About the Author

James Longworth has worked on regional economic development matters in Lancashire and the North West throughout his career. With a long-standing interest in aviation matters, he has also been involved in promoting Lancashire's aerospace industry at the Farnborough International and Paris Air Shows.

He has a University of London BSc Honours Degree in Geography, having specialised in industrial and economic aspects. He is Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragment of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA). He is a member of the BAE Systems North West Heritage Department at Warton and of the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust at Derby.

He now writes on industrial and aviation heritage subjects, with previous publications on the history of the cotton textile industry and on the development and manufacture of aero-engines in Lancashire and the North West.