Thomas BRAIN Mining accident 1912 - Howbeach Colliery

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Sunday, September 07, 2008, 02:37 (5993 days ago) @ melrb1975

Year: 1912
Month: Jan
Day: 26
Surname: BRAIN
Forenames: Thomas
Residence: Pillowell
Age_at_death: 43
Officiating_Minister: D.J.Banham (Vicar)
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P245 IN 1/30
Page_No: 136
Parish_Chapel: Parkend

Brain Thomas
22/01/1912
43
Collier
Howbeach

Deceased worked in a place 7.5 feet wide, in a seam of coal 2 feet 8 inches in thickness, having a hard sandstone roof full of joints and slips. He was sitting a few yards from the face while his marrow threw back some lying coal, when a stone 6 feet long, 5 feet wide at centre, and 3 feet thick at one end, tapering to a feather edge at the other, suddenly fell from the roof, reeling out four props. Deceased was dead when got out. The place had been well timbered with props carrying thick lids, and had been examined by the overman and reported safe three hours prior to the accident.

Very few remains of Howbeach colliery are to be found. The main shaft of the mine was situated to the South of the Blakeney to Parkend road near Moseley Green. There are a few masonry blocks on an otherwise fairly level open area beside the road (SO 6388 0878) .

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