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A History of Cast Iron in Architecture

John Gloag author Derek Bridgwater author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:24th Oct '22

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Originally published in 1948, A History of Cast Iron in Architecture is a comprehensive history of the part that has been played by cast iron in architecture and the allied arts in Britain. Any history of the rise and development of the iron-founding industry becomes virtually a history of the First Industrial Revolution. Examining the use of cast iron by builders and architects from late medieval times to the middle of the 20th Century the authors have also recorded a miniature history of British Industry. The introduction throws light on the early developments of iron-founding. The main sections of the book describe the rise and expansion of the cast-iron industry and its gradually increasing significance in architecture from 1650 to 1945. There are over 500 illustrations.

Review of the Original Edition of A History of Cast Iron in Architecture:

‘This is the only comprehensive treatment of the subject which has so far appeared in this country….To initiate and carry out a work like this in so exciting and thorough a manner is indeed an achievement.’ Richard Sheppard, Journal of the Royal Society of Arts, Vol 97, No. 4798

ISBN: 9781032366562

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1900g

396 pages