Life in the Mine
Over 4,000 years of history lie in the seams of British mines, beginning all the way back in the New Stone Age.
Large-scale coal mining in Britain developed during the Industrial Revolution, providing energy for industry and transportation in industrial areas from the 18th century to the 1950s. This classic Pitkin guide provides a history of mining in Britain as well as of the hard lives of those w...
Over 4,000 years of history lie in the seams of British mines, beginning all the way back in the New Stone Age.
Large-scale coal mining in Britain developed during the Industrial Revolution, providing energy for industry and transportation in industrial areas from the 18th century to the 1950s. This classic Pitkin guide provides a history of mining in Britain as well as of the hard lives of those w...
