‘Welcome To Wrexham’ documentary details plans for Gresford memorial at new Kop stand
The new Kop stand is set to be the home for a new memorial for the Gresford disaster.
One of the latest episodes of ‘Welcome To Wrexham’ documents Rob McElhenney’s visit to Pandy to learn about the Gresford disaster, see the memorial and hear more about the links with mining, the local community and football. The explosion that ripped through the Dennis Section at Gresford colliery on 22 September 1934 killed 266 men, all from local communities around Wrexham. Only 11 bodies were recovered and 255 men still lay beneath Wrexham today.
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Many miners who were Wrexham football fans swapped shifts that day to make sure they could make the game with tragic consequences. The club also used to alter kick off times to accommodate miners coming from work
Speaking about one of the historic winding wheels, Rob said, “It was always in the plans when we were working with local architects and engineers about the design for the new Kop, we wanted to make sure that we were honouring the coal mining industry in any way that we could.
“You can see, with the facade of the brick, and then in the colour, we wanted to find ways in which we could just be pretty overt with our with respect.
“I think this would be a good way to take the sister wheel, and to put it in a respectful place up near the stand for the new Kop.
Alan Jones – chair of the Friends of the Gresford Disaster Memorial replied, “For this to go to the Racecourse and be mounted up would be the upmost pleasure in my life. It’s so important, anybody in Wrexham with a mining connection, and there’s not many of who hasn’t, they are going to be so pleased.”
Rob ends the segment with the images above and below overlayed, saying “hopefully we can we can do it justice”.
At the time of the planning application, documents explained part of the Kop design thought process, “Various coal textures were studied to reflect the area’s mining history. Various forms of coal set a strong influence for the development of the proposals. Consideration of 3D textures at both close-up and even microscopic levels have influenced the cladding colour, texture and window positions.” Documents contained images of burning coal, “in turn reflecting Wrexham AFC’s club colours. This has also influenced the red brick plinth against the dark clad form above”.
“The local area’s mining history informed several options for the new stand in the initial stages of the project. The new stand’s size and scale was reminiscent of the large industrial buildings that served the various mines in and around Wrexham.”
“The next step in the development was to bring in the coal element, by making the upper form that accommodates the offices and hospitality a dark textured form that rises over a local red brick plinth. This then leads to the coal form starting from a lower level on the southern side, rising up to a double height space on the northern corner. The coal form at this point cantilevers over the fully-glazed hospitality entrance and club shop.”
“The coal form steeply ramps down on the north and south gable ends, to express the seating terrace behind. The roof is folded down at each end, creating a dramatic contrast between the coal form and the lightweight roof”
The shameful actions of mine owners and management have now been given a worldwide airing, with it explained to an international audience that pay was stopped off at the time of the explosion. After the disaster over 1,000 miners also were docked pay as the shifts were not completed.
The ‘inquiry’ held on Regent Street in 1934 was also highlighted, with the owners effectively getting off the hook for criminally negligent lack of safety and bad working practices. Audiences have been told of only conviction against the management at Gresford Colliery – for inadequate record-keeping – for which pit manager William Bonsall was fined £150.
