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Industrial Archaeology
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St Martin's Uncovered: Investigations in the Churchyard of St. Martin's-in-the-Bull-Ring, Birmingham, 2001
by Megan Brickley and Simon Buteux, Josephine Adams and Richard Cherrington
The archaeological excavations at St. Martin's churchyard, Birmingham uncovered 857 burials dating to the late 18th and the 19th century. The burials represent a cross-section of Birmingham's population during the peiod of the Industrial Revolution. Detailed anthropological analysis was carried out on a sample of 505 of the skeletons, investigating aspects of demography and health. Compared to the modern British population, the analysis revealed ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price US$65.00, Our Price US$19.98
The Birmingham Jewellery Quarter: An Architectural Survey of the Manufactories
by John Cattell, Sheila Ely and Barry Jones
Following on from the publication in 2000 of a short history and guide, this large hardback volume explores in much more detail the unique historical environment of the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter. This area of Birmingham was developed in the early 19th century with many purpose-built structures designed to house the jewellery and metal-working industry and its workers. This architectural history of the urban development of the quarter derives ...
Hardback. Price US$72.00
Stepney Gasworks: The Archaeology and History of the Commercial Gas Light and Coke Company's Works at Harford Street, London E1, 1837-1946
by Antony Francis
The principal works of the Commercial Gas Company was set up in Stepney in the late 1830s and generated coal gas until the mid 20th century. As London expanded, the Stepney Works was transformed from a tiny site in an almost rural setting into a massive industrial complex packed with buildings. In 1864 it had the worlds third largest gasholder. The gas, initially for street lighting, was later used for heating and cooking as competition with the ...
Paperback. Price US$20.00
A & G Murray and the Cotton Mills of Ancoats
by Ian Miller and Chris Wild, with contributions from Steve Little, Robina McNeil, and Ken Moth
The cotton-spinning mill of A & G Murray is one of the most important surviving steam-powered cotton mills in the world. It was established in the Ancoats area of Manchester during the final years of the 18th century, and was amongst the first cotton mills ever to have been designed specifically to house steam-powered spinning mules, providing a new and powerful dimension to factory-based textile manufacture. This book details the ...
The Environmental Archaeology of Industry
edited by Peter Murphy and Patricia E J Wiltshire
The environmental impact of industry is often profound and far-reaching, and has long been present in the cultural landscape, but research into the nature and relative importance of industrial activity has been somewhat neglected by environmental archaeologists. This volume presents eighteen papers deriving from a conference of the Association for Environmental Archaeology; they aim to bridge the gap between environmental and industrial ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price US$70.00, Our Price US$40.00
Industrial Archaeology: A Handbook
by Marilyn Palmer, Michael Nevell and Mark Sissons
The Council for British Archaeology was the first organisation to champion the cause of 'Industrial Archaeology', over 50 years ago. This new book, the latest in the CBA's popular Practical Handbook series, celebrates our commitment to Industrial Archaeology.
The book is based around a series of Day Schools run by the CBA and the Association for Industrial Archaeology, supported by English Heritage, which aimed to increase awareness and ...
Paperback. Price US$40.00
Rediscovering Bradford: Archaeology in the Engine Room of Manchester
by Ian Miller, edited by Rachel Newman and Norman Redhead
Historically, Bradford was a rural township that lay beyond the eastern fringe of Manchester. Settlement probably comprised little more than a few cottages scattered around Bradford Old Hall, a moated monor house that was built in the mid-fourteenth century. It was largely an agricultural area, although some coal was being mined from shallow workings by the late sixteenth century. This rich natural resource was the principal reason for the ...
Paperback. Price US$10.00
The Roman Watermills and Settlement at Ickham, Kent
by Paul Bennett, Ian Riddler, and Christopher Sparey-Green
This is the account of 'rescue' excavations undertaken during gravel quarrying between 1972 and 1974 at Ickham on the Little Stour river in Kent. Initially excavated by a local amateur group led by the late Jim Bradshaw, who had discovered the site, the final season was funded by the then Department of the Environment and directed by Christopher Young. Four watermills were identified, flanking a road, possibly the main route from Richborough to ...
Manchester's Northern Quarter: The Greatest Meer Village
by Simon Taylor and Julian Holder
This book raises awareness of the wide range and the varied character of the historic buildings which make up the Northern Quarter's townscape, and the forces and trends which contributed to its appearance. It also shows how the area has evolved over the last two and a half centuries, forming the historic backdrop to everyday life in a particularly vibrant and culturally distinctive quarter of the city.
96p, 71 col & 8 b/w illus. ...
Paperback. Price US$16.00
Steam Railways Explained: Steam, Oil and Locomotion
by Stan Yorke
Steam Railways have always captured the public's imagination. From the first stirrings of the mineral lines in the early 1800s through to the heyday of the Railway Age, steam engines kept, and continue to keep, their fascination.
The delightful surprise is that around the UK is now a wide range of working, restored steam railways. Every size and type is represented and it is they that are the prominent feature of this book, providing a ...
Paperback. Price US$19.95
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