5 July 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the NHS. In 1948, this was a radical rethinking of healthcare provision, making it free at the…
The International Labour Organization estimates that – each year – around 2.3 million people around the world die as a result of workplace accidents or…
On 1 January 1923 a new era of British railway history began. Following state direction of the industry during and after the First World…
In our last post, we used our database of accidents to British and Irish railway staff to look at a few cases occurring immediately around…
On 14 October 2022, King’s Cross station in London will be 170 years old. To mark this anniversary, this week’s blog post looks at accidents…
In yesterday’s blog we outlined what we knew of two of the men involved in the Holywell Junction accident, Richard Jones and Alfred Jones. Today…
Yesterday’s blog looked at the accident at Holywell Junction on 1 September 1922. The next blog posts will look at the men involved. To be…
Alfred Henry Jones. Josiah Jones. Richard Jones. Daniel Roberts. Once again we start a blog post with the names of multiple men killed…
In today’s post, project volunteer and regular blog contributor Philip James looks at the (infamous?) Woodhead route, including the tunnels. He draws on an accident…
On the day of the centenary of the Wilmcote accident, we turn to the fourth and final family to be affected: the Booker family. This…