The list of the dead illustrates what a truly huge and local disaster this was:
| Surname | Forename | Address | Age | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos | Max | Holydyke Road, Barton | 21 | Collier |
| Andrews | Alfred | Benjamin Road, Wrexham | 43 | Collier |
| Archibald | Joe | Finney Street, Rhosddu | 47 | Collier |
| Archibald | Thomas | Council Houses, Pandy | 42 | Collier |
| Byrne | Colin | Goxhill | 40 | Collier |
| Bateman | Maldwyn | Lorne Street, Rhosddu | 15 | Collier |
| Bather | Edward Wynn | Finney Street, Rhosddu | 36 | Collier |
| Beddows | Edward | The Woodlands, High Street, Gwersyllt | 63 | Collier |
| Bew | Arthur | Colliery Houses, Rhosddu | 45 | Collier |
| Bett | Duncan | St Denys Close, Killingholme | 12 | Collier |
| Bewley | Thomas | Park Street, Rhosddu | 58 | Collier |
| Bowen | Alfred | Langdale Avenue, Rhostyllen | 53 | Collier |
| Boycott | Henry | Offa Terrace, Wrexham | 38 | Packer |
| Brain | Herbert | Pentrefelin, Wrexham | 31 | Collier |
| Bramwell | George | Western Road, New Broughton | 30 | Collier |
| Brannan | John | Ffordd Edgeworth, Maesydre, Wrexham | 32 | Collier |
| Brown | George | Birkett Street, Rhostyllen | 59 | Surface worker |
| Brown | William Arthur | Hightown Road, Wrexham | 22 | Haulage |
| Bryan | John A.H. | Llewellyn Road, Coedpoeth | 20 | Collier |
| Buckley | A. | Windy Hill, Summerhill | 21 | Collier |
| Burns | Fred | Bennions Road, Huntroyde, Wrexham | 41 | Collier |
| Capper | John A. | Wrexham Road, Broughton | 35 | Collier |
| Cartwright | Albert Edward | Florence Street, Rhosddu | 24 | Collier |
| Cartwright | Charles | Florence Street, Rhosddu | 24 | Collier |
| Chadwick | Stephen | Kenyon Street, Wrexham | 21 | Collier |
| Chesters | Edwin | Beales Cottages, Bradley | 67 | Fireman |
| Clutton | Arthur | Lorne Street, Rhosddu | 29 | Collier |
| Clutton | George Albert | March Terrace, New Rhosrobin | 20 | Collier |
| Clutton | John T. | Council Houses, Pandy | 35 | Haulage |
| Collins | John | Council Houses, Pandy | 62 | Shot Firer |
| Cornwall | Thomas | Bennions Road, Wrexham | 30 | Collier |
| Crump | William | Council Houses, Bradley | 36 | Collier |
| Darlington | Thomas | Mountain Street, Rhosllannerchrugog | 28 | Collier |
| Davies | Arthur | Havelock Square, Wrexham | 24 | Collier |
| Davies | Edward | Cyngorfa, Rhosllannerchrugog | 53 | Collier |
| Davies | George William | Farndon Street, Wrexham | 26 | Collier |
| Davies | Hugh T. | Holly Bush Terrace, Bradley | 26 | Collier |
| Davies | James | Williams Cottages, Moss | 31 | Collier |
| Davies | James | Boundary Terrace, Green, Brymbo | 37 | Collier |
| Davies | James Edward | Farndon Street, Wrexham | 21 | Collier |
| Davies | John | Meifod Place, Wrexham | 64 | Collier |
| Davies | John | Fernleigh, Rhosrobin Road, Wrexham | 45 | Collier |
| Davies | John E. | Bennions Road, Wrexham | 32 | Collier |
| Davies | John R. | Fernleigh, Rhosrobin | 69 | Collier |
| Davies | Matthias | Erw Las, Maesydre, Wrexham | Collier | |
| Davies | Peter | Newtown, Gresford | 50 | Collier |
| Davies | Peter | March Terrace, New Rhosrobin | 25 | Collier |
| Davies | Peter | Glanllyn, Bradley | 21 | Collier |
| Davies | Robert Thomas | Mountain View, Caego | 34 | Collier |
| Davies | Samuel | Woodland View, New Rhosrobin | 35 | Collier |
| Davies | Thomas | Erw Cottage, Caergwrle | 31 | Collier |
| Davies | William | Acton Terrace, Rhosnesni, Wrexham | 33 | Collier |
