Ironmaking : the history and archaeology of the iron industry / Richard Hayman.

Main entry:

Hayman, Richard, 1959-

Title & Author:

Ironmaking : the history and archaeology of the iron industry / Richard Hayman.

Publication:

Stroud, Gloucestershire : Tempus, 2005.

Description:

160 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Series:

Revealing history

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-156) and index.
The "popular and universal metal" -- The bloomery -- The blast furnace and finery forge -- The coke iron industry -- Puddling -- The nineteenth century -- Ironmasters -- Iron workmen -- Cast iron and engineering -- Ironmasters -- Iron workers -- Steel -- archaeology and conservation.

Summary:

From those heady days at Coalbrookdale on the banks of the Severn to the decline of a once-mighty industry, Richard Hayman tells the story of iron and its effects on Britain and the world. The book will appeal to those living in main centres of iron and steel manufacture, both past and present.

ISBN:

0752433741 (pbk.)
9780752433745 (pbk.)

Subject:

Iron industry and trade Great Britain History.
Iron industry and trade Social aspects Great Britain History.
Iron industry and trade Technological innovations Great Britain History.
Iron industry and trade.
Iron industry and trade Social aspects.
Iron industry and trade Technological innovations.
Great Britain.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Revealing history.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 316035
Call No.: 316035
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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