Methodism and Mining in County Durham, 1881-1991

Steve Bruce

doi:10.1179/007817211X13061632130674

Methodism and Mining in County Durham, 1881-1991

Steve Bruce

Sociology

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Abstract

It is widely held that the hazardous nature of their occupation made miners unusually susceptible to the appeals of evangelical religion. Data relating to Methodist chapel membership and attendance and to Easter communication in the Church of England are presented for overlapping time periods in three contrasting mining areas of County Durham. These show that the lead miners of Upper Teesdale were exceptionally Methodist; the colliers of the Deerness Valley and the east coast villages of the Easington area were not. The differences between the three areas are explained by the interaction of cultural and social-structural features.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	337-355
Number of pages	19
Journal	Northern History
Volume	48
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1179/007817211X13061632130674
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2011

Bibliographical note

I am grateful to the Leverhulme Trust for the fellowship that supported this research, to the staff of the Durham Records Office and Durham University Library for help in accessing material, and to Robert Moore,Clive Field, Keith Snell, Bob Winter, Patricia Winter, the Revd Keith Pearce, and Clarrie Beadle for assistance and advice. I am also grateful to Simon Green for his comments on an earlier draft.

Keywords

Deerness
Easington
methodism
miners
Teesdale

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Methodism and Mining in County Durham, 1881-1991

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