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 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...

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

200,000 visits to British Manufacturing History

Thank you, my many visitors. I hope that you find my logs of interest. This is my quest to understand the story of British manufacturing an...

Monday, January 19, 2026

Manufacturing in southwest England

Cornwall was the source of valuable metals, until more accessible reserves were found elsewhere and so a very much part of the Industrial R...

Monday, January 12, 2026

Manufacturing in central southern England

The central strip of southern England running south from Milton Keynes to the Isle of Wight has a surprisingly ancient manufacturing histor...

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