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A roughly-hewn boulder of white stone with a carved frieze of the heads of miners, their wives and children at its base. The stone surmounts a polished square pedestal and is surrounded by steel railings, the spikes of which bear a small moulded figurative head. There are 95 heads in all. This piece was the last in a series of community participation artworks erected in 1996 for the Easington-based 'Looking Beyond' project. After early consultations between the artist and the villagers, it was decided that Haswell's artwork for the project should be a 'long overdue' memorial to those who lost their lives in the mining accident of 1844. The design was developed in a series of workshops on sculpture techniques run for local children by the artist and the stone was carved and erected on site.

Title

The Spirit of Haswell

Date

1996

Medium

stone

Accession number

DH6_KM_S024

Acquisition method

commissioned by Easington District Council

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Durham County Council

Custodian

Durham County Council

Work status

extant

Access

at all times

Inscription description

south-west facing base: IN 1844 / AN EXPLOSION ON / THIS SITE KILLED / 95 MEN AND BOYS / THEIR SPIRIT LIVES ON. ; south-east face: EASINGTON / COUNCIL / Looking Beyond

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