South Bristol's biggest single mining disaster should have a public memorial, a city councillor has stated, to recognise and highlight the area's mining history.
Ten men and boys were killed in an explosion at the Dean Lane colliery on September 10, 1886, and a bandstand erected in memory of those who died was destroyed by fire decades ago and never replaced.
Now Cllr Tony Dyer, whose great uncle worked down the Bedminster and Ashton coal mines, is calling for more of the area’s mining heritage to be recognised and highlighted, after conducting his own in-depth research into the mines on which South Bristol was created.
