Lumley Colliery George Pit Explosion – Chester-le-Street – 1824

LUMLEY. George Pit. Chester-le-Street, Durham. 25th. October, 1824.

The colliery was reported to have exploded with the loss of fourteen lives.

REFERENCES
Annals of Coal Mining. Galloway, Vol.1, p.496.
Sykes’ List.

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