Last of the Line: Traditional British craftsmen
Full details
| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | David & Charles |
| Year of publication | 1999 |
| Languages | |
| Medium | Book |
| Edition | 1 |
| Topics | Arts, culture and heritage > Crafts, trades & skills |
| Tags | |
| Scope & content | Publisher This volume collects the reminiscences of a range of men and women whose rare skills date back as much as 1000 years. It features such people as the charcoal burner, the free miner, and the coracle maker whose family made coracles for use on the Severn long before the Iron Bridge was built. Chapters include (pp 100-105) "The Thames Watermiller (Mildred Cookson) showing her at work and excellent photos of the interior at Mapledurham |
Copies held
Accession no. 231211
- Shelf location: A087-QUI
- Donor: Mildred Cookson
