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Title
NUM Memorial
Date
1991–1992
Medium
bronze & stone
Accession number
S70_SP_S038
Acquisition method
commissioned by NUM Yorkshire Area
Work type
Statue
Owner
National Union of Mineworkers
Custodian
National Union of Mineworkers
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
28th July 1993
Access
at all times
Inscription description
front of base: IN MEMORY OF / THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES / IN SUPPORTING THEIR UNION / IN TIMES OF STRUGGLE; on right of base: THIS MONUMENT WAS UNVEILED ON / WEDNESDAY 28TH JULY 1993 / BY / ARTHUR SCARGILL / PRESIDENT OF / THE NATIONAL UNION OF MINEWORKERS / K. HOMER / General Secretary / NUM Yorkshire Area / F.W.CAVE / Vice President / NUM / J. WALSH / Assist General Secretary / NUM Yorkshire Area; on back of base: Commissioned by the / NUM Yorkshire Area - December 1991 / Sculpted by Graham Ibbeson - 1992