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Crafted in Britain Anthony Burton

Crafted in Britain By Anthony Burton

Crafted in Britain by Anthony Burton


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Crafted in Britain Summary

Crafted in Britain: The Survival of Britain's Traditional Industries by Anthony Burton

Crafted in Britain is a celebration of Britain's traditional crafts and industries that have survived into the modern world, not as museums but on their merits. In an age of increasing automation and standardisation, it is a joy to find such places, where craftsmanship and personal skills are still valued. Their world is recreated in Rob Scott's dramatic photographs, while the processes and history of the different industries is described in the captivating text by Anthony Burton. They have travelled the country from the Spey valley in Scotland, where they recorded the workers in a traditional distillery and a cooperage, to Cornwall and the studio of a specialist pub sign painter. They have gone underground with a Free Miner of the Forest of Dean and seen molten metal being poured to create majestic church bells. The book delights in the variety and individuality of the different industries. For both author and photographer it has been a revelation to see some of these processes at work: to watch a craftsman take a strip of silver and work it by hand into a spoon, or to find clocks being made in a workshop that looks as if it has scarcely changed for a hundred years. Crafted in Britain gives you the opportunity to share these experiences and delight in the discovery of these magnificent survivors.

Crafted in Britain Reviews

A delightful journey through our incredible creative heritage -- Hilary Clothier * BBC Countryfile *
Impossible to resist ... a pure shot in the arm for those of us feeling jaded by our increasingly automated modern world * Saga Magazine *
So many interesting crafts and their histories. A fully illustrated celebration ... hurray! -- Bruce Kemble-Johnson * Let's Talk *
A truly beautiful book with some awe-inspiring photography * Cotswold Life *
A magnificent piece of work, visually stunning and profoundly moving. The images burn themselves on the mind and stir a response in the soul. -- Pat Ashworth * Church Times *
A beautiful homage to how the past is remaining relevant in the present * LandScape *

About Anthony Burton

Anthony Burton is a regular contributor to the BBC's Countryfile magazine, and has written various books on Britain's industrial heritage, including Remains of a Revolution and The National Trust Guide to Our Industrial Past, as well as three of the official National Trail guides. He has written and presented for the BBC, acted as historical adviser for the Discovery series Industrial Revelations and On the Rails, and has appeared as an expert on the programme Coast. Rob Scott has worked as a photojournalist and editorial photographer for 30 years. His portraits of celebrities such as BB King, Sir David Attenborough, Sir Simon Rattle, David Beckham and Sir Richard Branson have been published all over the world and his work regularly appears in UK magazines including the BBC's Countryfile, Music and Wildlife, as well as LandScape, National Trust and English Heritage magazines. In recent years he has specialised in documenting Britain's surviving traditional industries. www.robscottphotography.com

Table of Contents

Introduction Food for the Table The grain mill and the millwright; the cheese maker; the smoke house Setting the Table The silversmith; the pottery Two pints and a Dram The maltings; the brewery; the cider maker; the distillery; the pub sign artist The Church The bell foundry; the stained glass studio; the organ builder Building Materials The stone quarry; the stone masons; the brickworks; the glass maker Working Metal The blacksmith; the foundry; the clock maker; the miner The Printed Word The paper mill; the printer and the illustrator; the book binder What we Wear The woollen mill; the tannery The Sites

Additional information

GOR008159448
9781472922830
1472922832
Crafted in Britain: The Survival of Britain's Traditional Industries by Anthony Burton
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
20170209
224
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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