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BAL
MAIDENS by
Lynne Mayers.
Second & Enlarged edition of the book which won the
2004 Holyer An Gof award, now published by Blaize Bailey
Books. 300 pages, 189mm x 246mm Crown Quarto paperback.
81 illustrations, Mine Index, Bal Maidens Index.
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A
Dangerous Place to Work! by Lynne Mayers published by Blaize Bailey Books.103
page 153mm
x 229mm paperback.This
book tells the story of the employment of women and children
right across the mining industries of Devon and Cornwall,
up until the second half of the 20th century. It includes
their work at the mines, clay works,
slate quarries, foundries, smelters, and gunpowder and
explosives works.
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Voices
from the Dressing Floors by
Lynne Mayers,
published by Blaize Bailey Books. 124 pages, 153mm x 229mm
paperback. 24 illustrations. First hand stories from the
Cornish mines and quarries. 1773-1950.
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***NEW March 2014***
A Hazardous Occupation- Women
and Girls of the Cornish Explosives Industries,
by Lynne Mayers, published by Blaize Bailey Books. 82 pages, 153mm x 229mm paperback.
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***NEW February 2014***
*Winner Holyer An Gof Award 2015- Best Booklet published 2014*
Bal Maidens of the St Just Peninsula- Women
and Girls at the Mines of West Cornwall,
by Lynne Mayers, published by Blaize Bailey Books. 41 pages, 153mm x 229mm paperback.
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The
North Coast Bal Maidens - Women
and Girls at the Mines (Portreath to Padstow),
by Lynne Mayers, published by Blaize Bailey Books. 31 pages, 153mm x 229mm paperback.
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The
St Austell Bal Maidens - Women
and Girls at the Mines and Clay Works of the St Austell
Area,
by Lynne Mayers,
published by Blaize Bailey Books.
36 pages, 153mm x 229mm paperback.
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The
Tamar Bal Maidens - Women
and Girls at the Mines, Smelters, and Clay Works of the
Tamar Area,
by Lynne Mayers,
published by Blaize Bailey Books.
32 pages, 153mm x 229mm paperback.
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The
Godolphin Bal Maidens - Women
and Girls at the Mines of the Mount's Bay Area,
by Lynne Mayers,
published by Blaize Bailey Books.
28 pages, 153mm x 229mm paperback.
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Methods
of Tin and Copper Dressing in Cornwall,
by James Henderson 1858, transcribed by Lynne
Mayers 2016, published by Blaize Bailey Books. 48 page A5 saddle-stitched
paperback booklet transcribed from the Proceedings of the
Institution of Civil Engineers, 1858, with all the original
Henderson drawings computer enhanced. New and improved
Third Edition March 2016
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British Mining No. 115
Female Employment at the Metal Mines of the UK and Ireland
Lynne Mayers
Women and young girls were employed in the metalliferous mining areas of the UK and Ireland at least from the time of the earliest mining records. Most were employed at surface, where they prepared minerals ready for smelting. They were found predominantly at the iron, copper, lead and tin mines – but also in smaller numbers dressing arsenic, wolfram, gold, manganese, uranium, antimony and alum. They were also working underground at the stratified iron mines (worked in conjunction with coal seams) pre-1842, and in the early lead mines in the Pennines. At the other end of the management hierarchy they sometimes assisted with assay work, or even occasionally managed mines. The main period of their employment spanned about 200 years between 1720 and 1920. While most were employed in Cornwall and West Devon, females were also employed in significant numbers on Anglesey, in mid-Wales, the Welsh Valleys, lowland Scotland, the Black Country, the Yorkshire Dales and in Southern Ireland. Records have also been found for Cumbria, West Wales, Isle of Man, Staffordshire and Somerset. This study explores the extent of this employment and discusses some of the criteria that influenced employment policies leading to the placement of women and girls in the mining workforce.
Enquiries and orders should be sent to:
Northern Mine Research Society Publications,
Barbara Sutcliffe,
The Old Manse,
93 Halifax Rd.,
Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 0EQ
Tel/Fax 01282 614615.
mansemins@btopenworld.com
ISBN-13: 978-0-901450-79-3. £12.00 + £3.00 p&p. to U.K. (NMRS members discount £3.00 per copy).
