Images of Cornish Tin, , Alan Styel and Peter Williams, H/b A4 (approx.)
191pp, when I first saw the details of this title I thought too expensive
and arty dross. Well I was completely wrong this is a superb book well
written text with top class colour photography, supplemented by a few Black
and White photos taken by the Royal Commission on Historical monuments of
England (RCHME) photographers, paintings and drawings are also included. The
book has also been produced in collaboration with English Heritage.
Every picture tells a story, this includes underground shots of , Rosevale
Zennor, Great Conorrow Mines, East Pool, perranporth, South Crofty - Cooks
shaft, Robinson's Shaft and a large number of working scenes in South
Crofty. Chapters include Ore processing which again is supplemented with
photos of various sites showing mechanisms and plant including King Edward
Mill, Tolgus, Cornish Stamps at West Ruthern Farm, Geevor, derelict mill at
South Crofty, wheal Jane.
There is an excellent shot of Bottallock - the one we always take and never
quite get right - they have! Many other surface buildings and sites are
featured such as St Agnes, St Day, South Tincroft, Wheal Frances, Levant,
South Crofty, South Condurrow, Geevor, Wheal Jane, Mount wellington,
Treeweeks Shaft, Wheal Concorde.
Other chapters include Engines and mechanism, , Chapels and Graveyards where
Headstones provide poignant reminders of the ages of mine workers and
children who were killed. A miscellaneous Chapter which includes Pub signs,
general equipment, statues, pottery and Signs. Another Chapter covers
general buildings and their mining associations.
I can go on and on this is a terrific book, it will have pride of place on
my bookshelf it is probably one of the best metal mining photographic
related books produced since those produced by Dick Bird over 25 years ago.
It is not cheap but bearing in mind the price of Dicks books on the second
hand market it isn't. This is high quality production and in my view is
worth every penny.
Price £29.50 post and packing £1.50 contribution via myself
Mike
WWW.moorebooks.co.uk
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