Publisher - National Heritage

Binding - Paperback
Pages - 115
Size - 19cm x 15cm

Product weight 350g

The photographs in this book, the second volume in The Way We Were series, depict how working life in England used ot be. They show people at work in a wide range of occupations from Victorian times to the recent past. Many recall a time when work meant long hours of toil in the field or factory, when ploughs were pulled by horses and the harvest gathered by hand.

Spanning a period of over 150 years they show industries such as mining, shipbuilding, and fishing which have all but disappeared from these shores. There are also glimpses of some of the trades and traditional crafts now almost lost to us - coppicing, thatching and the art of the blacksmith.

These unique images are all from the NMR, one of the country's most important photographic archives. The earliest is a remarkable photograph from 1857 showing the construction of Brunel's steamship the Great Eastern.

Contents

Introduction
Manufacturing
Maintenance, Mining and Construction
Agriculture and Fishing
Office
Retail
Uniformed Services
Transport
War Work
Domestic Work