| Dodd | Thomas | Maeseinion, Rhosllannerchrugog | 39 | Collier |
| Duckett | Fred | Beech Terrace, Ruabon | 29 | Collier |
| Edge | John | Nelson Street, Hightown | 28 | Collier |
| Edge | Samuel | South Street, Rhosllannerchrugog | 30 | Collier |
| Edwards | Albert | Nr Kings Head, Moss | 62 | Collier |
| Edwards | Ernest | Green Road, Brymbo | 16 | Collier |
| Edwards | E. Glyn | Woodland View, New Rhosrobin | 23 | Collier |
| Edwards | Ernest Thomas | Queen Street, Rhosllannerchrugog | 53 | Collier |
| Edwards | Frank | Chestnut Ave, Acton, Wrexham | 23 | Collier |
| Edwards | James Sam | Top Road, Moss | 87 | Collier |
| Edwards | John Edward | Glanyrafon, Maesydre | 39 | Collier |
| Edwards | John C. | Coronation Cottages, New Road, Southsea | Collier | |
| Edwards | Thomas David | New Street, Rhosllannerchrugog | 40 | Collier |
| Edwards | William | Church Street, Rhosllannerchrugog | 32 | Collier |
| Edwardson | John | High Street, Gresford | 41 | Collier |
| Ellis | George | Council Houses, Pandy | 43 | Collier |
| Evans | Fred | Grange Road, Rhosddu | 50 | Collier |
| Evans | John | Ness Cottage, Park Wall, Gwersyllt | 32 | Collier |
| Evans | Norman | Grange Road, Rhosddu | 45 | Collier |
| Evans | Ralph | Pentre Lane, Llay | 34 | Collier |
| Fisher | Len | Maple Avenue, Acton | 44 | Collier |
| Foulkes | Irwin | Bryn Gardden, Rhosllannerchrugog | 21 | Collier |
| Gabriel | Richard George | Crispin Lane, Wrexham | 61 | Collier |
| Gittins | Johm Henry | Abenbury Street, Wrexham | 42 | Collier |
| Goodwin | John | Chapel Road, New Broughton | 51 | Collier |
| Griffiths | Edward | Brandie Cottages, Ruabon | 21 | Collier |
| Griffiths | Ellis | Cyngorfa, Rhosllannerchrugog | 50 | Collier |
| Griffiths | Emmanuel | High Street, Penycae | 53 | Collier |
| Griffiths | Charles | Gardd Estyn, Garden Village | 25 | Collier |
| Griffiths | Frank | Oxford Street, Wrexham | 57 | Collier |
| Griffiths | Walter | Victoria Road, Brynteg | 50 | Collier |
| Hall | Walter | Church Road, Brynteg | 49 | Collier |
| Hallam | T.W. | Railway Terrace, Gwersyllt | 32 | Collier |
| Hamlington | Arthur | Yew Tree Cottage, Summerhill | 62 | Collier |
| Hampson | Frank | Ruabon Road, Rhostyllen | 32 | Collier |
| Harrison | Arthur | Moss Hill, Moss | 21 | Collier |
| Harrison | Charles Edward | James Street, Wrexham | 15 | Collier |
| Hewitt | Phillip | Poplar Avenue, Rhosllannerchrugog | 56 | Collier |
| Higgins | William | Finney Street, Rhosddu | 27 | Collier |
| Holt | Alfred | Pentre Lane, Llay | 31 | Collier |
| Houlden | John Henry | Second Avenue, Llay | 21 | Collier |
| Hughes | Cecil | Tanygraig, Minera | 23 | Collier |
| Hughes | Daniel | First Avenue, Llay | 56 | Rescuer |
| Hughes | Francis O. | Acton Terrace, Rhosnesni | 60 | Collier |
| Hughes | Harry | Hill Crescent, Spring Lodge, Wrexham | 44 | Collier |
| Hughes | John | Percy Road, Wrexham | 58 | Collier |
| Hughes | Peter Joseph | Tanygraig, Minera | 27 | Collier |
| Hughes | Robert John | Lorne Street, Rhosddu | 29 | Collier |
| Hughes | Walter Ellis | Rosemary Crescent, Rhostyllen | 24 | Collier |
| Hughes | William | Long Row, Brymbo | 43 | Collier |
| Hughes | William | Jackson’s Houses, New Rhosrobin | 54 | Rescuer |
| Humphreys | Ben | Vernon Street, Rhosddu | 34 | Collier |
| Humphreys | John | Edwards Road, Brynteg | 30 | Collier |
| Husbands | Thomas | Manley Road, Wrexham | 40 | Collier |
