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East Lancashire Mining Memories (Paperback, Uk Ed.)
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East Lancashire Mining Memories (Paperback, Uk Ed.)
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List price R538
Loot Price R489
Discovery Miles 4 890
You Save R49 (9%)
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With the closure of the coalmines around East Lancashire went a
comradeship that few other industries could ever boast. Today the
dry and dusty coal seams with death and danger ever present are but
a memory for those whose unique recollections contribute to this
proud collection. In this book, former coal miners recall their
time spent labouring in the local mines: Josh Greenwood recalls at
age fourteen pushing tubs of coal for the colliers in his bare feet
along the dark and wet underground galleries at the old Whinney
Hill Colliery near Clayton-le-Moors, whilst on his very first day
at the Little Naab Colliery, a drift mine on the high and bleak
moors above Water village in the Rossendale Valley, Stephen
Spencer, also aged fourteen, was given just four candles to light
his way along the dark, dank tunnels. This book is a fitting
tribute to all those who worked underground in the coal mines of
East Lancashire, and an acknowledgement of a bygone industry to
which we owe so much. It is also a mark of respect to the
camaraderie of the miners, and their trust in their colleagues
while working in extreme conditions, for they knew that should the
need arrive, others would be there to help.
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