David P. Waddington

01 January, 2023

David P. Waddington

David P. Waddington was Professor of Communications at Sheffield Hallam University, where he was employed from 1983-2021. Fryston-born David has written extensively on the sociology of mining communities, industrial relations in the British coal industry, the regeneration of former coal-mining areas, and the policing of political and industrial protest.

Books:
Coal, Goals and Ashes: Fryston Colliery’s Pursuit of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup

Pit-folk and Peers: Volume I –  Echoes of Fryston Hall (1809-1908)

Pit-folk and Peers: Volume 2 –  Diamonds and Rust (1909-2023)

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Pit-folk and Peers – Volume I

Pit-folk and Peers – Volume I

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The Remarkable History of the People of Fryston: Volume I – Echoes of Fryston Hall (1809-1908)

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Coal, Goals and Ashes

Coal, Goals and Ashes

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Fryston Colliery’s Pursuit of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup On 22 May 1963, a group of men representing Fryston Colliery Welfare ran out against the much-vaunted Bradford team, Thackley AFC, to contest the final of the West Riding County FA Challenge Cup, the ‘ultimate prize’ for local amateur teams. Captaining the Fryston side that day was Pete..

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Pit-folk and Peers – Volume 2

Pit-folk and Peers – Volume 2

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Volume 2 – Diamonds and Rust (1909-2023)

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