The NMRS try to produce 2 volumes per year, these are free to members but
are available from myself and other outlets, these are a great read and
full of information
*British Mining 104* - Memoirs A5, softback 88pp cost £10.00 - the
chapters are as follows and you will note one written by the late Ivor Brown
William & Mary Mine, Tavistock, Devon (Alasdair Neill)
A history of the drainage of the Tyne collieries (Nigel A. Chapman)
A history of Baddesley Colliery, Warwickshire (Nigel A. Chapman)
A post war jig, S.E. of Moor Intake Farm, Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire –
Addendum (Shaun Richardson and Richard Lamb)
Harlaxton Ironstone Quarry 1940-1977 (Ivor Brown)
Voel Mines (Merioneth) Ltd and the search for a processing mill (R.M.
Callender)
Mining Memorials in Scotland (Jim Henry)
The Dunkirk Coal Pit and the Constant Mary Waterwheel (Brian Jeffery)
There were problems with the quality of the previous volume which has been
withdrawn and republished and iis now of the usual high standard you
normally expect
*British Mining No 103 J*ohn Taylor and Sons and their three “Drops of
Comfort” – their lead mines at Linares, Jaén, Southern Spain, Robert W.
Vernon, Sb, A5, 250pp £12.00
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, British companies exploited
the rich mining areas of Spain, bringing with them substantial capital and
technological resources. This was an important factor in the decline of
lead mining in the UK. The world famous mining house of John Taylor and
Sons developed three large companies: the Linares Lead Mining Company, the
Fortuna Company and the Alamillos Company which together paid consistent
dividends for well over 50 years from about 1850 until the start of the
First World War. These companies were the Taylors’ ‘Three Drops of
Comfort’, which brought great wealth to the family..
This account also includes the history of two more modest ventures: the
Buena Ventura Company and Spanish Mining Properties which were developed
towards the end of this period. This is a comprehensive work with over
ninety illustrations and 250 pages and is a fitting tribute to British
mining expertise in its heyday.
Mike www.moorebooks.co.uk
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