Alan Davies, SB, 248 x 172 mm, 240pp 200 images mono and 38 colour
As ever this is another excellent book written by Alan Davies some rare
photos are used
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Lancashire can be considered one of the homes of the Industrial Revolution
and it was the abundance of coal close to the surface which literally
helped fuel the great growth in cities such as Manchester and Liverpool.
With poor roads, it was easier to move coal by water and so Lancashire
landowners developed the first canals in Britain. Lancashire coal powered
the cotton mills, the steelworks and the ironworks, it powered the
locomotives which transported people and goods and it fuelled the ships
which brought raw products to the UK and exported engineering wonders to
the rest of the world.
Alan Davies, author of The Atherton Collieries and The Wigan Coalfield
tells the story of the Lancashire Coalfield, using a selection of rare and
previously unpublished images showing both the industry itself and the
human face of one of the world’s most dangerous jobs.
£17.99 +P&P
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cheers
Mike
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