Event Details

Date: , 2023

Time: to

Location: Tobacco Factory

Price: Free

With: Tony Dyer

Series: South Bristol History Festival 2023

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Section: Events

Subjects: Workers Organisations & Strikes

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In September 1886, an explosion deep underground at the Dean Lane Colliery led to the deaths of 10 miners and life changing injuries to many others. Tony Dyer will explain the mistakes that led up to the disaster, how and why the explosion happened, the repercussions both for the miners and the local mining industry, and how it impacted safety regulations in the Bedminster mines immediately following the explosion. A descendent of Bedminster coalminers himself, Tony will look at how the miners were forced into playing a game of change with their lives in order to earn enough to make a living for them and their families, and how almost all trace of the mining industry in South Bristol, from Brislington to Bedminster and on to Ashton Vale has disappeared.

Dame Emily Park band stand, the site of the Dean Lane Colliery

Event details

Date: , 2023

Time: to

Location: Tobacco Factory

Price: Free

With: Tony Dyer

Series: South Bristol History Festival 2023


1 Comment
  1. Wow, used to live in the roof of the bandstand as a teenager back in the late 80s early 90s, but all the junkies and the stupid bored kids burnt it down later on
    So sad, don’t live in Bristol any more,
    Hope it’s still got a nice vibe to it,
    Kinda miss BS3 but I’m now an honourary Cornishman
    🤣

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