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Bickershaw colliery
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Disaster Oct 10th 1932 Comemorative Serviette
Photo: RON HUNT
Photo: RON HUNT
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Item #: 35102
Item #: 35102
I believe these were sold for 1d to raise funds for the relatives
Thanks to John Higham.
Thanks to John Higham.
Comment by: Cyril on 7th May 2024 at 20:37
That was a good keepsake to buy, and I suppose for a 1d you really couldn't have refused.
I haven't been that way from Leigh or Lowton and past where the colliery was on Plank Lane for over twenty years, I have however had a look on Google street map and was very surprised as to how much the area has changed since then.
Comment by: Cyril on 11th May 2024 at 19:39
An article by the Northern Mine Research Society looking into the disaster.
https://nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/accidents-disasters/lancashire/bickershaw-colliery-shaft-accident-leigh-1932/
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