ABSTRACT

This atlas draws together crucial social and economic data on England, Scotland and Wales between 1780 and 1914, and gives a clear guide to the industrial development of Great Britain during the modern period.

chapter 2|20 pages

Population

ByRichard Lawton

chapter 3|4 pages

Regional structure and change

ByClive Lee

chapter 4|20 pages

Agriculture

ByMark Overton

chapter 5|6 pages

Rural settlements

ByBrian Roberts

chapter 6|9 pages

Wages

ByE. H. Hunt

chapter 7|3 pages

Wind and water power

ByPaul Laxton

chapter 8|8 pages

Coal and steam power

ByNick von Tunzelmann

chapter 9|14 pages

Transport

ByMichael Freeman

chapter 10|12 pages

Sea trade

ByGordon Jackson

chapter 11|8 pages

Textiles

ByPaul Laxton

chapter 13|5 pages

Brewing and distilling

ByR. B. Weir

chapter 14|3 pages

Leather footwear

ByP. R. Mounfield

chapter 15|5 pages

Iron and steel

ByPhilip Riden

chapter 16|4 pages

Shipbuilding

ByAnthony Slaven

chapter 17|4 pages

Engineering

John R.Hume and Miles Oglethorpe
ByJohn R. Hume

chapter 18|4 pages

Services

ByClive Lee

chapter 19|12 pages

Banking and finance

ByP. L. Cottrell

chapter 20|4 pages

Wealth and the wealthy

ByW. D. Rubinstein

chapter 21|4 pages

Poor law and pauperism

ByIan Levitt

chapter 22|16 pages

Urbanization

ByR. J. Morris

chapter 23|5 pages

Retail patterns

ByGareth Shaw

chapter 24|9 pages

Labour protest 1780–1850

ByAndrew Charlesworth

chapter 26|4 pages

Popular institutions

ByMartin Purvis

chapter 27|4 pages

Sport

ByWray Vamplew

chapter 28|4 pages

Languages and dialects

ByJohn Langton

chapter 29|6 pages

Education

ByW. E. Marsden

chapter 30|6 pages

Religion

ByHugh McLeod

chapter 31|10 pages

The electoral system

ByMichael Hurst