iron works mining limestone Clydach Gorge Wales

Golden Fire

Blazing fires are heating up the furnices. Miners covered in sweat, with blackened faces from the ashes and coke, keep shovelling new coke into the fire. With 1600 degrees the miners empty their barrows with iron and limestone into the furnices. Their senses are numbed. They can't think, can't feel. They keep going.

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Clearwell Caves Forest of Dean Wales Christmas spirit Christmas tree fairytale

In the Christmas Cave

Could you think of a better place to go to get into the mood for Christmas than an old dampy miners cave? Ohhh I think you can … until you've been to Clearwell Caves in december.

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