Philip Hamlyn Williams - my history of British Manufacturing

Britain shaped the manufacturing world. A bold assertion, but is it true? My book How Britain Shaped the Manufacturing World seeks to answer this question. The next question is what happened to British manufacturing? The result of my quest to find answers to that question is in Vehicles to Vaccines. I am now exploring Manufacturing places.

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Western Scotland manufacturing history

To many this area is synonymous with the Clyde and shipbuilding. Interestingly it was also where Singer set up their first UK sewing machin...

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Northern Ireland manufacturing history

The traditional manufacturing industry in the six counties was linen. However, the presence in Belfast of Harland & Wolff underlines th...

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Northwest England manufacturing history

The climate of the north west leant itself to the spinning and weaving of cotton. Later chemicals, electrical engineering and glass fixed t...

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Manufacturing in the West Midlands

The home of the metal basher, the Black Country, but also the city of a thousand small workshops. The image is of the Cadbury sports pavili...

Sunday, January 25, 2026

Manufacturing history of Wales

Coal, iron ore, copper and tin were the raw materials that made Wales key to the British industrial revolution. Slate from North Wales cover...

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