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Cris
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12 years ago

Can someone advise if anyone has re-created the actions of 1850s (..ish) lead miners carrying out their work..... and then filmed it?
I'm looking for anything that might show hand-drilling, picking etc etc.
Any help or contacts would be much appreciated.

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staffordshirechina
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11 years ago

I believe that Brian Woodall in his guise of t'owd man has been filmed drilling and blasting.
I can't remember who filmed him, it could have been Dave Webb?

AR
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11 years ago

If it wasn't Dave, it was Ralph Johnson. Can't for the life of me remember what the name of the film was though....

Follow the horses, Johnny my laddie, follow the horses canny lad-oh!

Mr.C
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11 years ago

I have a copy of the shotfiring footage, it was me that did it (the shotfiring, not the filming) but that's all.
As you may be aware, Ralph passed away recently. I could inquire of his son but at present I'm very reluctant to do so.

We inhabit an island made of coal, surrounded by a sea full of fish. How can we go wrong.......

AR
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11 years ago

I'll email Dave and ask him, that's probably going to be the quickest means of finding out....

Follow the horses, Johnny my laddie, follow the horses canny lad-oh!

Cris
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11 years ago

Many thanks for the replies.
Please don't bother Ralph's son at this time.
Very grateful for the input.
Cheers, Cris

NickPeak
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11 years ago

I spoke to Brian Woodall today at the Mining Museum and it was a Ralph Johnson video that showed him 'at work'.

Nick.