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Preston is rightly proud of its industrial heritage and can lay claim to being at the forefront of developments in many areas of technology. From the late 18th century when the first cotton mills appeared a great diversity of products and services have been produced by Preston folk. By the Industrial Revolution days Preston was an important cog in the wheel of Lancashire industry. Machinery for textiles, factories for tobacco, chocolate and biscuits, breweries, even a gold thread works and a soap works have provided employment for generations. Aeroplanes, railway carriages, tram cars, diesel locomotives, motor cars and lorries have left the local production lines. The Preston Docks were, from late Victorian days until the 198s, a hive of industry in an area where shipbuilding was pioneered. Indeed, engineering works and iron foundries were commonplace providing the nuts and bolts essential for industrial growth. Preston At Work explores the life of this Lancashire city and its people, from pre-industrial beginnings through to the present day. In a fascinating series of contemporary photographs and illustrations it takes us from the days when cotton and spinning were cottage industries, through the Industrial Revolution, the traumas of the war years and into the technologically advanced world of today, showing how Preston has successfully transformed itself from a cotton town into an administrative centre and a university city.

About the Author

Keith is an engineering design/development engineer having worked in the Printing Press industry for over thirty-five years. His hobbies include running, walking, gym training, railways and local history. He has studied history for the last twenty-five years both locally and nationally and has had a number of successful books to his name. He has also contributed numerous articles on local history to the Lancashire Evening Post for the last fifteen years, and is a member of the Crime Writers Association and the Lancashire Authors Association. He currently lives in Preston.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781445669540
  • Publisher: Amberley Publishing
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 0 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1445669544
  • Publisher Date: 15 Oct 2017
  • Height: 165 mm
  • No of Pages: 96
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Width: 233 mm

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