By John Brooks and William Cowan
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Description
What started out as an antique glass collector’s curiosity has led to the rediscovery of fascinating accounts of working-class communities in Victorian and Edwardian North East England. During the later years of the 19th century a unique fashion grew up in the region for commemorating mining and other accidents – and celebrating happier events – by engraving on cheap, everyday glassware such as tumblers and pub rummers. Many of these modest memorials survive today in cupboards and antique shops, but the stories behind their inscriptions have often been forgotten. An Alarming Accident explores the background to these stories, opening a window on the world of northern mining towns and villages, from the tragedy of the Usworth Colliery disaster to the unexpected Alnmouth Riot, and the scandal of the man who broke the bank at Blyth. The book includes comprehensive information for the glass collector. To be published mid-September 2008.
No of pages Hardback/softback
96 pages paperback
Price
£7.99
ISBN No
9781857951240
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