The craft industries (Industrial archaeology, 10)

Politics & Social Sciences

Jenkins, J. Geraint

Archaeology

Longman

This text is a full-scale survey of Welsh coastal fishermen, past and present. It looks at traditional Welsh fishing methods, some fast disappearing, others still in use today. The wealth of fish found around Welsh coasts is described and listed; equipment and techniques, including the varied netting practices, trapping, long lining and shellfish gathering, are explained in detail. Archive photographs and other material reveal the men and women whose livlihood depended on the catch. In contrast, the book also traces the development of the fishing industry in the larger ports of Milford Haven, Cardiff and Swansea, particularly in the boom years of the 19th-century.

Inshore Fishermen of Wales

History

Europe

University of Wales Press

This work argues that the heritage of Wales is being exploited and cheapened by the creation of tourist "experiences" which trade on nostalgia. It calls for integrity and authenticity in the interpretation of Welsh heritage, emphasizing the need for careful selection of sites and artefacts. The text is essentially a survey from which implications not only for the development of museums and interpretative centres in Wales but also for other parts of the United Kingdom. It should be of interest to all those who work in the "heritage industry", to their public and to anyone concernbed about the way in which the past is being presented.

Getting Yesterday Right: Interpreting the Heritage of Wales

Traditional Country Craftsmen

Self-Help

Dreams

Routledge & Kegan Paul PLC

Until recently the country craftsman was an essential member of every rural community. His livelihood was generated by carrying on traditions which started more than a thousand years ago. Traditional Country Craftsmen provides a valuable history for anyone interested in the skills and crafts of bygone years. Photographs and line drawings enhance the text, bringing many country skills and crafts to life and provide the reader with an engaging and charming history of this aspect of country life. Traditional Country Craftsmen covers everything from 'Woodland Craftsmen', 'Metal and Straw Crafts' through to 'Stone and Clay Crafts' and 'Textile Crafts' and provides the reader with a fascinating account of rural skills.

Routledge& Kegan Paul

The traditional farm wagon, once a familiar feature of the harvest scene, is now becoming as rare as the village wheelright who made it.  The author traces the development of the wagon from the early Iron Age, and describes the techniques used by the wagon maker - one of the most skilled of craftsmen - in building the traditionally strong and graceful farm wagon.  Farm wagons fall into many distinct groups, including box and bow, spindle-sided and panel-sided wagons; the different types evolved to meet local conditions.  The twenty-eight regional designs are described and illustrated for the first time, and related to their European counterparts.  The areas where they were made and used are described.

The English farm wagon: origins and structure

David and Charles

Nets and coracles

David&Charles

The English farm wagon: Origins and structure

From Fleece to Fabric: The Technological History of the Welsh Woollen Industry

Business & Money

Gomer Press

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Maritime heritage: The ships and seamen of Southern Ceredigion

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