The Yorkshire Coalfield
Pits and Mining Communities depicted on a selection of old postcards and ephemera.

A new book which commemorates the coal mining industry at its height in Yorkshire either side of the First World War. The book features over 400 illustrations from postcards and ephemera featuring life in the Yorkshire Coalfield, and is arranged in several chapters:

Introduction
The Geology and History of the Yorkshire Coalfield
Postcards and Ephemera
Part 1: Mining the Coal
Sinking and Constructing the pits
Colliery Buildings and Architecture
By-Products
Marketing and Transport
Miners and Management
Part 2: The Mining Community
Housing
Facilities and Amenities
The 1912 Royal Visit
Disasters, Memorials and the Mines Rescue Service
Strikes and the Union
Welfare, Sports and Leisure
Part 3: Colour Section
A selection of postcards, plans, maps and ephemera presented in colour
Part 4: Directory of Yorkshire Collieries on old picture postcards
An alphabetical listing with opening and closing details
Part 5: Appendices
Additional ephemera
Glossary
Places to Visit
Further Reading
Index

160 A4 Pages, (16 in colour) presented on quality art paper, with over 400 illustrations.

At a heavy weight of around 900 grams, I will use second class postage to keep down costs.

Please see 'sellers other items' for other Yorkshire mining titles.