Willam Lind founded the Ballast Trust in December 1987 and was the Director until his death in October 2007. The history of the Ballast Trust is very much a history of Bill and his interest in and commitment to industrial records.
The document below describes how the Ballast Trust came into being and gives a full list of all the collections that have been processed here and the many individuals that have worked or volunteered for it over the years.
The Ballast Trust - A Brief History
Pictures of the early working conditions can be found on the blog here.