1st Edition

Industry in the Landscape, 1700-1900

By Peter Neaverson, Marilyn Palmer Copyright 1994
    226 Pages
    by Routledge

    226 Pages
    by Routledge

    Two hundred years of industry have transformed the British landscape. This book enables the reader to reconstruct the landscape of past industry. The authors are industrial archaeologists of national standing whose concern is to use surviving material evidence and contemporary sources to study the former working conditions of men and women. Comprehensive in coverage, the book examines fuels, metals, clothing, food, building and transport. It makes clear the tangible elements which form the basis for recreation of past landscapes and demonstrates both their function and the context in which they should be considered.

    Acknowledgements Preface 1. The Location of Industry in the Landscape 2. Providing the Necessities of Life 3. Fuel and Power for Industry 4. Metals in the Service of Man 5. Clothing the People 6. Building and Servicing the Community 7. Moving Around: Roads, Rivers, Canals and Railways 8. The Industrial Landscape: Past, Present and Future Bibliography

    Biography

    Peter Neaverson, Marilyn Palmer

    `... the book represents a useful addition to the genre and one which is well worth reading.' - Landscape History