
Gresford mining disaster: relatives wait for news at the pithead
- Made:
- 1934-09-22 in United Kingdom
- photographer:
- Bishop Marshall




A photograph entitled 'Gresford mining disaster: relatives wait for news at the pithead', taken in 1934 by Bishop Marshall for the Daily Herald.
The Gresford disaster was one of the worst in British history. 266 men died in an explosion at Gresford Colliery near Wrexham in north Wales.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/10602
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
-
overall: 201 cm x 253 mm
- type:
- photographic print
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum