Research source 03

Maps, photographs
& plans.

Historic images and place-based records help recover the physical world of Magnet: its people, buildings, workings, transport routes and changing landscape.

A visual record

Seeing Magnet anew.

The research has drawn on historic maps, plans and photographs, including photographs not previously seen in public. Together they provide a powerful record of daily life and the built landscape of the mining community.

A collection of historic Magnet photographs, isolated on a clear background
A working collection of images being assessed for the book.MAGNET RESEARCH PROJECT
01

Historic maps & plans

Maps and plans help identify former buildings, tracks, mines and the way the settlement developed across the surrounding country.

02

Photographs of the town and field

Images make it possible to see people, structures, machinery and places that have since changed or disappeared.

03

Images still being identified

Some photographs need further work to confirm their subjects, dates and locations. Identifications will be added as the research progresses.