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Burns Pit Disaster
From his seat, by the fire, my grandad could see the great mound of the spoil heap of Stanley Burns Pit. It was the site of a horrific explosion, on 16th February 1909, in which 168 men and boys lost their lives. He would ...Read more
A memory of Stanley in 1900 by
Grt Grandfather W..E Orpin Living At Fawkham Village Kent,
I don't particularly have a memory as such. My great grandfather William Edward Orpin, lived at Hill Barn, Fawkham Village, Kent, Rural District of Dartford, Ecclesiastical Parish of St. ...Read more
A memory of Dartford in 1900
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