In this report we catalogue each of the impressive artefacts that had received an Engineering Heritage Award by the end of 2013.
We set up the Engineering Heritage Awards in 1984 to promote artefacts, sites or landmarks of significant engineering importance. In the past 30 years we have recognised artefacts including mills, trains, aeroplanes, power stations, racing cars, pumping stations and boat lifts, among others. These artefacts reveal physical links to our great industrial history – from the Industrial Revolution through to the present day. They are of interest to engineers and the public more generally and invaluable in helping to inspire the engineers of tomorrow.
The awards are run by our Engineering Heritage Committee, set up in 2007 by Past President Prof Isobel Pollock and made up of a team of dedicated and passionate members committed to promoting the UK’s engineering heritage. Recipients must meet strict criteria to qualify, and demonstrate a unique feature (being the first or last of a kind for example); an industrial innovation; or an association with a person or event that has made a significant contribution to the world. The awards not only recognise the work of the original engineers who created these artefacts but also the tireless work of those who restore and maintain them – frequently unpaid volunteers.
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