Artist: |
Graham Ibbeson |
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TitleOfWork: |
Miners' Memorial - View from behind the memorial, looking down the street beyond. |
DateOfWork: |
1987 |
Dimensions: |
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Medium: |
bronze and limestone |
Location: |
Conisborough, South Yorkshire |
Country: |
UK - England |
Photographer: |
Dave Ball |
ImageCopyright: |
Sheffield Hallam University |
AccessionNumber: |
89~1520 |
FileSize: |
206718 |
Description:
Four large blocks of uncut limestone are grouped together in a square. On one stands a bronze woman, hands on hips, with a shawl over her head. Between the limestone blocks is a mound of coal and broken timbers, from which the head and shoulders of a trapped miner can be seen.
Commission:
Commissioned by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, with the assistance of Public Arts and the Yorkshire Arts Association.
Comment:
A plaque on one of the limestone blocks states:
"A TRIBUTE TO THE MEN AND BOYS
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AT
THE DENABY AND CADEBY MAIN COLLIERIES FROM 1869
AND TO THE WOMEN WHO SHARED THEIR LIVES ..."
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