Warren Vale Colliery Explosion – 150 years on

Warren Vale Colliery Explosion – 150 years on

By Joshua Daniels A dense choking fog spread over Rawmarsh in November 1874. There had been a fatal explosion at Warren Vale Colliery, the second such incident since it was sunk in 1840. It was a Friday, 20th November, and families should have been looking forward to a weekend together....

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The Linen of Barnsley & Rotherham

The Linen of Barnsley & Rotherham

By historian Joshua Daniels It’s well-known that the coal, iron, steel and glass industries dominated the economies of Rotherham and Barnsley. There was, however, another very prominent industry: linen. Whilst textiles are more associated with what is now West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire was also a leading contributor to the industry....

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