Title
Coal mining disaster, Oaks Colliery, Barnsley, Yorkshire, December 1866. Artist: Anon
Caption
Coal mining disaster, Oaks Colliery, Barnsley, Yorkshire, December 1866. 350 people were killed in the disaster including a number who perished in the second and third explosions while they were searching for survivors and bodies. This pithead scene shows debris being blasted out of the pitshaft by the second explosion, to the dismay of a crowd of coal miners and relatives hoping for news of their colleagues and loved ones. From The Illustrated London News. (London, 22 December 1866).
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1866
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images
Reference
HRM19B66_308
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,0Mb (6,2Mb) / 16,3in x 11,9in / 4891 x 3570 (300dpi)