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The memorial is a horizontal pithead wheel raised off the ground and supported at knee height on a timber base. Each of the spaces between the spokes of the wheel is filled with crushed coal. It is enclosed in a circular wooden 'cage' which is surrounded by a low hedge and grass. The whole structure is in a fenced and gated garden. The walkway to the pit head is 600 yards away. At intervals along the walk there are metal and stone plaques showing details of both the seams found within the mine and notable points in the history of the mine. The measurement listed here is for the enclosed garden.

Title

Easington Colliery Disaster Memorial Garden and Memorial Walkway

Date

2001

Medium

metal, wood & coal

Measurements

H 600 x W 600 x D (?) cm (E)

Accession number

SR8_LG_S010

Acquisition method

commissioned by Easington District, and Parish Councils

Work type

Monument

Owner

Easington Parish Council

Custodian

Easington Parish Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

29th May 2001

Access

at all times

Access note

the walkway to the pit head is accessed by a small road off Crawlaw Ave, which leads to small dedicated car parking area

Inscription description

on plaques mounted halfway up the timber column at the front of the memorial, with top plaque commemorating the visit of HM the Queen on 8th May 2002 and lower plaque with the inscription: District of Easington / This garden was officially opened by Councillor / Alan Burnip Chairman of Easington Colliery / Parish Council, and Blessed and Dedicated by the / Lord Bishop of Durham / The Right Rev'd Michael Turnbull / on the 29th May 2001 In memory of all those who worked and served at / Easington from 1899 - 1993 / and whose souls have now departed.Taken from the darkness of their toil / unto the eternal light of our lord / may peace be with them ever more.

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Office Street, Easington

SR8 3QW

On the B1238 at the junction of Crawlaw Ave and Office Street.

Artist or maker

unknown artist

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