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Description: | On the 29th May 1951 eighty one men died together in Easington Colliery following an explosion and in the rescue bid two men gave their lives. The trees hereabouts were planted, the Memorial Avenue made and this tablet placed on a stone from the scene of the accident to honour those who lost their lives.... Frith ; Co photograph. | Format: | Image | License: | http://www.durham.gov.uk/pages/Service.aspx?ServiceId=6593 | Rights holder: | Durham County Council | Subjects: | Pit disasters Memorial gardens Memorials Explosions Easington Colliery | Temporal: | 1951 - 1975 | Source: | Durham county council | Creator: | Burman | Identifier: | http://dre.durham.gov.uk/pgDre.aspx?ID=D... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | Image | Go to resource |
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