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Maypole Pit Disaster Aug 18th 1908
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MAYPOLE PIT DISASTER CENTENARY
Photo: Frank Orrell
Photo: Frank Orrell
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Item #: 32695
Item #: 32695
Sir Patrick Duffy lays a wreath at the memorial bearing his relatives name, Patrick Duffy, in Abram Parish Church yard during the Maypole Pit disaster centenary memorial day on Sunday 17th of August 2008.
The Maypole blast was caused by Methane and claimed the lives of 75 men and boys around 5 0'clock on the sultry afternoon of 18th of August 1908.
The Maypole blast was caused by Methane and claimed the lives of 75 men and boys around 5 0'clock on the sultry afternoon of 18th of August 1908.
Comment by: Cyril on 26th September 2020 at 17:17
I'd vaguely heard of him, but didn't know anything of him, his father was one of the few to survive this explosion. Here's an interesting news report when he himself became a centenarian.
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/extraordinary-life-military-chief-and-former-sheffield-mp-sir-patrick-duffy-2905008
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