- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: Ebury Press (4 Aug 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0091929989
- ISBN-13: 978-0091929985
- Product Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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The fifth title in the acclaimed How To Read. . . series: an insightful, well-written guide to our industrial heritage
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From steam engines and suspension bridges to canals, factories and pubs, the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries transformed the social and material landscape of Britain. Yet how many of us know why our local pub looks the way it does or why a railway station might resemble a cathedral? This book reveals how, by 'reading' buildings, structures and townscapes, we can understand their context and significance for the society that created them.
Author Tim Cooper uses themes including transport, education and religion to show how the geographical and architectural remains of industrial Britain have shaped us as a people. He sheds light on how and why the pioneers of the Industrial Revolution redesigned our towns and countryside, and draws on a wealth of British sites to explain, for instance, how canals were instrumental in the expansion of industry, or why affluent suburbs are usually situated in the west end of a town.
This book is a joy for anyone wanting to investigate our industrial heritage and discover the secret history behind familiar, everyday features of our urban and rural landscapes.
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Format:Hardcover
This book is clearly written and well organized. It studies sources of power; materials; manufacture processes; and then places. Its main interest is not the historical explanations - these are competent but not hugely original - but for the sense of place. Ideal for a bright teenager or tourist interested in visiting industrial sites. Excellent appendix of locations.
Format:Hardcover
This is a most readable and informative little book, and it will appeal to all those with an interest in the rise, and recent decline of industry in the UK.
This is not really a guide to industrial archaeological sites, although there is a list of these in the back of the book. Detailed guides may be found elsewhere. This is a brief history of all aspects of industry, and it takes the story of them right up to the present day. Of particular interest is the way the author discusses the development and changes in the buildings which have housed the machinery of industry, and how they are being adapted to modern requirements.
Once again however, I am amazed that such a highly qualified writer can make errors which I and my school mates would never have done 50 years ago.Thomas Faraday indeed! Was he Michael's brother? Even worse is the London Midland and Southern Railway-a route I am completely unfamiliar with!
Nevertheless a recommended read.
This is not really a guide to industrial archaeological sites, although there is a list of these in the back of the book. Detailed guides may be found elsewhere. This is a brief history of all aspects of industry, and it takes the story of them right up to the present day. Of particular interest is the way the author discusses the development and changes in the buildings which have housed the machinery of industry, and how they are being adapted to modern requirements.
Once again however, I am amazed that such a highly qualified writer can make errors which I and my school mates would never have done 50 years ago.Thomas Faraday indeed! Was he Michael's brother? Even worse is the London Midland and Southern Railway-a route I am completely unfamiliar with!
Nevertheless a recommended read.
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