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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Network, Turnpike Roads in the Stroudwater Area in the Eighteenth Century by Christopher Cox
The construction of the turnpike roads in the 18th and 19th centuries played a significant role in the development of industry in the County. This article looks at the situation in the Stroud Valleys.
The toll house at Cainscross in July 2005 after conversion to residential use