Background
Cossons, Neil was born on January 15, 1939 in Nottingham, England. Son of Arthur and Evelyn Edith (Bettle) Cossons.
(Published in the Year of Industrial Heritage, this is an ...)
Published in the Year of Industrial Heritage, this is an illustrated study of industrialization and its physical remains in Britain, the first country to be transformed in the wave which was to sweep across Europe and then the world. The book describes how the process affected the nation's whole culture, and contains extensive references to surviving sites and structures - monuments to men who pioneered industry and technology in the 18th and 19th centuries. These sites and structures are shown in photographs, diagrams and engravings, and pinpointed in maps and a gazetteer.
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Cossons, Neil was born on January 15, 1939 in Nottingham, England. Son of Arthur and Evelyn Edith (Bettle) Cossons.
Bachelor, University Liverpool, England, 1961. Master of Arts, University Liverpool, 1968. Doctor of Letters, University Liverpool, 1989.
Doctorate (honorary), University Birmingham, England, 1979. Doctorate (honorary), Open University, 1984. Doctorate (honorary), University Bradford, England, 1991.
Doctorate (honorary), Nottingham Trent, 1994. Doctorate (honorary), Leicester, 1995. Doctorate (honorary), Sheffield Hallam, 1995.
Doctorate (honorary), University West England, 1995. Doctorate (honorary), Bath, 1997. Doctorate (honorary), De Montfort, 1997.
Doctorate (honorary), University York, 1998. Doctorate (honorary), Nottingham, 2000.
Curator of technology Bristol (England) City Museum, 1964-1969. Deputy director City of Liverpool Museum, 1969-1971. Director Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Shropshire, England, 1971-1983, National Maritime Museum, London, England, 1983-1986, National Museum of Science and Industry, London, England, 1986-2000.
Chairman English Heritage, England, since 2000. Collier professor public understanding of science University Bristol, England, 2001—2002.
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Author: Industrial Archaeology, 1975, Ironbridge-Landscape of Industry, 1977. Editor: Rees's Manufacturing Industry, 5 vols., 1975, Making of the Modern World, 1992, Perspectives on Industrial Archaeology, 2000.
Commissioner English Heritage, 1989-1995. Member Design Council, 1990-1994. Member comitè scientifique Conservatoire National des Arts et Mètiers, France, 1991-2000.
Member council Foundation for Manufacturing and Industry, 1993-1998. Member British Waterways Board, 1995-2000. Fellow Society Antiquaries, Museums Association (president 1981-1982), Tourism Society, Royal Institute British Architect (honorary).
Member Association Indiana Museums (chairman board directors 1978-1983, president since 1983), Athenaeum Club (London).
Travel, industrial archaeology.
Married Veronica Edwards. Children: Nigel, Elisabeth, Malcolm.
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