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HERM 670: Industrial Heritage Report a Broken Link

Industrial heritage is an important part of cultural heritage management, with a mature, methodological base, a dynamic subject area, and an exceptional social relevance to industrial and postindustrial societies. A concern for conserving and appreciating the material culture of the industrial society emerged in England in the 1950s as the early “monuments” of the Industrial Revolution began to disappear. It spread rapidly to all countries that had experienced industrialization, and by the 1980s had become established as an integrated, multidisciplinary field, which attracted preservationists, historians of technology, archaeologists and architects, urban planners, and, notably, many nonspecialists and volunteer groups, who were enthused by this accessible new subject.

Today, anyone involved in cultural heritage will need to be aware of the remains of industry and of the artifacts, buildings, sites, towns, and landscapes created, transformed, and sometimes abandoned by industrial activity.

Unit 1: Introduction to Industrial Heritage

Palmer, Marilyn, and Peter Neaverson. “The Scope of Industrial Archaeology.” In Industrial Archaeology: Principles and Practice, 1–15. London: Routledge, 1998.
Cossons, Neil. “Industrial Archaeology: The Challenge of the Evidence.” Antiquaries Journal 87 (2007): 1–52.
Martin, Patrick. “Industrial Archaeology.” In International Handbook of Historical Archaeology, edited by Teresita Majewski and David Gaimster, 285–297. New York: Springer, 2009. 
Cranstone, David. “After Industrial Archaeology?” In Industrial Archaeology: Future Directions, edited by Eleanor Conlin Casella and James Symonds, 77–93. New York: Springer, 2005. 
Passfield, Robert W. “Industrial Heritage Commemoration in the Canadian Parks Service: Part I.” IA, The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology 16, no. 2 (1990): 15–39.

Read pages 23–39.

Unit 2: The Industrial Revolution and the Challenge of the Evidence

Albrecht, Helmuth. “What Does the Industrial Revolution Signify?” In Industrial Heritage Re-Tooled: The TICCIH Guide to Industrial Heritage Conservation, edited by James Douet, 17–23. London: Routledge, 2012.
Stearns, Peter N. “Britain’s Revolution: New Processes and Economic Transformation.” In The Industrial Revolution in World History, 2nd ed., 21–40. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2007. 
Cossons, Neil. “Industrial Archaeology: The Challenge of the Evidence.” Antiquaries Journal 87 (2007): 1–52. 

Read pages 6–­11. You are also strongly encouraged to read the article in its entirety.
Palmer, Marilyn, and Peter Neaverson. “Landscapes and Townscapes.” In Industrial Archaeology: Principles and Practice, 16–42. London: Routledge, 1998.
Gordon, Robert, and Patrick Malone. “The Factory.” In The Texture of Industry: An Archaeological View of the Industrialization of North America, 297–346. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. 

Unit 3: Understanding the Resource

Smith, Paul. “Choosing What to Preserve.” In Industrial Heritage Re-Tooled: The TICCIH Guide to Industrial Heritage Conservation, edited by James Douet, 86–93. London: Routledge, 2012.
Palmer, Marilyn, and Peter Neaverson. “Recording.” In Industrial Archaeology: Principles and Practice, 82–95. London: Routledge, 1998.
Cranstone, David. “Excavation: The Role of Archaeology.” Industrial Archaeology Review 14, no. 2 (1992): 119–125.
Letellier, Robin. Recording, Documentation, and Information Management for the Conservation of Heritage Places: Guiding Principles. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2007. 

Read pages 31–44.
Historic England. A Thematic Research Strategy for the Historic Industrial Environment, 2010. 

Read pages 11–19. 

Unit 4: Determining Cultural Significance

Bond, Stephen, and Derek Worthing. “Heritage Values and Cultural Significance.” In Managing Built Heritage: The Role of Cultural Values and Significance, 2nd ed., 49–82. London: Wiley-Blackwell, 2016.
Falconer, Keith. “Legal Protection.” In Industrial Heritage Re-Tooled: The TICCIH Guide to Industrial Heritage Conservation, edited by James Douet, 94–100. London: Routledge, 2012.
Lardner, Helen. “Conservation Plans.” In Industrial Heritage Re-Tooled: The TICCIH Guide to Industrial Heritage Conservation, edited by James Douet, 129–135. London: Routledge, 2012. 
Kerr, James Semple. Conservation Plan: A Guide to the Preparation of Conservation Plans for Places of European Cultural Significance. 7th ed. Australia ICOMOS, 2013.

Read pages 1–29.
Passfield, Robert. “Evaluating Authenticity: Reconstructed Timber Swing Bridges.” IA, The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology 31, no. 2 (2005): 5–26.

Unit 5: Conservation Strategies

Parks Canada. Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada. 2nd ed. Ottawa: Parks Canada, 2010.

Read pages 191–209.
Casanelles, Eusebi, and James Douet. “Conserving Industrial Artifacts.” In Industrial Heritage Re-Tooled: The TICCIH Guide to Industrial Heritage Conservation, edited by James Douet, 195–200. London: Routledge, 2012.
Ureche-Trifu, Cristina. “Minimal Intervention and Decision Making in Conserving the Built Heritage.” Master’s thesis, Carleton University, 2013.

Read pages 83–134.
Allington-Jones, Lu. “The Phoenix: The Role of Conservation Ethics in the Development of St. Pancras Railway Station (London, UK).” Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies 11, no. 1 (2013).

