2005

SD5904 : Moss Pits Disasters Memorial

taken 18 years ago, near to Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, England

Moss Pits Disasters Memorial
Moss Pits Disasters Memorial
On 6th & 20th September 1871 two explosions killed 75 miners. The Memorial stands in the nearby Ince Cemetery. Only one name is recorded on it - that of the mine-owning MP for Wigan, Thomas Knowles.

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SD5904, 325 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Long   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 14 November, 2005   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 30 November, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 591 041 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:31.9172N 2:37.1106W
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