Charles Bage
Charles Woolley Bage [
Shortly after his birth, his family moved to
By 1776, Bage was working as a wine merchant in Shrewsbury, and also as a surveyor, the latter being of interest to John Marshall and Thomas and Benjamin Benyon, who intended to develop mills in the town.[4]
Bage had involvement in the local political affairs of Shrewsbury: he was in charge of the local
"Bage Way", part of Shrewsbury's 20th century inner ring road which links Old Potts Way to Crowmere Road, was named for him.[1]
References
- ^ a b [1] Archived 2014-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Shrewsbury Local History website.
- ^ "Charles Bage, the Flax Industry and Shrewsbury's Iron-Framed Mills". Revolutionary Players. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ^ Maltings, Flaxmill. "A Brief History of the Site". Friends of the Flaxmill Maltings. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Charles Bage". Revolutionary Players. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ISBN 0-7277-2939-X. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
- ^ Anita McConnell, ‘Bage, Charles Woolley (1751–1822)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 24 Nov 2009