Unit 6: Heritage-Led Regeneration

Preite, Massimo. “Urban Regeneration and Planning.” In Industrial Heritage Re-Tooled: The TICCIH Guide to Industrial Heritage Conservation, edited by James Douet, 101–117. London: Routledge, 2012. 
Hastings, Scott, and Nathaniel Trumbull. “Adaptive Re-Use in a New England Mill District: Factors Contributing to Success in Manchester, NH.” Northeastern Geographer 3 (2011): 76–94. 
Brennan, Tim, and David Tomback. Heritage Works: The Use of Historic Buildings in Regeneration: A Toolkit of Good Practice. Historic England, 2013. 

Read pages 3–18.
Angel, Victoria. “Implications of Sustainability Requirements for Heritage Conservation Guidelines.” In Proceedings: Impact of Sustainability Strategies on Heritage Conservation Practice, edited by Christina Cameron and Shabnam Inanloo Dailoo, 170–181. Université de Montréal, 2011.
McCullogh, A. B. “Reusing Our Industrial Heritage.” Heritage, Winter (2002): 5–9.

Unit 7: Collections and Museums

Negri, Massimo. “Industrial Museums.” In Industrial Heritage Re-Tooled: The TICCIH Guide to Industrial Heritage Conservation, edited by James Douet, 182–187. London: Routledge, 2012.
Leary, Thomas E., and Elizabeth C. Sholes. “Fragments Shored against the Ruins: Industrial Archeology and Heritage Preservation.” IA, Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology 26, no. 1 (2000): 95–102.
Passfield, Robert W. “Industrial Heritage Commemoration in the Canadian Parks Service: Part I.” IA, The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology 16, no. 2 (1990): 15–39.

Read pages 19–23.
Grosswinkelmann, Johannes. “Care of Industrial and Technical Collections.” In Industrial Heritage Re-tooled: The TICCIH Guide to Industrial Heritage Conservation, edited by James Douet, 188–194. London: Routledge, 2012. 
Nova Scotia Museum. Collection Management Policy. Halifax, NS: Heritage Division, Nova Scotia Museum, 2002.

Unit 8: Exhibitions and Interpretation

Fitzgerald, Lawrence. “Hard Men, Hard Facts and Heavy Metal: Making Histories of Technology.” In Making Histories in Museums, edited by Gaynor Kavanagh, 116–113. London: Continuum, 2005. 
Goldstein, Carolyn M. “Many Voices, True Stories, and the Experiences We Are Creating in Industrial History Museums: Reinterpreting Lowell, Massachusetts.” The Public Historian 22, no. 3 (2000): 129–137. 
Braden, Donna. “Whose History Is It? Planning Henry Ford Museum’s ‘Clockwork.’” Technology and Culture 39, no. 3 (1998): 489–498.
Roth, Matthew W. “Face Value: Objects of Industry and the Visitor Experience.” The Public Historian 22, no. 3 (2000): 33–48. 

Unit 9: Industrial Heritage Tourism

Light, Duncan. “Heritage and Tourism.” In The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Heritage Research, edited by Emma Waterton and Steve Watson, 144–158. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 2015.

Reading begins on page 144 of the PDF.
Jones, Calvin, and Max Munday. “Blaenavon and United Nations World Heritage Site Status: Is Conservation of Industrial Heritage a Road to Local Economic Development?” Regional Studies 35, no. 6 (2001): 585–590. 
Boyd, Stephen. “Cultural and Heritage Tourism in Canada: Opportunities, Principles and Challenges.” Tourism and Hospitality Research 3, no. 3 (2002): 211–233. 
Bhati, Abhishek, Josephine Pryce, and Taha Chaiechi. “Industrial Railway Heritage Trains: The Evolution of a Heritage Tourism Genre and Its Attributes.” Journal of Heritage Tourism 9, no. 2 (2014): 114–133. 

Unit 10: Future Trends

Beaudry, Mary C. “Concluding Comments: Revolutionizing Industrial Archaeology?” In Industrial Archaeology: Future Directions, edited by Eleanor Conlin Casella and James Symonds, 301–314. New York: Springer, 2005. 
Casella, Eleanor Conlin. “Transplanted Technologies and Rural Relics: Australian Industrial Archaeology and Questions That Matter.” Australasian Historical Archaeology 24 (2006): 65–75.
Roth, Matthew W. “IA and the 20th Century City: Who Will Love the Alameda Corridor?” IA, The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology 26, no. 1 (2000): 71–84.
Stott, Peter. “Industrial Heritage and the World Heritage Convention.” In Industrial Heritage Re-Tooled: The TICCIH Guide to Industrial Heritage Conservation, edited by James Douet, 161–166. London: Routledge, 2012. 
Parks Canada. Rideau Canal National Historic Site Management Plan, 2005.

Read the following sections:

2. Commemorative Integrity
3. Vision and Guiding Principles
4. Heritage Conservation
7. Heritage Presentation
8. Visitor Facilities and Services
9. Heritage Tourism and Recreation

Unit 11: Desk-Based Heritage Inventory

Kerr, James Semple. The Seventh Edition Conservation Plan: A Guide to the Preparation of Conservation Plans for Places of European Cultural Significance. Sydney, Australia: Australia ICOMOS, 2013.

Read pages 1–29.
Palassis Architects. Maylands Brickworks Conservation Management Plan. Bayswater, Australia: Palassis Architects, 2013.