Eric Tonks | |
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Born | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 17 July 1914
Died | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 26 December 1994
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | British |
Period | 1943-1992 |
Genre | Industrial history, Jazz |
Subject | Railways, quarrying, industrial history, jazz |
Notable works | The Ironstone Quarries of the Midlands |
Notable awards | MSc, FRIC, Dip Maths |
Children | 2 |
Eric Tonks (17 July 1914 [1] – 26 December 1994 [2]) was an English writer and historian of British industrial railways. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of the industrial archaeology of railways and quarrying. [2] He was also a noted Jazz discographer.
In 1949, Tonks was one of the founders of the Birmingham Locomotive Club and he was the club's president for 25 years. [2] He also set up the club's Industrial Locomotive Section, which later became the Industrial Railway Society. [3] He compiled a well-regarded study of the development of British preserved railways. [4]
Tonks was a prolific author on the related subjects of industrial history and industrial railways. He began his writing career with a book on the Edge Hill Light Railway, and he was an acknowledged expert in the history of that railway. [5]
He is particularly known for his "magnum opus" [2] 9-volume series of books on the ironstone industry of The Midlands, which is considered the standard work on the subject. [6] [7] Tonks began work on this series with the publication of a single volume in 1959. [8] This was expanded into 9 volumes in the 1980s and 1990s. These books are acknowledged, as a "great work...on industrial infrastructure" [9] and the 1959 edition was one of the first books to integrate the study of industrial railway history with the wider historical and social aspects of the industries they served. [10]
Tonks was a founding member of the Motor Registration Circuit, a club based in the Midlands for car license plate spotting enthusiasts. [1] He was considered an expert in this field. [11] He was also a well-known Jazz aficionado, [12] who wrote a regular column for Discography magazine [13] and was considered an expert in the field of Jazz discographies. [14]
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Eric Tonks | |
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Born | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 17 July 1914
Died | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 26 December 1994
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | British |
Period | 1943-1992 |
Genre | Industrial history, Jazz |
Subject | Railways, quarrying, industrial history, jazz |
Notable works | The Ironstone Quarries of the Midlands |
Notable awards | MSc, FRIC, Dip Maths |
Children | 2 |
Eric Tonks (17 July 1914 [1] – 26 December 1994 [2]) was an English writer and historian of British industrial railways. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of the industrial archaeology of railways and quarrying. [2] He was also a noted Jazz discographer.
In 1949, Tonks was one of the founders of the Birmingham Locomotive Club and he was the club's president for 25 years. [2] He also set up the club's Industrial Locomotive Section, which later became the Industrial Railway Society. [3] He compiled a well-regarded study of the development of British preserved railways. [4]
Tonks was a prolific author on the related subjects of industrial history and industrial railways. He began his writing career with a book on the Edge Hill Light Railway, and he was an acknowledged expert in the history of that railway. [5]
He is particularly known for his "magnum opus" [2] 9-volume series of books on the ironstone industry of The Midlands, which is considered the standard work on the subject. [6] [7] Tonks began work on this series with the publication of a single volume in 1959. [8] This was expanded into 9 volumes in the 1980s and 1990s. These books are acknowledged, as a "great work...on industrial infrastructure" [9] and the 1959 edition was one of the first books to integrate the study of industrial railway history with the wider historical and social aspects of the industries they served. [10]
Tonks was a founding member of the Motor Registration Circuit, a club based in the Midlands for car license plate spotting enthusiasts. [1] He was considered an expert in this field. [11] He was also a well-known Jazz aficionado, [12] who wrote a regular column for Discography magazine [13] and was considered an expert in the field of Jazz discographies. [14]
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