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A Vintage Colour Framed Print of;
Bunkers Hill mine, North Staffordshire, The scene of the late fatal explosion",
A Great piece of local History.
"BUNKERS HILL. Audley, Staffordshire. 30th. April, 1875.
The colliery was the property of Messrs. William Rigby & Company with Mr. George Sumner as the manager. An explosion took place at the colliery which claimed the lives of forty men & boys. The colliery was close to the Talk o’ th’ Hill & Bignall Hall Collieries at which there had been previous disasters. Every precaution was taken for the safety of the men & on the morning of the disaster one hundred went to work in the pit including thirty five into the Eight Feet Banbury seam to work about 800 yards from the shaft.
The explosion occurred about 1 p.m. causing some damage to the headgear. Exploring parties went down the pit a few bodies were found including that of Nehamiah Sumner, the manger’s son but the majority of the men were working at the far end of the workings which were not reaches until late at night. By 5 p.m. forty one bodies had been recovered & it was thought that all where out of the pit but a poor woman enquired about her husband. A further search was organised & his body was found at the far end of the dip. Two of the men had started work the previous day & had been down the pit only two hours"
In expected used condition for an item of this age & nature. It would benefit from a little clean. The back of the frame has a little discolouration where its been hung on the wall. You can tell the frame isn't new, as the s-o-t 01782 telephone area code is missing the 1.
Approx 15" by 12".
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Can post at extra cost. Postage includes being signed for.
