The Carpenter and Joiner's Assistant went through countless editions from 1869 onwards, becoming and then remaining a standard textbook on the subject for over a hundred years. Newlands was a real Renaissance man, painter, flautist, author, engineer, carpenter, architect and sometime chemist. I’ll be including a significant amount on this gentleman in the book.
In addition to his work with Dr Duncan on public health and eradicating cholera, his time in the Crimea working on a sanitary commission alongside Florence Nightingale, and his invaluable work as Borough Engineer, Mr James Newlands ( 18a Abercromby Square, 1868-71) was also an author of textbooks.
The Carpenter and Joiner's Assistant went through countless editions from 1869 onwards, becoming and then remaining a standard textbook on the subject for over a hundred years. Newlands was a real Renaissance man, painter, flautist, author, engineer, carpenter, architect and sometime chemist. I’ll be including a significant amount on this gentleman in the book.
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