'My day at work', where ERIH site staff present their day-to-day work and raise interest in industrialheritage as a potential career option. Young Professionals also attend ERIH Board meetings as advisors
ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM Listen The Industrial Revolution began in the fields of British farmers. Thanks to new cultivation methods, they were able to increase their yields in the [...] capital market already existed: at the end of the 17th century, the stock exchange and the Bank of England had been founded in London. In addition, extensive, easily accessible deposits of the key resources [...] blast furnace. However, a second innovation was needed before the vast coal deposits of central England could be exploited: in 1712, the ironmonger Thomas Newcomen installed the first steam engine in a
ON THE HISTORY OF TRANSPORT Listen During the early years of the Industrial Revolution there was a radical change in transportation. The arrival of pounding steamships and steam locomotives gave a huge [...] transporting goods. In 1761, the Bridgewater canal was completed in one of the birthplaces of the industrial age, the British textile area Lancashire; from then on, the route supplied the booming city of [...] either side in order to drive the wheels directly. Stephenson also built the first railway line in England. In 1825, the Stockton and Darlington Railway was opened, and the subsequent railway boom resulted
labour. Related Links WIKIPEDIA: Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution Textile History - Invention of Textile The Heritage of the Textile Industry. Thematic Study for TICCIH Sites of the [...] with their rows of spinning frames and thousands of rattling bobbins heralded the coming of the Industrial Revolution. But these mills also had a darker side to their story as most of the cotton came from [...] Cromford, and soon built up an empire and became one of the most powerful entrepreneurs in the industrial era. An alternative solution was offered by the spinning jenny, invented by a weaver called James
ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF SWEDEN Listen Sweden’s long road to becoming an industrial nation followed a familiar path in that the process began with agricultural surpluses and a consequent population [...] the region centred on Borås and the expanding industrial city of Norrköping. Towards the end of the century, Sweden profited greatly from the Second Industrial Revolution, in which new sectors outgrew heavy [...] role: it enabled Sweden to finance its bid to become a major power. The earliest signs of a nascent industrial revolution appeared in the first half of the 18th century: entrepreneur Jonas Alströmer founded
Listen The conservation and management of industrialheritage requires a wide range of knowledge and skills. Industrialheritage is more than just industrial buildings and machinery, the "tangible" remains [...] as well as sector-specific social routines and intangible heritage. But this knowledge is in danger of being lost over time. Today, heritage organisations are increasingly facing the retirement of their [...] 2020 Annual Conference in Oberhausen. Under the theme 'Keeping the wheels turning. Making industrialheritage fit for generational change' , the conference showcased practical examples of preserving and
ON THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF SPAIN Listen Spain could have become one of the earliest major European industrial nations, given that its mountains are enormously rich in natural resources. However, political [...] economy, Spain had, by the early 1970s, developed into a leading industrial nation. Related Links ERIH Link List WIKIPEDIA: Revolución industrial en España WIKIPEDIA: Economy of Spain World Atlas: The biggest [...] Medulas, cinnabar (mercury sulphide) in Almadén and silver and copper on the Rio Tinto on a quasi-industrial scale. Following this phase, mining went into decline for centuries. Only the mercury from Almadén
appreciation in the course of debates on post-colonialism. At least for the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in England, concrete connections have now been proven: English traders trafficked some 2.5 million [...] century - more than any other nation. Proceeds from this flowed into the expanding industrial districts of northern England and Wales. In the industrialisation of Germany in the 19th century, profits from [...] later industrial nations such as France and the Netherlands: the colonies were needed as suppliers of raw materials for production and as markets for the products. Great Britain, a leading industrial nation
and Stories "Linking Europe" ERIH IndustrialHeritage Barometer Exchange programme "ERIH on TOUR" European Academy of IndustrialHeritage European IndustrialHeritage Summer School Succession Planning [...] genocide Stories about People: Biographies Industrial Stories to Listen to "LINKING EUROPE" Virtual Exhibition Technology transfer Brochure "European IndustrialHeritage" About ERIH Route System Anchor Points: [...] SITEMAP Home I want to go there! How it started The Industrial Revolution in Europe Industrial History of European Countries Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina
