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christwigg
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10 years ago

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b05sy1ym/the-pennine-way-episode-4

And a star appearance from Peter Jackson.

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John Lawson
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10 years ago

Thanks Chris for drawing our attention to this episode.
It is good to see underground footage on TV, and especially our guest appearance from the Nenthead Mines research Group.
However cannot agree with his statement that the average life of a lead miner was 30 years.
A better figure would have been 45, and Raistrick & Jennings quote 46.7 , with a non miner living, on average, 13 years longer.

Tamarmole
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10 years ago

If you can lay your hands on a copy the Kinnaird report of 1864 that should give a pretty definitive answer.

gNick
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10 years ago

One of the members of the NMCS, whose name I embarrassingly can't remember, has done some research in the Alston Moor miners' attrition rate and once child mortality and women dying in childbirth are correctly factored out the life expectancy was in the mid to late 60s and the workers at the smelt mill not too far behind.
In comparison living in the likes of Manchester meant mid to late 30s for the poor and mid 40s for the rich.

This is what I can remember from our discussion on one of my NAMHO trips, I will try to get some firmer figures.

Don't look so embarrassed, it's a family trait...

John Lawson
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10 years ago

Hi Tarmole,
The life expectancy figures are from an appendix to the Kinnaird commission's report!
Other details are quoted on pages 304 & 305, in Raistrick & Jennings.

PeteJ
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10 years ago

I confess to a mistake. My excuse was that this was an unscripted interview at four hours notice and I got it wrong.

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John Lawson
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10 years ago

Hi Peter,
I was not getting at you!
Basically we can all make mistakes, I have made a lot, but I pointed this out so that, contributors to this site should know the facts, as pointed out by the Kninnaird, commission all those years ago.