Memorial to Those Killed in the Pretoria Pit Disaster Approx.127m North West of St Bartholomew's Church is a Grade II listed building in the Bolton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1986. Memorial.
Memorial to Those Killed in the Pretoria Pit Disaster Approx.127m North West of St Bartholomew's Church
- WRENN ID
- rooted-plinth-smoke
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bolton
- Constituency
- Bolton West MP: Phil Brickell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 August 1986
- Type
- Memorial
- OS grid reference
- SD 651 060
- Coordinates
- 53.55, -2.52737
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This memorial, dedicated to those killed in the Pretoria Pit Disaster, is located approximately 127 meters northwest of St. Bartholomew's Church. Erected in 1910, it is made of granite, polished black marble, and cast iron. The memorial features a square granite base, a marble plinth, and a tall pedestal that bears an inscription. At the top, a cap supports a small cupola and a large urn filled with flowers. The memorial includes gilded incised lines and an inscription commemorating the 344 men and boys who lost their lives in an explosion at the Pretoria pit in Westhoughton on December 21, 1910. It also serves as a gravestone for 24 unidentified bodies. Surrounding the memorial are cast iron posts and rails. The Pretoria pit disaster is noted as the worst mining disaster in the historic county of Lancashire.
Local climate
Memorial to Those Killed in the Pretoria Pit Disaster Approx.127m North West of St Bartholomew's Church sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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