Moorfield Colliery Memorial
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Moorfield Colliery Memorial
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 12 May 2012
This memorial, at the side of Burnley Road is dedicated to the 68 men and boys who tragically lost their lives in the Moorfield Colliery Disaster of 1883. The sinking of the Moorfield Pit was completed in July 1881 and the colliery (originally called Altham Colliery) stood at this site until closure in the 1960s when it was closed and the area became an industrial estate. http://www.prospectsfoundation.org.uk/index.php?page=moorfield-colliery-memorial photos taken during construction of the memorial http://menmedia.co.uk/accringtonobserver/news/s/348025_thirteen_children_among_68_killed_in_pit_disaster Account of the disaster (Accrington Observer) See also: Image] Image] and Image]
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Image Location
Latitude
53.777094
Longitude
-2.372339