Basic Industries of Great Britain. Coal, iron, steel, engineering, ships. An historic and economic survey

Notes:

The c20 entries deal largely with the present day position and very recent history. Published under the editorship of Lord Aberconway, a senior business figure in the heavy industries sector. Each entry deals with a specific industry in a specific region or district. The industry is described in broad detail and much business specific information is given. 'The object of these chapters is not to enter into technical details, but to present a historical review of the evolution of our great basic industries and a picture of what is going on today in these busy centres. Each chapter is based upon a certain topographical area, beginning with coal, the foundation of iron and steel manufacture, which provides, in its turn, the basis of mechanical engineering'. Chapters appear in BHE as individual entries