Lancashire can be considered one of the homes of the Industrial Revolution and it was the abundance of coal close to the surface which literally helped fuel the great growth in cities such as Manchester and Liverpool. With poor roads, it was easier to move coal by water and so Lancashire landowners developed the first canals in Britain. Lancashire coal powered the cotton mills, the steelworks and the ironworks, it powered the locomotives which transported people and goods and it fuelled the ships which brought raw products to the UK and exported engineering wonders to the rest of the world.
Alan Davies, author of The Atherton Collieries and The Wigan Coalfield tells the story of the Lancashire Coalfield, using a selection of rare and previously unpublished images showing both the industry itself and the human face of one of the world’s most dangerous jobs.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alan Davies has been interested in mining all his life, gaining his mining qualifications at St Helens College. He has worked at Parkside Colliery, Newton, Coventry Colliery, Bickershaw Colliery, Leigh and Castle Mine, Wigan and written numerous books on collieries and the mining industry.
He was a Curator at the Lancashire Mining Museum, Salford from 1985 until its closure in 2000. He qualified as an archivist at Liverpool University in 2003, and was in charge of the Wigan Archives from 2001 until 2007. Since then he has been cataloguing collections at the Manchester Art College and the Hallé Orchestra as well pursuing his writing career.
Alan lives in Manchester.
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| Publication: |
August 2010 |
Extent: |
240 pages |
| Availability: |
In stock |
Images Mono: |
200 |
| Format: |
248 x 172 mm |
Images Colour: |
38 |
| Binding: |
Paperback |
