Bedford Colliery Disaster Memorial,... (C) David Dixon

SJ6899 : Bedford Colliery Disaster Memorial, Leigh Cemetery

near to Higher Folds, Wigan, Great Britain

Bedford Colliery Disaster Memorial, Leigh Cemetery

The Bedford Colliery Disaster occurred on Friday 13 August 1886 when an explosion of firedamp caused the death of 38 miners at Bedford Colliery No.2 pit, near Leigh.

This memorial, in Leigh Cemetery, is inscribed:
IN MEMORY OF
THOSE
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN
THE BEDFORD COLLIERY
EXPLOSION AUG 13TH 1886

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year taken

2012

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Grid Square: SJ6899, 44 images (more nearby)
Photographer: David Dixon (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Saturday, 2 June, 2012 (more nearby)
Submitted: Sunday, 3 June, 2012
Geographical Context: Burial ground, Crematorium People, Events Suburb, Urban fringe Historic sites and artefacts
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 6819 9983 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:29.6523N 2:28.8567W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SJ 6819 9981
View Direction: North-northeast (about 22 degrees)