The Mining Disaster That Changed Everything

On a stormy day in 1838, tragedy struck a small Yorkshire village when 26 children lost their lives in one of Britain’s most heartbreaking mining disasters. This is the story of the Huskar Pit Disaster; what happened, why it mattered, and how it changed history.

Join me as I explore the site of the former mine and uncover the events leading up to that fateful day in Silkstone. We’ll look at how children as young as 7 ended up underground, the role a freak weather event played in the disaster, and this tragedy helped change child labour laws in Victorian Britain.

See the memorial stained glass window here: http://www.rachelhutton.co.uk/huskar-...

📍 Filmed on location in South Yorkshire

Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:48 What Happened at Huskar Pit?
3:05 Why Were Children Working in Mines?
3:55 The Day of the Tragedy
5:55 The Woodland Memorial
6:40 The Aftermath and Public Outrage
7:10 Changing the Law
9:38 Silkstone Today
10:20 Exploring Nature
11:34 COWS! (And Horses…)
13:24 The Church Monument
18:04 Outro

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