REFERENCES
- J.S. Allen, 'The Introduction of the Newcomen Engine from 1700 to 1733', Transactions of the Newcomen Society, vol. 42 (1969–70), p. 187.
- J.S. Allen, 'The 1712 and Other Newcomen Engines of the Earls of Dudley', Trans. Newcomen Soc., vol. 37 (1964–65), pp. 57–84; 'Bromsgrove and the Newcomen Engine', Trans. Newcomen Soc., vol. 43 (1970–71), pp. 183–98 and 'Thomas Newcomen and His Family', Trans. Newcomen Soc., vol. 51(1979–80), pp. 11–24.
- For the definitive history of the Newcomen engine see L.T.C. Rolt and J.S. Allen, The Steam Engine of Thomas Newcomen (Landmark Publishing, 1997). This lists all known engines to 1733 with references, contains a full bibliography and lists all relevant Newcomen Society papers.
- W.O. Henderson, 'Wolverhampton as the Site of the First Newcomen Engine', Trans. Newcomen Soc., vol. 26 (1947–48), pp. 155–59, and T.E. Lones, 'The Site of Newcomen's Engine of 1712', Trans. Newcomen Soc., vol. 13 (1932–33), pp. 1–13.
- Now held by Wolverhampton Archive and Local Studies Department.
- In the light of the evidence from this account and confirmation of the name Short, it is necessary to delete Engine Reference No. 40 from the lists in J.S. Allen, op. cit. (1), p. 180.
- Staffordshire Parish Registers Society (1937–38), pp. 95–96.
- Wolverhampton Archive and Local Studies Department.
- J.S. Allen, op. cit. (2), vol. 37 (1964–65), p. 80.
- Ibid.
- Information from the late Rev. C. Sidney Hall, formerly of Bristol Baptist College.
- J.S. Allen, op. cit. (2), vol. 51(1979–80), p. 15.
- Ibid.
- Further information on the Bromsgrove connection is given in J.S. Allen, 'Bromsgrove and the Newcomen Engine', Trans. Newcomen Soc., vol. 43 (1970–71).
- Wolverhampton Archive and Local Studies Department. See for example An Historical Account of Bilston (1835).
- Op. cit. (4).
- Rev. John Harris, Lexicon Technicum (1705). See R. Earl, 'Amateurs and Editors', Trans. Newcomen Soc., vol. 56 (1984–85), p. 156.
- We are indebted to Colin V. Knipe, CEng, MIMM, FGS, Senior Partner, Johnson, Poole and Bloomer, Stourbridge who consulted the Company records, various data banks and other sources in order to suggest the most likely area where the engine was located and to determine the location of Sowdern or Sowdering. He also considered the possible locations mentioned by Dr Wilkes (1690–1760). Notes (Wolverhampton Archive and Local Studies Department.) and made a number of most helpful editorial suggestions.
- Dr J.T. Desaguliers, A course of Experimental Philosophy (London: First edition, 1734; Secondedition, 1744; Third Edition, 1763), Lecture 12, p. 533.
- For Triewald see A short description of the Fire- and Air-Machine (Stockholm, 1734) translated from the Swedish with foreward, introduction and notes Extra Publication number / (Newcomen Society, 1928).