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The Miners and Coal Levels of Gwent - Britain in Old Photographs (Paperback)
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The Miners and Coal Levels of Gwent - Britain in Old Photographs (Paperback)
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List price R389
Loot Price R311
Discovery Miles 3 110
You Save R78 (20%)
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This absorbing collection of photographs and ephemera illustrates
life as it was for the coal-level miners of Gwent throughout its
industrial past. Accompanying the images are detailed and
informative captions that allow the reader to fully understand
levels mining in the region. This book begins by examining the coal
levels that were operational in the 1980s, including fascinating
photographs of men, mines and horses. The second chapter explores
the older levels, including their owners, numbers employed, wages
and deaths. The final chapter takes a look at the last remaining
working levels in Gwent, and reminds us that the current generation
may be the last to extract coal using the methods of their
forefathers. Colin Spencer is a retired coal miner with twenty-six
years' experience in the industry. Here he provides an expert
insight into levels minding, using rare images to portray the stark
realities of the profession to the reader. This book promises to
fascinate anyone interested in mining of the Gwent region.
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