Fair Lady Pit Explosion 1880
(Crewe Coal Co)

On the day of the explosion, seventy-seven men and boys went down to begin work in the morning; the fireman, William Burgess, was among them, and Mr. Greener, the manager, with his son, who was an “onlooker”, The explosion (firedamp) of gas occurred at half-past eight in the morning with devastating effect.

Photo Of Monument In The Grounds Of Madeley Church By Roy On Flickr

The Monument was unveil by Margaret Bryden the great grand daughter of James Webb
the first miner to be buried in Madeley Church yard

Those Who Died

BAILEY Isaac BEESLEY James BOLTON George BOULTON John BROOKSHAW Thomas BURGESS Jabez BURGESS William CARTLEDGE Horatio CLEWS George CROSS Thomas DARLINGTON Henry DARLINGTON Thomas DAVIS John (Cross) DEAN Thomas DIXON George EDWARDS Thomas EVANS John EYSLEY John FERNIOUGH Henry GREENER George GREENER H.R. GROCOTT Henry HALL John HARRISON Benjamin HEYWOOD Joseph HIGHFIELD Joseph HUTCHINSON Patsy HUXLEY William JAMES John JENKINSON Richard JERVIS Fred JOHNSON Isaac KNAPPER Levi

KYNERTON John LAMBSDALE Samuel LAWTON John LEAR Richard LEAR William LOUNDES Alfred MADDERS Thomas MAYER Thomas MORRIS John PARRY Edward PICKERING William ROWLEY George SALISBURY John SALMON George SALMON Jesse SCOTT James SMALLWOOD Andrew TESTALL John THORLEY George THORNTON Edward TOMKINSON George TURNCOCK John (Loader) TURNER Thomas VIGGARS Edward VIGGARS Fred VIGGERS Joseph WALKER Herbert WEBB James (Collier) WHALING James WILLIAMS John T. WINKLE William YARDLEY William