Gazetteer of the British Iron Industry, 1490-1815. Volumes 1 & 2

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Provides 'a history of every ironworks of the charcoal blast furnace period, except the Weald. It also covers early coke ironworks (built before 1815) and water-powered bloomeries (of the previous technology). After introductory material on the industry generally, each chapter deals with the ironworks of one district including also other water-powered mills processing iron, steel furnaces, early ironworks powered by steam engines, and a few other works. Blade mills (and cutlers' wheels), which provided the initial cutting edge for tools and needle mills, are not included in those cases where they are ubiquitous'. Structured by district - 'South east'; 'North east'; 'Northern Midlands'; 'Southern Midlands'; 'South west and Wales'; North west England'; 'Scotland'. Family trees are inserted for Crowley; Spencer; Foley; Hall; Cotton and Kendall; Lloyd; and Darby families