Huskar Disaster Monument in Silkstone churchyard
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Huskar Disaster Monument in Silkstone churchyard
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 12 Aug 2021
Erected in memory of the twenty six children who tragically died in the Huskar coalmine disaster of July 4th 1838. For Wikipedia page see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huskar_Pit Closer detail of inscriptions:- Front face of monument:https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6939983 North face of monument:https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6939991 South face of monument:https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6939996
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Image Location
Latitude
53.548668
Longitude
-1.563488