Fri, Oct 25
|The Octagon, Grassington Town Hall
An Illustrated Talk with David Joy
An Illustrated Talk with author, local historian & former editor of the Dalesman, David Joy. About his new book Digging To Doom: All Hope Lost at Grassington Mines.
Time & Location
Oct 25, 2024, 7:00 PM
The Octagon, Grassington Town Hall, Town Hall, 48A Main St, Grassington, Skipton BD23 5AA
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About the event
Join The Stripey Badger at The Octagon, for an Illustarted Talk, with author and local historian David Joy. As he talks about the quest for lead in Grassington in his latest book 'Digging To Doom: All Hope Lost at Grassington Mines'.
About Digging To Doom. This title is to be published late August.
To pre-order your copy of the book, click here
with hope but dread of failure was ever present at Grassington’s once great centreDigging
of lead mining. Digging on windswept moors to discover the richest veins of lead lasted for almost 300 years. Miners ventured deep underground by candlelight to wield pickaxes and shovels and survive the explosive
uncertainties of gunpowder.
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Illustrated Talk - David Joy
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