Tawd Vale Colliery Disaster, Skelmersdale

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232476

Reference identifier

ske08012011011

Title

Tawd Vale Colliery Disaster, Skelmersdale

Place

Skelmersdale

General notes

Scene of the disaster after the Tawd river overflowed and water reached the underground fire. The disaster happened at 4.30pm on November 30th 1897, leaving 2 dead and 1000 men out of work. The colliery re-opened as Glenburn Colliery in 1905.

Medium

Photographic print

Colour

Monochrome

Original image size

15/9.5 cms

Year of image

1897

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Locator

M11

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Subjects

INDUSTRY > Mining

Place Names > Skelmersdale

PLACES > River & Canal

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