The Iron Industry of the Forest of Dean - £15.99
John Meredith, sb, 23.1 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm , 160pp,
From Roman times onwards iron from the Forest was also vital to the national economy. Perhaps because the Forest was subsequently associated with coal mining, this is the full story of the Forest's iron industry that has not been told before. John Meredith is a member of the Dean Archaeological Group and has lived in the Forest man and boy. He has been assisted by Jasper Blake, who has constructed a full-scale Iron Age Village opposite the much-visited prehistoric ironworking caves at Clearwell.
The Pit Brow Women of The Wigan Coalfield - £12.99
Alan Davies, Sb, 128pp
This illustrated book tells the story of the female colliery surface workers (pit brow women). The numbers of women working in mines grew rapidly until the Childrens Employment Commission of 1842 outlawed working below ground as result many turned to working on surface where they worked on surface grading coal on conveyors and acting as general labourers. The Wigan Coalfield employed more women than any other. There was enourmous interest in these women, fostereed by illustrated newspapers from 1840's onwards. Cambridge Academic A J Mumby turned his attention to the women and his detailed diaries form an important part of this study.
Mike
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