North Wales coal mining

[mikem]

Gresford disaster from 16 mins:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000w16t/great-british-railway-journeys-series-12-11-crewe-to-shotton

 

[droid]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCKBhmK95q4

 

[coggy]

I worked in Wrexham many years ago and old guy told me his Uncle died in the fire at Gresham He said the best thing that happened to the area was the closure of the collieries