LUNDHILL. Barnsley, Yorkshire. 19th. February, 1857. The colliery was between the villages of Wombwell and Elescar, five miles south-east of Barnsley. They were owned by Messrs. Simpson, Stewart, Taylor and Galand and at the time they were the deepest in South Yorkshire. Mr. Henry Holt of Wakefield was appointed Chief … Continue reading Lundhill Colliery Explosion – Barnsley – 1857