Old flour factories, an example of agro-industrial archaeology

Authors

  • Francisco Ayuga Tellez ETS de Ingenieros Agrónomos de Madrid
  • Ana Isabel Garcia y García ETS de Ingenieros Agrónomos de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.1997.v49.i450.946

Abstract


Flour factories of the latest XIX th century and first third of XX th century are buildings of a great beauty. They are set in very different rural towns. In Spain there are a great number of them. They are mainly forgotten and abandoned, although their preservation is fair good and there are wide reuse possibilities. In this paper its history reason and its design and construction characteristics are analysed. It is also mentioned its influence on rural construction in the past and its future possibilities.

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Published

1997-08-29

How to Cite

Ayuga Tellez, F., & Garcia y García, A. I. (1997). Old flour factories, an example of agro-industrial archaeology. Informes De La Construcción, 49(450), 31–40. https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.1997.v49.i450.946

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