Loading ...No chance of smoking underground back then. You were searched for matches, lighters and cigarettes before you got into the cage. Of course, in a coal mine methane was a given, Davy lamps and canaries were the only detection method back then – canaries were not outlawed until the 1980’s in the UK. Claustrophobia? The seam was only two feet high. Rescue teams? Simply the most experienced miners fit enough, but they never had a need at his mines. Neil didn’t mention what you did if you needed a crap ….
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