tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post1691203565381258215..comments2024-03-28T18:22:01.184+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: T is for Tin Miners, the Tin Miners Rebellion and the Stannary Parliaments and Courts … Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-80736515888736764082015-06-20T09:46:01.015+01:002015-06-20T09:46:01.015+01:00H Michelle - thanks ... I add in the information I...H Michelle - thanks ... I add in the information I think readers might want to know - but always there are questions! It's good though .. we're thinking about subjects and life in general ... <br /><br />Cornwall was on a limb ... so always at the beginning or end of things ... or at 'peace' in poverty - seems to have been Cornwall's place in life ... now it's much more integrated ..... though many of us would be happy if it hadn't been found as such ... it throws up new challenges for the residents.<br /><br />Cornwall, as well as the Welsh, certainly helped the world have mining and realising that wealth .. <br /><br />So many names in South Africa reflect that ... Loveday Street in Jhb, and Baragwanath ... which I wrote about under B in the 2013 A-Zs ... <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-36110586897965707642015-05-18T10:05:17.581+01:002015-05-18T10:05:17.581+01:00Lots of research here and I always love your atten...Lots of research here and I always love your attention to detail.. <br />Seems like Cornwall had it quite rough.<br />I wasn't aware of Cornwall's influence as a mining region. Interesting.<br />Mining is such a dangerous undertaking. Seems like our miners are always on strike for one thing or another... when you look at it closely, can't really blame them... Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-41147166745900611892015-05-13T09:06:08.441+01:002015-05-13T09:06:08.441+01:00@ Julie - I hope I bring history to life in a shor...@ Julie - I hope I bring history to life in a short eclectic way .. so thank you for the comment. Mining is a tough way of life .. <br /><br />@ J - so pleased you enjoyed the post .. and fascinating to read your great-great -grandfather was a tinsmith. I'm not sure about the Wolf Hall pic - but glad you saw something that triggered the thought of the book/tv series ... <br /><br />@ Samantha - yes it is strange to think that Cornwall was and is so important in its research and mining methods over the centuries. Then of course all the miners who emigrated and started families overseas ... the Cornish connection ...<br /><br />I haven't seen Wolf Hall - it came out when I was still recovering from the operation ... so somethings had to wait - I will watch it sometime .. I've the books here to read ... <br /><br />Thanks so much to you three - I'm just so glad the tin mining post seems to have been happily received! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-17415607410851719842015-04-24T21:27:33.892+01:002015-04-24T21:27:33.892+01:00Hi Hilary. I reckon this is a history of mining, ...Hi Hilary. I reckon this is a history of mining, in general. Fascinating. I did not know that Cornwall is the most important and influential metalliferous mining regions in the world.<br /><br />Coincidentally, I am currently watching "Wolf Hall" on our PBS TV here in the U.S. Cromwell is an intriguing person. Didn't know much about him, either, other than being familiar with his name.<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />Samantha Mozart<br />http://thescheherazadechronicles.orgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03375948110779914866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-1156804692435442542015-04-24T15:53:06.648+01:002015-04-24T15:53:06.648+01:00That is really interesting.
