Fairbairn, William, Sir, 1789-1874 · London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green · leaf 139
the country. About the year 1827, I gave designs fora new mill of a different class, and persuaded the proprietorto allow some deviation from the monotonous forms then ingeneral use. This alteration had no pretension to architecturaldesio-n; it consisted chiefly in forming the corners of… … impetus to the building of factories. It was speedil}^ copied inall directions with exceedingly slight modifications, but alwayswith effect, as it generally improved the appearance of thebuildings, and produced in the minds of the millowners and thepublic a higher standard of taste. These attempts…
Mills and mill-work · Machinery
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