Could Armitage claim a place in the origins of science fiction? In 1830, Thomas Henry Lister imagined a world of automation, rapid communication, global travel and futuristic technology—decades before Jules Verne or H.G. Wells. This article explores his remarkable vision of the future and asks where it belongs in the history of speculative writing.
Category: Miscellaneous
My disappearing landmark
For decades the cooling towers of Rugeley Power Station dominated the skyline of Armitage-with-Handsacre. This article explores how the station came to be built, the engineering ambitions behind it, and its lasting impact on the parish through employment, housing, changing boundaries and the disappearance of an older landscape beneath one of Britain’s largest industrial developments.