Although the Cotswolds cannot be thought of as being an industrial area, two major industries, agriculture and quarrying, have been carried on for centuries. Furthermore, a range of much smaller industries have also thrived at one time such as woollen cloth manufacturing, silk thread production and brewing, of which happily, the last one continues today. 

 Good transport systems are vital to support all industrial activity and the remains of these systems are a very important part of of our industrial heritage. Accordingly, roads, canals and railways will also feature in this fully illustrated talk given by Dr Ray Wilson, President of Gloucestershire Society of Industrial Archaeology.