by Andrew Gill | Aug 25, 2021 | Gallery, Places
This is a hilltop area in Cornwall called Carn Brea, not far from St. Ives. The remains of some of the County’s tin and copper mines have survived as heritage attractions and are fascinating to visit. The lives of the miners are well documented and the chimneys... 
by Andrew Gill | Aug 5, 2021 | Gallery, Places, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
This activity took place at every coal mine across Britain. The coal has been brought to the surface and is then examined and sorted, to remove unwanted debris and size it for different markets / purposes. Those who did this job were often miners who had had an... 
by Andrew Gill | Jul 29, 2021 | Gallery, I didn’t expect that!, The Man on the Clapham Omnibus
Coal was the fuel that powered industrial Britain and mines were dangerous places to work in a pre-health-and-safety world. When disaster struck, as it often did, one of the main hazards for rescue workers was the presence of toxic gases. Here we see miners wearing... 