My great-great grandf...That is really interesting. <br />My great-great grandfather was a tinsmith for a bit. <br /><br />I love the pic of Wolf Hall.J Lenni Dornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961335286982498158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-90475307672151575012015-04-24T10:26:31.620+01:002015-04-24T10:26:31.620+01:00It's hard to believe all of the agony the tin ...It's hard to believe all of the agony the tin minors went through, as if working in the mines wasn't difficult enough. You always add such intricate details to your history lessons, Hilary!<br /><br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-2846031837462506132015-04-24T08:30:14.496+01:002015-04-24T08:30:14.496+01:00@ Mark - I know, when we do get to realise how we ...@ Mark - I know, when we do get to realise how we are where we are today ... the history sort of slots into place and surprises us. Your soldiers might well have been lead ones?! Not so healthy .. <br /><br />@ Deborah - good heavens .. how extraordinary that I should have been able to enlighten you re your Cassiterite specimen: what fun things we can find out .. via blogging .. <br /><br />@ Trisha - we had quite a few uprisings here ... especially once industrialisation started to come in ... wages were poor, and money needed to be raised by the King for skirmishes, wars etc ... or the people were exploited, as in the mills ... <br /><br />@ Melissa - thanks for the visit. Some posts take me a long time, but not so long in the A-Z .. it's just making sure I cover a variety of subjects that make sense in the scheme of things ... to try and draw the concept together.<br /><br />How interesting to read about your salt mine .. and that it's today as a 'swimming venue' ... no wonder people come to float ... a green-turquoise colour I'd guess.<br /><br />@ Margie - thanks so much .. I keep wondering what genre I write - it varies so much .. <br /><br />Cheers everyone and thanks so much - I'm delighted Tin Mining as amused and 'educated' you all a little ... next I'm uniting the realm! HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-76644975010337085492015-04-24T04:19:21.648+01:002015-04-24T04:19:21.648+01:00You would make a wonderful History teacher, Hilary...You would make a wonderful History teacher, Hilary,<br />Bravo on another fascinating post.Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433759763753850718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-65224703103447706172015-04-24T04:05:52.562+01:002015-04-24T04:05:52.562+01:00You have really put a lot of time into researching...You have really put a lot of time into researching your post and should be commended. This is my first introduction into Tin mining. I had no idea arsenic was found in so many things . The first photo - the cliffs, looks like an area close to me on private property that used to be a salt mine and now it is this vast open water that is the prettiest color I've ever seen. People drive from all over to dive from the cliffs into the old salt mine where you then float easily without a raft. <br /><br />Melissa Sugarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16268333458796847721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-85219218857469798832015-04-24T01:58:54.605+01:002015-04-24T01:58:54.605+01:00I have never heard of a massacre over tin mining! ...I have never heard of a massacre over tin mining! Amazing the things that get overlooked most of the time in history.<br /><br />Great post :) Thank you for sharing!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-77128217019738023212015-04-24T01:25:54.664+01:002015-04-24T01:25:54.664+01:00How fascinating Hilary. I have a lovely specimen o...How fascinating Hilary. I have a lovely specimen of cassiterite and I had no clue it was tin ore. Deborah Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971869506007671786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-34764176447816613322015-04-24T01:23:19.638+01:002015-04-24T01:23:19.638+01:00I honestly never had any idea that Tin was ever co...I honestly never had any idea that Tin was ever considered valuable... but for something to have been mined for centuries...<br /><br />Wow... I should have kept all those tin soldiers I used to have in my little tin box :)Mark Koopmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03634424953074803816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-88865615562255188272015-04-23T23:28:58.964+01:002015-04-23T23:28:58.964+01:00@ Joanne – it is T for the poTTed post! I wonder ...@ Joanne – it is T for the poTTed post! I wonder what your boss would say about this post?!<br /><br />@ Sunday Visitor – yes the Tin Man is a good example of remembering tin in other ways … thanks ..<br /><br />@ Kat – I’m glad I enlightened you on Kaolin .. and the trip through tin mining in Cornwall .. <br /><br />@ Kern – that is so true, until we’re brought up short or suddenly realise through an article we do take so many things for granted. I’m glad this post has let you see raw materials in their original state before all the hard graft of life has brought them into use .. <br /><br />@ Theresa – yes, having been down a simple mine – good for tourists or feeble locals like me – I agree is terrifying, but how fascinating to find that treasure of ore .. <br /><br />@ Jeffrey – so pleased you’ve enjoyed both the history and the back story re tin .. <br /><br />@ Tara – you have been back a few letters I see: Quillets – they were beautiful weren’t they … while the smugglers risked life and limb to evade the revenue men … and then tin – lots of tin .. <br /><br />@ Paula – I think it happens to us all .. we ‘forget’ how things are obtained or invented .. <br /><br />@ Lisa – I’m glad you enjoyed this particular post, which was surprisingly relatively easy to write up ... I find things as I go along, and then draft and draw information together … <br /><br />@ Nila – yes one thousand pounds must have been a terrible ransom to pay .. I don’t know how much it might equate to today .. but definitely a King’s ransom … and mining isn’t easy at the best of times … <br /><br />@ Susan – life and times were hard in the outposts of Medieval England/Cornwall … and as you say demanding money for a war that had no effect on the Cornish was obviously more than they could take … it’s a defining period in Cornish history … <br /><br />@ Mark – I’ve been down one mine and think I’d rather not go down another .. like you – except mine was a gold mine … not your black stuff!