1884 Penygraig Colliery disaster

[Wheelie]

Hi Vicky,

That's the monument I've been looking for!!  Thank you so much for posting this.  Now I know where it is, I will go and take a look.  I read somewhere that my ancestor, Fred Nugent, was one of the names on the stone.  Would be great to finally see it. 

Claire

[Vicky]

Hi Claire
It is to the right hand side of the chapel on the bottom road second section.
I did take pics of the names as I didn,t have a pen and paper,
but I can't make out the names.

Vicky.

[Wheelie]

Thanks Vicky.  Will let you know if I find his name!

Claire

[Wheelie]

Well, I found it!  Unfortunately my ancestor's name wasn't one of the ones on there but was probably one of the ones listed as being buried elsewhere.  Still, it was great to have seen the monument and what a cemetary it was!  I was amazed at the size of some of the graves - more like tombs than graves.  Fascinating place.

[Vicky]

Hi Claire

Did you manage to write down the names on the stone?
If you did could I have them from you please.

Vicky.

[Wheelie]

Hi Vicky,

I'm so sorry, I didn't manage to write them down or take a photo.  It was raining when I went and it took me a while to find it so I was short on time.

Now I know where it is, I can go back next time I am over there, hopefully in a few weeks and I will write them down for you.  Some of them were hard to read but I remember there were 2 Roundswell or Poundswell, a Thomas Rees.  It said there were 14 others whose names were unknown and 9 who had been buried elsewhere.

I'll try to get a photo but the names were wearing off so may not show.

Claire