Heavy industry

Derbyshire played an important part in the history of Britain’s industrial development. The Romans mined lead here and from medieval times coal mining, iron working and the manufacture of pottery were all important. 

Michael Smith tells the fascinating story of the inventors, entrepreneurs and artisans who contributed to the Industrial Revolution in Derbyshire.

This ebook only publication is an abridged version of the Industrial Derbyshire publication which can be found in its entirety as an ebook and as a hardback.
The chapters included in this book are:
Coal
Iron and Steel
Lead Mining
The Chemical and Nuclear Industries
Engineering