practice websites on different topic dealing with industrialheritage. more LINKS Our link list: websites from all over Europe which present the industrialheritage of a country or a region – most of them from [...] SERVICE ERIH IH BAROMETER Since 2018, ERIH has been conducting surveys of industrialheritage sites in Europe in partnership with the Regionalverband Ruhr. more EXPERTS DATABASES Following you will find
the early civilisations of Mesopotamia and Egypt and in antiquity was already produced on a proto-industrial scale. Apparently, the people of what is now Hallstatt in Austria were the first to manufacture [...] Poland for instance, Lüneburg in Northern Germany, and a number of salines in Worcestershire in England. At that time salt refining became more efficient through the utilisation of large pans made of lead [...] corresponding to an invention of the French chemist Nicolas Leblanc, it was synthesized now on a large industrial scale from sulphuric acid, coal, calcium carbonate and salt. The process reduced the cost of cotton
along the milestones of European industrial history. What is ERIH ? ERIH is the European Route of IndustrialHeritage, a network of the most important industrialheritage sites in Europe. It is the common [...] left us a rich industrialheritage. A gigantic network of sites spread all over the continent. It only has to be brought back to life. That is what the European Route of IndustrialHeritage (ERIH) is doing [...] the complete range of European industrial history. After that, they tell tourists what they can see at a local level. Visitors of all ages can relive their industrialheritage in the form of attractive guided
left us with a rich industrialheritage. A vast network of sites spread across Europe. It just needs to be brought back to life - and that is what the European Route of IndustrialHeritage (ERIH) is doing [...] ERIH'S ROUTE SYSTEM: YOUR GUIDE TO EUROPE'S INDUSTRIALHERITAGE Listen Where was the first factory in the world? Where was the biggest steam engine built? And where was the most modern colliery of its [...] doing. Join us on an exciting journey of discovery through the most important sites of Europe's industrial history. Read more about ERIH and it's (virtual) route system of Anchor Points, Regional Routes and
REGIONAL ROUTES OPEN UP THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF A REGION Listen In many European regions there are few industrialheritage sites with touristic potential. Each of this regions has its own specialisms [...] European industrial history. Germany's Ruhrgebiet, for example. Or South Wales, a key region in the "world's first industrial nation". Both these areas comprise a number of less significant industrial monuments [...] raw material deposits. more Industrial Valleys The slate hillsides of the Rhineland do not resemble an industrial area in the slightest. That said, it is indeed an industrial area whose economic roots
PROJECTS ERIH INDUSTRIALHERITAGE BAROMETER Since 2018 ERIH in cooperation with the Regionalverband Ruhr carries out surveys of industrialheritage sites in Europe. All industrialheritage sites are invited [...] develop skills and competences. more EUR ACADEMY OF INDUSTRIALHERITAGE Aim of the project is to attract young people to European industrialheritage as a career option. For this ERIH organises courses [...] courses in cooperation with universities. more INDUSTRIALHERITAGE SUMMER SCHOOL The 14-day Summer School for students from European universities combines interdisciplinary knowledge transfer with practice-oriented
the European Route of IndustrialHeritage? Do you need assistance with an individual research? Please do not hesitate to contact us: ERIH - European Route of IndustrialHeritage e.V Office Christiane Baum
Zollverein Mine World Heritage Site in Essen. It complements the multimedia information offered by the "Portal of IndustrialHeritage", which presents the "Route of IndustrialHeritage in the Ruhr Area" and [...] and other interesting industrialheritage sites in North Rhine-Westphalia as well as the industrial properties on UNESCO's World Heritage List and all ERIH Anchor Points in Europe. A mobile version of [...] of industrialized regions in Europe and gives an impression of the diversity of Europe's industrialheritage. This is realized on information boards, which as examples show ERIH Regional Routes in Lusatia
prevent it from sticking together. With slight alterations, the machine went into commercial use in England thanks to financial backing by Henry Fourdrinier, a stationer of London, and is therefore, rather [...] it is comparatively expensive to produce. This invention initiated paper production on a large industrial scale. Factories were moved to areas where wood was abundant, especially the forest regions of
