Category - The Lives of Miners and their Families

The Economic and Social Conditions of Lead Miners in the North Pennines in the 18th and 19th Centuries

Title: The Economic and Social Conditions of Lead Miners in the North Pennines in the 18th and 19th Centuries Series: Durham University Thesis for Master of Letters 1968 Author: Christopher John Hunt Pages: 490 Studies the increasing influence of the mine employer in the work, social, religious and private life of his miners, who in 1750 were...

An Economic Study of Elementary Education in County Durham in the Early Part of the 19th Century

Title: An Economic Study of Elementary Education in County Durham in the Early Part of the 19th Century Series: Durham University Thesis for Master of Education 1966 Author: R Pallister Pages: 2 volumes, 333 and 45 pages A very approachable read.  It puts elementary education in the context of the social and industrial/economic conditions of the...