Robert Olley - North East Artist & Sculptor

St Hilda’s Colliery Explosion ***SOLD*

St Hilda’s Colliery Explosion ***SOLD*

Regular price £1,500.00 GBP
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Oil on canvas

60 x 60cm

The terrible explosion at St Hilda’s Colliery in 1839, which killed 51 men, was the mine’s darkest day. However, the report written after the accident helped to raise the issue of miners’ safety and improve conditions in Britain’s mines, saving many thousands of lives.

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