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Book review: Sir George Bruce’s Coal Mines in the Sea – Mining under the sea at Culross 1575-1676
Donald Adamson and Robert Yates, Sir George Bruce’s Coal Mines in the Sea – Mining under the sea at Culross 1575-1676, Carnegie Crucible Books, August 2025 – 9781905472239 (Pbk, 228 pages, 120 illustrations) – Price £20.00 – Available from the publisher’s website £20.00 Book Review by IEEC chair, Steve Grudgings I need to declare an interest from the outset. I have met and corresponded with the authors, watched their presentation on this topic at IEEC3, and visited the area concerned! I also have a considerable interest in and a little knowledge of early coal mining practices and technologies. This 228 page book provides a much more detailed and informed account…
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Book Launch – Charles P. Dixon, John Curr: the man who revolutionised mining, 2025
IEEC are always pleased to share new research and support publications sharing the results of original research into topics related to our core early engines theme. This post shares details of Charles P. Dixon’s work on noted mining engineer and entrepreneur John Curr, published in August 2025, the result of almost four years of investigation and preparation. Charles P. Dixon, John Curr: the man who revolutionised mining, London: Heritage Hunter, August 2025, 9781905315888, 272 pages. £25.00 About the book In the latter half of the 18th century, the Industrial Revolution was accelerating and demand for coal soaring. However, as tonnages increased and mines became deeper the need for new technologies…
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Announcing IEEC4 at Bristol in 2026
The Fourth International Early Engines Conference (IEEC4), Kingswood Heritage Museum, Bristol. 20th-22nd March 2026 Conference Details and Call for Papers Following our previous successful conferences, we are delighted to confirm our fourth event, (IEEC4) will be hosted by the Kingswood Heritage Museum in Warmley, near Bristol in South Gloucestershire, from 20-22 March 2026. DATES, TIMES AND VISITS? The event will run from noon Friday 20th until noon on Sunday 22nd March 2026 and it is our intention to arrange group visits to a number of surviving Newcomen Engine Houses on Thursday 19th March and to other significant stationary engine sites on Monday 23rd March. Please note these visits are not…
