The Swansea and Gower Coalfield 1301-1968 : an extended gazetteer
By Paul Reynolds
The present work comprises a gazetteer of all recorded collieries both
in Swansea itself and on the northern side of the Gower peninsula, in
its time an equally important coalfield.An account of the history of
each colliery is provided, presented as a continuous and connected
narrative so far as the sources make this possible. These entries are
grouped by sub-region, each of which is prefaced by an introductory
section which briefly describes the overall historical trends and the
economic development of that region in order to supply context for the
gazetteer entries.
The present work makes full use of the well known official records,
newspapers and maps of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, but it
also draws extensively on the records of the various landed estates
which owned the mineral rights which were exploited so
enthusiastically.In many cases these manuscript sources clarify the
record of the printed sources and shed light on the industry in the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries before official records existed.
A full**bibliography and list of sources and an index are included.
The work consists principally of text with only a limited number of
illustrations
400 pages, A4 format.
Price £22.00 + £5.00 p & p (if required)
Copies available from the author
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