Landmark publishing have informed me that they will shortly publish details
of the following books on their website http://www.landmarkpublishing.co.uk -
>
>The Somerset Coalfield by John Cornwell
>
>The North Staffordshire Coalfield by Paul Deakin
>
>Cheadle Coalfield & Churnet Valley Ironstone by the late Herbert Chester (a
>revised 2nd of his previous 2 books to be published as a new single volume).
>
>Also:-
>
>Collieries of South Wales by John Cornwell will be ready in late July.
>
Lindsey Porter also adds the following query on the pumping arrangement at
Dale Mine -
>
>PS. At the Dale Lead Mine (North Staffordshire) in the 1860s, the Cornish
>engine was not situated on the main pumping shafts but had linkage sideways
>to two seperate lots of pitwork, both working off pitwork attached to the
>beam. Does anyone know of a photograph of a similar arrnagement elsewhere? I
>have seen one sideways linkage on a photograph but not two. A crude diagram
>of it is on page 122 of my 'Copper & Lead Mines of the Manifold Valley.'.
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Pembrokeshire, Wales SA66 7RE.
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