Pemberton Colliery| Mining Explosion| 1877| HISTORY|

Pemberton Colliery| Mining Explosion| 1877. The colliery was located in the village of Pemberton, near Wigan, in North West England. The explosion was caused by a buildup of methane gas in the mine, which ignited, causing a massive explosion.
The blast killed 88 miners and injured many others. It was one of the worst mining disasters in English history at the time. Most of the victims were young men and many of them were fathers. The explosion had a significant impact on the local community and the mining industry in general, leading to the implementation of stricter safety measures in coal mines.
The Pemberton Colliery mine disaster was one of many mining disasters that occurred in the UK during the Industrial Revolution, when the demand for coal increased significantly and working conditions in the mines were dangerous and unsafe.
Those who lost their lives were:
W.L.J. Watkin, aged 38 years, the agent.
Richard F. Cook, aged 45 years manager.
Robert Laverick, aged 39 years, underlooker.
James Winstanley, aged 20 years, dataller.
James Taylor, aged 45 years, fireman.
Nicholas Halliwell, aged 30 years, overman.
Luke Parkinson, aged 31 years, fireman.
William Byrom, aged 14 years, pony driver.
Edward James Birch, aged 13 years, pony driver
Robert Ritchie, aged 27 years, dataller.
Matthew Preston, aged 13 years, pony driver.
John Woodcock, aged 24 years, drawer.
Michael Hughes, aged 24 years, drawer.
Thomas Rowley, aged 31 years, drawer.
James Murray, aged 24 years, drawer.
William Heaton, aged 21 years, drawer.
Richard Tabener, aged 16 years, drawer
Charles Beadle, aged 13 years, pony diver.
Peter Charnock, aged 17 years, drawer.
Benjamin Hartley, aged 24 years, drawer.
Francis Reegan, aged 25 years drawer.
Luke Taylor, aged 19 years, drawer.
John Kellett, aged 21 years, collier.
John Bradshaw, aged 26 years, collier.
William Hulme, aged 49 years, collier.
Daniel Price, aged 32 years, collier.
John Cubbins, aged 28 years, collier
John Atherton, aged 28 years, collier.
William Chapman, aged 31 years, collier.
Thomas Steadman, aged 40 years, collier.
George Rutter, aged 32 years, collier.
Patrick Brogan, aged 32 years, collier.
John Wood, aged 31 years, collier.
John Wild, aged 45 years, collier.
William Webb, aged 42 years, drawer.
Nehemiah Houghton, aged 19 years, drawer.
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[@georgewalls152]

An excellent piece of work Andy, very well put together, George.

[@AndyGrundy10]

Thank you George. I really do appreciate the message. Andy

[@sundaynight1987]

Great video, I came across it as Watkin is buried in a cemetery in Sunderland near me and I did a post on him and his headstone.

[@tomblanchford3907]

These just get better and better. This one is sad though. Andy did you know a Jonathan Blundell died in a coal mining accident. It was the Nanaimo disaster in British Colombia? Coincidence?