| Jarvis | Ernest | Ddol, Bersham | 41 | Collier |
| Jenkins | William | Heol Offa, Tanyfron | 25 | Collier |
| Johns | Percy | Ffordd Edgeworth, Maesydre | 27 | Collier |
| Jones | Albert Edward | Nelson Street, Wrexham | 31 | Collier |
| Jones | Azariah | Westminster Road, Moss | 37 | Collier |
| Jones | Cyril | Main Road, Rhosrobin | 26 | Collier |
| Jones | Daniel | Western Road, New Broughton | 33 | Collier |
| Jones | David L. | Colliery Road, Rhosddu | 36 | Collier |
| Jones | Edward | Woodland View, High Street, Gwersyllt | 64 | Collier |
| Jones | Edward | Queen Street, Cefn Mawr | 56 | Collier |
| Jones | Edward George | Ruabon Road, Wrexham | 23 | Collier |
| Jones | Eric | Rosemary Crescent, Rhostyllen | 23 | Collier |
| Jones | Ernest | Glan Garth, Maesydre | 36 | Collier |
| Jones | Bill | Glan Garth, Maesydre | 14 | Collier |
| Jones | Evan Hugh | Marion House, New Brighton, Minera | 55 | Collier |
| Jones | Fred | Woodland View, New Rhosrobin | 30 | Collier |
| Jones | Frederick H.C. | Bridge Street, Holt | 31 | Collier |
| Jones | Francis | Council Houses, Berse | 27 | Collier |
| Jones | George | Glan Garth, Maesydre | 47 | Collier |
| Jones | George Humphrey | Russell Street, Cefn Mawr | 22 | Collier |
| Jones | Gwilym | Glan Garth, Maesydre | 52 | Collier |
| Jones | Henry | Gordon Terrace, Rhosddu | 59 | Collier |
| Jones | Idris | Nant Road, Coedpoeth | 37 | Collier |
| Jones | Iorwerth | Bryn Dolwar, Rhosrobin Road, Wrexham | 52 | Collier |
| Jones | Jabez | Morgan Avenue, Rhosddu | 43 | Collier |
| Jones | John Dan | Williams Cottages, Moss | 42 | Collier |
| Jones | John Richard | Mostyn View, Coedpoeth | 33 | Collier |
| Jones | John Robert | Pentre Lane, Llay | Collier | |
| Jones | Llewellyn | Windsor Road, New Broughton | 49 | Collier |
| Jones | Llewellyn | Yew Tree Bungalow, Gresford | 40 | Collier |
| Jones | Llewellyn | Bersham Road, New Broughton | 38 | Collier |
| Jones | Neville | Ffordd Maelor, Maesydre, Wrexham | 30 | Collier |
| Jones | Richard Henry | Bryn Terrace, Ruabon | 21 | Collier |
| Jones | Richard J. | White House Lodge, Brymbo | 34 | Collier |
| Jones | Robert | Trefechan, Penycae | 57 | Deputy |
| Jones | Robert | Hillock Lane, Gresford | 49 | Collier |
| Jones | Thomas | Council Houses, Gresford | 55 | Collier |
| Jones | Thomas E. | Poolmouth Road, Moss | Collier | |
| Jones | Thomas John | Bryndedwydd, Marford Hill | 58 | Collier |
| Jones | Thomas O. | Penllyn, Trevor, Llangollen | 59 | Collier |
| Jones | William | Lorne Street, Rhosddu | 51 | Collier |
| Jones | William | Lloyd Street, Rhosllannerchrugog | 21 | Collier |
| Kelsall | James | Florence Street, Wrexham | 30 | Collier |
| Kelsall | John | Rose Cottage, Common Wood, Holt | 37 | Collier |
| Lawrence | William | Nelson Street, Hightown, Wrexham | 43 | Collier |
| Lee | John Lee | Heol Offa, Coedpoeth | 30 | Collier |
| Lee | Thomas | Heol Offa, Coedpoeth | 16 | Collier |
| Lewis | David | Merlin Street, Johnstown | 44 | Collier |
| Lewis | David Thomas | Middle Road, Coedpoeth | 46 | Collier |
| Lewis | Jack | Cefn y Bedd | 48 | Rescuer |
| Lilly | Joel | Main Road, Rhosrobin | 41 | Collier |
| Lloyd | Thomas | Colliery Road, Rhosddu | 55 | Collier |
| Lloyd | William | Finney Street, Rhosddu | 59 | Collier |
| Lloyd | William Sidney | Pentre Lane, Llay | Collier | |
| Lucas | John | Council Houses, Gwersyllt | 59 | Collier |
| Maggs | Colin | Talwrn House, Talwrn | 17 | Collier |
