Pits & Pitmen of Barnsley (Paperback)
A Pictorial Tribute and Celebration of Miners, their Families and Communities, 1900–2000
Imprint: Wharncliffe Books
Series: Mining Heritage
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9781903425039
Published: 1st May 2001
Last Released: 25th January 2016
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Barnsley Pits and Pit Men by Brian Elliott is a pictorial celebration of the men who worked in the pits and the society in which they lived. The time span is from Victorian times to the 1990's, and so covers the meteoric rise and subsequent fall of one of the nation's great industries.The vast majority of the many photographs reproduced in this book, are from the private collection of the author and have never before been published. A limited number of photographs from other collections have also been included to complete this pictorial record of Barnsley's great mining heritage. Included are many photographs of the now fast disappearing reminders of our localmining heritage. In addition, there are oral histories of the work and social memories of ex miners and their families.The style and content of this book offers a completely fresh insight into the lives of the men and women who worked and played within sight and sound of the many pits in the Barnsley area. Barnsley Pits and Pit Men is a pictorial tribute to and celebration of Barnsley's miners and their families. The bookshelf of anyone interested in the history of Barnsley and its people would be incomplete without this unique publication.
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About Brian Elliott
Brian Elliott is a well-known author (@BElliottAuthor on 'X') who has published many articles and books relating to local history and especially coalmining. Selected examples of the latter for Pen & Sword include Barnsley Pits and Pitmen, South Yorkshire Mining Disasters (2 Vols), Yorkshire Mining Veterans, Miners' Strike Day by Day, Coalminers (Images of the Past), Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors and Coal Mine Disaster in the Modern Era 1900-1980 (Images of the Past) and (forthcoming, April 2025) Miners and the Great War.