Markham Colliery, Mining
A group of miners at Markham Colliery near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. It was here, on July 31, 1973, that 18 coal miners lost their lives and a further 11 were seriously injured when a descending cage carrying the men to the pit face failed to slow down as it approached the bottom of the mine shaft
Picture No
10430491
Media ID
46581531
Size
5201px x 5201px
(2.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library/HENRY GRANT
Source
Photograph by Henry Grant. Contact Sheet 2321
Date
mid 60's
