesday 03 August 1842
Newspaper: Derby Mercury
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2129 | Page: 4 | Tags: News