DIGGING BATH STONE: A QUARRY AND TRANSPORT HISTORY
Written by David Pollard
Published by Lightmoor Press
in 2021
ISBN: 9781911038863
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- TOPOGRAPHY (UK)
- SOUTH WEST UK
- SOMERSET
- MINING
- INDUSTRY
- HISTORY
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.
Front cover
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