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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, have 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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