Archaeology: Industrial archaeology in Waltham Forest

Like many areas of London, Waltham Forest was home to a wide range of industries – particularly from the late nineteenth century. In recent years many of the sites they occupied have been demolished and replaced with ‘Brownfield’ residential development. Sites ranged from small domestic manufactories to huge purpose-built structures housing industries as diverse as filmmaking to one of the first production-lines for commercial vehicles. This course, although necessarily short, will equip students with a basic toolkit of skills and techniques which will allow them to identify, classify and record those sites remaining. Students will learn how to identify, research and record these through the use of elementary photographic and measured records as well as being introduced to the range of archival and documentary sources which are available. Where possible advice on projects which students have already have an interest will be accommodated, and suggestions

for further fieldwork will also be made.