Cadder Pit Disaster

The Cadder Pit Disaster was the worst mining accident in Glasgow's history. On Sunday the 3rd August 1913, fire broke out in Cadder Pit No 15 while 26 men & boys were working the back shift. Only four survived.

The Cadder Pits were located north of Glasgow, between the River Kelvin and the Forth & Clyde Canal

Cadder Pit Monument

There is a memorial monument at Lambhill Stables for the Cadder Pit Disaster of 1913. Cadder Pit No. 15 was located not far from here to the north of Possil Loch. This was Glasgow's worst mining accident and it was reported 50,000 people lined the funeral routes - the procession for 11 of the victims went past the stables on it's way to the cemetery. You can read newspaper reports from the time at the Scottish Mining website.

Together Again
This Monument and Commemoration Garden is dedicated to the memory of the 22 miners who lost their lives in the Cadder Pit Disaster of 3rd August 1913. It was designed by local artist Eddie McKee and built with help from stonemason Bill Irvine, steel fabricator Steve Keniry, and the team from Stable Solutions (Contracting) Ltd.
Of those 22 men, 11 were Catholic and 11 were Protestant. They were buried separately because of their faiths, and this Monument symbolises the brave workmates brought Together Again.