As the clock struck midnight on Monday, UK time, the birthplace of the industrial revolution marked a quiet ... eight enormous cooling towers no more. Britain, which used coal to thrust its ...

The Industrial Revolution may have marked the beginning of a new era in England, but the spirit and dedication to craftsmanship remains as sturdy as the Iron Bridge. For centuries, the measure of ...

The UK led the way in this field of science until recently - but now other countries have overtaken. So, how can that lead be recovered?

Sheffield was once the crucible of the British Empire and the industrial revolution, producing almost half of Europe’s entire ...

Before the Industrial Revolution, making textiles was a slow process carried out by people using simple equipment, mostly in their own homes. By the end of the Industrial Revolution, the ...

Industrial Revolution Manchester: Alice Roberts explores Manchester's history of protest and rebellion during the Industrial Revolution, from Marx to the Suffragettes ...

Dowlais traces its roots back to the formation of Dowlais Ironworks Co in south Wales at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in ... the world’s cars One of Britain’s oldest industrial ...

It can be read as an allegory to the impact of the First Industrial Revolution on the new world. The First Industrial Revolution heralded production using steam, and the Second saw the usage of ...

The development of the technology used to perform this apparent alchemy is being described by some as a new industrial revolution ... The good news is that Britain is currently strong in the ...