Southall Water Tower is now another des res for the Industrial Archaeologist. Converted into flats, it has great views of Brunel's main line for the Great Western Railway #industrialarchaeology

This stained-glass window in Byrness, Northumberland shows workers building the nearby Catcleugh Reservoir. This was the first window in England funded by subscriptions raised by a workforce and remembers 64 people who died during its construction. Note the steam locomotive #industrialarchaeology

There are still modern day Fred Dibnahs - here's someone starting a day's work on a power station chimney in McDonald Road, Edinburgh #industrialarchaeology #chimneys

Look at this lovely old lady! 🥰 Hand crane on the quayside next to the river in Newport #IsleOfWight #IndustrialArchaeology

This is the former factory building for Spirella in Letchworth, built in the Arts and Crafts style. Spirella produced corsets and other undergarments using an innovative spiral wound spring construction. Customers included Mae West and Marilyn Monroe #industrialarchaeology #MarilynMonroe

It's hard to imagine it now, but this area in Kendal was the head of the Lancaster Canal (now filled in at its northern end). The little building sticking out on the right was a ticket office for packet boats #industrialarchaeology #canals

The unusual lattice work on this building in Kendal is actually part of a street widening scheme ordered by the Board of Health in 1851. They were cast by local iron founder, John Winder #industrialarchaeology