Fascinating and detailed account of the many ironstone mines and quarries in the Oxfordshire Field area in the Midlands and the industrial railways and tramways (some narrow gauge) that served them. Covers the quarries near Fawler, Kings Sutton, Bloxham to Hook Norton, a bit of Northamptonshire (Byfield and Charwelton), Wroxton, and Warwickshire (Edge Hill and Burton Dassett). There is a description of each quarry and its history, the kind of mining undertaken, and the railways or trams used. With locomotive rosters (where known). Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and beautifully hand-drawn maps. 252 pages with index and footnotes.