Industrial heritage

Industrial heritage

Industrial heritage is an aspect of cultural heritage dealing specifically with the buildings and artifacts of industry which are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations, often forming a significant attraction for tourism.

The European Route of Industrial Heritage is a network of the most important industrial heritage sites in Europe.

ee also

*Industrial archaeology
*Industrial archaeology of Dartmoor
*Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum, East Lothian, Scotland

External links

* [http://www.aboutbritain.com/IndustrialAllRegions.htm Long list of links to industrial heritage sites all over Britain]


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