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The Redding pit disaster was a
A memorial was erected 22 years after the disaster, in memory of the 40 dead miners.
The centenary of the disaster in September 2023 was marked by memorial events in the area. A new memorial was unveiled by the Sir William Wallace Grand Lodge of Scotland Free Colliers.
The Free Colliers hold their annual demonstration on the first Saturday of August every year where they march around the surrounding villages with brass bands. They lay a wreath at the Redding memorial during their parade.
The Free Colliers were the first lodge of their kind in Britain and are the last remaining lodge. They celebrated their 160th anniversary in 2023.
coal mining
Coal mining is the process of resource extraction, extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its Energy value of coal, energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to Electricity generation, generate electr ...
disaster in September 1923 when an inrush of water trapped 66 miners underground at a mine shaft in the Central Belt
The Central Belt of Scotland is the Demographics of Scotland, area of highest population density within Scotland. Depending on the definition used, it has a population of between 2.4 and 4.2 million (the country's total was around 5.4 million in ...
of Scotland, with 40 fatalities.
History
The ''Redding 23'' mine workings were operated by James Nimmo & Co. Ltd. in the vicinity of the village ofRedding, Falkirk
Redding is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is southeast of Falkirk, south-southwest of Grangemouth and west of Polmont.
At the time of the 2001 census, Redding had a population of 1,954 residents ...
, where coal mines had been operating for over 100 years.
Early on 25 September 1923, flood water from the former Coxrod mine workings broke through to the ''Dublin No. 1'' branch of the Redding mine and rapidly filled the mine, trapping 66 miners. 21 miners were brought out alive, with a further 5 rescued on 4 October. The bodies of the remaining miners were recovered in November 1923, as the water was drained.
Memorial
A memorial was erected 22 years after the disaster, in memory of the 40 dead miners.
The centenary of the disaster in September 2023 was marked by memorial events in the area. A new memorial was unveiled by the Sir William Wallace Grand Lodge of Scotland Free Colliers.
The Free Colliers hold their annual demonstration on the first Saturday of August every year where they march around the surrounding villages with brass bands. They lay a wreath at the Redding memorial during their parade.
The Free Colliers were the first lodge of their kind in Britain and are the last remaining lodge. They celebrated their 160th anniversary in 2023.
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