Gresford mining disaster: rescue team leaving the air lock

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1935-03-04 in United Kingdom
photographer:
Bishop Marshall
Gresford mining disaster: rescue team leaving the air lock 'Gresford mining disaster: rescue team leaving the air lock'
    A Gresford mining disaster: rescue team leaving the air lock

Gresford mining disaster: rescue team leaving the air lock
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Gresford mining disaster: rescue team leaving the air lock
Science Museum Group
© Mirrorpix/SMG Images

A photograph entitled 'Gresford mining disaster: rescue team leaving the air lock' taken in 1935 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. Although the disaster occurred in 1934, recovery teams were sent down the pit in 1935 in relation to the court inquiry.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/10604
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 200 cm x 270 mm
type:
photographic print