Industrial Change in Wolverhampton and District

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This section looks at the changes in the area's industrial fortunes over the last 200 years or so. Some industries, such as metalwork, had a defining influence on the towns of the Black Country. Other industries have come and gone, whilst in the latter part of the twentieth century new industries and new economies have developed.

Topic Areas

• Coal Mining
• Iron and Steel
• Bilston Steel Works

History
Explosions
Sir Alfred Hickman

• Bilston enamels
• Lockmaking
• The Bicycle Industry

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