Lundhill Colliery Disaster Obelisk, Darfield, Barnsley, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member wireworm
N 53° 32.022 W 001° 22.107
30U E 608134 N 5932881
An obelisk memorial to the 189 killed in colliery explosion.
Waymark Code: WMT0V8
Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/05/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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The obelisk is situated in Darfield All Saints Parish Churchyard, South Yorkshire. On the 19th February 1857 there was a heavy underground explosion at Lundhill Colliery caused by ignited fire damp (methane gas).It was some months later that 185 bodies were recovered, the remaining 4 were not traced.
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Date Created/Placed: c1900

Address:
All Saints Church, Church Street, Darfield, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S73 9LG

Height: 24 feet.

Illuminated: no

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