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Mining history sites in the UK

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• Aberfan Disaster

  http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk/politics/aberfan/home.htm
  An account of the disaster of 21 October 1966; also includes an overview of the government and public response, and links to other sources.

• Alderley Edge Mines

  http://www.derbyscc.org.uk/alderley/
  Information about the mines, their history and their current state. Located in Alderley, Cheshire.

• BBC Archive: Coal Mining in Britain

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/mining/
  The story of British coal mining told through BBC radio and TV broadcasts from the last 70 years, with a gallery of images from the 1930s.

• British Mining Database

  http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~lizcolin/bmd.htm
  Portal includes links to general information, local sites, societies, working mines and museums.

• Carn Brea Mining Society

  http://sites.google.com/site/carnbreaminingsociety/
  Activities include building restoration, old mine site clearance and preservation of old milling equipment. Includes membership details, field visits, and event schedule.

• Coal Mining in North Staffordshire

  http://www.staffspasttrack.org.uk/exhibit/coal/
  Online exhibition provides an overview of the coal industry in the North Staffordshire coal fields from the 13th century until the closure of the last pit in 1998; includes articles, photos and audio-visual resources. [Keele University]

• Coal Mining in Scotland 1840-1920

  http://www.scan.org.uk/education/coal/
  Educational site including teaching materials.

• Cornish Mines and Mining History

  http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/mines.htm
  Brief history of copper, tin, china clay, and slate mining in the county.

• Cornish Mining World Heritage Site Bid

  http://www.cornish-mining.org.uk/
  Information on the bid supported by extensive resources covering history, technology, communities, sites, geology and wildlife.

• Cornwall Mining Heritage

  http://www.cornishlight.co.uk/mining-in-cornwall.htm
  Brief account with photographs on tin mining in the county.

• Cumbria Amenity Trust Mining History Society - CATMHS

  http://www.catmhs.org.uk/
  Industrial history group with an interest in exploring, researching and recording mining activities in Cumbria. Includes membership, projects, meetings, and photo gallery.

• Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group - DTRG

  http://www.dtrg.org.uk/
  Studies and explores the tinworking and tin mining heritage of Dartmoor. Includes events diary, membership, projects and newsletter.

• Fife Mining Heritage Society

  http://www.fifeminingheritage.org.uk/
  Registered charity whose aims are to record the mining history in Fife. Includes forum and online video clips.

• Hatfield Colliery - Past, Present and Future

  http://www.stainforthonline.co.uk/2001/hatfield_colliery.htm
  An illustrated history of a South Yorkshire colliery, from 1911 until it closed in 2004; includes news of possible refurbishment and reopening.

• History of Coal Mining

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coal_mining
  Information from Wikipedia on the extraction of coal around the world since the industrial revolution.

• In Memory of Philip Healey, Ilkeston Mines Rescue

  http://www.healeyhero.co.uk/
  A collection of resources and memoirs related to mining and mine rescue nationwide, begun as a tribute to Philip Healey.

• Mining History Information Pages

  http://people.exeter.ac.uk/pfclaugh/mhinf/
  Details of Peter Claughton's research in British mining history, mainly focused on the South West and Wales; a substantial collection of articles.

• Mining History Network

  http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/mhn/
  Group of mining historians. Provides information on the annual International Mining History Congress, a discussion forum and internet resources.

• National Mining Memorabilia Association

  http://www.mining-memorabilia.co.uk/
  Interests are biased towards coal mining history and related memorabilia. Includes lamps and badges, member's articles, publications, meetings and news.

• Northern Mine Research Society

  http://www.nmrs.org.uk/
  Encourage the study of mining history in all its aspects. Offers a range of services to members. Includes publications, meetings, society records and online resources.

• Peak District Mines Historical Society (PDMHS)

  http://www.pdmhs.com/
  Exists to preserve industrial heritage sites related to mining for lead, fluorspar, barytes and other minerals in the Peak District. Information about their projects, resources, museum, publications and a list of British mines in 1896.

• Rosevale Mine

  http://www.rosevalemine.co.uk/
  A former tin mine, now owned by the Rosevale Historical Mining Society, who have undertaken the restoration of the underground workings; situated at Zennor, near St Ives in West Cornwall. Features history, layout of underground workings, restoration details, and photographs.

• South Gloucestershire Mines Research Group

  http://www.sgmrg.co.uk/
  The history of mines and quarries in the area, with news, events, links and membership information

• South Wales Coalfield Collection (SWCC)

  http://lisweb.swan.ac.uk/swcc/
  Established in 1969 to preserve the documentary records of the mining community of South Wales; information about their holdings, with background on the industry.

• The Hoods - a History of a Scottish Coalmining Family

  http://www.hoodfamily.info/
  Includes a genealogy of the family from 1715 to the 1870's, and information about coalmining in Midlothian, the collieries, methods and records.

• The Mines of the Bristol and Somerset Coalfield

  http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/mhn/b_s_coal/
  Information about collieries in northern Somerset, southern Gloucestershire, and the coalfield as a whole. Includes a history and statistics.

• The Russell Society

  http://www.russellsoc.org/
  A society of amateur and professional mineralogists which encourages the study, recording and conservation of mineralogical sites and material. Includes membership information, meetings programme, mineral gallery, and news.

• The Wartime Memories Project: Bevin Boys

  http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/bevinboys.html
  An account of the men conscripted to work in the mines, rather than in the armed services, during the Second World War.

• Wealden Cave & Mine Society

  http://www.wcms.org.uk/
  Interest in the mine and underground quarry workings of the South East, in particular the firestone quarries of East Surrey. Activities include study of their history, geology, archaeology, and natural history.

• Welsh Coal Mines

  http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/
  Photographs, history, and poems about the collieries of Gwent.

• Welsh Mines Society

  http://www.welshmines.org/
  Objectives include the research and preservation of Welsh mining history. Includes news and events.

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