Industrial Archaeology sets out a coherent methodology for the discipline which expands on and extends beyond the purely functional analysis of industrial landscapes, structures and artefacts to their cultural meaning.

The Scope of Industrial Archaeology. Landscapes and Townscapes. Buildings. Structures and Machinery. Field Techniques. Documentary Research. Industrial Archaeology in Practice. Cultural Resource Management of the Industrial Heritage in Britain.

Marilyn Palmer is Reader in Industrial Archaeology and History at Leicester University. Peter Neaverson is Honorary Research Fellow in History at Leicester University. They are joint authors of Industry and the Landscape: 1700-1900 (Routledge).