North face of the Huskar disaster monument
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North face of the Huskar disaster monument
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 12 Aug 2021
In Silkstone churchyard and in memory of the twenty six children who died in a nearby mine on July 4th 1838. The north face of the monument lists the boys who died that terrible day. The girls who died are listed on the south face. For the Huskar Pit page in Wikipedia go here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huskar_Pit For a full view of the monument go here: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6939977
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Image Location
Latitude
53.548578
Longitude
-1.563489