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The Gresford Disaster occurred on Saturday 22 September 1934, when 266 men died following an underground explosion. [2] As there was a football match on the Saturday afternoon between Wrexham and Tranmere Rovers, on Friday, 21 September, many miners doubled up their shifts so they could attend the match.
The Gresford disaster occurred on 22 September 1934 at Gresford Colliery, near Wrexham, when an explosion and underground fire killed 261 men.Gresford is one of Britain's worst coal mining disasters: a controversial inquiry into the disaster did not conclusively identify a cause, though evidence suggested that failures in safety procedures and poor mine management were contributory factors.
Gresford (/ ˈɡrɛsfərd /; Welsh: Gresffordd Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɡrɛsfɔrð]) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. According to the 2001 Census, the population of the community, which also includes the village of Marford, was 5,334, [2] reducing to 5,010 at the 2011 census. The Grade I listed All Saints' Church ...
Pandy (Welsh: Y Pandy; standardised: Pandy; [1] meaning the fulling mill) is a village near Gwersyllt and Rhosrobin, in Wrexham, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The main entrance to Gresford Colliery stood in the village. Gresford Colliery Social Club is in the village and alongside it a memorial to the Gresford Disaster, which killed 266 men on ...
He was the eldest son of Thomas Francis Brass, the agent for Charlaw & Sacriston Collieries Co Ltd. Brass attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1894 he started work at Charlaw & Sacriston Collieries in County Durham. In 1902 he gained his Manager's certificate (number 2,098) and in 1903 became the manager or Primrose Colliery.
Coordinates: 53.0507°N 3.0094°W. The Denbighshire Coalfield in the historic county of Denbighshire in north-east Wales is one of the smaller British coalfields. It extends from near Caergwrle in the north, southwards through Wrexham, Ruabon and Rhosllannerchrugog to Chirk in the south. A small part extends into Shropshire around Oswestry.
Henry Walker (mines inspector) Sir Henry Walker CBE (17 March 1873 – 3 August 1954) [1] was the Chief Inspector of Mines for Great Britain in the 1930s, most notable for leading the enquiry into the Gresford Colliery Disaster of 1934. In his younger days he was a rugby player of some note playing at county level and representing the Barbarians.
22 September - At Gresford Colliery in Wrexham, 265 miners are killed in a mining accident. [4] Later in the year, Paul Robeson performs in Caernarfon in a benefit concert for victims of the accident. 23 October - Opening of the Guildhall, Swansea, designed by Percy Thomas. [5] 24 October - Aneurin Bevan marries fellow MP Jennie Lee. [6] date ...