Table of Contents

Introduction Brine and rock salt Salt-making processes Sea-salt making Inland salt making The salt workers Salt refining Rock-salt mining Vacuum salt works Effects on the landscape Transport The salt tax Glossary Salt manufacturers, packers and distributors Further reading Places to visit Index

Promotional Information

A brief illustrated history of the salt industry in Britain.

About the Author

Andrew and Annelise Fielding have been experimenting with historic processes of salt making since moving to Cheshire in 1989. Both are archaeologists.