Thread of Iron: A definitive history of Shotley Bridge & Consett & district, County Durham, with particular reference to iron and steelmaking. Este artículo no está disponible.Thread of Iron: A definitive history of Shotley Bridge & Consett & district, County Durham, with particular reference to iron and steelmaking

For anyone interested in the industrial history of the Derwent Valley this book is a must. This thoroughly researched historic account is an authoritative and comprehensive history of iron and steel making in the Land of Oak & Iron. The story covers 2000 years of local history from the time when the Roman legionaries worked local iron to reinforce their bridge at Corbridge, through the period of the German swordmakers at Shotley Bridge in the 18th century and on to the Industrial Revolution when the Derwent Valley's wood and water, 'blackband' ironstone, and abundant coal led to the establishment of a major ion and steel-making complex which operated until 1980.The story includes material on many features of local interest, including Shotley Spa, once an attraction to fashionable health seekers to rival Bath or Harrogate, and the old flour and paper mills in the village of Shotley Bridge.First published in 2003, this new edition of Thread of Iron is now made available to a new generation by the Land of Oak & Iron Trust.