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Ghosts of industry: exploring forgotten factories, mines, and power stations.

Abandoned Industrial Places

Factories, laboratories, mills and mines that the world left behind

$81.27

  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    14 May 2020

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Summary

The decaying remnants of obsolete industries and defunct commerce—whether coal mines, shipyards, factories, shopping centers, power plants, warehouses, or mills—lie scattered in desolate locations throughout the world. These left-over structures still hold memories of the life that was once there. Transience was built in from the start. When a mine was worked out, it was abandoned; sometimes its machinery was removed to another mine, but often it was easier to equip the new place with more up…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781782749844
ISBN-10:1782749845
Author:David Ross
Publisher:Amber Books Ltd
Imprint:Amber Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:14 May 2020
Weight:1.40kg
Dimensions:22mm x 233mm x 303mm
Series:Abandoned Places
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A4
Abandoned Industrial Places by David Ross - ISBN: 9781782749844
233 × 303 mm
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About The Author

David Ross

David Ross specialises in maritime, engineering and railway history and he has written and contributed to numerous books on these subjects. His most recent books are Abandoned Industrial Places, Rail Journeys, Bridges, Coast, Lighthouses, Ships Visual Encyclopedia, Submarines, and The World’s Greatest Battleships. He lives in England.

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