Mining disaster 'forgotten in time' remembered in film

Name: Mining disaster 'forgotten in time' remembered in film
Uploaded: 2017-09-15T23:09:12.000Z
Duration: 1 min 2 s
Description: More than 360 men and boys died when explosions tore through The Oaks colliery in Barnsley in 1866.

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The worst mining disaster in England has been recreated by filmmakers.

Black Snow brings to life The Oaks disaster, which killed more than 360 men, boys and rescuers in December 1866.

Film footage courtesy of Alan Andrews and Stephen Linstead.

Sheffield & South Yorkshire

16 September 2017