The following are the Publishers reviews
Grinkle Ironstone Mine - Part 1 Up to the Great War - The story of Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
Simon Chapman , A5, SB, 80pp - £6.95 + P&P
Part I of this substantial work covers the development of the Grinkle Ironstone Mine from the first workings on the coast at Rosedale Wyke, through the extension of mining into the Easington Beck valley. It explains how with limited space the mine owners were able to procure sufficient space for a high output mine. They were able by substantial engineering works to connect it to Port Mulgrave for the stone to be shipped by sea to their works at Jarrow. Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company grew to be an innovative and prosperous company in the years leading up to the Great War of 1914. Printed in colour this book of Simon’s is a truly fitting follow up to his many other books
Grinkle Ironstone Mine Part 2 - Up to Closure from 1914 - The continuing Story of Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
Simon Chapman, A5, SB, 92pp - £7.95
When the Great War came, Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company’s fortunes took a turn for the better. They were able to supply battleships for the Royal Navy and make good losses in shipping due to enemy submarine activity. Regrettably there was also a downside, miners volunteered for the forces in droves and transport by sea became hazardous due to German submarines. As a result the company’s fortunes were somewhat shaded. At the conclusion of the war, commerce initially returned to pre war levels but suddenly faltered and fell off. All of this is chronicled in Simon’s story in great detail. The mine and its parent company suffered a slow and torturous decline until everything was finished in 1936. Simon has drawn up extensive archival records and many are recorded in full. The relationship between the Loftus Mine and Grinkle Mine is thoroughly detailed. Together with Part I, this book forms a total picture of mining activities on the Palmer’s Easington Estate. In colour, every reader will have a real addition to his library
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