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Industrial Archaeology Review 35 (1). Special Issue
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Title:
Industrial Archaeology Review 35 (1). Special Issue
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Subtitle:
The Archaeology of Communications
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Industrial Archaeology Review
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35 (1)
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Number of Pages:
86
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Journal
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Editor:
Helen M Gomersall
Michael D Nevell
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Publisher:
Association for Industrial Archaeology
Maney Publishing
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Year of Publication:
2013
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http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/iar/2013/00000035/00000001
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31 Oct 2013
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Bridgewater; the Archaeology of the First Arterial Industrial C...
Michael D Nevell
1 - 21
This paper reviews, for the first time, the archaeology of the entire length of the Bridgewater Canal. It seeks to review two decades of piecemeal fieldwork along the length of the canal, from Runcorn in Cheshire to Worsley in Salford, before looking at the evidence for the construction of the canal, including the aqueducts, embankments and warehouses. The study then looks at the technological impact of the canal. It concludes by assessing the Bridgewater in its international context and setting out a research agenda for its future study as a linear transport monument of the Industrial Age.
Telegraphy and Telephony
John Liffen
22 - 39
This paper discusses the changing infrastructure associated with electrical communications, from the introduction of the electric telegraph in the 1830s and the telephone in the 1870s through to the end of analogue technology. As technology developed and each system was supplanted by the next, evidence of its existence quickly disappeared. Telegraph equipment manufacturers have not necessarily survived either; a case study of the history of Reid Brothers, Engineers Ltd is given by way of example. The author concludes that selected preservation of the buildings and artefacts of superseded telecommunications systems is important for a full understanding of the technology. Au/LD
Ports --- Land and Air
Eric Grove
40 - 44
This article presents on overview of the archaeology of ports on land and at sea during the 19th and 20th centuries in Britain. Particular attention is paid to the development of quays, wharves and staithes, and on land, the rise of the airport.
The Archaeology of Communications' Digital Age
Nigel Linge
45 - 64
This paper reviews the history of the digital age of communications that began with the invention of the stored program computer in 1948 and is today realised by the World Wide Web, super-fast broadband and the smart phone. Taking a predominantly UK focus, it examines the key technological advances that were made, where they occurred and what archaeological evidence remains of their existence. The paper concludes by recognising that much of the archaeological evidence of communications' digital age has already been lost and that urgent action is needed to put in place appropriate preservation strategies.
The Archaeology of Military Communications
Wayne D Cocroft
65 - 79
The application of wireless communications to the conduct of military operations was one of the transformational technologies of the 20th century. In the UK, despite this importance, it is a topic that has received relatively little attention from historians of technology and industrial archaeologists. This article briefly reviews the development of military communications technology and its archaeological and architectural legacies.