{"id":3947,"date":"2020-02-02T17:09:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T17:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/landscapearchitecture\/?p=3947"},"modified":"2020-02-02T17:09:25","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T17:09:25","slug":"forest-of-dean-freeminers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/2020\/02\/02\/forest-of-dean-freeminers\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest of Dean Freeminers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1175\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2020\/02\/P1070788x.jpg?fit=602%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3948\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2020\/02\/P1080280x.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3951\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2020\/02\/P1080280x.jpg?fit=2189%2C1459&amp;ssl=1\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/landscapearchitecture\/?attachment_id=3951\" class=\"wp-image-3951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/445\/2020\/02\/P1080280x.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/445\/2020\/02\/P1080280x-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/445\/2020\/02\/P1080280x-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/445\/2020\/02\/P1080280x-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/445\/2020\/02\/P1080280x-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1927\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2020\/02\/sculpture_cinderford.jpg?fit=1024%2C986&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3952\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/uniofglos.blog\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2020\/02\/sculpture_cinderford.jpg?fit=2373%2C2286&amp;ssl=1\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniofglos.blog\/landscapearchitecture\/?attachment_id=3952\" class=\"wp-image-3952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/445\/2020\/02\/sculpture_cinderford.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/445\/2020\/02\/sculpture_cinderford-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/445\/2020\/02\/sculpture_cinderford-1024x987.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/445\/2020\/02\/sculpture_cinderford-768x740.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.glos.ac.uk\/landscapearchitecture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/159\/sites\/445\/2020\/02\/sculpture_cinderford-1536x1480.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For me, I suppose it&#8217;s the geology that makes the Forest of Dean unique. As an earth scientist, my interest is always fired by a knowledge of the strata underground and how that influences the surface relief. The Forest of Dean is mainly built of Carboniferous rocks, limestones, sandstones and of course coal seams. But there is also a historical context to coal and mining that makes the place even more interesting. I&#8217;m talking about the ancient rights of being a <em>freeminer<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To\nbecome a registered freeminer in the Forest of Dean you need to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* &nbsp;be a person born and living within the Hundred\nof St Briavels<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* &nbsp;be\nover the age of 21 years<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* &nbsp;have worked for a year and a day in a mine\nwithin the Hundred<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A hundred was an Anglo Saxon subdivision of a county\nthat held its own court.&nbsp; Legend tells us\nthat King Edward I granted the forest miners a Royal Charter in recognition of\ntheir services, particularly during his Scottish campaigns. Today the area covered\nby the Hundred of St. Briavels consists of the statutory Forest of Dean and\neach parish touching the Forest boundary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many memorials throughout the area to the\nfreeminers, notably a town sculpture in Cinderford and a Tom Denny stained\nglass window in Abenall church. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial visit of the planning module AD7604 yesterday\nto the Forest of Dean was blessed with dry, clear weather and the large group\nof students (50) obtained an excellent overview of the various landscapes\nmaking up the site: the undulating north near May Hill, the high plateau of\nCinderford gradually descending to St Briavals in the south, then the flatter\nvale topography along the Severn estuary, and the central core forest of\nancient oaks and much new planting of spruce and thuja. At Coleford district\noffices we also had an excellent presentation from Nigel Gibbons and Alistair Chapman\non key issues on environmental and planning matters affecting our site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>https:\/\/www.forestofdeanhistory.org.uk\/forest-history\/mining\/<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>http:\/\/www.wyedeantourism.co.uk\/freeminers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob Moore 30th January 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For me, I suppose it&#8217;s the geology that makes the Forest of Dean unique. 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