Thanks both for the responses.
Mike Shaw
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From: "Ian Pope" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [mining-history] Gas in coal mines
> Trafalgar Colliery in the Forest of Dean had its own gas works on the
> surface. This was pumped down the shaft and the main roadways
> underground were lit by gas.
>
> Ian
>
>
> On 26 Mar 2010, at 15:47, M J Shaw wrote:
>
>> In a local history I recently come across a report of a rather odd
>> gas explosion in a coal mine. Moat Hall mine near Hanwood in
>> Shropshire was free of methane, candles were used until the closure
>> of the mine (as part of Hanwood Colliery) in 1940.
>>
>>
>>
>> I quote:
>>
>> 'One day Ben Preece said to his apprentice "I can smell gas,
>> there's a leak somewhere". The apprentice moved the candle up in
>> the air and the next minute there was one great whoosh of flame;
>> the candle had ignited the gas. Ben was severely burned on his face
>> and arms, the skin underneath his arms from his wrist to his elbow
>> was hanging down.'
>>
>>
>>
>> The report apparently came from Mr Preece's daughter who was 14
>> when he died, presumably not as a result of this incident. I have
>> no idea of date.
>>
>> I presume that the gas was produced on site, how common is it for
>> coal mines to use such gas for any purpose underground?
>>
>> Mike Shaw
>>
>
> Ian Pope
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