The latest Ian Tyler volume has just arrived  a  mighty tome it is however
when you consider the vast geographic area covered its hardly surprising
 and  in Ian's words it needed to be done this way as the Industry and
entrepreneurs involved we so linked. It has been fully researched, with
plans, drawings and with supporting black and white photos  Most  of it is
with an area of outstanding natural beauty. Ian has walked over over all
the sites , interviewed people and had access to private , company and
public records to achieve this, it could have been split into 2 or 3
distinct volumes however its all been combined and tells the complete
history of Mining, Quarrying  and people of the area.

Ian Tyler, Hardback  654 printed pages price £35.00 + P&P ( I'm using a
courier this will be £7.00)

The Chapters include,
Commercial rocks & Minerals if the Pennines, Early History, Brampton Coal,
James Thompson 1838, Naworth Coal Company, Geltside & Gairs, Talkin
Collieiries, Tarnhouse Collieries, Howgill Junction and Tramway, Coal Fell
Valley, Roachburn Super Pit, The Roachburn Disaster and after Distaster
Inquiry, The Tindale Spelter, A new Winning on Denton Fell, Prior Bank &
Mint Hill Pits, Midgeholme Pits & Halton Lea Gate, Blackburn Coal Pits Nort
& South, Hartleyburn Colliery, Lambley Pits East & West Red & White Stone
south of Gelt, Eden Valley Coal, Lest we Forget, Renwick Moor Limestone &
Coal, Haresceugh to Hartside Coal, The Alston Influence, The Box has it,
Hartside Barytes Mines North, Hartside Pass to South to Cross Fell, Thomas
Robinson of Ousby, Kirkland & Ardale Head Mines, Cross fell Mines North &
South, Dun Fell Mines East, The Smelt Mills, Silverband Mine West, The Big
boys move in , Clouds of war, Deadlty testing ground, More and More Baryte
1972, Cragg & Cutris 1976, David Waiting Ltd, Knock and the Heights, Two
Miraculous Escapes, Hugh & Low Scald Fell, Dufton Village  and its Mines &
Quarries, Threlkeside Mines, Hushing Heaven, Dufton Full Lead and Bartye,
Sanbar Minerals Ltd, Mines of High Cup Nick, The White Mines, Hilton and
Scordale Mines, Masons Hole or Halls?, John Bland entrepreneur, Hilton a
Mining Village, Wilson and Dow Scar workings, Snow Gill and Amber Gill,
After the London Lead Company, William Bill Wharton after 1930, the Trouble
with Explosives, Roman Fell to Brough, The Dream Come True 1939, New Army
Range required 1942, A Trainee Arrives, Media Moguls, Beyond Long Fell,
North of Brough, Lunehead Lead Mines, J G Renynoldson, Closehhouse Mine,
Out of the Blue, Augill Lead Mine, Lead, Baryte & Coal under Stainmore, The
Borrowdale Colliery, The Mines of Kirby Stephen, Nateby to Wild Boar Fell,
Settle to Carlisle Railway line, On No Not Again, Mallerstang its mines and
Mysteries, Mines and Coal Seams of Wild Boar Fell, Clouds & Stennerskeugh
Workings, Kirkby Londsdale Area, Glossary of Terms, Miners & Workers Names,
Bibliography

Mike

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