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Thanks To Alan Vickers For Bringing This Disaster To My Attention
Plain Colliery Disaster

Those Who Died 1817


  From: Alan Vickers
Sent:
4 November 2010
Subject:
Your website.

 

Fionn - I have tonight found my way to your website and I have enjoyed what I
have seen.

Can I draw your attention to two things:

1.  You have listed the explosion at Plain Pit that took place in 1823 but there was an earlier explosion that you have not listed. 

There was an explosion on 18th December 1817 in which eleven men and sixteen boys were killed.

2.  On Memorials, page 8, there is a headstone for "William Davison of Spiney Row".  This should read "William Davison of Shiney Row".

Regards.


Thank you Alan, sorted William's address



Plain Pit, Rainton Colliery and the Two Explosions
Taken From A Paper Written By Alan Vickers

Hetton Colliery Explosion - 20 Dec 1860

Eppleton Colliery Explosion on 6th July 1951

Weetslade Colliery Explosion, 1st October 1951




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