Mark Baker - Giles Meek - Charlie Mason (Photo Gallery)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Sunday, December 28, 2008, 20:14 (5807 days ago) @ admin

I wonder if it was taken around the time of the miners strike in 1926 ?

Charlie Mason, was a Methodist, and was a left-wing member of the Labour Party, a member of East Dean
Rural District Council and a fervent union supporter. His compassion for the locked-out miner meant
that he constantly pressured the Westbury Board of Guardians to supply poor relief to the miners,
telling them not only to preach the principle of brotherhood but to practise it as well.

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