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The Wealden Iron Industry
Jeremy Hodgkinson
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Description for The Wealden Iron Industry
Paperback. For two periods of British history - the first part of the Roman occupation and the Tudor and early Stuart periods - the Weald of south-east England was the most productive iron-producing region in the country. Drawing on local evidence, this book explores the archaeology and history of an area whose iron industry was of international importance. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 colour and 75 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; HDT; TDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
For two periods of British history - the first part of the Roman occupation and the Tudor and early Stuart periods - the Weald of south-east England was the most productive iron-producing region in the country. Looking across the tranquil Wealden countryside, it is hard to identify anything that hints at its industrial past. Yet 400 years ago, nearly 100 furnaces and forges roared and hammered there, the smoke from charcoal-making curling up from the surrounding woods and the roads bustling with wagons laden with ore and iron sows. Many British naval campaigns, including the Spanish Armada, the wars against ... Read more
For two periods of British history - the first part of the Roman occupation and the Tudor and early Stuart periods - the Weald of south-east England was the most productive iron-producing region in the country. Looking across the tranquil Wealden countryside, it is hard to identify anything that hints at its industrial past. Yet 400 years ago, nearly 100 furnaces and forges roared and hammered there, the smoke from charcoal-making curling up from the surrounding woods and the roads bustling with wagons laden with ore and iron sows. Many British naval campaigns, including the Spanish Armada, the wars against ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
384g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752445731
SKU
V9780752445731
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Ref
99-10
About Jeremy Hodgkinson
Jeremy Hodgkinson has lived and worked in Sussex for most of his life. He has been a writer and lecturer on the Wealden iron industry for 25 years. Formerly on the Councils of the Sussex Archaeology Society and the Historical Metallurgy society, he is currently Vice-chairman of the Wealdon Iron Research Group. He lives in Crawley, Sussex. ... Read more
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