On 12th January 1918 155 men and boys were killed in the Minnie Pit disaster. The final death toll was 156 as one of the rescue team leaders also died. It was the worst mining disaster to affect North Staffordshire

100 years on the people on Halmer End remember their relatives and members of their community.

Intro music credit The Big House by Jason Shaw used under Creative Commons license.

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