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DIGGING BATH STONE: A QUARRY AND TRANSPORT HISTORY

Written by David Pollard
Published by Lightmoor Press in 2021
ISBN: 9781911038863

DIGGING BATH STONE: A QUARRY AND TRANSPORT HISTORY
Written by David Pollard.
Stock no. 1830249
1st. 2021. Hardback. Large format. Nearly fine condition.

A comprehensive history of quarrying Bath stone - the companies, the quarries, the personalities, the quarrymen, the methods, the product and its transportation. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos, maps and illustrations. 512 pages. ISBN: 9781911038863. A very nice copy.

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Front cover

Cover of DIGGING BATH STONE: A QUARRY AND TRANSPORT HISTORY by David Pollard

Contents

  • PREFACE ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  • GLOSSARY OF BATH STONE QUARRYMAN'S TERMS
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • MEASUREMENTS AND MONEY
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • DAVID POLLARD - MEMORIALS
  • Chapter 1
  • BATH STONE GEOLOGY AND HISTORY
  • Chapter 2
  • FREESTONE MASONS TO QUARRYMASTERS
  • Chapter 3
  • THE STONE FIRMS
  • Chapter 4
  • THE BATH STONE FIRMS
  • Chapter 5
  • SOME OTHER FIRMS
  • Chapter 6
  • QUARRYMEN
  • Chapter 7
  • DIGGING BATH STONE
  • Chapter 8
  • THE QUARRIES
  • Chapter 9
  • HAULAGE AND TRANSPORT
  • Chapter 10
  • MIGRATIONS OF BATH STONE QUARRYMEN
  • Chapter 11
  • ODDS AND ENDS