Video 44659/Br/1/I125: 'Special: Interview with Carrie Dallimore'. Carrie talks about her life in West Street in Bedminster with her six siblings and her father, a coal miner. Recorded and transmitted 05/03/75. Deep coal mining began in Bedminster in 1748, and by 1800 there were 18 collieries stretching from Ashton Vale to Bedminster. The largest of the Bedminster mines, Dean Lane, closed in 1906 resulting in the loss of over 400 jobs; South Liberty Lane pit in Ashton Vale was the last Bristol coal mine in the area to close, in 1925.
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Knowle West TV was developed by Peter Lewis and produced by Jekka McVicar. From 1973-75, programming was made, edited and broadcast by the people of Knowle West and broadcast to people's homes via the Rediffusion cable network. For more information: http://knowyourbristol.org/on-the-move/exploring-co-production/knowle-we...