What has a Miners Lamp from Eccles to do with the Olympics ? – LANCASHIRE MINING MUSEUM
According to the strict traditions of the Olympic movement, and to mark the ancient rituals of the Games, the flame must be kept alive until the closing ceremony of the Games. But what happens if it goes out on its journey? The relay torches are extinguished for flights and overnight but the flame burns on in…
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A shipwrecked miner's lamp
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List of publications on the economic and social history of Great Britain and Ireland published in 2017 - Hale - 2018 - The Economic History Review - Wiley Online Library
We shed light on the story of the miners' safety lamp in the North East - Chronicle Live
A visual history of the miners' safety lamp – Museum Crush
Sparks In Electric Jelly
This is the miner’s lamp based on the design of Sir Humphry Davy’s historic safety lamp invented in 1815.
The Sir Davy's Welsh Miner's Lamp
A visual history of the miners' safety lamp – Museum Crush
Shedding Light in Dark Places: the story of the miner's lamp
Miners lamp lights but then goes out - Protector Lamp
Humphry Davy's miners' safety lamp
Humphry Davy's miners' safety lamp
