2021

SJ7948 : Minnie Pit Disaster (1918) Heritage site

taken 2 years ago, near to Halmer End, Staffordshire, England

Minnie Pit Disaster (1918) Heritage site
Minnie Pit Disaster (1918) Heritage site
The Minnie Pit disaster was a coal mining accident that took place on 12 January 1918 in Halmer End, Staffordshire, in which 155 men and boys died. The disaster, which was caused by an explosion due to firedamp, is the worst ever recorded in the North Staffordshire Coalfield.

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SJ7948, 216 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Brian Deegan   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 29 December, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 30 December, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7932 4893 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:2.2345N 2:18.5914W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7928 4894
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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