Locating Industry

Where were these industries located during the Industrial Revolution?

Locating Industry

Woollen Textiles

Locational factors:

•Close to sheep farming areas

•Large areas of land for factory floor spaces

•Large local market for products

Locating Industry

1.Glasgow

2.Burnley

3.Manchester

4.Sheffield

5.Stoke on Trent

6. Ironbridge

7.Birmingham

Locating Industry

1.Glasgow

2.Burnley

3.Manchester

4.Sheffield

5.Stoke on Trent

6. Ironbridge

7.Birmingham

Locating Industry

Pottery

Locational factors:

•Close to mined clay areas

•Less need for close proximity to transport network as product tends to be light and small

•Long history of craftsmanship in the area

Locating Industry

1.Glasgow

2.Burnley

3.Manchester

4.Sheffield

5.Stoke on Trent

6. Ironbridge

7.Birmingham

Locating Industry

1.Glasgow

2.Burnley

3.Manchester

4.Sheffield

5.Stoke on Trent

6. Ironbridge

7.Birmingham

Locating Industry

Guns and Jewellery

Locational factors:

•Close to coal belts for smelting works

•Large workforce available

•Canal network for easy transportation of metal ores from elsewhere

Locating Industry

1.Glasgow

2.Burnley

3.Manchester

4.Sheffield

5.Stoke on Trent

6. Ironbridge

7.Birmingham

Locating Industry

1.Glasgow

2.Burnley

3.Manchester

4.Sheffield

5.Stoke on Trent

6. Ironbridge

7.Birmingham

Locating Industry

Cotton Textiles

Locational factors:

•Close to ports to import raw material

•History of textile making in area nearby

•Large local workforce available

Locating Industry

1.Glasgow

2.Burnley

3.Manchester

4.Sheffield

5.Stoke on Trent

6. Ironbridge

7.Birmingham

Locating Industry

1.Glasgow

2.Burnley

3.Manchester

4.Sheffield

5.Stoke on Trent

6. Ironbridge

7.Birmingham

Locating Industry

Cutlery

Locational factors:

•Close to a good source of water for cooling and energy production

•Nearby quarries provide stone for grinding and polishing

•Site of the invention of stainless steel

Locating Industry

1.Glasgow

2.Burnley

3.Manchester

4.Sheffield

5.Stoke on Trent

6. Ironbridge

7.Birmingham

Locating Industry

1.Glasgow

2.Burnley

3.Manchester

4.Sheffield

5.Stoke on Trent

6. Ironbridge

7.Birmingham

Locating Industry

Bleach and chemical solvents

Locational factors:

•Close to a port for ease of access to new markets

•Close to water source for removal of waste and to mix with bases

•Large local labour force

Locating Industry

1.Glasgow

2.Burnley

3.Manchester

4.Sheffield

5.Stoke on Trent

6. Ironbridge

7.Birmingham

Locating Industry

1.Glasgow

2.Burnley

3.Manchester

4.Sheffield

5.Stoke on Trent

6. Ironbridge

7.Birmingham

Locating Industry

Iron and Steel

Locational factors:

•Close to a source of raw metal ores

•Close to water to provide coolants for machinery

•Close to coal belts for smelting processes

Locating Industry

1.Glasgow

2.Burnley

3.Manchester

4.Sheffield

5.Stoke on Trent

6. Ironbridge

7.Birmingham

Locating Industry

1.Glasgow

2.Burnley

3.Manchester

4.Sheffield

5.Stoke on Trent

6. Ironbridge

7.Birmingham