The Shropshire wrought-iron industry c1600-1900: a study of technological change

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http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/611 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/611 http://eprints.org/relation/isIndexCodesVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/611 archive 4031 disk0/00/00/02/48 2009-07-10 08:58:28 2019-01-23 09:51:47 2011-07-19 16:14:39 thesis show 0 Hayman Richard r.hayman@virgin.net Trinder Barrie Stuart ftp://ubira.bham.ac.uk/eTheses/248_Hayman/ University of Birmingham The Shropshire wrought-iron industry c1600-1900: a study of technological change unpub CC D204 30sch_educ Wrought-iron manufacture in Shropshire is studied over three centuries, encompassing changes in technology arising from the use of vegetable and subsequently mineral fuel. It describes the charcoal-using forges of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, discussing their rural locations on tributaries of the River Severn, and their principal market in the Midland manufacturing district. Comparison with other ironworking districts establishes that the industry had a regional rather than a national base. Early processes using coal and coke are discussed, in particular the patent awarded to Thomas and George Cranage, two Shropshire workmen, in 1766, before the adoption of the puddling process in the late eighteenth century. The industry in the nineteenth century is discussed with reference to the market and workplace structure, examining their influence on the technology of iron production. In the light of this, it is argued that in the nineteenth century ironmaking retained a strong regional character, structured by particular historic and geographic circumstances, and that national trends offer a limited understanding of the industry in that period. The thesis also challenges conventional interpretations of technological change, whereby new technology replaces old, arguing for increasing technological diversity until the decline of ironmaking in the late nineteenth century. 2004 2003-07 graduation 2353277 eng author unchecked This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. public 279 University of Birmingham Centre for Lifelong Learning d_ph FALSE na 2004 graduation