Book description
Join engineer, steeplejack and beloved storyteller Fred Dibnah, as he
takes you on a personal tour through industrial Britain.
Bringing to life landmark events from the eighteenth to the early
twentieth century in his typically engaging and anecdotal style, Fred
introduces the great inventors from the age of steam, describes the
day-to-day operation of railways, mills, forges and factories, and
paints a vivid picture of what life was like for the mill-hands,
colliers and engineers who laboured in industrial Britain - the
workshop of the world.
With a comprehensive gazetteer, which lists details of over 230
places of industrial interest - from steam railways and ships, to
windmills and watermills - Foundries and Rolling Mills is a
glorious portrait of Britain at the height of its industrial power,
from one of our most revered figures.
Fred Dibnah was a steeplejack, engineer, craftsman, artist,
inventor, steam enthusiast and devotee of Britain's industrial
heritage. He first appeared on television in 1979 and became a
much-loved cultural icon. An exhaustive storyteller, Fred presented
the television series Magnificent Monuments, Age of
Steam, Industrial Age and Made in Britain.
David Hall, a former journalist, teacher and producer for over 20
years, has made programmes for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and American
television. He made all of Fred's last television series and was the
producer of Fred Dibnah's World of Steam, Steel and Stone.
David's writing credits include Fred: The Definitive Biography
of Fred Dibnah, Fred Dibnah's Buildings of Britain, and
with Fred, Fred Dibnah's Age of Steam.
