History of Lead Mining in the Pennines
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- Author(s) Raistrick, Arthur, & Bernard Jennings
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1965
- Pages 347pp; illus
- Publisher Longmans
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Reprinted 1983. Early but seminal history. Has chapters: 'Mining in the Roman period and Dark Ages'; 'Twelfth century to fifteenth century'; 'Development in various fields to 1650'; 'Techniques of ore getting'; 'The King's regale - laws and customs'; 'Opening of the technical age'; 'Technical developments to 1780'; 'Organisation of the industry'; 'The age of mechanisation, 1780 to 1880'; 'Improvements in ore getting and smelting'; 'Capital structure of the industry'; 'Transport, production and prices'; 'Wages, poor relief and health'; 'Social conditions and population movements'; 'The twentieth century - future prospects'. Much about the London Lead Co and, to lesser extent, Beaumont family. Also much about lead smelting