The detailed results of Members research on a particular mine site or topic is occasionally published by the Club in the form of an "Account".
Accounts can range from detailed surveys and histories of particular sites, to write-ups on club explorations, and the results of historical research into, for example, mining accidents in Shropshire.
Club Accounts - still in Print
Madeley
Wood Colliery, Halesfield and Kemberton Pits
Account 26 - by Dr Ivor J.Brown (2007)
A selection of articles covering the history of the Halesfield and Kemberton
pits, from the early 1800s through amalgamation into the Madeley Wood
Colliery (Madeley, Shropshire) and ultimate closure in July 1968. It
also includes details of the families who owned and operated the mines
along with some of the mining characters of the area. Illustrated with
55 black and white photographs and over 56 maps and drawings explaining
locations, developments and techniques.
A4, card covers, 84 pages. ISBN: 978-09553019-3-3
Price £6
plus £1
p&p. Available from Madeley Living History Project,
Jubilee House, Madeley and
online at: Moorebooks, www.moorebooks.co.uk
The History
of Limestone Mining in Church Aston & Lilleshall
Account 25 - by David Adams (2007)
This extensive account is a fully revised and updated re-edition
of Club Account 7, published in 1970, and covers the history of mining
in the Lilleshall and Church Aston area (near Newport, Shropshire) from
it's recorded beginnings in the 17th Century through to it's demise in
the 20th century. It also covers the associated development of local
transport routes - notably the Donnington Wood Canal with it's incline
plane and numerous wharves.
Chapter 6 is a field guide, with 4 "guided" walks to lead visitors around
some of the surviving remains of the area.
In addition to the numerous photographs, illustrations and maps, a couple
of A3 fold-out plans are included to provide greater clarity when studying
the underground workings.
A4, card covers, 245 pages, 123 B/w plates. ISBN: 978-09553019-1-9
Price: £20 plus £2
p&p. Available online at: Moorebooks, www.moorebooks.co.uk
Mining in the Landscape
NAMHO 2006 Conference Proceedings. Various authors (2007)
This publication contains the proceedings of the 2006 National Association
of Mining History Organisations (NAMHO) conference held at Llangollen
and orgranised by the Shropshire Caving & Mining Club and the Shropshire
Mines Trust. The theme of the conference was "Mining in the Landscape"
and the talks ranged from the local metal mining industry from prehistoric
times (at Great Orme) to the large 18th & 19th century complexes at Minera.
Barytes, and coal mining were also covered in surrounding areas. While
mining landscapes in Cornwall, Arraynes (Spain) and Zloty Stok (Poland)
were discussed by lecturers.
A4,
86 pages. ISBN: 978-0-9553019-2-6
Price £7.50 plus £1 post & packing. Available
from: Moorebooks, www.moorebooks.co.uk
A List of Fatal
Accidents in Shropshire Mines - 1850-1979
Account 24 - Dr. I.J.Brown (2005)
This account is an attempt to produce a list of persons who died as
the result of an accident at a Shropshire mine using information given
in the mines’ inspectorate reports, local newspapers, results of
inquests and other sources.
From the 1850s, under the Coal Mines legislation, owners of ‘coal’
mines had to report accidents and after the passing of the Metalliferous
Mines Acts in the 1870s, accidents at other mines had also to be reported,
although some mine operators, like those of limestone and slate, claimed
that this did not include them, as these were not ‘metals’.
Eventually it was accepted that fatalities at these mines had also
to be included.
This work, which has taken over 40 years to collate cannot claim to
be complete, as new sources of information are constantly being discovered.
However it has details of the majority of accidents along with details,
newspaper reports, photographs and background information on a variety
of incidents.
A4, card covers, 86 pages. ISBN: 978-09553019-0-2
Price £6 plus £1 p&p. Available online at: Moorebooks, www.moorebooks.co.uk
The Dudley Limestone Mines
Account 23 - Steve Powell (1999)
Produced jointly with the Peak District Mines Historical Society
Almost all traces of the mines around Dudley (now part of the West Midlands conurbation) have "disappeared", this publication is intended to provide a background history to the limestone mines of Dudley, an insight into their operations and a guide to those features that still survived at the time of writing.
A4, card covers, 68 pages. ISSN 1366-2511 (VERY
Limited numbers available)
Price £6 plus £1 p&p.
Metal Mines of Shropshire
Account 22 - Edited by Adrian Pearce (1997)
The site information in this publication includes a description of surface
remains and underground workings were accessible.
The account is an update of earlier Club Accounts (No.2, 4 and 12),
but with an extended area of coverage.
A5, card covers, 61 pages. ISBN 0 9519140 9 X
Price £6 plus £1 p&p. Available online at: Moorebooks, www.moorebooks.co.uk
Metalliferous Mines of Shropshire, Vol. 1 - Gazetteer
Account 20 - Adrian Pearce (1994)
The Club has been actively surveying and recording the remains of the
mining industry of Shropshire and surrounding Counties for over 30
years. During that time, many surface buildings have either fallen
down, disappeared completely or have become obscured by trees and undergrowth.
In 1993, the Club began a comprehensive survey of the remaining surface
features and accessible underground workings. When complete, the information
will be published in several volumes to make a comprehensive record of
the area. This Gazeteer is the first volume and it is hoped that it will
be followed by several more, each one concentrating on the surface features
and underground workings of different areas of Shropshire.
A4, card covers, ISBN 0 9519140 7 3
Price £5 plus £1 p&p.