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Mining Review 15th Year No. 8
From Llanduff to Castleford on an intriguingly odd tour of the UK's coal industry
Overview
From Llanduff to Castleford via Wolstanton, on a whirlwind tour of intriguing and odd facets of the UK's coal industry. Coal-fired heating keeps Jacob Epstein's 'Christ in Majesty' sculpture warm in Llanduff Cathedral, while coal mine surveyor Johnny Pandritch has a poetic turn of phrase when it comes to the magic of Northumbria pits.
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