Glenburn Colliery, Skelmersdale

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iBase ID

227412

Reference identifier

SKE01102008015

Title

Glenburn Colliery, Skelmersdale

Place

Skelmersdale

General notes

Opened prior to 1861 as Tawd Vale mine; by 1894 employed 887 people directly; on 30 November 1897 devastated by explosion; operated as Glenburn 1905-1923

User Feedback: 'I lived at Glenburn until about 1961, in Summer street. The colliery manager's home at the turn of the 19th & 20th centuries. We moved when the Skelmersdale new town was announced.' 11/11/2024.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

17.7/12.6cm

Year of image

c1900

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Locator

M111

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