COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1120731
Reference Number:
R150649.55
Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
Colliery explosion near Bolton, on the morning of Monday, March 1st, 1852, at Mr. Thompson's coal works near Bolton : [With a brief description of the scene and casualties, followed by 14 four line verses on the theme]
Date Created:
c1852
Publication Details:
Bolton: Hargreaves
Description:
On Monday, March 1st, 1852 an awful explosion took place at Mr. Thompson's Coal Works, near Bolton, causing Catastrophe and loss of life 13 people, and 10 others severely burned. First line reads: Such woe and grief in Bolton town. In two columns.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Broadsides--England--19th century
Subject:
Ballads, English--Texts
Subject:
Coal mines and mining--Accidents--Songs and music
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Broadsides
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Bolton
Item Height:
254 mm
Item Width:
195 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-06-01
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-05
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
