1989
SK2164 : Grave of John Millington, railway navvy, Youlgreave Churchyard
taken 34 years ago, near to Youlgreave, Derbyshire, England
Grave of John Millington, railway navvy, Youlgreave Churchyard
During the construction of the Midland Railway near Haddon Hall in 1861 a tunnel was insisted upon by the Duke of Rutland so that the line could not be seen from the hall. A part of this tunnel collapsed during construction on 2nd July 1861 killing five workers. The grave of one of these can be found in the churchyard. The inscription reads: "In memory of John Millington of Stanton, killed by the falling of an arch on the railway near Haddon Hall, July 2nd 1861 aged 46 years". Reference to his 6 year old daughter is also on the stone whose body rests in Warrick churchyard, Ruthin, North Wales.
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