Gresford mining disaster: rescue team leaving the air lock
- Made:
- 1935-03-04 in United Kingdom
- photographer:
- Bishop Marshall
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
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
