Grecian2K
Very well known Exeweb poster
Very true mate.
My last summer before retirement was spent mostly working in and around the South Wales valleys - a region that I had previously rarely visit - and the extent that the industrial heritage (not just the mines but the surrounding industries - Ebbw Vale steelworks and the Hoover factory at Merthyr to name but two) were not merely closed but completely obliterated and grassed or built over in the 80s and 90s was shocking.
I know there is a fellow exewebber with a particular interest and expertise in the old mining industries (Under EW roolz I daren't name names but perhaps he might pm you?)
I suppose "progress is progress" but it is sad to see once proud communities turned into deprived ghettos and pockets of poverty for the quick enrichment of the privileged few.
My last summer before retirement was spent mostly working in and around the South Wales valleys - a region that I had previously rarely visit - and the extent that the industrial heritage (not just the mines but the surrounding industries - Ebbw Vale steelworks and the Hoover factory at Merthyr to name but two) were not merely closed but completely obliterated and grassed or built over in the 80s and 90s was shocking.
I know there is a fellow exewebber with a particular interest and expertise in the old mining industries (Under EW roolz I daren't name names but perhaps he might pm you?)
I suppose "progress is progress" but it is sad to see once proud communities turned into deprived ghettos and pockets of poverty for the quick enrichment of the privileged few.