What is recorded here
Blue Plaque: Hyde Colliery Explosion is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
The Hyde Colliery Explosion of 1910 resulted in the deaths of 345 workers, making it one of the worst mining disasters in British history and leading to significant improvements in mine safety regulations.
The picture record does not grant public access. Use signed public paths and do not enter private land without permission.
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Photo: Gerald England · CC BY-SA 2.0