SENGHENYDD

14 October 1913 Britain’s worst pit disaster took place at Senghenydd, Glamorgan. 439 miners died after a series of explosions.

The resulting funerals took over a month to complete. The mines manager was fined £24 for breaches of the mines safety code, whilst the owner William Thomas Lewis was fined £10.

Senghenydd by Johnny Caesar Senghenydd

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More songs and information about the disaster
Senghenydd Song - R G Rees     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DMZRql5Gxo
Senghenydd Explosion · Here Be Dragons    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhnYnFqjsLw

Senghenydd Colliery Disaster from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senghenydd_colliery_disaster