Min-Hist Biblio
Descent / The magazine of underground exploration is published by Wild
Places Publishing. email: [log in to unmask] (153) April / May
2000
p 8 Blaenavon: World Hertiage Site by Clive Gardener
p 9 Opening the tunnel by Clive Gardener [Pwll Du]
p 10 Knotlow Mine, ventalation by Steve Knox
p 11 Whalf Engine Shaft exposed by Ralph Johnson
p 15 Devis Hole Mine, Swaledale collapse by Ernie Shield
p 17 Mining in the British Isles Part 4 Graphite by Chris Jones
p 17 Rookhole Smeltmill - RIP? [and] Bersham Mine [and] Shropshire
[mining] museum to open by Adrian Pearce
p 19 Saving the “Jewel in the Crown” by John Kelly. Mountain Mine,
Allihies.
p 25 Duc de Bordeaux visit to Dudley Caverns [limestone mines] with 2
engraving from Illustrated London News [not dated[
pp 28-29 The man of pen and ink. Anon Obituary of Malcolm Newson who
died 12 November 1999 aged 52 reknown for his illustrations of
Shropshire mines. [with 8 illus]
p 30 Review of a book Holy Wells of Bath & Bristol which mentions an old
iron mine at Frampton Cotterell [now I never knew that]
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Field Road, Coley, Reading, Berks. - Chalk Mine by Harry Pearman.
Chelsea Spelæological Society Newsletter Vol 42 No 4 April 2000. NGR SU
710 728 Over the years it has become apparent that reading is built
over a number of unrecorded chalk mines. Newspaper cuttings, dating
back to 1951 are reprinted.
Gold Mine yield up ancient secrets by Steve Dube. Western Mail 13 April
2000 p 8 1/3 page 4 photos. New research shows gold found in Britain
went into making fabulous Celtic jewellery.
Contributed by Tony Oldham, Retired Mining Bookseller.
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