The Coal Industry.
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Have a little read: ... The Coal Industry As with the coal and textile industries the demand for coal grew dramatically between 1700 and 1900. Coal Output in 1700 was less than 3million tons (per year) and the main use was for domestic purposes (for heating and cooking). By 1830 the output had grown to 45million tons (per year) and by 1900 this figure had topped 200million tons. The Early Years In 1700 coal was mined using traditional and rather inefficient methods - such as bell pits and adit mines. Bell Pit Adit Mine The Increase in Demand. 1. At first the increase in demand was met by digging more and more bell pits, adits, and shallow mines. Many were "family run with the men as "hewers", the women as "drawers" (pulling baskets/tubs of coal along the galleries) and the children as "sorters" (sorting the coal into piles of different sizes) 2. The improvement in transport especially the growth of canals, allowing coal
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