The Huskar Pit Disaster
Written by Jane Raistrick Heritage Silkstone For more information, visit www.heritagesilkstone.co.uk The 4th of July 1838 saw what must rank as one of the country’s worst mining disasters involving children. On that hot summer’s day 26 children between the ages of 7 to 17 drowned in the Huskar mine near to Silkstone. The mine was owned by …
