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15.05.13
ERIH Annual Conference 2013 - Save the date - Call for papers now open
ERIH Annual Conference 2013 – Back in the Ruhr
Subject: “Measuring the benefits of industrial...
10.03.13
Review of the ERIH Annual Conference 2012
More than 100 delegates from 15 European Countries attended the ERIH Conference 2012 in September...
21.02.13
Call for papers: Rust, Regeneration and Romance: Iron and Steel Landscapes and Cultures
International Conference Announcement and Call for Papers from the Ironbridge International...
Itinéraire thématique du fer et de l’acier
Deux étapes mènent du minerai de fer au fer et à l’acier, les deux matières clé de l’époque industrielle : la fonte des minerais dans le haut fourneau donne du fer pur ; l’affinage de la fonte, c’est-à-dire la diminution de la teneur en carbone, donne ensuite du fer forgé ou de l’acier. Les deux étapes dépendent du combustible : le charbon de terre naturel n’est pas adapté à la fabrication du fer, parce que ses oligo-éléments, surtout le soufre, abîment le métal. C’est pourquoi on a longtemps utilisé le charbon de bois dans les fours de traitement et les feux de fonte ...
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Aberdare | Musée et galerie d`Art de la vallée de Cynon |
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Depot RoadGadlys | CF44 8DL Aberdare | Great Britain |
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Adamov | Old Ironworks |
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Stará huť | 679 04 Adamov | Czech Republic |
| The ironworks at Adamov 15 km N of Brno probably began operation in the 16th century, but the blast furnace that is now the centre of a conserved historic site was built in 1752, and rebuilt in the 18... plus >> |
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Altena | Musée de fil métallique |
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Fritz-Thomée-Straße 12 | 58762 Altena | Germany |
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Amay | Les Maitres du Feu - Route du Feu |
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Rue de Bende 5 | B-4540 Amay | Belgium |
| Les contrastes ne pourraient pas être plus grands: Dans la vallée de la Meuse se blottit, rêveuse, la petite ville d’Amay avec son centre historique, ses ruelles étroites, ses châteaux et ses a... plus >> |
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Angelsberg | Engelsbergs bruk |
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Angelsberg | Sweden |
| Engelsbergs is one of the best-preserved ‘bruks’ (ironworking villages) in Sweden. Iron was made in the community from 1681 and the manor house in the French style was completed in the 1740s. The ... plus >> |
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Annaberg-Buchholz | Frohnauer Hammer Museum |
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Sehmatalstrasse 3 | 09456 Annaberg-Buchholz | Germany |
| The water-powered Frohnauer Hammer is the centrepiece of a restored iron forge at Annaberg-Buchholz that is one of the most important iron-working monuments in the Erzgebirge. The timber-framed buildi... plus >> |
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Aube | Musee de la Grosse Forge d’Aube |
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Rue de la vieille Forge | 61270 Aube | France |
| The museum at Paddle in Normandy is one of the best places in Europe at which to observe the Walloon forge method of making wrought-iron, from which evolved the finery-and-chafery process. Ironworkers... plus >> |
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Balve | Luisenhütte |
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Wocklumer Allee | 58802 Balve | Germany |
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Barrow-in-Furness | Dock Museum |
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North Road | LA14 2PW Barrow-in-Furness | Great Britain |
| The Dock Museum is a striking modern building on a scenic channelside site. Built over an historic graving dock, the museum is home to a wealth of objects and information on the social and industrial ... plus >> |
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Bendorf-Sayn | Sayner Hütte iron works |
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In der Sayner Hütte | 56170 Bendorf-Sayn | Germany |
| The casting hall in the Gothic style at the Bendorf ironworks, Sayn, 10 km north of Koblenz, is one of the most monumental industrial buildings in Europe. A blast furnaces was built at Bendorf in 1769... plus >> |
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Blackpool | La Tour de Blackpool |
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Bank Hey Street | FY1 4BJ Blackpool | Great Britain |
| One of the most recognised landmarks in the region owes its existence to Victorian engineering ingenuity, opening in 1894 at a cost of £64,000. Situated on the seafront between the North and Central ... plus >> |
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Blaenavon | Bleanavon Ironworks |
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North Street | NP4 9RN Blaenavon | Great Britain |
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Bochum | L’hall des siècles |
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An der Jahrhunderhalle 1 | 44793 Bochum | Germany |
| This impressive hall was built as an exhibition hall by the Bochumer Verein ironworks for the 1902 world exhibition in Düsseldorf, after which it was used as a gas-blower and dynamo station in the ca... plus >> |
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Brandenburg an der Havel | Le musée de l’industrie de Brandebourg |
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August-Sonntag-Straße 5 | 14770 Brandenburg an der Havel | Germany |
| Les autres avaient depuis longtemps été envoyés à la casse. D’ailleurs, un four après l’autre disparaissait. Dans l’énorme salle, l’heure était à la démolition. C’est alors que quel... plus >> |
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Bridgend | Tondu Ironworks |
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Parc TonduMaesteg RoadTondu | CF32 9TF Bridgend | Great Britain |
