Further to Mike Moore’s recent email about mininggazetteers, list members are reminded that they can see the locations of over 16,000coal mines in the British Isles (including Ireland) on the Northern MineResearch Society’s website – look under Information for Online Mapping. While most of the mines shown are from themid C19th onwards, there are plenty of C18th mines, and one (Moat Pit in Fife) datingfrom the late C16th. Non-Coal Measuresmines are also included. Clicking on thedots gives ownership details, where known.
Mike Gill
On Monday, 13 August 2018, 12:05:53 BST, Mike Moore <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Gazetteer of the Coal Mines of South Wales & Monmouthshire
R A Cooke, Hb, 192pp. 215x275mm, gloss art paper £30
This ground-breaking Gazetteer gives details of all known South Wales
collieries on a fully searchable CD included with the book. The book itself
contains a series of maps that locate each colliery and a selection of
photographs to gave a flavour of the coalfield. The book has been a mammoth
under-taking by the author, requiring visits to many reference sources to
enable all of the information to be collated together for the first time
across an entire coalfield. The information given includes all relevant
dates, ownership details and changes, selected output figures and manpower,
together with site maps where possible. This is a vital resource that
should be useful to both mining and local historians as well as those with
a wider interest in South Wales.
Mike
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https://www.moorebooks.co.uk/ tel 01952 405105
Snailbeach and Tankerville Mines see http://shropshiremines.org.uk/
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