Richard Hayman: Coal Mining in Britain

Cover: 9781784421205 | Coal Mining in Britain | Richard Hayman | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Beschreibung

An illustrated history of Britain's coal mines and the lives of the miners who worked in them.

Coal heated the homes, fuelled the furnaces and powered the engines of the Industrial Revolution. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries the coalfields - distinct landscapes of colliery winding frames, slag heaps and mining villages - made up Britain's industrial heartlands.

Coal was known as 'black gold' but it was only brought to the surface with skill and at considerable risk, with flooding, rock falls and gas explosions a constant danger. Coal miners became a recognised force in British political life, forming a vociferous and often militant lobby for better working conditions and a decent standard of living.

This beautifully illustrated guide to Britain's industrial heritage covers not just the mines, but the lives of the workers away from the pits, with a focus on the cultural and religious life of mining communities.

Über den Autor

Richard Hayman is an architectural historian who has for many years been involved with the listing of historic buildings in Wales and England. He is the author of the Shire books Wrought Iron, The Green Man, The Tudor Reformation and The Iron Industry.

Zusammenfassung

Coincides with the commemorations of 50th anniversary of the Aberfan Disaster (21 October 1966), one of Britain's worst ever industrial accidents.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Black Gold
Bell Pits and Horse Whims
Deep Mining
Going Underground
The Pit Village
Places to Visit
Further Reading
Index

Details

Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781784421205
ISBN-10:	1784421200
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Hayman, Richard
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	210 x 151 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Richard Hayman
Erscheinungsdatum:	25.08.2016
Gewicht:	0,149 kg