James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars)

 

 

In 1834 the London Wine merchant James Powell (1774-1840) bought the small Whitefriars glassworks just off Fleet Street as a business for his sons. Originally unfamiliar with glass production the company experiemented with different techniques and were soon supply patent glass to other leading stained glass companies and designer as well as making stained glass windows of their own.

 

 

Xylocopa

The Xylocopa genus of bees are commonly known as Carpenter bees. These are large black bees that somewhat resemble bumblebees but have a nonhairy abdomen. They are widely distributed around the world,and the genus contains some 500 species.

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