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Phelps, Humphrey 1983 The Forest in Old Photographs 160 pp illus Includes an
interesting collection of mining photographs SB £9.95


Phelps, Humphrey 1984 The Forest in Old Photographs / A Second Selection, 160 pp
illus illus Includes an interesting collection of mining photographs includes a
Waterloo Rescue and flooding at Union Pit SB £9.95


Phelps, Humphrey 1993 A Forest Christmas 152 pp illus A graphic description of
the hardships of Christmas 1874 when a bitter strike by forest colliers brought
neither a happy Christmas nor a prosperous new year. SB as new £7.50


Phelps, Humphrey 1994 The Old Photographs Series / Forest to Severn 160 pp illus
Includes an interesting collection of mining photographs includes the following
Mines Flour Mill, Bailey Level, Lightmoor, Trafalgar SB as new £7.99


Phelps H 1982 The Forest of Dean / A Personal View 159 pp illus illus Includes
an interesting collection of mining photographs including Ochre, Clearwell,
Wigpool, Westbury, Bixslade, Buckshaft, Howbeech SB £9.99


Phelps, Humphrey [compiled by] 1996 Chalford Oral History Series Forest Voices
/ Recollections of Local People 128 pp illus. Includes photograph and anecdotes
too many to list. SB £9.99


Mullin, David 1988 The Forest in Old Photographs / from the Dean Heritage Museum
Collection 160 pp illus. Old photographs of many mines too many to list. SB
£9.99


Anstis, Ralph 1990 The Industrial Teagues and the Forest of Dean 204 pp
illus. The Teagues family prospered in one generation they rose from being
uneducated miners to being powerful mine owners. HB, DW £14.95


Anstis, Ralph 1992 Dean Forest Stories 124 pp illus Describes the flooding of
Union Pit SB £4.95


Anstis, Ralph 1996 Four Personalities from The Forest of Dean 316 pp illus. Sir
Charles Dilke 1843-1911; Catherina Bovey 1670-1726; Timothy Mountjoy 1842-1896;
Sir John Wyntour 1602 -c1685. All four personalities have mining connections:
Sir Charles, local MP and campaigner for miners’ rights; Catharina inherited the
iron works at Flaxley in 1692; Timothy, a free miner and trade union founder;
and Sir John second greatest ironmaster in England. SB £9.99


Anstis, Ralph 1997 Man of Iron - Man of Steel / The lives of David and Robert
Mushet (famous mine owners)216 pp illus. Long out of print – SB as new £20.00


Anstis, Ralph 1999 Blood on Coal / The 1926 General Strike and Miners’ Lockout
in the Forest of Dean. 120 pp photos. Black Dwarf Publications, Lydney, Glos.
SB £9.99


Webb, Keith 2001 Robert Mushet and the Darkhill Ironworks 88 pp illus SB £7.99


Meredith, John 2007 The Iron Industry of the Forest of Dean.160 pp, many photos.
Essential reference work for anybody interested in mines of the Forest of Dean
SB £15.99 Tempus Stroud, Glos.


Dreghorn W 1968 Geology Explained in the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley D&G
Newton Abbot. 196 pp 148 fig. DW HB £15.00


Nicholls' Iron Making in the Forest of Dean 1866 reprinted 1981 with
Introduction by Ian Standing 82pp illus SB as new £12.00


Marfell A 1980 Forest Miner / A Forest of Dean collier remembers life
underground in the 1920's. with a forward by D Bick. 16 pp illus SB £5.00


Waters, Brian 1951 The Forest of Dean 182 pp 16 plates. A good account of Coal
and Iron Mines. HB DW in poor condition but the book is VG £15.00


Batty, F W1952 Forest of Dean 280pp numerous photos, coal and gold mining. Ex
library HB £12.00


Field Dr Graham J 1978 A Look Back at Norchard 91 pp illus A good account of
coal mining at the Norchard Colliery near Lydney from the earliest times to
closure a detailed history providing an interesting insight into coal mining
which produced high grade coal but which was bedeviled by underground water
problems.SB £12.00


Foley, Winifred 1982 Back to the Forest 206 pp a miner’s daughter describes hard
times in the 30’s SB £3.00


Foley, Winifred 1977 No Pipe dreams for Father 95pp a miner’s daughter describes
hard times in the 30’s SB £3.00


Bent, Maurice V 1982 Drive and Stroll in the Royal Forest of Dean 20 pp illus.
SB £3.00


The Wye Valley and the Royal Forest of Dean Official Guide 1939 128pp illus with
map in rear, small tear in rear cover otherwise good SB £5.00


Clearwell Caves Ancient Iron Mines1990 14pp numerous illus some in colour SB
£3.00


E.J.R 1976 Country Diary - A selection of articles which have appeared in the
Forest of Dean Newspapers. 62 pp illus. SB £1.50


Edlin, H L 1964 Dean Forest and Wye Valley / Forestry Commission Guide 109 pp 34
photos figs maps. SB £5.00


Beech, Mabel 1994 Wye Valley & Forest of Dean 144 pp illus. SB as new £5.00


Hirst, Ruth Proctor 1999 A GLANCE BACK AT BREAM No 3 in the Glance back Series
40 pp numerous photos. Good account of famous former mining village SB £4.50


Wallbank, Diana 1989 Walking on the West Side / Rambles around the former mining
villages of Clearwell, Newland, Sling and Stowe, in the Royal Forest of Dean 40
pp illus maps. SB £3.00

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