Twentieth Century Industrial Archaeology

• Main Authors: Stratton, Michael, Trinder, Barrie
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York Taylor & Francis 2000; Taylor and Francis; E & FN Spon; CRC Press LLC; Spon Press
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: 20th century; Architectural Conservation and Building Conservation; Architectural History; Architecture; Architecture, Industrial; Contemporary Past; Industrial archaeology; Industrial archaeology > Great Britain; Industrial buildings; Industrial Archaeology; Brunner Mond; Rootes Group; Rolling Mill; Pithead Baths; Royal Victoria Dock; BP; Anglo-Persian Oil Company; Barrie Trinder; Trafford Park; ICI Plant; Royal Ordnance Factory; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust; Connah's Quay; Terminal Building; Crown Copyright; GWR; Great Western Main Line; Haber Bosch Process; RAF Museum; Great West Road; Shadow Factory; Marshalling Yards; Development Corporations; Caernarfon Castle
• ISBN: 0419246800; 9781138140516; 1138140511; 9780419246800
• DOI: 10.4324/9781315025070

This book examines the industrial monuments of twentieth- century Britain. Each chapter takes a specific theme and examines it in the context of the buildings and structure of the twentieth century. The authors are both leading experts in the field, having written widely on various aspects of the subject. In this new and comprehensive survey they respond to the growing interest in twentieth-century architecture and industrial archaeology. The book is well illustrated with superb and unique illustrations drawn from the archives of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. It will mark and celebrate the end of the century with a tribute to its remarkable built industrial heritage.