Diglake Colliery, Bignall End, Audley

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Date:1890 - 1895 (c.)

Description:Men and boys at the pit head headgear of Diglake Colliery, Bignall End, Audley. On the 14th January 1895, 77 miners lost their lives at Diglake when an inrush of water from old workings flooded the mine. The mine was never re-opened following the disaster.

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Donor ref:MiscUnacc.004 (37/47804)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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