Industry & technology (215 pages found in this category)


Bottomry

Early form of maritime insurance, now defunct.

Bradford Colliery

Bradford Colliery was a coal mine in Bradford, Manchester, England.

Bradford Colliery Brickworks

Bradford Colliery Brickworks operated on the site of the Bradford Colliery in Bradford, Greater Manchester, then in the historic county of Lancashire, England,

Bridgewater Collieries

Coal mining company on the Lancashire Coalfield with headquarters in Walkden near Manchester.

British Gas Traction Company

Incorporated on 13 July 1896 to operate gas-powered trams, which it worked initially on the Blackpool, St. Annes and Lytham tramway, the first such tramway in Britain.

Broadspeed GT 2+2

The Broadspeed GT 2+2 is a Mini-based fastback-styled motor vehicle designed by Tony Bloor, Broadspeed’s sales manager.

Buckland B3

Three-wheeler car designed and built by Dick Buckland from 1985 until 1999.

Burmantofts Pottery

Major producer of decorated tiles and architectural ceramics in Yorkshire.

Burning wells

Phenomenon known in the area around Wigan in Lancashire from at least the 17th century.

Burnley Coalfield

Most northerly portion of the Lancashire Coalfield, surrounding Burnley, Nelson, Blackburn and Accrington.