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Title
Miners' Memorial
Date
2003 & replaced 2020
Medium
stone
Accession number
NG17_HC_S123
Acquisition method
funded by Ashfield District Council and Friends of Brierley Forest Park
Work type
Monument
Owner
Ashfield District Council
Custodian
Friends of Brierley Forest Park
Work status
extant
Inscription description
In commemoration of the 20 miners who were seriously / injured by fore and the 5 men that died of their injuries in the / Sutton Colliery (Brierley Pit) disaster on 21st February 1957. / W.Savage, aged 29 Coal Getter / J.W.Betts, aged 55 Ripper / J.Lemm, aged 35 Shearer Assistant / L.Reeves, aged 45 Coal Getter / J.Godber, aged 16 Supplies Hand / The original sculptures were installed in tribute to all those who worked / at the colliery from 1872 to 1989 on behalf of the local community by / Ashfield District Council and the Friends of Brierley Forest Park in 2003 / Sculptures (based on the original design by Robert Koenig) and / memorial stone replaced in 2020 by Natural Cut Stone Ltd, funded by Ashfield District Council and the Brierley Forest Park Trust.