Park Slip colliery

Park Slip colliery

Park Slip Colliery [http://www.nlw.org.uk/cgi-bin/anw/search2?coll_id=2328&inst_id=33&term=Aberkenfig%20%7C%20Wales] was a coal mine near situated at Aberkenfig, near Tondu in South Wales in the United Kingdom.

History

This pit attempted to work the difficult geology near the southern outcrop. Closed in 1904, the colliery is remembered for a Mining accident tragedy that occurred on 26 August 1892 as 146 men and boys were working within the mine.

At 8.20 am an explosion occurred apparently due to a hole in one of the workers' Davy lamps. Rescue attempts were hampered by roof falls, but by 4pm 42 miners had been brought out alive, some of who however died later of their injuries. The final death toll was 110 men and boys.

External links

* [http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk Welsh Coal Mines website - research this pit's history]

References

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/coalhouse/sites/mines/pages/park_slip_colliery.shtml BBC Wales – Park Slip Colliery]
* [http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/GlamWest/ParkSlip.htm Welsh Coal Mines – Park Slip Colliery Aberkenfig]


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