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A Victorian classroom from the Radstock Museum in Somerset. Photograph: Victor Watts/Alamy
A Victorian classroom from the Radstock Museum in Somerset. Photograph: Victor Watts/Alamy
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Thu 13 May 2021 06.30 EDT
Winning tip: When king coal ruled Somerset
Somerset is saddled with stereotypes: cider, cheddar cheese and yokels who say ooh-arhh a lot. Few people know that for more than 250 years it was the centre of an advanced and highly mechanised coal industry covering an area greater than the Levels. The industry, its technology, characters, tragedies and distinctive way of life are on show at the superlative