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Acrylic-bob · 07-12-2004, 16:40

Correct!

Bagpuss's mum got it exactly right. Well done!

Frederick Steiner who died in 1869 was responsible for the development of Church Bank Works, the site now occupied by Express Gifts. He made a massive amount of money and purchased Hyndburn House from the Peel family. Many of the streets around the Hyndburn Park area are named after Steiner family members. Lina Street, Emma Street, Tremellon Street (named after his Solicitor). Countess Street was named for his younger daughter who married into the French aristocracy and became the Comtesse de Jaucourt. Hartmann Street was named after his eldest daughter who became a mistress of Edward VII.

Steiner developed a unique way of printing cloth with Turkey Red dye using bleaching as part of the process. At it's height the company he founded was printing 39,500 miles of fabric a year.

I am intrigued by the 1843 patent for garancine, which was originally developed by the French chemist Hubert and used to dye the cloth for French army uniform trousers. F. A. Gatty was also involved in developing the use of garancine and supplied the British army.

07-12-2004, 16:40	#12
Acrylic-bob God Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tragic Conn Posts: 4,007 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 2473	Re: Puzzle 8 Correct! Bagpuss's mum got it exactly right. Well done! Frederick Steiner who died in 1869 was responsible for the development of Church Bank Works, the site now occupied by Express Gifts. He made a massive amount of money and purchased Hyndburn House from the Peel family. Many of the streets around the Hyndburn Park area are named after Steiner family members. Lina Street, Emma Street, Tremellon Street (named after his Solicitor). Countess Street was named for his younger daughter who married into the French aristocracy and became the Comtesse de Jaucourt. Hartmann Street was named after his eldest daughter who became a mistress of Edward VII. Steiner developed a unique way of printing cloth with Turkey Red dye using bleaching as part of the process. At it's height the company he founded was printing 39,500 miles of fabric a year. I am intrigued by the 1843 patent for garancine, which was originally developed by the French chemist Hubert and used to dye the cloth for French army uniform trousers. F. A. Gatty was also involved in developing the use of garancine and supplied the British army. __________________ Enough is ENOUGH Get Britain out of Europe Last edited by Acrylic-bob; 07-12-2004 at 16:55.