Allerton Bywater Colliery Explosion
On March 10th 1930, at about 09:30am, three men were killed instantly, and three injured, by an explosion caused by shotfiring igniting and exploding a pocket of gas that had…
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On March 10th 1930, at about 09:30am, three men were killed instantly, and three injured, by an explosion caused by shotfiring igniting and exploding a pocket of gas that had…
CARTER COLLIERYPeriod of mining1840 – 1875 DATE NAME AGE CAUSE OF DEATH 1 27 – 06 – 1856 GEORGE HEPWORTH boy CRUSHED BY CAGE AT BOTTOM OF SHAFT 2 20…
Allerton Bywater Colliery’s Roll of Honour, a commemorative plaque that lists the names of one hundred and ten employees of the colliery who lost their lives in the First World…