Reference NumberDE/6/11/11
TitleBook of newspaper cuttings regarding mining damage at Quarry Bank
DescriptionA great deal of painful interest has been created and not a little indignation expressed in South Staffordshire and North Worcestershire by the impending destruction of a considerable part of the township of Quarry Bank by the impending destruction of a considerable part of the township of Quarry Bank by the mining operations of the Earl of Dudley - a destruction for which those who suffer by it have not practical legal means of obtaining compensation'. Includes cuttings from the 'Birmingham Daily Post', 'Daily Post', 'Daily News'. Refers to the Enclosure Acts, damage to property by mining operations and eviction of tenants. Encloses draft letter to the editor of the 'Daily Post' [13 May 1895]
Date1894 - 1897
Physical Description[fragile - some water damage]
AccessStatusOpen
LevelItem
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