glassmakers mastered both the French and Industrial Revolutions by specialising in the luxury product of lead crystal, and witness England as a pioneer of early industrial mass production. Some of the museums [...] quantities of firewood for the furnaces - a precondition particularly fulfilled by Scandinavian countries. In Germany, glassmakers originally settled in low mountain woodlands: the Thuringian, Black and [...] dirty. Despite all the differences, the featured sites have one thing in common: they illustrate an industry that was once dominated by highly specialised craftspeople, and bring their art back to life with

large-scale industrial processes undertaken by landowners and capital investors, which reshaped the agricultural landscape into an industrial centre for slate production during the Industrial Revolution (1780-1914) [...] and mines, archaeological sites related to slate industrial processing, historical settlements, both living and relict, historic gardens and grand country houses, ports, harbours and quays, and railway and [...] studies covering the wider extent of the slate quarrying industry and refined by consultation with historians and re-checked in the field by industrial archaeological specialists. The focus has centred on

more than 2,000 industrial monuments and museums in all European countries is proof of the lasting impact of 200 years of Industrial Revolution. Accordingly, the development of industrial society and the [...] the resulting industrial culture are a fundamental part of Europe's self-perception. Towards the end of the 20th century, this resulted in a growing interest in industrial heritage and its significance for [...] whether industrial culture, with its cross-border implications and identity-determining influences, can continue to contribute to common strength and cooperation in Europe. Will the industrial society

environment exceed those from the industrial revolution era. This sets new goals and tasks in terms of communication and interpretation for all those dealing with the industrial heritage. At the same time, [...] combine both of these heritages. The European Route of Industrial Heritage (ERIH) is co-created by post-industrial sites from 28 European countries. The route includes over 2,300 sites, and the association [...] so-called “Anchor Points”. These are milestones of European industrial heritage, sites of particular historical significance for the industrial revolution, while offering visitors high-quality experiences. Among