COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
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SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
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Title:
Wharncliffe Woodmoor Mining Memorial
title
Wharncliffe Woodmoor Mining Memorial
Title
false
Creation Date:
2007
creation_date
2007
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
2008
image_date
2008
Image Date
false
Period:
21st century
period
21st century
Period
false
Location:
Carlton, South Yorkshire
location
Carlton, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Display Creator:
MALKIN, Harry
display_creator
MALKIN, Harry
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
b083a
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b083a
Image ID
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Description:
General view of the memorial - the original pitwheel is (left) now part of a new memorial inaugurated in 2008. Location: Longfields Road, Carlton - at the entrance to Wharncliffe Business Park - on the Royston and Carlton Boundary Walk. The pitwheel was originally (1978) In a field on the Royston Carlton Boundary Walk, near to Spring Lane, Carlton. Description: To the left - half a pitwheel, there is a plaque on the ground by the wheel. To the right a wall on whose surface is a relief in carved and fired brick showing two miners searching in the wrecked mine for survivors. The notice board at the rea contains excerpts from contemporary newspapers recording the disaster as well as other memoranda. Inscription: On a plaque by the wheel: Lest We Forget / In Memoriam / In affectionate memory of the following, all of whom lost their lives in the / Wharncliffe Woodmoor Colliery Disaster, on Thursday, August 6th 1936 // [list of names ] // This plaque and new memorial site was unveiled and redicated on May 6th 2008 / by The Worshipful The Mayor of Barnsley, Councillor Len Picken Commission: To commemorate a mining accident, 6th August 1936, in which 58 men were killed. [1] The original memorial was unveiled by Arthur Scargill, then President of the Yorkshire NUM, in the presence of Roy Mason, MP for Barnsley, and Cllr Dancer. [2] In 2007 the pitwheel was moved to a more public location and installed next to a brick relief carved by ex-miner Harry Malkin. Comment: . References: [1] Royston and Carlton Boundary Walk leaflet.
description
General view of the memorial - the original pitwheel is (left) now part of a new memorial inaugurated in 2008. Location: Longfields Road, Carlton - at the entrance to Wharncliffe Business Park - on the Royston and Carlton Boundary Walk. The pitwheel was originally (1978) In a field on the Royston Carlton Boundary Walk, near to Spring Lane, Carlton. Description: To the left - half a pitwheel, there is a plaque on the ground by the wheel. To the right a wall on whose surface is a relief in carved and fired brick showing two miners searching in the wrecked mine for survivors. The notice board at the rea contains excerpts from contemporary newspapers recording the disaster as well as other memoranda. Inscription: On a plaque by the wheel: Lest We Forget / In Memoriam / In affectionate memory of the following, all of whom lost their lives in the / Wharncliffe Woodmoor Colliery Disaster, on Thursday, August 6th 1936 // [list of names ] // This plaque and new memorial site was unveiled and redicated on May 6th 2008 / by The Worshipful The Mayor of Barnsley, Councillor Len Picken Commission: To commemorate a mining accident, 6th August 1936, in which 58 men were killed. [1] The original memorial was unveiled by Arthur Scargill, then President of the Yorkshire NUM, in the presence of Roy Mason, MP for Barnsley, and Cllr Dancer. [2] In 2007 the pitwheel was moved to a more public location and installed next to a brick relief carved by ex-miner Harry Malkin. Comment: . References: [1] Royston and Carlton Boundary Walk leaflet.
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Permissions
false
Photographed by:
Dave Ball
photographed_by
Dave Ball
Photographed by
false
Creator:
MALKIN, Harry
creator
MALKIN, Harry
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor and ex-miner.
creator_role
Sculptor and ex-miner.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Heritage -- England (South Yorkshire)
subject_heading
Heritage -- England (South Yorkshire)
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England (South Yorkshire)
subject_heading
Public art -- England (South Yorkshire)
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Memorials -- England
subject_heading
Memorials -- England
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Monuments -- England
subject_heading
Monuments -- England
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Coal mines and mining
subject_heading
Coal mines and mining
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Disasters
subject_heading
Disasters
Subject Heading
false