Northeast Industries Through Time
Stafford M. Linsley
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Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Industries of the North East have changed and developed over the last century Num Pages: 96 pages, 29 black & white illustrations, 157 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310. 96 pages, 186 illustrations incl 157 colour. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Industries of the North East have changed and developed over the last century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; WQP. Dimension: 235 x 166 x 9. Weight: 310.
It has been forcefully argued that if there is one place in Great Britain where an industrialised society first emerged, then that place is Whickham on Tyne, some three miles up-river from Newcastle/ Gateshead. Certainly the North East of England was one of the power houses of Britain's Industrial Revolution, thanks in no small measure to its reserves of coal, galena, and other minerals, and to its concomitant industries of shipbuilding, heavy engineering, and so on.However, signs of economic decline were evident before the nineteenth century was out. Northumberland and Durham had 373 working deep coal mines in 1913, reduced ... Read more
It has been forcefully argued that if there is one place in Great Britain where an industrialised society first emerged, then that place is Whickham on Tyne, some three miles up-river from Newcastle/ Gateshead. Certainly the North East of England was one of the power houses of Britain's Industrial Revolution, thanks in no small measure to its reserves of coal, galena, and other minerals, and to its concomitant industries of shipbuilding, heavy engineering, and so on.However, signs of economic decline were evident before the nineteenth century was out. Northumberland and Durham had 373 working deep coal mines in 1913, reduced ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Through Time
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848686830
SKU
V9781848686830
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Ref
99-5
About Stafford M. Linsley
Stafford is a local industries history author who lives in Seaham.
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