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Framed Print of The Disastrous Flooding of Audley Colliery; the Pit Bank, 1895. Creator: George Meisenbach
The Disastrous Flooding of Audley Colliery; the Pit Bank, 1895. The shadow which rested over Diglake Colliery, North Staffordshire, since the fatal inrush of water on Jan. 14 has deepened. After heroic efforts, rescue work has been abandoned as hopeless. The workmen, who had been risking their lives, reached as far as the bottom of No. 2 dip on Jan. 19, and continued labouring for many hours on behalf of the entombed miners. Seventy-six men will, in human probability, be discovered dead as soon as the water subsides, making the disaster one of the greatest which has befallen British mining for many a year...Pumping was continued with marvellous persistence, men taking each other's places at intervals of half an hour, despite the fact that they had to stand up to their waists in water. Two ponies were rescued alive from No. 2 shaft on Jan. 18, the animals appearing none the worse for their imprisonment, though decidedly hungry. The disused workings from which the water broke cover an area of eighty acres, and the water must have been accumulating for the last forty years. Of the missing, thirty-seven are married, twenty are young men over sixteen, and six under sixteen years of age'. From "Illustrated London News", 1895. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Bad Weather Catastrophe Child Labour Coal Industry Coal Mine Coal Mining Coalmine Colliery Deaths Disaster Flood Flooded Flooding Georg Georg Meisenbach Georg Meisenbach And Co Georg Meisenbach Co George Meisenbach Industrial Accident Meisenbach Meisenbach Georg Meisenbach George Mine Pit Head Pithead Staffordshire Staffordshire England Uk
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
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Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 18.5cm (9.6" x 7.3")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
