Tyne and Wear HER(13245): Christ Church, monument to Walker Iron Works disaster - Details
13245
Newcastle
Christ Church, monument to Walker Iron Works disaster
Walker
NZ26SE
Commemorative
Commemorative Monument
Commemorative Monument
POST MEDIEVAL
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Structure
Monument to the memory of workmen killed in a boiler explosion at Walker Iron and Alkali Works 1855. The explosion happened in a rolling mill on 8 October 1855. The two youngest victims were ten years old. 8 men died. Obelisk monument with rounded top.
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Alan Morgan, 2004, Beyond the Grave - Exploring Newcastle's Burial Grounds, pages 140-141