bladesman123 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Just a question that came up from a discussion i was having with a friend yesterday, during the summer months did the demand for house coal go down and was less produced than in the winter ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I wasn't nor have I never been a miner but I'm going to say yes it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 My dad, uncles and granparents were all miners. As far as I know coal production was pretty even throughout the year. Coal was stockpiled in the summer months to meet increased demand in winter - especially by the coal fired power stations and before North Sea gas, for making town gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 So production was pretty stable whilst demand fluctuated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Yes, pretty much so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 So production was pretty stable whilst demand fluctuated? As far as I know. Don't forget for a lot of face workers, certainly in the 60's, take home pay was often tied to production. And before central heating was widespread, even in summer the only way to get hot water for a lot of folk was to light a fire. My gran used to cook in the range all year round, make her own bread etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladesman123 Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 My dad, uncles and granparents were all miners. As far as I know coal production was pretty even throughout the year. Coal was stockpiled in the summer months to meet increased demand in winter - especially by the coal fired power stations and before North Sea gas, for making town gas. isnt coal for power stations and coke ovens (where town gas came from) different to house coal? the demand for them would probably have been the same all year round but was it the same for house coal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CXC3000 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Coincidently, I was just watching clips of the Miners' Strike of 1984/5 on YouTube. Very harrowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleanup Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 production stayed nearly the same all year. apart from britain a lot of coal was exported britain had and still has some of the best coal in the world and were i worked silverwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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