South Biddick Colliery Explosion – Blyth – 1766

SOUTH BIDDICK. Blyth, Durham. 16th. April, 1766.

An explosion was reported at the colliery which caused the deaths of twenty seven.

REFERENCES
Annals of Coal Mining. Galloway, vol.1, p.272.
Sykes Local Records.
Richardson’s Table Book, ii, p.149.

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