Archaeology (Industrial & otherwise)
Tremendous series of booklets! Whatever the slight variations in title, all are excellent guides to the old industrial sites in the areas concerned, and represent exceptional value, being very well produced Highly recommended for anyone of a mechanical bent planning a visit to the areas; you will be amazed at what you can "accidentally" stumble across - probably to the horror of your family! All are soft-cover booklets from the Association for Industrial Archaeology except the third from last which is by the Somerset Industrial Archeological Society, but to the same layout and format.
Ironmaking - the history and archaeology of the iron industry
Hayman • £18.99 • (D)
Iron was the catalyst of the Industrial Revolution and this book looks at the steady development of methods of producing it, and especially at the evidence of this development which can still be found throughout the U.K. The author concentrates on the period when coal had become the major fuel source, and considers the changing technology, geography and economy of this once mighty industry. 160 pages, illustrated with drawings, photos and maps. Paperback. Tempus Publishing
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Brunel’s Royal Albert Bridge
Binding • £ 29.00 • (A)
This corking book on Brunel’s magnificent bridge over the River Tamar at Saltash has been reprinted (and I’m not surprised). This tells of the design concepts, the thirteen year saga of the bridge’s construction, the rail services over it, and the work being done to ensure that this unique structure, a testament to the ingenuity and ability of the Victorian engineers and workmen, continues in service. 152 pages. 118 photos, maps and engravings. Harbound. Twelveheads Press
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Rendel's Floating Bridges
Kittridge • £12.50 • (B)
Having tried six times to build a major suspension bridge and failed, James Meadow Rendel invented the 'Floating Bridge' as a cheap, temporary, substitute, and eight survive today in the U.K., including the Torpoint one - the largest such operation of its type worldwide. A remarkably simple idea - fixed chain between two sides of water, and a hull with an engine on board, which turns sprockets which engage with the chain, and drag the whole thing along, floating bridges still make effective road links across difficult-to-bridge stretches of water possible. The story of their creation, and the men involved, is well told here. 144 pages. 155 illustrations. Paperback. Twelveheads Press
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The Great Laxey Mine
Scarffe • £19.99 • (A)
See main entry in the ‘Mines and Mining’ section. A respectable amount of this excellent book is devoted to the building, use, saving and preservation of The Lady Isabella - the biggest waterwheel in the world.
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Roads - archaeology and architecture
Morriss • £19.99 • (B)
Fascinating book which considers not just the history of roads, and their engineering, but what goes with them - tunnels, fords, ferries, bridges, inns, bridge chapels, toll-houses and gates, garages, car parks, milestones, direction and traffic signs, public transport - and the ‘Rule of the Road’. Well done, and an eye-opening read. 288 well illustrated pages (16 in colour). Paperback. Tempus Publishing
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Windmills A Pictorial History of their Technology
Hills o £ 21.99 o (B)
This is a fascinating pictorial look at the various types of windmill construction, what they were used for, and the mechanisms they contained. Over 100 British and 50 overseas windmills are featured, the bulk of the latter being, surprisingly enough, in Holland, with a number in Denmark and Sweden. Over 450 B & W photos. 208 pages. Hardbound. Landmark Publishing
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The Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield & its workers
Pam • £ 14.00 • (B)
Full review in the History of Engineering section - should also be seriously considered by anyone with an interest in this section.
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The Anderton Boat Lift
Carden • £19.95 • (A)
Full review in the Marine section - well worth having!
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MAGAZINE
Archive - The Quarterly Journal for British Industrial and Transport History £6.00
Fascinating and extremely well produced magazine covering matters of industrial archaeology and transport history. The subjects covered to date are very wide, but all are interesting. Around 64 A4 format pages per issue.
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N.B. There are items linked to industrial archaeology in other parts of this list, notably in the “Mines & Mining” section.
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