A-Z of industries

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Barytes Lead and Zinc
Bobbin mills Limekilns
Breweries Limestone
Brick making Linen
Canals Paper
Carpets Ports and Harbours
Charcoal Pottery
Chemicals Quarrying
Coal mining Railways
Copper Roads
Corn mills Salt
Cotton Shipbuilding
Electricity Slate
Flax Tanning
Footwear Tile making
Gas Wad
Gunpowder Water
Gypsum Wolfram
 Iron and Steel Woodland industries
 Iron Mining Wool