King Coal
King Coal
King Coal
King Coal
King Coal
King Coal
King Coal

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One of two sculptures by the artist on the cycle route. Situated near former coalfields and made from locally found industrial relics, the sculpture depicts a massive crowned head of a bearded man. It is made from recycled bricks, stone, mining shovels and a fan impeller. Its completion coincided with the announcement of the closure of the last pits in the Durham coalfield.
Title

King Coal

Date

1992

Medium

industrial artefacts

Measurements

H 365 x W 147 x D 147 cm

Accession number

DH2_LG_S006

Acquisition method

commissioned by Sustrans

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Sustrans

Custodian

Sustrans

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

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Located at

Station Road, Pelton Fell

DH2 2QT

On a promontory on a grass verge beside the coast-to-coast cycle route between Whitehaven and Sunderland.