Bartlett, Stephen, Twelveheads Press, 1994, HB, 144pp

The discovery of lead at Menheniot in east Cornwall in 1843 caused a minor boom in mining and the population doubled in a very short time. The enormous social consequences for the village were matched only by the dramatic physical change, with massive engine houses soon dominating the skyline. By the 1870s the boom had collapsed, the miners sought pastures new and the village reverted to its agricultural life that we know today. This is a history of the 16 Menheniot mines but it differs from other mining histories by having a strong interest in the people who planned, owned and worked in the mines. (Good condition)