Heritage and Landscape

Building for the Atomic Age: 70 years since the Calder Hall reactors began generating electricity

Building for the Atomic Age: an industrial archaeology of the United Kingdom’s nuclear industry by Wayne Cocroft was published by Historic England and Liverpool University Press in February 2026. 2026 also marks 70 years since the Calder Hall reactors began generating electricity for the national grid.  This heavily illustrated book for the first time presents … Continue reading