Prints and Drawings

Revealing Research: The Coalbrookdale Company orders archive

In a project made possible through a Headley Fellowship with Art Fund, a little-known part of our archive has been brought to light.
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Close Bonds: The Unconventional Family of Cecilia Maw

Census records are often associated with family or house history research but they can be used to investigate the social history of Britain and reveal the diversity of households and family units that existed in the past. The release of the 1921 census opened many new avenues of research and has provided revelations about the lives of many historic individuals and their families, including the family of Cecilia Maw (1876-1942), a locally born artist, and Florence Amy Thursfield (1867-1948).
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Artistry, delight and the ‘working drawings’

The Coalbrookdale Company relied on a team of skilled draughtsmen to produce special drawings called technical drawings. These drawings were used to make, display, and record the Company’s products.
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