Mining in Cornwall and Devon
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- ISBN 9780859898898
- Dimensions: 150 x 227mm
- Publication Date: 26 Sep 2014
- Publisher: University of Exeter
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Mining in Cornwall and Devon is an economic history of mines, mineral ownership, and mine management in the South West of England.
The work brings together material from a variety of hard-to-find sources on the thousands of mines that operated in Cornwall and Devon from the late 1790s to the present day. It presents information on what they produced and when they produced it; who the owners and managers were and how many men, women and children were employed. For the mine owners, managers and engineers, it also offers a guide to their careers outside the South West, in other mining districts across Britain and the world. A long section on the Duchy of Cornwall provides details of the Duchy's role as the largest mineral owner in the South West, and of the modernisation and changing administration of the Stannaries.
The printed book provides a guide to the sources, their interpretation and how they illustrate the long-term development and decline of the industry; the composite mine-by-mine tables are presented on an interactive CD included free with the book.
Roger Burt is Professor Emeritus of Economic History at the University of Exeter. He has been a consultant to mining companies and government departments and contributes to radio programmes on mining related issues.
Raymond Burnley is the software designer for the project, and is a former IT Systems Developer at the University of Exeter.
Michael Gill was a Research Fellow in the University of Exeter Economic History Department. He has also worked as a surveyor in the Mining and Civil Engineering industries.
Alasdair Neill is a freelance researcher on mining in the UK.
