Ian hails from the Forest of Dean and has written several pamphlets and books published by BRHG. His primary interest is the labour and trade union history of the Forest of Dean in particular the history of the Forest of Dean Miners’ Association (FDMA) which was the trade union representing Forest of Dean miners. He has also written about the history of social crime and protest in the Forest in relation to transportation and the struggle against enclosure. He is currently writing a history of the FDMA from 1922 -1953 which includes a biography of the full-time paid official for the FDMA John Williams. He is currently the BRHG treasurer. He can be contacted at iankwright@yahoo.co.uk. Some of his research is available on his Word Press site.
https://forestofdeansocialhistory.co.uk/
Appeared at:
- Christmas Webinar 3: God’s Beautiful Sunshine – The 1921 Miners’ Lockout in the Forest of Dean
- Conscientious Objector Stories From Around England 2
- Studio 1: Starting the flame: Agitators, Conchies and Miners in the Forest of Dean
- Trade Unions and Resistance to the Great War
- Hands off our forest – saving the Forest of Dean
- A Picnic In The Forest
BRHG Publications:
- We Will Eat Grass
- God’s Beautiful Sunshine
- The Cry of the Poor
- Ring Out the Thousand Wars of Old
- Coal On One Hand, Men On The Other
- Walter Virgo and the Blakeney Gang
- The Life And Times Of Warren James
Articles:
- Stop Gap
- As Sylvie Was Walking
- Pity the Poor Buttyman
- Davis Day
- Gallipoli and Bristol
- The Crimes of Walter Virgo and the “Blakeney Gang”
Blog Posts: