in Birmingham and hear the stories of the firms and the people who worked in the industry. The conditions that workers endured were appalling by today’s standards, yet each worker would produce thousands

extend only about 30 m from the entrance. They nevertheless convey a vivid impression of the working conditions of iron ore miners in the 19th century. Associated with the mine is the Ressell Forge , once a

ascended to an outlet on the hill top. Visitors can gain some understanding of the harsh working conditions endured by generations of coal miners in Murcia, and can learn something of other mines in the

and museum are located near Cheddleton station which remains in its original nineteenth-century condition. The railway’s administrative headquarters is at Kingsley & Froghall station. Trains are regularly

installed by Karlstads Mekaniska Verkstad in 1907 and 1911, and remain virtually in their original condition. The transmission shafts and belts that until 1942 conveyed power from water turbines to the machines

the option of open carriages, and there are units of 2004 which offer panoramic views and air conditioning. A journey along the whole length of the line takes two hours and twenty minutes. The line is

its historical context, highlighting both the manufacturing techniques involved and the working conditions and developments in the city of Pforzheim. Because the jewellery and watchmaking industries not

atmosphere in the mine were recognised, and facilities were provided for people with respiratory conditions to spend several hours a day underground, during which they could take part in varied activities

Netherlands, France and Russia. In 1844 Roberts was a founder member of the Society for Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes, for whom he built a set of Model Dwellings in Pentonville in 1844, and

museum itself - on a reconstructed farm which also belongs to the outdoor area to show the living conditions of early settlers.

projects within the ERIH network and contribute their views on sustainability, climate change, working conditions, accessibility, digitalisation and the design of industrial heritage. On behalf of the ERIH General

the relationship between the Earth and the Sun, followed by the history of mining and the working conditions of the miners. A show tunnel leads into the former pithead bath, which encourages visitors to think

textiles, historic machinery and individual stories, ranging from the workers in the Middle-Ages, the conditions experienced by factory workers in the 19th century to the closing-down of the factory in 1994.

of Ghent in 1800. However, when Napoleon fell from power in 1814 at a time of difficult trading conditions the government required the repayment of its loans and Bauwens was made bankrupt. He died in Paris

Taking inspiration from the work of Charles Booth (1840-1916), he carried out a survey of social conditions in York which was published as Poverty: A Study of Town Life in 1901, and provided a wealth of

hairdressing salon, a show depot and a fully furnished flat from the 1950s illustrate the living conditions in the years of the economic miracle. In the summer months, a water playground is set up in the

navy in recent centuries, and has active boat-building workshops and a research library. Working conditions in the naval base are portrayed in a photographic exhibition. Much of the museum is located along

The site was given to the city of Helsingborg in 1918 by the artist Gisela Trapp (1873-1958) on condition that it should be used for an open air museum. Fredriksdal includes both rural and urban buildings

years villages exploded into major cities: here the masses were forced to live under appalling conditions in crowded slums and damp cellars. Working hours were around 14 hours a day and the workers were [...] working day were soon followed by demands for a ten-hour day. The first improvements in working conditions occurred after a law was introduced in 1842 to restrict child labour and women's work in Great [...] countries thousands of people continued to live in overpopulated slums with catastrophic hygienic conditions. The industrial age in the Netherlands only really began around 1860. The country was not only

kiosk which once stood on the sea front at Southsea, provide a vivid impression of the working conditions of bus crews and maintenance staff, particularly between 1920 and 1950. The preserved buses, the