Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Interview with survivor of the Senghenydd mining disaster of 1913. An interview with William Vizard, ex miner who survived the Senghennydd pit disaster in 1913, ...
It remains the worst mining disaster in British history. At around 8am on 14 October 1913 a methane explosion ripped through Universal colliery in Senghenydd in the Aber valley near Caerphilly, south ...
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A MUM has spoken of her heartrending emotional journey learning about a teenage relative who died in Wales’ worst mining disaster. A MUM has spoken of her heartrending emotional journey learning about ...