Industrial Britain Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Industrial Britain
The Industrial Revolution was not a single event, but a lengthy process across centuries. Though technology and economy had developed since ancient times, some innovations and reforms of the 18th and 19th centuries caused rapid changes; such as mechanized textile-making, steam power, large-scale metalworking, and deregulation of commerce. Englandcontained many industrial clusters; whileLondonbecame a world-leading commercial centre, theWest Midlandswas a centre of the textile industry, andNorthwest Englandpioneeredrail transportand shipbuilding. Waleswas the main coal mining and metalworking district, and the cradle of the British labour movement. Welsh nationalism rose in the 1920s, and today, Wales defines itself as a country on its own. Scotlandprovided raw materials such as wood and wo
Industrial Britain Travel Guide Sections
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