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Foundries And Rolling Mills - Memories Of Industrial Britain

Join engineer, steeplejack and beloved storyteller Fred Dibnah, as he takes you on a personal tour through industrial Britain. Bringing to life landmark events from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century in his typically engaging and anecdotal style, Fred introduces the great inventors from the age of steam, describes the day-to-day operation of railways, mills, forges and factories, and paints a vivid picture of what life was like for the mill-hands, colliers and engineers who laboured in industrial Britain - the workshop of the world. With a comprehensive gazetteer, which lists details of over 230 places of industrial interest - from steam railways and ships, to windmills and watermills - "Foundries and Rolling Mills" is a glorious portrait of Britain at the height of
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Join engineer, steeplejack & beloved storyteller Fred Dibnah, as he takes you on a personal tour through industrial Britain. Bringing to life landmark events from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century in his typically engaging & anecdotal style, Fred introduces the great inventors from the age of steam, describes the day-to-day operation of railways, mills, forges & factories, & paints a vivid picture of what life was like for the mill-hands, colliers & engineers who laboured in industrial Britain
- the workshop of the world. With a comprehensive gazetteer, which lists details of over 230 places of industrial interest
- from steam railways & ships, to windmills & watermills
- " Foundries & Rolling Mills" is a glorious portrait of Britain at the height of its industrial power, from one of our most revered figures.

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engineer - A professional engineering practitioner concerned with developing solutions for technological systems problems.
Steam - Steam - water in gas form, water vapour. Commonly seen coming from a kettle
Railways - A set of tracks that have been laid for the purpose of trains to travel up and down them
World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti
Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.
Mill - A building which can grind grain into flour.
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With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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