Tag Archives: Brookland Road Cemetery

Was yer ferther a miner?

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

I had a lovely email from Janet Whittaker, who regular readers will remember asked last week about the grave of her grandfather, John Bernard Whittaker. John died in the Grove Pit Disaster in 1930, and Janet, her family having moved … Continue reading →

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John Bernard Whittaker, rest in peace.

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

Further to yesterday’s enquiry from Janet Whittaker, and my subsequent blog post, this evening I went to see if I could find the resting place of John Whittaker, Janet’s grandfather, tragically lost along with 13 other miners in the Grove … Continue reading →

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