Yorkshire coal miners have always been a prominent group of
industrial workers, especially during times of adversity. The men,
their wives and families have had to deal with the real prospect of
everyday accidents as well as the fear of major disasters. Working
in confined and often dreadful conditions underground has, in part,
been counterbalanced by the humour and camaraderie that prevails.
The pits have now almost vanished. The rapid run-down of the modern
British coal mining industry followed the bitter strike of 1984 - 5
and by 2004 just a handful of deep mines were still operating in
the old county of Yorkshire. Brian Elliott has been granted access
to both private collections and the National Union of Mineworkers
archives to bring together this excellent collection of over 250
photographs. Largely dating from the twentieth century, many are
previously unpublished. This book provides a fascinating glimpse of
Yorkshire's mining heritage and in particular the men, their
families and the communities in which they lived.
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