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9%OFFColin Spencer - The Miners and Coal Levels of Gwent: Britain in Old Photographs - 9780752452517 - V9780752452517
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The Miners and Coal Levels of Gwent: Britain in Old Photographs

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Description for The Miners and Coal Levels of Gwent: Britain in Old Photographs Paperback. A collection of photographs and ephemera that illustrates life as it was for the coal-level miners of Gwent throughout its industrial past. It examines the coal levels that were operational in the 1980s, including photographs of men, mines and horses. It explores the older levels, including their owners, numbers employed, wages and deaths. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; HBTK; KNAT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752452517
SKU
V9780752452517
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Colin Spencer
Colin Spencer is a retired coal miner with twenty-six years' experience in the industry. Here he provides an expert insight into levels mining, using rare images to portray the stark realities of the profession to the reader.

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