Coalbrookdale: The Origins of the Industrial Revolution
- 1985 ----- color ----- 30 min ----- vhs
- By examining two questions: what was it that happened here at the beginning of the eighteenth century? why did it happen at Coalbrookdale first? Examines the contribution of the Coalbrookdale Ironworks to Britain's Industrial Revolution. An innovative management and skilled workforce was able to make use of local coal and new smelting techniques to initiate the first Industrial Revolution. Technical and historical information is balanced.
- Topics: (History: British, Industry, Sociology)
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