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Original Text (Annotation: EAW016086 / 1398611)
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Wilmslow Gas Works.
On the 5th August 1871 during the building of the then 'new' gas works whilst digging about 23ft below ground level the walls collapsed and 8 men were buried, two were saved as they were only partially buried but, unfortunately, the following men lost their lives;
JOHN MOTTRAM,
FREDERICK RICHARDS,
STEPHEN DUFFY,
NOAH WORTH,
GEORGE WORTH,
JOHN PEARSON.
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