This link gives some very vivid details of this forgotten tragedy.
https://www.on-magazine.co.uk/yorksh...r-rotherham-2/
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This link gives some very vivid details of this forgotten tragedy.
https://www.on-magazine.co.uk/yorksh...r-rotherham-2/
Scum, mon ami, it's not forgotten. I have posted at length on here and Banter about this terrible event.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scum-Triumphant
Scum mon EileenQuote:
Originally Posted by wendun
Not bad for you, Patty. I'm still waiting for the towel btw.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pattylallacks2
For those not quite sure where this was, the boat yard was roughly where the old Tesco was, so more Rotherham centre than Masborough.
Yes, I believe the slipway can still be seen on Forge Island. In the 60s the cellars of the Bridge Inn were reputed to be haunted by the dead from the affair.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grist_To_The_Mill
Some say kempo was the chief boat builder.
Thanks for that. I wondered what the exact place is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grist_To_The_Mill
Why no memorial on site?
I think it’s because Forge Lane faded into disuse as buildings like Tesco were built there. The footpath past Tesco from Bridge Street went between Tesco and the river, Forge Lane was on the other side between Tesco and the canal, so not a major thoroughfareQuote:
Originally Posted by Scum-Triumphant
Lots of children died in local mining disasters as well, mainly boys but some girls too. That "white privilege" eh?
https://www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/ac...ers/yorkshire/
http://mineaccidents.com.au/mine-acc...-colliery-1838