Coal Industry Decline in 1927
In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions
A pit closes - suffering and community cohesion.
Reconstruction of coal miners arriving in work to be told that the pit has lost an order and is closed. Commentary explains the reason why the Welsh coal industry was suffering in 1927. Reconstruction of children at a 1927 local school being told the same thing.
From:
Coal House Omnibus 2
First broadcast
:
04 November 2007
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 11-14
Subject : History
Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain
Keywords : Coal industry
Notes : The clip is a good way to explain why the coal industry was starting to decline in the 1920s. It also shows how incidents like this would bring the community closer together. See Coal House
