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Brunelʼs Sawmills

1806 – 1828

Sawmill by Marc Isambard Brunel and James and William Farthing in Battersea.

The sawmill was commissioned around 1806 and was used to cut veneer and thin boards. From 1810 onwards it produced boots and shoes for the army. In 1814, the sawmill was almost completely destroyed in a fire. After being rebuilt in 1816 it was known as “Brunelʼs Sawmills” until it was taken over by John and James Watson and Co. in 1828.

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Traveljournal 1825

  • Brunel’s Sawmills. In: Panorama of the Thames Project (Onlineressource, Stand 25.11.2022).
  • Marc Isambard Brunel. In: Grace’s Guide To British Industrial History (Grace’s Guide, Stand 25.11.2022).

Cite as: Brunelʼs Sawmills. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/names/gfa-actors-8330, viewed on 7 June 2025.