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| Roachburn Pit Disaster Memorial, Coalfell | ||
| Roachburn Pit Disaster Memorial | ||
| locality:- | Coalfell | |
| civil parish:- | Farlam (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | memorial | |
| locality type:- | flood | |
| coordinates:- | NY59446003 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY5960 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY56 | |
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 BPX64.jpg (taken 16.1.2009)  BPX65.jpg Beaten copper plaque:- "IN REVERENT MEMORY OF JAS. WILLIAM WHARTON HEWER WHO WAS KILLED BY THE FLOODING OF ROACHBURN MINE . AND OF ROBERT PATTINSON DEPUTY OVERMAN AND MATTHEW HILLIARD BACK OVERMAN WHO BRAVELY RETURNED TO THE PIT AND GAVE UP THEIR OWN LIVES IN THE ATTEMPT TO RESCUE THEIR COMRADE . JANUAARY 28 - 1908" (taken 16.1.2009) |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "DRINKING TROUGH MEMORIAL EAST OF COALFELL FARM COTTAGE / / / FARLAM / CARLISLE / CUMBRIA / II / 78019 / NY5941660022" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Drinking trough memorial. Dated and inscribed on bronze plaque IN REVERENT MEMORY OF JAS WILLIAM WHARTON HEWER, WHO WAS KILLED BY THE FLOODING OF ROACHBURN MINE AND OF ROBERT PATTINSON DEPUTY OVERMAN AND MATTHEW HILLIARD BACK OVERMAN, WHO BRAVELY RETURNED TO THE PIT AND GAVE UP THEIR OWN LIVES IN THE ATTEMPT TO RESCUE THEIR COMRADE, JANUARY 28 - 1908. Calciferous sandstone. Single open arch with triangular pediment on squared plinth, shaped bowl for horses at base and drinking bowl above. Flanking stone seats. Fountain and other fitments removed. Rear has similar bronze plaque inscribed GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN ...." |
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 BPX66.jpg Plaque on the reverse, miners' picks and:- "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS . THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS" (taken 16.1.2009) |
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| see:- |  Roachburn Pit, Roachburn |
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