The HSE collection of List of Mines and Quarries is now held here at
NEIMME (North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers)
and is available for public access. We ask non-members to pay a £2
visitors fee or you can have unlimited use as a member from £25 a year.
I can also check before you visit if we hold the particular year you are
interested in and we can offer scans/photocopies at 20p/30p per A4 by
post or email if you can't visit the Institute in person.
Many thanks also to Russell Wear for his praise of our collection!
Jennifer Kelly
Librarian
NEIMME
www.mininginstitute.org.uk
0191 2332459
-----Original Message-----
From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Bernard Moore
Sent: 16 August 2009 14:41
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: List of Quarries
Dear Russell,
I believe you to be in part correct.
I was the last person to be allowed to view the HSE (Bootle), collection
of
the List of Mines pbls.. Quarries existed, but where this all went is
anybodies guess, since, when I wanted to view same again access was
denied. On
heavy pressure, the existence of of these pbls. being denied in that
they
didn't have them, further heavy pressure stating that I had been
permitted
access and had annotated from same, drew the comment that they no longer
had
same! - nor would they be drawn on where they where!!! I had offered to
buy them at the outset, but this was denied: they have now gone from
this
safe residence... so the final resting place of these valuable vols. is
completely unknown.
In a telecon I asked if their disappearance had anything to do with my
viewing of same, to which the answer was no. So, to all, please take
note, HSE
(Bootle), did have such vols. (since I actually saw them), but to where
they have gone, and to whom, and for how much, is known only to
them............. however, I am somewhat suspicious of this, since I am
fairly certain
that I have seen a copy of what I saw at their offices elsewhere. If I
could
prove same beyond doubt I would have no hesitation in taking action
against he Hd. of Dept. - same would be responsible for his/hers
predecessors.
Regards, Bernard
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