We list below some sites with useful resources for those interested in Industrial Archaeology, although the list is far from exhaustive.
This list is provided as a useful resource only and the inclusion of any site does not indicate any endorsement or approval by AIA. Please let us know if links have moved or are unavailable.
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British Archaeological Awards – Council for British Archaeology celebrating the best of archaeology across the UK and Ireland
biab online – the British & Irish archaeological bibliography
British History Online Digital library
British Industrial Archives: A contemporary visual archive documenting UK manufacturing, foundries, metalwork, and craft workforces
Cadw – The Welsh Government’s historic environment service working for an accessible and well-protected historic environment for Wales
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
The investigation body and national archive for the historic environment of Wales (includes the National Monuments Record of Wales)
English Heritage – the charity, independent of government, which cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites.
Grace’s Guide: The leading online source for British industrial and manufacturing history, featuring over 175,000 pages of information and 250,000 images on early companies, products, and engineers
Historic England – the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. Championing historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.
Historic England’s Archive Collection (includes the former English Heritage “Images of England” )
Historic Environment Scotland the lead public body set up to investigate, care for and promote Scotland’s historic environment.
I A Recordings, Putting industry on video – an archive for the future
Industrial History Online, The aim of IHO is to provide free web access to information about Industrial Heritage Sites. IHO is a fully searchable database, that has been developed by a group of Industrial History Societies, and which aims to provide an on-line repository for members’ knowledge, photographs research notes, audio, and sound recording of industrial sites, artefacts and processes. It is hoped that, in time, this will become a comprehensive record of our shared Industrial Heritage and an invaluable resource to everyone researching the development of Industry.
Mills Archive: A nationally accredited archive preserving over 3 million documents and images on milling heritage, with more than 76,000 records freely searchable online
The National Archives (formerly the Public Record Office, includes the National Register of Archives)
Science and Industry Museum: Features over 250,000 online objects and archives charting 250 years of industrial and scientific change centred in Manchester