

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Wheel of Time by Val Scully (Stargate Pit Disaster Commemoration)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Prior to the 200th Anniversary Service at Holy Cross Church a talk by local historian Val Scully will take place. This will be a people’s history of the local area including Path Head, Stella, Blaydon Burn and Summerhill.

The Stargate Pit disaster was a mining explosion that occurred on May 30, 1826, at the Towneley Main Colliery, also known as the Stargate Pit. A firedamp (methane) and coal dust explosion in the early hours of the morning killed 38 people—20 men and 18 boys.

The victims of the disaster were largely forgotten for many years, with most buried in unmarked graves. In recent decades, local heritage groups have spearheaded efforts to properly memorialise them: 
 - Holy Cross Church : A memorial stone was placed in the grounds of Holy Cross Church  in Ryton in 1993, but it did not list the names of the victims.
 - Replica pit tub : In 2018, a new memorial—a replica colliery tub—was unveiled near the site of the former pit. This memorial includes the names of all the men and boys who died, ensuring they would not be forgotten.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rowlands-gill/wheel-of-time-by-val-scully-stargate-pit-disaster-commemoration/200029707675140
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029707675140?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=rowlands+gill-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Rowlands Gill
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Stargate Hall
- **lat**: 54.96803
- **long**: -1.74907
- **full address**: Stargate Hall, Rowlands Gill, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Brighten Ryton (https://allevents.in/org/brighten-ryton/26574825)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Stargate Hall, Rowlands Gill, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Brighten Ryton
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Wheel of Time by Val Scully (Stargate Pit Disaster Commemoration) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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