Road Accident, West End, Redruth, 1905

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Identifier

BRA_20_083

Description

An Aveling & Porter steam engine from the Levant Mine at St Just at the scene of an accident in West End, Redruth on 14 October, 1905. The engine was towing two large wagons loaded with crude arsenic and one of the wagons slipped sideways on the wet road surface and swung the engine around in front of the West End Drapery Stores where it became stuck between two pillars.

Date

1905

Rights

Paddy Bradley

Coverage

Redruth

Publisher

cornishmemory.com

Type

Still Image


Contributed by

Paddy Bradley


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Collection

Paddy Bradley Collection


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“Road Accident, West End, Redruth, 1905,” cornishmemory.com, accessed November 23, 2024, https://www.cornishmemory.com/item/BRA_20_083.
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