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North Staffordshire Coalfield Through Time
Mervyn Edwards
出版Amberley Publishing, 2025-09-15
主題Business & Economics / Industries / EnergyBusiness & Economics / Industries / Natural Resource ExtractionPhotography / Subjects & Themes / Historical
ISBN13981212159781398121218
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=cKHX0AEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The North Staffordshire Coalfield is concentrated around the Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-Under-Lyme areas, with a small outlying area around Leek and Cheadle. During the Industrial Revolution coal from the area fired the Potteries ceramics and iron industries. At its peak, 50 pits were working in the area but as the coal industry declined nationally, pits gradually merged or closed in the postwar years. Closures accelerated following the Miners' Strike in the 1980s and the last deep mine, Silverdale, closed in 1998. Today, most of the sites have been reclaimed, including a nature reserve at Chatterley Whifield. This fascinating selection of old and new images of the North Staffordshire Coalfield will be essential reading for all those who know the area or have family members who worked in the local coal mining industry.