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Farm and Factory: Revolution in the Borders

by John Dent and Rory McDonald

Picture of Farm and Factory book cover The landscape of the Scottish Borders evolved slowly over thousands of years, until the whole tempo suddenly altered in the 18th century.

The Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions set Britain and the world on a course of accelerating technological change. In the course of a century the growing population of the Borders was re-distributed among the developing industrial towns, while enclosure and tree planting transformed the countryside.

Turnpikes, railways and shipping carried Borders goods and Borders surnames to remote outposts of the world. At the same time, local government had to cope with the rapid growth of towns and the social problems that this created.

This book examines that period of Borders history when the turbulent frontier province was transformed into a hive of production and industry with links worldwide.

Scottish Borders contains many places of exceptional interest and, to help the reader experience some of these, the text contains a list of sites with access arrangements.

Published 2001; 92pp; 248mm x 186mm; 16 colour and 30 half tone illustrations; ISBN 0 9530438 3 5 (pb) £5.00.

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