Navvy communities and families in the construction of the Great Central Railway London extension, 1894-1900
Journal: Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick)
Year: 2015

This thesis examines navvy communities and families at the very end of the nineteenth century against the backdrop of the construction of a specific railway line running through the centre of England: the Great Central Railway London Extension. Although navvies have been subjected to a number of previous studies, this thesis seeks to situate their experiences within the context of late nineteenth century working-class society. It analyses the concept of community in relation to the mainly itiner