One of my ancestors made a Model Beam Engine, which is now housed at the Lawrence House Museum in Launceston. According to my mother’s notes (which are on the rear of the black and white picture, the Beam Engine was made by my Great Great Great Grandfather, John Box (born in 1878) Although according to… Continue reading The Box Model Beam Engine
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The Box Family of Marhamchurch Foundry
This is a draft, and has quite a lot of editing to do, but I will keep editing and updating, to share information more easily with my siblings, who are finding useful pieces of information. On my mothers side I am descended from the Box Family who owned an Iron Foundry at Marhamchurch – a… Continue reading The Box Family of Marhamchurch Foundry