Welcome to the Gloucestershire Society for Industrial Archaeology (GSIA) website. The Society was formed in 1964 to study and record the history and physical remains of Gloucestershire industries.
Details of our activities, together with copies of our Journal articles and various pages relating to the County’s industrial past may be seen by following the relevant links in the sidebar and drop-down menus above.
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The Industrial Heritage of Bixhead & Bixslade in the Forest of Dean by I.J. Standing
This is a particularly rich area for industrial archaeology. This account gives a detailed account of the IA but moreover it describes the actions that have had to be taken at different times to prevent refuse tipping in the main quarry. Find out more.....
< A view in 2015 of modern quarrying operations at Bixhead (Barnhill Quarry)