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.

Monday, April 6, 2026

West Country engine builders- Newcomen and Trevithick

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 The West Country, Cornwall in particular, was where deep mines were first sunk, in search of metals rather than coal. The problem with dept...
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

East Anglia manufacturing history

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 A predominantly agricultural region with historically a heritage of farm equipment manufacture. The presence of one of the world's top ...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

East Midlands manufacturing history

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 Textiles and footwear. Engineering built on an agricultural heritage and steel based on ore in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. The ima...
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