| Mannion | Albert | Hill Crest, Spring Lodge, Wrexham | 29 | Collier |
| Manuel | Thomas A. | Meadows Lane, Spring Lodge, Wrexham | 33 | Collier |
| Martin | William Henry | Newtown, Gresford | 37 | Collier |
| Matthews | William V. | Hill Street, Penycae | 18 | Collier |
| Mathias | Samuel | Eagle’s Place, Moss | 42 | Rescuer |
| McKean | John | Cheshire View, Spring Lodge, Wrexham | 30 | Collier |
| Meade | William | St. John’s Road, Wrexham | 39 | Collier |
| Mitchell | George | James Street, Wrexham | 23 | Collier |
| Monks | Ernest | Glanrafon, Bwlchgwyn | 23 | Collier |
| Morley | Edward | Council Houses, Bradley | 57 | Collier |
| Morris | Alfred | High Street, Penycae | 20 | Collier |
| Nichols | Harry | Ashfield Road, Crispin Lane, Wrexham | 32 | Collier |
| Nichols | John | Beast Market, Wrexham | 29 | Collier |
| Nichols | William Henry | Farndon Street, Wrexham | 25 | Collier |
| Owens | Evan Henry | Cunliffe Walk, Garden Village, Wrexham | 54 | Collier |
| Palmer | Alex | Kingstown, Maesydre | 20 | Collier |
| Parry | Isaac | Western View, Wrexham Road, Brymbo | 40 | Collier |
| Parry | Joseph | Western View, Wrexham Road, Brymbo | 65 | Collier |
| Parry | John E. | Pisgah Hill, New Broughton | 31 | Collier |
| Parry | John Richard | Manley Road, Wrexham | 21 | Collier |
| Penny | Stephen | Stansty View, New Rhosrobin | 23 | Collier |
| Penny | William H. | Council Houses, Pandy | 32 | Collier |
| Perrin | Frank | Finney Street, Rhosddu | 23 | Collier |
| Peters | Henry | Pentre Lane, Llay | 38 | Collier |
| Phillips | George | Trevanna Way, Spring Lodge, Wrexham | 22 | Collier |
| Phillips | Herbert | Haig Road, Hightown, Wrexham | 30 | Collier |
| Phillips | John | Gardd Estyn, Garden Village, Wrexham | 40 | Collier |
| Pickering | J. | Sycamore Terrace, Old Rhosrobin | 22 | Collier |
| Powell | Charles | Dale Street, Wrexham | 57 | Railman |
| Price | Ernest | Moss Hill, Moss | 27 | Collier |
| Price | Samuel | Oakfield Terrace, Gresford | 37 | Collier |
| Pridding | James | Oxford Street, Wrexham | 32 | Collier |
| Prince | Mark | Manley Road, Wrexham | 59 | Collier |
| Prince | William | Meadow Lea, Spring Lodge, Wrexham | 30 | Collier |
| Pritchard | Isiah | Woodland View, New Rhosrobin | 54 | Collier |
| Pugh | Ernest | Quarry Rd, Brynteg | 49 | Collier |
| Pugh | Thomas | Vernon Street, Wrexham | 54 | Collier |
| Ralphs | John | Market Street, Wrexham | 53 | Collier |
| Rance | Thomas | High Street, Pentre Broughton | 21 | Collier |
| Rees | Albert | Gatewen Road, New Broughton | 56 | Collier |
| Reid | Lloyd | Bryn Gardden, Rhosllannerchrugog | 20 | Collier |
| Roberts | Arthur A. | Wire Mill Cottage, Bradley | 63 | Collier |
| Roberts | Edward | Bryn Estyn Cottage, Rhosnesni | 35 | Collier |
| Roberts | Edward C. | Council Houses, Gresford | 42 | Collier |
| Roberts | Ernest | Little Penybryn, Abenbury | 26 | Collier |
| Roberts | Frank | Bury Street, Wrexham | 26 | Collier |
| Roberts | George | Glanrafon, Maesydre, Wrexham | 28 | Repairer |
| Roberts | H. | Patison Road, Coedpoeth | Collier | |
| Roberts | Idris | Pumphouse, Highfield, Stansty | 16 | Collier |
| Roberts | John David | Lorne Street, Rhosddu | 47 | Collier |
| Roberts | John H. | Patison Row, Coedpoeth | 33 | Collier |
| Roberts | Olwyn | Hill Street, Penycae | 24 | Collier |
| Roberts | Percy | Bungalow, Llidiart Fanny, Coedpoeth | 26 | Collier |
| Roberts | Robert | off Brook Street, Rhosllannerchrugog | 33 | Collier |
