Introduction
Food for the Table
The grain mill and the millwright; the cheese maker; the smoke
house
Setting the Table
The silversmith; the pottery
Two pints and a Dram
The maltings; the brewery; the cider maker; the distillery; the pub
sign artist
The Church
The bell foundry; the stained glass studio; the organ builder
Building Materials
The stone quarry; the stone masons; the brickworks; the glass
maker
Working Metal
The blacksmith; the foundry; the clock maker; the miner
The Printed Word
The paper mill; the printer and the illustrator; the book
binder
What we Wear
The woollen mill; the tannery
The Sites
A celebration of Britain's unique surviving industries and crafts, the people who practise them today, and the wonderful objects they create
Anthony Burton is a regular contributor to the BBC's Countryfile
magazine, and has written various books on Britain’s industrial
heritage, including Remains of a Revolution and The National Trust
Guide to Our Industrial Past, as well as three of the official
National Trail guides. He has written and presented for the BBC,
acted as historical adviser for the Discovery series Industrial
Revelations and On the Rails, and has appeared as an expert on the
programme Coast.
Rob Scott has worked as a photojournalist and editorial
photographer for 30 years. His portraits of celebrities such as BB
King, Sir David Attenborough, Sir Simon Rattle, David Beckham and
Sir Richard Branson have been published all over the world and his
work regularly appears in UK magazines including the BBC's
Countryfile, Music and Wildlife, as well as LandScape, National
Trust and English Heritage magazines. In recent years he has
specialised in documenting Britain’s surviving traditional
industries.
www.robscottphotography.com
A delightful journey through our incredible creative heritage
*BBC Countryfile*
Impossible to resist ... a pure shot in the arm for those of us
feeling jaded by our increasingly automated modern world
*Saga Magazine*
So many interesting crafts and their histories. A fully illustrated
celebration ... hurray!
*Let's Talk*
A truly beautiful book with some awe-inspiring photography
*Cotswold Life*
A magnificent piece of work, visually stunning and profoundly
moving. The images burn themselves on the mind and stir a response
in the soul.
*Church Times*
A beautiful homage to how the past is remaining relevant in the
present
*LandScape*
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