Industrial archaeology of the Lake counties
£18.00
Hard cover with dust jacket, 288pp, b/w photographs, maps and diagrams.
The counties covered by this book are Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire (north of the Sands). An astonishing variety of industry struck roots from early times in the Lake Countries. As inland rural industries declined, leaving numerous undisturbed traces on dales and fells, heavy industry in West Cumberland and Furness provided some economic compensation.
The area contributed fully to the mid-nineteenth century industrial upsurge. At that time no fewer than 101 mills were concerned with the textile trades alone; wood-machining and gunpowder manufacturing were also encouraged by the availability of water power and the demands of the extractive industries. The numerous small industries of the market towns, Cumberland coal and iron working, the transport revolution and the urban growth all have their own technical and economic stories, Whitehaven (third port in Britain by c 1740) and Maryport are today both industrial monuments in their own right.
The gazetteer to this book locates and describes a large number of sites still of interest – ranging from bobbin mills, lime works and mining communities to railway stations, forges and port remains.
Part one: The historical background; The early iron industry in Lakeland; Water-powered industries; Coal and iron mining; Mines and quarries of the Fells; Industries of the woodlands; Transport: roads, canals, railways and harbours; Industry and the growth of towns.
Part two: Gazetteer; Bibliographical notes and references in the text; Acknowledgements; Index.
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