What the records say
- When
- 13 Aug 1886
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 53.50° N, 2.50° W
- Description
- 1886 coal mining disaster
- Deaths
- 38
Bedford Colliery disaster
1886 coal mining disaster
The Bedford Colliery disaster occurred on Friday 13 August 1886 when an explosion of firedamp caused the death of 38 miners at Bedford No.2 Pit, at Bedford, Leigh in what then was Lancashire. The colliery, sunk in 1884 and known to be a "fiery pit", was owned by John Speakman.
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