Lumley Colliery Explosion – Lumley – 1797

LUMLEY. Lumley, Durham. 11th. April, 1797.

An explosion was reported in which 31 lost their lives.

REFERENCES
Annals of Coal Mining. Galloway, vol. 1, p. 313.
Chester-le-Street Parish Burial Register.

Information supplied by Ian Winstanley and the Coal Mining History Resource Centre.