A Century in Stone
Documentary about the ironstone mining of Eston and California, Cleveland, including long interview clips with ex-miners and their wives. Begins with discovery of ironstone in Eston in 1850. Lots of black and white video footage of the miners at work and the journey of the ironstone. Middlesbrough grew around ironworks from mid 19th century, personalities involved, history of ironworks Balco and Vaughan and their need for their own smelting and ironstone - early supplies limited or transport difficult, but Eston different. Describes opening ceremony. Photographs of the people of the era. Explo...