My kids are 8 and 12. I couldn't imagine being so hard put as to send them to coal mines. That's heartbreaking 💔 Rest in peace to the babies who lost their lives there
@@KatieDeGo Absolutely. There are so many sad stories from the mines, affecting everyone really but what many of the children went through is particularly horrible when you look into it.
Imagine sending your 4 year old to work in the coal mines. Kids were built different, as they say, back then. What was the point in those partial covered stone buildings?
It must have been horrible. The kids were toughened by the experience no doubt, but at what cost. The chains they wore rubbed away at their skin, many of them working topless or naked - it continues to get worse the more you read into it unfortunately. From what I could find that last building was some kind of cellar, likely built as a cool place to store vegetables or other harvests. I couldn't find a lot of info about it online though.
This is an awesome educational video. I went to Beamish Museum in Durham back in 2019 and went into a mine for the historic engineering trip I went on, it’s very cramped and dark but the tunnel was 4 feet for safety reasons and we wore hard hats, it was a fantastic experience for me since I was 14 back then and in 2018 I decided I wanted to do something in engineering.
That's awesome! I've not been to Beamish before, sounds great though. I've got my eye on a couple of coal mines as it happens so hopefully there'll be a video on the way soon showing some from the inside 😁
@ Nice, you should visit Beamish if you get the chance as it also has a historic town with shops that are currently open on site. I was so glad to get the chance in year 9 seeing it was an awesome experience.
Nothing wrong with putting kids in mines ! Character building! How do you think we forged an empire ? Not by being scared of a little bit of mud , blood and pain .
Haha yeh, I'm sure they were tough. I never knew much about this until recently but after reading the reports from the time, the toughness came at an extreme cost. Before they changed the law, a huge report was carried out including many interviews. Here's a snippet from one of the 17 year old girls working down the mine: "sometimes they beat me, if I am not quick enough, with their hands; they strike me upon my back; the boys take liberties with me sometimes they pull me about; I am the only girl in the pit; there are about 20 boys and 15 men; all the men are naked; I would rather work in mill than in coal-pit."
My great grandpa worked in the coal mines when he was 8 and told us so many crazy stories ❤
My kids are 8 and 12. I couldn't imagine being so hard put as to send them to coal mines. That's heartbreaking 💔 Rest in peace to the babies who lost their lives there
@@KatieDeGo Absolutely. There are so many sad stories from the mines, affecting everyone really but what many of the children went through is particularly horrible when you look into it.
Imagine sending your 4 year old to work in the coal mines. Kids were built different, as they say, back then. What was the point in those partial covered stone buildings?
It must have been horrible. The kids were toughened by the experience no doubt, but at what cost. The chains they wore rubbed away at their skin, many of them working topless or naked - it continues to get worse the more you read into it unfortunately.
From what I could find that last building was some kind of cellar, likely built as a cool place to store vegetables or other harvests. I couldn't find a lot of info about it online though.
This is an awesome educational video. I went to Beamish Museum in Durham back in 2019 and went into a mine for the historic engineering trip I went on, it’s very cramped and dark but the tunnel was 4 feet for safety reasons and we wore hard hats, it was a fantastic experience for me since I was 14 back then and in 2018 I decided I wanted to do something in engineering.
That's awesome! I've not been to Beamish before, sounds great though. I've got my eye on a couple of coal mines as it happens so hopefully there'll be a video on the way soon showing some from the inside 😁
@ Nice, you should visit Beamish if you get the chance as it also has a historic town with shops that are currently open on site. I was so glad to get the chance in year 9 seeing it was an awesome experience.
Excellent place Beamish Muesum. The mining experience gave me insight as to what my gr8 grandfather did he was a huwer.
@lindseyfraser4408 what's a huwer.
Nothing wrong with putting kids in mines ! Character building! How do you think we forged an empire ? Not by being scared of a little bit of mud , blood and pain .
The other side is kids we’re tougher but that’s just a bit young haha
Haha yeh, I'm sure they were tough. I never knew much about this until recently but after reading the reports from the time, the toughness came at an extreme cost. Before they changed the law, a huge report was carried out including many interviews. Here's a snippet from one of the 17 year old girls working down the mine:
"sometimes they beat me, if I am not quick enough, with their hands; they strike me upon my back; the boys take liberties with me sometimes they pull me about; I am the only girl in the pit; there are about 20 boys and 15 men; all the men are naked; I would rather work in mill than in coal-pit."
Any chance of divulging what you blurred out ?
It was just a dead sheep but it was particularly gory and bloody.
Was probably that werewolf out there
Sheep fur ??? You really aren't from around these parts are you ?