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Other
articles and presentations by or for Lynne Mayers include: |
| The Women and Girls of Ceredigion Mines |
Article in Journal of the Ceredigion Historical Society, Vol XIX, Number 3, 2023, pp29-48 |
| The Bal Maidens of Cornwall and West Devon |
On-line presentation for Kresen Kernow, Redruth, May 2023 |
| The Bal Maidens of the Tamar Area |
Paper presented to the Bere Alston Local History Society, March 2023 |
| The Bal Maidens of Perranporth and St Agnes |
Talk for Perranporth Museum, at Perranporth Methodist Chapel March 2023 |
| Introduction to the Women and Girls at the Metal Mines of the UK and Ireland |
Paper presented to the Somerset Industrial Archeolgical Society, December 2019 |
| The Kennall Vale Bal Maidens |
Contribution in "Levant Mine: an Anthology", eds. Pete Joseph and Graham Thorne (Trevithick Society) Nov 2019 |
| Bal Maidens in your Midst |
Training workshop at King Edward Mine, June 2019 |
| Bal Maidens of West Penwith |
Presentation with Red River Singers at St Just Miners Chapel, October 2019 |
| A Miscellany of Bal Maidens |
Presentation to Carn Brea Mining Society, April 2018 |
| Women and Girls of the Mining Industries of the Stoke Climsland Area |
Paper presented by Derrick Parsons to the Stoke Climsland History Group, 27th March 2018 |
| Women and Girls of the Mines and Clay Works |
Paper presented by Tracy Elliott to Friends of Luxulyan Valley, 17th August 2017 |
| Bal Maidens |
Paper presented to St Gerrans & Porthscatho Old Cornwall Society, by Margaret George (for Lynne Mayers) 8th March 2017 |
| Bal Maidens of the Godolphin Mines |
Paper presented to The Godolphin Trust at Townshend Village Hall, 10th October 2016 |
| When Dynasties Divide; Lynne Mayers |
Article in Cornwall Family History Society Journal 161. September 2016 |
| When Cornish Miners went to Wales; Lynne Mayers |
Article in Cornwall Family History Society Journal 160. June 2016 |
| Crucible Making: The People; Lynne Mayers |
Article in China Clay History Society Newsletter, No 42, Feb 2016, p. 8 |
| Bal Maidens |
Paper presented at National Trust, East Pool Mine, 8th October 2015; 14th April 2016 |
| Kennall Vale Paper Mill in Cornwall Part II; Crocker A, Mayers L |
Article in The Quarterly Journal of the British Association of Paper Historians, No 93, Jan 2015 pp.37-44 |
| Wartime Sacrifices: Gone but not Forgotten- or Were They; Lynne Mayers & Marion Walker |
Article in My Cornwall, Dec 2014/Jan 2015, vol 2, Issue 27, p. 9 |
| Kennall Vale: Cornwall's Longest Running Paper Mill; Mayers L & Crocker A |
Article in RIC Journal, 2014 pp. 7-21 |
| Kennall Vale Paper Mill in Cornwall Part I; Crocker A & Mayers L |
Article in The Quarterly Journal of the British Association of Paper Historians, No 92 October 2014 pp. 1-6 |
| Kennall Vale Paper Mill; Crocker A & Mayers L |
Article in Journal of the Trevithick Society, No 41 pp. 49-72 |
| Balmaidens of the Launceston Area |
Paper presented to Polyphant Ladies' Group, March 2014 |
| St Agnes to St Issey: Balmaidens of the North Coast |
Paper presented to Newquay Old Cornwall Society, September 2013 |
| The Women and Children of the Kennall Vale Industries |
Paper presented to Constantine History Group, September 20th 2013 |
| Remembered at Last (A Tribute to Eliza Jane Hall, Bal Maiden) |
Cornwall FHS Journal. No. 149 September 2013 pp13-15 |
| Bal Maidens of the North Coast |
Paper presented to Newquay Old Cornwall Society. March 19th 2013 |
Miners, Mid-wives and Mathematicians |
Paper
presented to the Balwest History Society at Balwest, 28th
September 2012 |
Bal
