New Hartley Pit Disaster 1862

[Radcliff]

Following on from Seghill,

there is a small book compiled and edited  by Keith Armstrong and Peter Dixon,

if I am allowed to quote him ,(Keith Armstrong)

We are the widows of Hartley,
our men and boys are dead
our lives cracked open
damp corpses in our beds
Still the sea rolls on,
moderator please remove if this is not permitted

Still the seas roll on,
The Hartley Pit Calamity of 1862

a commemoration in words and images to mark the 150th anniversary
featuring poems,stories and drawings and photographs by local people

North Shields library do not have any copies at the moment but the Keel Row book shop opposite Christ Church does

[Radcliff]

I wonder if you can re post your photo  of the commerative glass,under a new post,

after a very pleasant chat with John and Jim  last week up in New Hartley he informed me that no one actually knows who produced the original piece of glass wear,for the Hartley disaster.
my thoughts are it would have been produced in possibly Seaton,other think Sunderland,
has any one any views or knowledge on this subject,

[Michael Dixon]

 
 The National Glass Centre is situated in Sunderland.
 Assuming that there will glass experts there.

 Michael

[wilsonhepple]

During my last visit home to Seghill, my Father and I spent an interesting couple of hours at Woodhorn Colliery.
I am an antique dealer here in the USA with a strong interest in Northumberland Pottery & Glass.
I was pleasantly surprised to find some wonderful examples of these Historic  etched drinking glasses on display at Woodhorn.

I highly recommend a visit to the Woodhorn Colliery exhibits, well worth the trip.

[Radcliff]

Thank you for your response I have travelled to Woodhorn many times,and the staff are all ways helpfull ,but they do not have the answer either to who actually made the original glass, I suppose it isn't really important ,I am just nosey,and thought some one some where may have the answer,

[Seghill]

There is a disaster medal on ebay just now,- i was outbid.

Just type in Hartley Medal

[Seghill]

ebay 0

[Radcliff]

Sorry you were out bid,possibly more will surface and you can try again,
very good conditon,isnt it,I wonder if the seller knows who it was presented to
I see its in Wales ,

[Seghill]

Its £175 with 6 days to go, i don't think i will be affording any. I'd have liked it.
I recently was holding one of the silver medals, still with its original case. A very nice item indeed.