a wealth of heritage that it is easy to overlook the variety of industrial buildings from all periods and particularly the nineteenth century that lie within the city centre. The industrial economy of Norwich [...] block at Stewarts & Patteson´s Pockthorpe Brewery can still be admired, though much important industrial heritage has been lost. Casualties include the famous Rowntrees Chocolate factory and redevelopment [...] former monastic brew house dating from the medieval period. The Bridewell Museum, hosting an outstanding collection of industrial and social memories, is itself housed in a former shoe factory and one-time

specialized in cutlery opened in Albacete in 2001. The municipal museum, established in an old city palace in 2004, focuses on the cutlery industry as well. Its galleries feature an extraordinary collection [...] and Solingen (D), Albacete ranks among Europe’s most important cutlery manufacturing centers. The industrial quartes beyond the old city gates and in Madrigueras, a small town to the north, are home to about

de Bilbao. The industrial museum RIALIA (which takes its name from the river) occupies a building begun in 1993 which was intended for various projects that did not materialise. The museum opened there in [...] exhibits donated to the museum. The last room is used to offer temporary exhibitions, both by local artists and related to industrial, marine and nautical themes among others. The museum's collection includes [...] includes watercolours, oil paintings, instruments and materials used at work and related to industrial development. They offer a living reflection of the activity of the different workshops and installations

cultural and commercial uses. The ‘Tèrmica’ reopened as a heritage site in 2014, with the collaboration of former workers. It is part of MNACTEC, the Museums of Science and Technology of Catalunya. [...] needed its own generating station to ensure a regular supply of power. Visitors explore the large industrial spaces to see the huge coal-fired steam boilers (later converted to oil), the steam turbines, the

Ancient Monument. The site is the main focus of the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape which was inscribed by UNESCO in December 2000 as a World Heritage Site. In the early 19th century Blaenavon Ironworks became

The rocky south-west coast of Sardinia combines natural beauty and impressive industrial heritage. The Miniera di Masua and Porto Flavia are within the Geological Mining Park of Sardinia. Mining at Masua [...] through the tunnels to a tall archway and a tower built into the cliff. The mining village and a museum of mining machinery can be seen at Masua.

border with Turkey in 1922 cut off Soufli from areas that had been its hinterland. The museum is a site of the Museum Network of the Cultural Foundation of the Piraeus Bank Group (PIOP). It has displays [...] the manufacture of silk fabrics and thread. A further section places the rise and decline of the industry in the region in its broader political and economic context.

The museum, a site of the Museum Network of the Cultural Foundation of the Piraeus Bank Group (PIOP), is close to a celebrated beauty spot called Kefalari-tou Al-Yanni. All the restored industrial buildings

and interactive displays and an archive and library. The museum is surrounded by plantations of mastic trees. The museum is a site of the Museum Network of the Cultural Foundation of the Piraeus Bank Group [...] centuries its people have been closely concerned with shipping but the unique feature of its industrial heritage is its role since classical times in cultivating the mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus and processing [...] part of the island. Research projects into the history of the industry took place in 2007-08, and in 2009 it was decided to build a museum on a site given by the Chios Mastic Growers Association, the

Republic": the vast industrial complex and ERIH Anchor Point Dolní Vítkovice in Ostrava, the third largest city in the country, which in turn constitutes the centre of this Czech industrial zone in the tri-border [...] among other things. The location of the ERIH site Mining Museum in Landek Park combines the nature of the protected former Landek industrial area with collections from the beginning of the 20th century [...] Truck Museum , everything revolves around lorries and chassis from one of the longest-standing car manufacturers in the world. Two further ERIH sites demonstrate that there were other industrial and commercial

ERIH-Standort Tatra LKW-Museum dreht sich alles um Lastwagen und Fahrgestelle eines der ältesten Automobilhersteller der Welt. Dass es neben Kohle und Stahl noch andere Industrie- und Gewerbezweige gab

Historama is a large transport museum at Ferlach in the south of Austria. It is one of a network of heritage projects by the non-profit organisation Die Nostalgiebahnen in Kärnten (Nostalgia Railways of

mines. Since then the immense industrial plants have largely disappeared. Only the award-winning Black Country Living Museum is still deeply rooted in Victorian times. The Museum effortlessly transports visitors [...] century when the working of shallow coal seams and the vents of industrialization turned this area black. All the buildings of the open-air museum are original and have been moved here to save them from development [...] It was in the 1830s when the heavy industry conquered the area north and west of Birmingham. At that time, the Black Country already was known for its vast, partly near-surface coal layers. Now, iron mills

“Made in Sheffield”. The Kelham Island Museum, housed on the site of a disused generating station, is an impressive presentation of the city’s industrial heritage. Here you can see one of the most powerful

generator and transmission shafts. The reality of GDR industry is documented in the canteen and infirmary. The Oldisleben Sugar Factory Cultural Heritage Foundation took over the technical monument from Südzucker [...] domestic beets contained the same sugar as sugar cane. Breeding increased the sugar content until the industrial production of sugar from beet was developed around 1800. The first beet sugar factory was built [...] Union created favourable economic conditions for the cultivation of sugar beet and the beet sugar industry. By 1900, more than 600 beet sugar factories had been established in Germany, including the Oldisleben

landscape of old textile mills, residential areas and squares most of which sprang up in the early industrial era. A trip in the so-called “Kaiser’s wagon” promises a very special experience. This is the wagon [...] ago. If you leave the overhead railway at the 'Werther Brücke' stop, you will reach the experience museum 'Schwebodrom' after a short walk. In three sections, it presents the history of mobility at the end

Poland. It opened as a museum in 2003. The minerals extracted at the mine included fluorite, barytes, galena and quartz, which had varied uses in the chemical and metallurgical industries. The mine had a vertical [...] electric locomotive and trams, and mining equipment such as rock drills driven by compressed air. In the museum on the surface are samples of minerals, tools, safety equipment and models and displays about the

1910 by the Municipality of Milan. Beyond the protection of its industrial heritage, Fondazione AEM supports scientific researches for energy sustainability and recycling, cultural and charity projects, [...] Fondazione AEM was established in 2007 in order to preserve the historical heritage of AEM (The Electric Municipal Company of Milan), one of most important energy companies in Italy, instituted in 1910 [...] region. Headquarter of Fondazione AEM is an old electric substation in Milan transformed in a dynamic heritage hub open to citizens of all ages dedicated to corporate history, culture and sustainability. AEMuseum

production. The only kiln museum in central Germany shows how briquettes were used in private households. The visit is rounded off by a mini garden railway featuring models from the industrial history of the Z [...] This factory was already a technical museum before it ceased operations, because briquetting presses and plate dryers from the 1883-1895 series were running here till 1959. A single 12 horsepower steam [...] factory is the oldest remaining first-generation briquette factory in the world. Furthermore the industrial monument is generally acknowledged to be the last evidence of brown coal processing in central

Monfalcone has been renowned as a centre of the shipyard industry. This is due to the Cosulich family, well-established in the regional shipping industry. Their foundation of a shipyard in today's Panzano district