| Roberts | Robert John | Market Street, Wrexham | Collier | |
| Roberts | Robert Thomas | Crispin Lane, Wrexham | 57 | Collier |
| Roberts | Robert William | Forge Row, Southsea | 38 | Collier |
| Roberts | Thomas James | Kendrick Place, Beast Market, Wrexham | 19 | Collier |
| Roberts | William | Princes Street, Wrexham | 45 | Collier |
| Roberts | William T. | Pentre Lane, Llay | 40 | Collier |
| Robertson | William | Spring Road, Rhosddu | 41 | Collier |
| Rogers | Edward Llewellyn | New Houses Lane, Llay | 20 | Collier |
| Rogers | Grenville | Wheatsheaf Lane, Gwersyllt | 29 | Collier |
| Ross | Harry | Nelson Street, Wrexham | 34 | Collier |
| Rowlands | John | Holt Road, Wrexham | 36 | Collier |
| Rowland | John David | Old Cross Foxes, Minera | 17 | Collier |
| Salisbury | William | Victoria Road, Brynteg | 48 | Collier |
| Shaw | George | Ashwood, Wrexham Road, Brynteg | 63 | Collier |
| Shone | John | Gresford | 34 | Collier |
| Shone | Richard | High Street, Gresford | 49 | Collier |
| Slawson | Arthur | Crescent Road, Wrexham | 22 | Collier |
| Smith | Leonard | Bennions Road, Huntroyde, Wrexham | 20 | Collier |
| Stevens | Richard T. | Pisgah Hill, Pentre Broughton | 22 | Collier |
| Strange | Albert | Nelson Street, Wrexham | 25 | Collier |
| Statford | Stanley | Ninth Avenue, Llay | 39 | Collier |
| Tarran | John | Liverpool Road, Buckley | 59 | Collier |
| Taylor | William Henry | Church Street, Holt | 53 | Collier |
| Thomas | Berwyn | Kent Road, Lodge, Brymbo | 26 | Collier |
| Thomas | John Elias | Queen’s Terrace, Gwersyllt | 29 | Collier |
| Thomas | Robert | Pant Hill, Rhosllannerchrugog | 32 | Collier |
| Thomas | Tec | Council Houses, Pandy | 26 | Collier |
| Thornton | John | Coronation Cottages, New Broughton | 24 | Collier |
| Tittle | Edward | Smithy Lane, Acton | 44 | Collier |
| Trowe | Ernest | Huntroyde Avenue, Wrexham | 41 | Collier |
| Valentine | Fred | Glan Dwr, Acrefair | 24 | Collier |
| Vaughan | John Edward | Alford Street, Wrexham | 28 | Collier |
| White | John | Chapel Cottages, Gresford | 38 | Collier |
| Williams | George | Gardden Terrace, Summerhill | 31 | Collier |
| Williams | Harold | Osborne Terrace, Claypit Lane, Gresford | 37 | Collier |
| Williams | Hugh Llewellyn | Park Street, Rhosddu | 43 | Collier |
| Williams | John | Cheetham’s Lodging Houses, Wrexham | 62 | Collier |
| Williams | John | Dale Street, Wrexham | 44 | Collier |
| Williams | John | Council Houses, Brynteg | 66 | Collier |
| Williams | John D. | Vulcan Cottage, New Road, Southsea | 29 | Collier |
| Williams | John Thomas | Brynffynnon, Brymbo | 33 | Collier |
| Williams | Morris | Pentre Lane, Llay | 24 | Electrician |
| Williams | Reg | Old Rhosrobin | 29 | Electrician |
| Williams | Thomas | Park View Stores, Bradley | 57 | Collier |
| Williams | William A. | Gatewen Road, Pentre Broughton | 29 | Collier |
| Wilson | John Walter | Victoria Terrace, Coedpoeth | 32 | Collier |
| Witter | Henry | The Mount, Gresford | 56 | Collier |
| Wynn | Edward | Bradley Road, Wrexham | 68 | Collier |
| Winyard | J. | New Inn, Cefnybedd | 47 | Collier |
| Yemm | Morgan James | Seventh Avenue, Llay | 28 | Collier |
Rescue attempts ended on the Sunday evening officially at 7:45pm.
The mine shaft was sealed, leaving the men to their fate.
The Gresford pit was closed officially on economic grounds on 10 November 1973.
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