Towneley Main Colliery Explosion – Greenside “A” Pit – 1801

TOWNELEY MAIN or STELLA PIT. Greenside “A” Pit. Durham. 1801.

An explosion was reported that took several lives. The bodies were recovered by. Mr. James Hall, father of Mr. T.Y. Hall, after the underviewer had declined to take on the task.

REFERENCES
Annals of Coal Mining. Galloway, Vol.1, p.397.
Durham. Fordyce, ii, p.682.

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