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The Search box is at the top-left (or top-right) corner of all pages.

Use it to find topics of your choice, wherever they occur in the Virtual Museum. You may search for names, places, dates - anything!

In addition to single words, this search now recognises phrases (in quotes), which can refine the matches found. Searching "6 High Street" in quotes finds only entries mentioning that address, whilst 6 High Street without quotes finds around 200 entries!

Entering this and that into the search form will return results containing both "this" and "that".

Entering this not that into the search form will return results containing "this" and not "that".

Entering this or that into the search form will return results containing either "this" or "that".

Entering "this and that" (with quotes) into the search form will return results containing the exact phrase "this and that".

Please note that many family names have a variety of spellings, such as Wodham and Woodham, Pearse and Pearce, Clisdel, Clisdale and Clidsdall.

Consider alternative spellings for everything! If you are looking for trades, note that you may find "plumber" often spelt "plummer", or "maltster" spelt "malster" in 18th century documents.

The search is very powerful, but because the Virtual Museum is so large, it can take a few seconds to display results.

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Spectators watching the 1812 Boulton & Watt (No 2) engine, Apr 2010.
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Spectators watching the 1812 Boulton & Watt (No 2) engine, Apr 2010.

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Spectators watching the 1812 Boulton & Watt (No 2) engine, Apr 2010.
The heart of the machines, Apr 2010.
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The heart of the machines, Apr 2010.

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The heart of the machines, Apr 2010.
The plaque celebrating the 1812 Boulton & Watt engine - the world's oldest steam engine still able to preform its original function, Apr 2010.
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The plaque celebrating the 1812 Boulton & Watt engine - the world's oldest steam engine still able to preform its original function, Apr 2010.

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The plaque celebrating the 1812 Boulton & Watt engine - the world's oldest steam engine still able to preform its original function, Apr 2010.
The outflow feeding the leat. 1 ton of water (270 gallons) with each stroke. Apr 2010.
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The outflow feeding the leat. 1 ton of water (270 gallons) with each stroke. Apr 2010.

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The outflow feeding the leat. 1 ton of water (270 gallons) with each stroke. Apr 2010.
The 1 mile leat supplying 180,000 gallons of water per hour to the summit pound, Apr 2010.
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The 1 mile leat supplying 180,000 gallons of water per hour to the summit pound, Apr 2010.

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The 1 mile leat supplying 180,000 gallons of water per hour to the summit pound, Apr 2010.
The boiler room, Apr 2010.
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The boiler room, Apr 2010.

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The boiler room, Apr 2010.
The archimedes screw pump before restoration and permanent exhibition, Apr 2010.
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The archimedes screw pump before restoration and permanent exhibition, Apr 2010.

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The archimedes screw pump before restoration and permanent exhibition, Apr 2010.
The view across the 1836 dam to Crofton Pumping station, Apr 2010.
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The view across the 1836 dam to Crofton Pumping station, Apr 2010.

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The view across the 1836 dam to Crofton Pumping station, Apr 2010.
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