Coal Mining Memories "Part Two" 8 disc dvd collection

Coal Mining Memories

[Part Two]

This has to be the only collection of coal mining history available in the world as large as this.

Over 8 hours of superb film and recollections for you to enjoy.

See coal mining as you have never seen it before. Hour after hour of superb rare archive footage. See miners underground on the coal face hewing, hand filling, working machinery, the coal cutters, shearers, joy continuous miners etc. See them blasting coal, the pit ponies at work, haulage etc. See and hear about disasters, accidents and many other things. See colliery village life. Witness first hand what it was like in a colliery village, witness the old ways of life, see the washdays with the poss-tubs. Witness the fight to save pits. Witness the re-opening of an old coal mine. The dialect of any community is important, witness the pit terms and twang. this is the best coal mining collection to date. It is a Must-Have fopr any ones collection and very educational.

Mines visited are various Ellington in the North East, and others in Northumberland & Durham coal field as well as mines in Sunderland and other locations throughout the country. Get yourself a piece of history and it will also make an ideal present.

This collection will grace your DVD Collection. What a piece of history this is.

Coal mining was not a job, it was a way of life. It was an industry that spanned centuries and one which has has forever left its mark on the memories of the men who endured it.

The life of a miner can, at best, be described as hard, dangerous and unrelenting. Yet there was a special character to the pit towns and villages which made them different to other industrial settlements elsewhere in the United Kingdom.

The price of coal was always high, and no price was higher than that paid by the miners who lost their lives in this demanding industry.

Through the eyes of former miners you can find out what it was like to work underground on a daily basis, appreciate the dangers they faced and witness some of the comaraderie that marked them out as a unique group of men.

Illustrated with extremely rare archive footage, there are memories from miners themselves, men whose lives were all but consumed by the most demanding industry of all.

If you are interested in coal mining this superb collection is definately for you. Witness all manners of work in the coal mine and witness a job that is barely alive today.

Enjoy!