Born in Doncaster in the 1950s, Peter Tuffrey grew up with the
collieries around him: Yorkshire Main at Edlington, Denaby, Cadeby,
Rossington and Askern. Although it might have seemed that things
would never change, they did, and Peter has now compiled
Doncaster's Collieries to commemorate this once-vital part of the
town's heritage. Using photographs from his own collection and the
archives of local newspapers, Peter examines the histories of
thirteen of the pits that once surrounded his home town, from the
elaborate ceremonies which were staged to mark the start of work
through to the acrimonious disputes with British Coal and the
government of Margaret Thatcher, which so often marked the closure
of the Doncaster collieries. The result is a fascinating view of a
now-lost but widely remembered industry sure to appeal to those
with an interest in the area.
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