Industry in history

Industry In History

The story of the factory or industrial building as extracted from the extensive studies by the author.

Here split into four sections covering the general history of the industrial building from its early beginnings in the eighteenth century to the present day.

Each section is easily navigated to from the links below.

Section 1

Farm to factory, Water to steam

1720-1900

Section 2

Structure and the search for light;

taking the factory into the century

1901-1939.

Section 3

Clouds of war to regeneration.

1940-1999

Section 4

End of a century and the

Millennium,present and future trends Year 2000 onwards

Renault factory Swindon U.K

Industrial architeture,factory architecture,industrial design,architecture,building history,industrial heritage

industrial architectural history, history of the factory

Industryinform

Design and information inspired by Industry