Holmen is the name given to the row of islands linked by bridges to the east of Copenhagen between Zealand and the northern tip of the island of Amager, most of which are artificial, having been created

the Vosges to be able to make glass. In 1794 a glassworks was set up, whose later reputation was linked with the name of a man called Emile Gallé. Between 1866 and 1870 he was officially responsible for [...] refused to die. Former glass workers joined forces in 1975 to set up a Glass Museum. Its history is now linked with the Saar Art College that was set up in 1989. Since 1992 workshops have been held for students

La Spezia is an important naval base on the west coast of Italy, and the terminus of ferries linking the mainland with Sardinia and Corsica. The transport museum originated in 1986 and is based in a former

The suspension bridge that links Buda with Pest is one of Europe’s most iconic bridges, a monument to Hungarian nationalist feeling of the mid-19th century and to Hungary’s recovery from the destruction

style’ by William Frame for the Bute Dock Company, became the nerve centre for the trading activity linking railways and shipping. Today pierhead remains as a testimony to South Wales’ great industrial past

wealth gap between the Francophone and the Flemish-speaking parts of the young state. Related Links ERIH Link List Searching in History: The Industrial Revolution in Belgium Industrial Heritage in Belgium

still made a significant contribution to the economy until well into the 20th century. Related Links ERIH Link List Searching in History: The Industrial Revolution in France HpT: Révolution industrielle en [...] The emergence of the second French colonial empire from the middle of the 19th century was closely linked to the successful industrialisation: The new factories generated a constantly growing demand for

horse-powered factory, although it may not have operated until 1772. From 1770 he developed financial links with Jedediah Strutt (1726-97) and Samuel Need. On 1 August 1771 he leased premises at Cromford, where [...] Cromford. They were also in France and Bohemia before 1790. Arkwright was involved with the canal that linked Cromford to the inland waterways network, and was well-acquainted with intellectuals of the Industrial

harbours in Scotland, and was largely responsible for the engineering of the Caledonian Canal, which linked the east and west coasts of Scotland. In 1808-10 he paid two visits to Sweden to give advice on the [...] Canal. He was engineer from 1815 to the Holyhead Road Commission, and greatly improved the principal link between London and Dublin, which included numerous bridges, among them the innovatory suspension bridge

museum at the latter. William Wilkinson met his brother at Namur in 1782. John Wilkinson had many links with the continental Europe, and supplied steam engine cylinders and cast-iron pipes for the Paris

well into the 20th century. The most celebrated was Das Kapital, published in 1867. He maintained links with revolutionaries in many countries, particularly through the First International, formed in 1864

In 1833 he became involved in the project for what came to be called the Great Western Railway, linking Bristol with London, and from an office in London assisted the passage of the legislation authorising

Europe as the inspiration behind the system of fast trains that showed the potential of railways for linking together the continent’s principal cities. Den Hollander was a mechanical engineer who gave many [...] Netherlands, Switzerland and Italy, and later of Belgium, Luxembourg and Spain. There were also formal links with the Austrian and Danish systems. The first TEE trains were diesel multiple units built in Amsterdam [...] for international rail travel and the network of fast, comfortable, high-capacity trains that now links European cities has grown from he seeds he planted in the 1950s.

Homepage Service Links LINKS Listen INFORMATION TO THIS LINK LIST On this link list we have collected over 450 websites from all over Europe which present organisations and networks dealing with industrial [...] present the industrial heritage of a country or a region – most of them from a tourism point of view. Links of single sites have deliberately not been taken into the collection as this may become unmanageable [...] made for industrial UNESCO World Heritage Sites, which you can find on top of the list. Numerous links can also be found on single sites or thematic pages of our web presentation.

on plant, all way to a historical chemicals train. Two main bodies are responsible for securing a link between modern training courses and the preservation of typical regional industrial heritage. In this

and huge workshops in iron and steel works. The various production sites and housing estates were linked by a complex and dense network of railways. In 1854 the first railway line was opened between Gijón

service by Barmer Bergbahn AG in 1914, overcomes 153 metres in altitude and is part of the former link between the major cities of Wuppertal and Solingen. It was in operation until 1969. The listed tramway

which he had collected over many years, together with pictures, post cards and rare items closely linked with regional and German cultures. The motto of the museum is “experience and try out”, and visitors

The island of Sardinia is rich in mineral resources. Mining was practised here for several thousands of years. Its history started in paleolitic age with obsidian mines and kept on with ore and coal m

market towns in the nineteenth century. Much of its prosperity was due to the Oxford Canal which linked the town with the coalfield around Coventry from 1778, and was extended south to reach the navigable [...] 2007, is available for hire. On the opposite side of the canal from the boat yard, with which it is linked by a bridge, is Banbury Museum, housed in a modern buildings. Its collection includes exhibits, amongst