Aspect oublié de la vie industrielle en Basse-Normandie au XIXème siècle. numéro 88: Moulins des Vallées de la Sée de l'Orbiquet et de la Risle. (Mills in the Sée Valley of Orbiquet and the river Risle.
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| English title | Forgotten aspect of Industrial life in Normandy in the 19th Century. Number 88 |
| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | Art de Basse-Normandie |
| Year of publication | 1984 |
| Languages | French (main text) |
| Medium | Book |
| Edition | 1 |
| Topics | Wind & watermills by Region > Other Europe (not GB) > France |
| Scope & content | Summary translation Wind and watermills in the Basse- Normandie region of France. Discusses disused mills in the same region. Discusses the means of generating wind power in the region. Includes diagrams and information on different forms of wheels used to generate power from the water. Discusses the water power used in the first part of the nineteenth century to create enough power used in textile mills, particularly for cotton. Gives information on the mills and industries in La See between 1850 and 1900, e.g. paper mills, flour mills, textile and metal industries. Gives the history of the Orbiquet valley, including its watermills powered by the Lisieux and Touques rivers, and includes the Beauvoir mill in Orbec. Shows maps and photographs of the mills and industries in the region. |
| Keywords | France, People, Archaeology & history |
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- Notes: Summary translation Wind and watermills in the Basse- Normandie region of France. Discusses disused mills in the same region. Discusses the means of generating wind power in the region. Includes diagrams and information on different forms of wheels used to generate power from the water. Discusses the water power used in the first part of the nineteenth century to create enough power used in textile mills, particularly for cotton. Gives information on the mills and industries in La See between 1850 and 1900, e.g. paper mills, flour mills, textile and metal industries. Gives the history of the Orbiquet valley, including its watermills powered by the Lisieux and Touques rivers, and includes the Beauvoir mill in Orbec. Shows maps and photographs of the mills and industries in the region.