Two hundred years of industry have transformed the British landscape. This book enables the reader to reconstruct the landscape of past industry. The authors ar

To the early railway traveller, the prospect of travelling to places in hours rather than days hitherto was an inviting prospect, however a journey was not with

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This book is concerned with the remarkable changes made to the built environment in Lancashire’s main textile district – essentially the eastern and central

Britain was the first country in the world to become an essentially urban county. And England is still one of the most urbanized countries in the world. The tow