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A town united in mourning

Posted on January 31, 2016 by BrownhillsBob

The Grove Pit Disaster that took the lives of fourteen men on October 1st, 1930 left deep scars on the Brownhills and Norton communities – and the funeral and memorial service for the men taken was a huge public event that drew massive crowds.
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Private investigations

Posted on April 6, 2013 by BrownhillsBob

David Evans has had access in recent weeks to lots of material from the Norton Canes Historical Society – one of the things he found was a wonderful 1975 report into the Grove Pit Disaster.
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Remembrance

Posted on October 3, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I was pleased to see today that there were loads of flowers on the Grove Pit Memorial in Brownhills Cemetery. It’s nice to see so many people remember those lost men, and marked their passing so lovingly. We shall never … Continue reading →

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Was yer ferther a miner?

Posted on September 23, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

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 BrownhillsBob

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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The Grove Pit Disaster Mining Memorial, Brownhills Cemetery

Posted on September 19, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

I’ve had an enquiry from Janet Whittaker, granddaughter of John Whittaker, who died in the Grove Pit Disaster in 1930. Janet had this to say: I came accross your website whilst looking for a site for Walsall Wood Cemertary as … Continue reading →

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Footage of Grove Pit Disaster, 1st October, 1930

Posted on February 22, 2010 by BrownhillsBob

A tip of the hat yet again to local history wonder [Howmuch], who in addition to spotting the Chasewater newsreel in the British Pathe archive, was busy over the weekend rooting through other video archives for the benefit of likeminded … Continue reading →

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