In 1815, after many miners were killed in several explosions in north-east England, Humphry Davy was asked if he could make a light for miners which would be safe to use. He spent two months in ...

I grew up in South Wales and was surrounded by the coal mining industry ... history which fuelled the Industrial Revolution. This lamp, designed to reduce underground explosions which claimed ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Ferryhill Town Council has unveiled designs for a new miner’s lamp sculpture. Following a series of community and school workshops with ...