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The disaster occurred in the early hours of 22 September 1934, when a huge explosion took place about 1.3 miles (2.1km) from a shaft. Six miners managed to escape but by the evening of the next ...
Pages in category "Coal mining disasters in England" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Oaks explosion, which happened at a coal mine in West Riding of Yorkshire on 12 December 1866, remains the worst mining disaster in England.A series of explosions caused by firedamp ripped through the underground workings at the Oaks Colliery at Hoyle Mill near Stairfoot in Barnsley killing 361 miners and rescuers.
The following list of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war [a]) which relate to the United Kingdom, Ireland or the Isle of Man, or to the states that preceded them, or that involved their citizens, in a definable incident or accident such as a shipwreck, where the loss of life was forty or more.
Coal mining disasters in the United Kingdom (3 C) E. Mining disasters in England (1 C, 2 P) S. Mining disasters in Scotland (1 C, 1 P) W. Mining disasters in Wales (1 C)
At the time of the disaster, George Brace, brother of prominent unionist William Brace, was employed as an engine driver at the colliery. He decided to leave the mining industry to build up the family bakery business, which has now been run by his descendants for over a century. He named his house Cambrian House in memory of the disaster. [2]
Coal mining disasters in England (38 P) This page was last edited on 2 May 2020, at 03:33 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4 ...
Mining disasters in the United Kingdom (4 C) O. Oil spills in the United Kingdom (9 P) This page was last edited on 28 November 2024, at 20:36 (UTC). Text is ...