It will be seen from what has already been written how much this parish
has been associated with various improvements and matters connected with
the early history of the steam engine, and although the subject might not
be of universal interest, we might mention here a correspondence between
the Commissioners of Patents and W. R. Anstice, Esq., senior partner of
the Madeley Wood Company. On the 24th of May, 1879, an article appeared
in the _Times_ under the head of