Industrial Archaeology
by Nevell, Michael; Palmer, Marilyn; Sissons, MarkFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-06-12
Publisher(s): Council for British Archeology
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Summary
The Council for British Archaeology was the first organisation to champion the cause of 'Industrial Archaeology', over 50 years ago and this book celebrates our continuing commitment.
Author Biography
Edited by Marilyn Palmer, the UK's first professor of Industrial Archaeology, along with Michael Nevell and Mark Sissions, the book deals with evidence from both standing buildings and archaeological sites. With extensive suggestions for further reading, the book will prove an essential handbook for professionals, academics, students and anyone with an interest in Britain's industrial heritage.
Table of Contents
| List of Illustrations | p. viii |
| Acknowledgements | p. xiii |
| Foreword | p. xvii |
| Industrial archaeology: an overview | p. 1 |
| The origins, development and scope of industrial archaeology | p. 1 |
| Models, methodology and fieldwork | p. 9 |
| Protection of the industrial heritage and its archaeology | p. 21 |
| Adaptive reuse of industrial buildings | p. 33 |
| References and Bibliography for Chapter 1 | p. 42 |
| Processing the products of agriculture | p. 47 |
| Introduction | p. 47 |
| Land drainage structures and pumping plant | p. 47 |
| Farm buildings and mechanisation | p. 50 |
| Dovecots | p. 53 |
| Corn milling | p. 56 |
| Oast houses | p. 59 |
| Makings | p. 61 |
| Breweries | p. 65 |
| Distilleries | p. 67 |
| Cider manufacture | p. 71 |
| The industrial archaeology of the food industry | p. 72 |
| Power for industry | p. 79 |
| Introduction | p. 79 |
| Animal power | p. 81 |
| Water power | p. 84 |
| Wind power | p. 91 |
| Steam power | p. 96 |
| Hydraulic power | p. 104 |
| Extractive industries | p. 111 |
| Introduction | p. 111 |
| The clay industries | p. 111 |
| Lime and lime burning | p. 120 |
| Stone quarrying | p. 123 |
| The coal industry | p. 128 |
| Non-ferrous metal mining and processing | p. 134 |
| Lead mining and processing | p. 135 |
| Copper and brass production | p. 140 |
| Tin mining and processing | p. 144 |
| The iron and steel industries | p. 149 |
| Charcoal and gunpowder production | p. 154 |
| Manufacturing industries | p. 161 |
| Introduction | p. 161 |
| Integrated engineering works | p. 162 |
| Motor vehicle manufacturing sites | p. 165 |
| Aircraft manufacturing sites | p. 171 |
| The glass industry | p. 175 |
| The leather industry | p. 179 |
| Textile manufacture | p. 184 |
| The hosiery and lace industries | p. 205 |
| Housing the workforce | p. 213 |
| Introduction | p. 213 |
| Workshop dwellings | p. 214 |
| Industrial dwellings | p. 222 |
| Moving around | p. 233 |
| Introduction | p. 233 |
| Roads and turnpikes | p. 236 |
| Early railways | p. 242 |
| Rivers and canals | p. 247 |
| Locomotive railways | p. 255 |
| Air transport | p. 263 |
| Commercial buildings | p. 267 |
| Introduction | p. 267 |
| Canal warehouses | p. 267 |
| Industrial warehouses | p. 272 |
| Railway warehouses | p. 277 |
| Co-operative buildings | p. 280 |
| Office buildings | p. 283 |
| Public houses | p. 285 |
| Utility industries | p. 291 |
| Introduction | p. 291 |
| The gas industry | p. 291 |
| The electricity industry | p. 297 |
| Public water supply and sewage disposal | p. 302 |
| The future for the study of industrial archaeology | p. 309 |
| Introduction | p. 309 |
| The resource | p. 310 |
| Research agendas | p. 312 |
| The industrial heritage | p. 312 |
| Index | p. 315 |
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