Maidens, the Women and Girls of the Cornish Mines |
Paper
presented at Geevor Tin Mine Museum, April 2012 |
| Minnie Andrews - The Last Bal
Maiden? |
Article in Cornish Association of Victoria Journal No 104, 2012 pp. 14-16 |
Bal
Maidens of the Tamar Mining District |
Paper
presented to the Calstock Local History Society, 24th September
2011 |
Voices
from the Dressing Floor, Surface Workers and the Methodist
Influence |
Paper
presented to the Cornish Methodist Association at Truro,
28th October 2010 |
The
Godolphin Bal Maidens |
Paper
presented to the Balwest History Society at Balwest, 29th
October 2010 |
Bal
Maidens & Bal Boys in St Agnes |
Article in the Journal of the St Agnes Museum Trust, No 17 June 2010 |
Bal
Maidens |
Paper
presented to the Bristol Cornish Association at Bristol,
13th March 2010 |
Women
and Children of the Cornish Mining Industries |
Paper
presented to the Balwest History Society at Balwest, 29th
October 2009 |
The
Bal Maidens of Cornwall |
Paper
presented London Cornish Association, October 2008 |
| Was There a Bal Maiden in Your Cornish Mining Family? |
Paper
presented by Shirley Morrish at 17th Annual Cornish Festival, Mineral Point, Wisconsin 27th Sept 2008 |
| The
St Austell Bal Maidens |
Paper
presented China Clay History Society, October 26th 2007 |
| Bal Maidens: Women & Girls of the Cornish Mines |
Paper
presented by Shirley Morrish at 14th Gathering of Cornish Cousins, Calumet, Wisconsin 26th July 2007 |
Women
of the Tamar Mining Industries |
Paper presented to the NAMHO Conference at Morwelham, June
2007 |
The
Bal Maidens of St Austell |
Paper
presented to the China Clay History Society at Wheal Martyn,
November, 2006 |
The
Bal Maidens of Carn Brea |
Paper
presented to the Carn Brea Mining History Society at Pool,
November 2006 |
Women
in a Man’s World (Mine Managers etc.) |
Article in Cornwall
Family History Journal, No. 120, June 2006, pp. 4-5 |
The
Balwest Bal Maidens |
Paper
presented to the Balwest History Society at Balwest, April
2006 |
| Bal Maidens of the 1850s |
Article in Tamar History, Spring 2006, pp. 3-5 |
William
Murrish and the Bolingey Wesleyans |
Article in Journal
of the Cornish Methodist Historical Association, Vol. 10,
No. 4, 2006, pp. 160-3 |
| The
Counthouse Women |
Article in Cornwall
Family History Journal, No. 117, September 2005, p.
5 |
Bal
Maidens – The Women and Girls of the Cornish Mines |
Paper
presented by Dr John Symonds at the Kernewek Lowender Seminar ‘Notable
Cornish Women’, at Kadina, 2005 |
Women
in Mining |
Paper
presented to the National Association of Mining History
Organisations Regional Research Seminar, in Exeter, 2005 |
Mining
and Methodism – from the 1842 Royal Commission |
Article in Journal
of the Cornish Methodist Historical Association Vol. 10,
No. 3, 2005, pp. 106-8 |
Women
and Children at the Smelters, Foundries and Assay Offices
of Cornwall |
Article in Cornwall
Family History Journal No. 114, December 2004, pp. 34-35 |
Discovering
Bal Maidens |
Article in Carn
Brea Mining Society Newsletter, December 2004, No. 53, pp.
10-12 |
Bal
Maidens in St. Ives |
Article in St.
Ives Trust Archive Study Centre News, Summer 2004, p. 9
and Autumn 2004, p. 9 |
A
Dangerous Place to Work (Women
and Children at the Explosives Works etc.) |
Article in Cornwall Family
History Journal, No. 111, March 2004, pp.4-7 |
Cornish
Fishwives |
Article in Cornwall
Family History Journal, No. 110, December 2003, pp. 4-5 |
| Bal
Maidens of the Clay Works |
Article in China Clay History Society Newsletter No 5 2003, pp. 5-8 |
Bal
Maidens of the Tamar Valley |
Article in Tamar
History, No. 19, Spring 2000, pp. 3-5 |
