Sutton Colliery Memorial
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Sutton Colliery Memorial
Image: © Trevor Rickard Taken: 25 Sep 2010
Simple memorial at a path junction at Brierley Forest Park. A large factory at Sutton in the background. On 21st February 1957 an explosion occurred in the Low Main Seam at the colliery and 25 men suffered multiple burns. Five men subsequently died as a result of their injuries. The inscription on the memorial reads 'In commemoration of the five miners who died in 1957 Sutton Colliery (Brierley Pit) disaster and in tribute to all those who worked at the colliery 1872-1989, laid on behalf of the local community by the friends of Brierley Forest Park 2003'.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.133193
Longitude
-1.281928