Today is the anniversary of the terrible mining disaster at Universal Colliery, Senghenydd where 440 men lost their lives, 14th October 1914.
Shown above is a painting I was commissioned to do by a descendant of one of the miners who survived the disaster. I struggled to find a view showing both pit heads but eventually managed to work out the relatvie positions. The image of the woman waiting for news was one taken at the time.
I have been down a mine and crawled along a coal face and I have nothing but respect for those who worked in those terrible conditions. It is not something I could do or could have done.
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