Table of Contents

The Common Metal / The Bloomery / Blast Furnace and Finery / The Coke Iron Industry / Puddling and Rolling / Masters and Men / Steel / Places to Visit / Further Reading / Index

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From rock to ingot: The history of iron production in the UK.

About the Author

Richard Hayman has devoted much of his working life to the archaeology of the iron industry in South Wales and Shropshire. He is author of Ironmaking: the history and archaeology of the iron industry, co-authored a major study of the industrial archaeology of Ironbridge, and among his other Shire books is Wrought Iron.