The Barnsley Oaks Disaster 1847 by Dave Cherry

The Barnsley singer and film documentarian’s film about the lesser known explosion at the Oaks Colliery in 1847. He interviews Jane Ainsworth who has written a book about the disaster when 73 miners were killed. With the use of archive film and old maps he traces the location of the pit where 19 years later 361 miners were killed in another explosion which is the largest colliery tragedy in England. ©davecherry2021 Website: https://www.davecherry.co.uk © Copyright Dave Cherry 2020