<br /><br />@ Janie – that’s great .. thank you and I’m so pleased you find the history interesting .. <br /><br />@ Maria – glad you enjoyed both the history and the geography .. <br /><br />@ Rosie – that’s so good to know – that you enjoy the read and learn something new. I’m interested about the Phoenician crossing near you … as a tin route – presumably going up one of the ancient Ridgeways (trackways) – perhaps the Icknield Way … I’d love to know … <br /><br />@ Betsy – thanks so much … I banter on, and am just delighted they’re interesting to read – I don’t remember learning history like this … but now I’m enjoying it … and we’re almost there … this time next week Z will have been posted!!<br /><br />@ Munir – we owe a lot to our ancestors for all the graft and knowledge they put in to giving us the new technologies through the centuries … <br /><br />Thanks so much .. I’m so glad you found this an interesting read … cheers Hilary<br />Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-35027744252252806272015-04-23T22:48:05.038+01:002015-04-23T22:48:05.038+01:00I know mining is difficult and we a lot to miners ...I know mining is difficult and we a lot to miners even for electricity that uses a lot of coal. I did not realize that tin miners went through so much. MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-62778720798139279222015-04-23T21:22:35.721+01:002015-04-23T21:22:35.721+01:00I love your newsy and interesting posts...history ...I love your newsy and interesting posts...history that we didn't learn in depth like this, not being our country and all!<br /><br />T already! You're almost through!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-42015218542194144122015-04-23T20:45:52.239+01:002015-04-23T20:45:52.239+01:00I learn something every time I read your posts. A ...I learn something every time I read your posts. A local Hampshire history book shows a crossing at a ford near us used as part of the Phoenician tin routes from Cornwall to East Anglia.Rosie Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05814740525740666516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-58653231343893409522015-04-23T20:35:10.081+01:002015-04-23T20:35:10.081+01:00Nice read for history and geography! Thanks Hillar...Nice read for history and geography! Thanks Hillary!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742777265021634232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-64111521503280341012015-04-23T19:52:37.300+01:002015-04-23T19:52:37.300+01:00I shall try to find time to go back and read all y...I shall try to find time to go back and read all your A - Z posts. The history is so interesting.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-27244083097267193112015-04-23T19:34:33.763+01:002015-04-23T19:34:33.763+01:00I've never been down a tin mine, but I did onc...I've never been down a tin mine, but I did once go down a coal mine. I'm not going back.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165924940988488163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-6617609675334688362015-04-23T19:28:04.179+01:002015-04-23T19:28:04.179+01:00It sounds like a hard life to mine anything but th...It sounds like a hard life to mine anything but the financial burdens by the greedy government must have made it even worse. No wonder they rebelled though it failed.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-5063816687393179242015-04-23T19:19:46.848+01:002015-04-23T19:19:46.848+01:00That 1000 pounds must have been crippling to raise...That 1000 pounds must have been crippling to raise at that time...mining is such a difficult way of earning a living. Even now, and anywhere in the world.<br /><br /><br />Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-52401146143913003732015-04-23T19:15:25.276+01:002015-04-23T19:15:25.276+01:00It must take you weeks to research all of the info...It must take you weeks to research all of the information you use in your posts. Wow. Loved hearing about the history of mining in Cornwall. I knew the Romans knew of it and that it was a major reason for invading... Lisa, co-host AtoZ 2015, @ http://www.lisabuiecollard.comLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-13621811640444989392015-04-23T19:14:18.538+01:002015-04-23T19:14:18.538+01:00I have never given much thought to tin mining. Tha...I have never given much thought to tin mining. Thanks for the educationPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406717262345866373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-41580413213469333482015-04-23T19:12:34.919+01:002015-04-23T19:12:34.919+01:00going back a few letters,
i wish there were more ...going back a few letters, <br />i wish there were more quillets in the world!<br />smuggling is romantic, mysterious, risque, makes for a good story!<br />and tin, well, then there's tin =)<br /><br />happy t day!Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-54044314527730555272015-04-23T18:17:59.665+01:002015-04-23T18:17:59.665+01:00Love the history lesson here. Mining as always fas...Love the history lesson here. Mining as always fascinated me, so that too has interested me.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.com