Industrial Archaeology

by Nevell, Michael; Palmer, Marilyn; Sissons, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781902771922
• ISBN10: 1902771923
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-12
• Publisher: Council for British Archeology

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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