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Title
Davy Lamp
Date
2006–2017
Medium
metal & brick
Measurements
H 400 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
WS12_LC_S010
Acquisition method
funded through donations and the selling of engraved bricks
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
The Community
Custodian
Hednesford Town Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
29th July 2006
Access
at all times
Inscription description
ALSO REMEMBERING THOSE UNNAMED PERSONS, INCLUDING CHILDREN, WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO THE MINING INDUSTRY IN THE CANNOCK CHASE COALFIELD; plaque: 2004-2017 / This memorial was conceived / designed and project managed by / Chase Arts for Public Spaces / a group of volunteers. / The committee honours the / memory of Jack Sunley / 1925-2911, for his contribution / to the project. / In 1993 Littleton Colliery / the last deep mine within / The Chase Coalfield closed / signalling the end of an era / This memorial is dedicated to all those persons who worked in / The Chase Coalfield, many of / who, are recognised on over 4,000 engraved bricks / incorporated within the wall and gardens. / Construction of the memorial / was made possible from funds / raised through donations and by / the purchase of engraved bricks; / it belongs to the community / in whose care it remains / Chase Arts for Public Spaces / is indebted to / Hednesford Town Council / for their support and for / agreeing to look after the / memorial in perpetuity / www.chaseartsforpublicspaces.co.uk; plaque: Chase Arts for Public Spaces / Phase 1 of the memorial / was dedicated by / Right Rev’d Michael Bourke / Bishop of Wolverhampton on 29th July 2006 / Phase 2 of the memorial / was dedicated by / Right Rev’d Nigel McCulloch / Bishop of Manchester / 28th April 2012 / Phase 3 of the memorial / was dedicated by / Right Rev’d Nigel McCulloch / KCVO formerly / Bishop of Manchester / on 26th April 2014 / The Final Phase 4 / of the memorial / was dedicated by / Right Rev’d Nigel McCulloch / KCVO formerly / Bishop of Manchester / on 22nd April 2017 / The lamp is the focal point / of the memorial which / extends to the wall and / the gardens around the / Town Centre Clock.; plaque: Chase Arts for Public Spaces / (C.H.A.P.S ) / Acknowledge and thank / the following for their / sponsorship of the / paving slabs linking the Mining Memorial / Bridgetown Parish Council / Brindley Heath Parish Council / Burntwood Town Council / Cannock Chase Council / Cannock Chase Arts Council / Friends of Hednesford Park / Great Wyrley Parish Council / Hednesford Town Council / Heath Hayes & Wimblebury / Parish Council / Lee Hall & Brereton Collieries / Memorial society / Norton Canes Parish Council / April 2012.
