1860 Burradon Mining Disaster Commemorative Memorial - Burradon, England. - Disaster Memorials on Waymarking.com

This is one of two memorials in the village the other is for all the men and boys who lost their lives in the colliery over the years. This one is for the disaster particularly.

The art featured in this memorial was commissioned to commemorate the 150th anniversary in 2010. The memorial was unveiled by the famous comedian Alan Carr in October 2011. As it was discovered the comedian had eleven ancestors who perished in the disaster.

The disaster took place on Friday March the 2nd in 1860. 76 men and boys lost their lives. Some as young as 10 years old.

It is said that every family in the village of Burradon lost a family member. One in particular, the Maddox family, lost 5. It was particularly hard for the village to take as a life threatening disaster had been predicted several times previously with little to no action from the colliery management.

This was also the first ever mining disaster to be reported nationally.

The memorial has several images both photographic and painted depicting the village through the years as part of the memorial. It was designed and put together by local artist Paul Allan. Whose brother, father, grandfather and great-grandfather all worked in the colliery

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Disaster Date: 03/02/1860 Memorial Sponsors: North Tyneside Council Disaster Type: Sociological Relevant Website: [Web Link] Date of dedication: Not listed Parking Coordinates: Not Listed

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