Mining disaster memorial at Abercarn (C) Jeremy Bolwell

ST2295 : Mining disaster memorial at Abercarn

taken 6 years ago, near to Abercarn, Caerphilly/Caerffili, Great Britain

Mining disaster memorial at Abercarn

In September 1878 an underground explosion at the Prince of Wales Colliery, Abercarn killed some 272 men and boys. It is the third biggest loss of life in mining accidents in Wales. So large that both faces of this memorial stone are covered with the names of those lost. Every household locally would have been affected, some with two or even three generations of men wiped out.

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Grid Square: ST2295, 34 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Jeremy Bolwell (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Saturday, 11 February, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 11 February, 2012
Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Park and Public Gardens Burial ground, Crematorium
Subject Location: OSGB36: ST 2213 9569 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:39.2750N 3:7.6220W
Camera Location: OSGB36: ST 2214 9569
View Direction: WEST (about 270 degrees)