The Huskar Monument
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The Huskar Monument
Image: © Graham Hogg Taken: 1 Jul 2020
A memorial to the 26 children who lost their lives in 1838 when the Huskar Pit was flooded following an intense rainstorm. The monument features two children, a boy and a girl, in representations of the seams in which they were working. The youngest victim was only 7 years old and the inquiry into the disaster led to the 1842 Mines Act which prohibted all girls and boys the age of ten from working underground.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.531199
Longitude
-1.554918