Guide to Britain's Working Past

By Anthony Burton

Book Overview

Among the sites documented here are industrial, railway, and canal museums; factories and mills; coal mines, pottery factories, engines and engine houses; windmills and watermills; foundries and forges; canal locks and lifts; and unique curiosities such as the stone tramway at Haytor on Dartmoor or the Lace Museum in Nottingham. With features on major regional specialties including the tin mines and steam engines of Cornwall, the windmills of Norfolk and the Fens, and the North Wales slate quarries, Guide to Britain's Working Past pays tribute to Britain's long and fascinating history of technological development. Color illustrations throughout.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393325520
• ISBN13: 9780393325522
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.9" x 0.5" x 7.7"