Note: Your tags will not be submitted until you login Create account?
Exit
Maerdy Mining Disaster and Pit Closure Memorial
Maerdy Mining Disaster and Pit Closure Memorial
Maerdy Mining Disaster and Pit Closure Memorial

© the copyright holder. Image credit: Tony Bennett / Art UK

What things, ideas or objects can you see in this artwork?

i

Things are objects or ideas portrayed in the artwork. For example: apple, dog, smile, celebration, etc.

What do we mean by ‘things’?
Can you find what you’re tagging from this list? If so, please select it.
There are records to display, please narrow your criteria
Add as many tags as you want Need help?

Things you’ve added

You can click a tag below to remove it.

Things added by others

Review approved things

The ‘things’ below have been verified, but you can still challenge and report them if you think they are incorrect or inappropriate.

Can you name any people depicted in this artwork?

i

People are the names of figures depicted in the artwork. For example: Queen Victoria, Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale, etc.

What do we mean by ‘people’?
Can you find what you’re tagging from this list? If so, please select it.
There are records to display, please narrow your criteria
Add as many tags as you want Need help?

People you’ve added

You can click a tag below to remove it.

People added by others

Can you name any places depicted in this artwork?

i

Places are geographical locations and venues depicted in the artwork. For example: Glasgow, London Bridge, Belgium, etc.

What do we mean by ‘places’?
Can you find what you’re tagging from this list? If so, please select it.
There are records to display, please narrow your criteria
Add as many tags as you want Need help?

Places you’ve added

You can click a tag below to remove it.

Places added by others

Can you name any events depicted in this artwork?

i

Events are occasions or historical moments shown in the artwork. For Example: WW1, Diamond Jubilee, Birthday Party, Battle of Hastings, etc.

What do we mean by ‘events’?
Can you find what you’re tagging from this list? If so, please select it.
There are records to display, please narrow your criteria
Add as many tags as you want Need help?

Events you’ve added

You can click a tag below to remove it.

Events added by others

How you can use this image

This image can be used for non-commercial research or private study purposes, and other UK exceptions to copyright permitted to users based in the United Kingdom under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. Any other type of use will need to be cleared with the rights holder(s).

Review the copyright credit lines that are located underneath the image, as these indicate who manages the copyright (©) within the artwork, and the photographic rights within the image.

The collection that owns the artwork may have more information on their own website about permitted uses and image licensing options.

Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.

Notes

Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.

A memorial unveiled on the 100th year anniversary of the colliery disaster at Mardy. A second plaque commemorates the closure of the coal mine. It has a raised brick-built platform base with a coal tub on rails, and two ornamental wrought iron panels carry the dates '1885 / 1985'.
Title

Maerdy Mining Disaster and Pit Closure Memorial

Date

1985

Medium

stone & metal

Accession number

CF43_AEB_S500

Work type

Monument

Owner

Cynon Taff County Borough Council

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

30th June 1985

Inscription description

DEDICATED / TO THE MEMORY OF / THOSE 81 MEN KILLED AT / MARDY COLLIERY DISASTER / 24TH DECEMBER 1885 / BY THE MOST REVERAND / D G CHILDS / LORD ARCHBISHOP OF WALES / 30TH JUNE 1985 / IN THE PRESENCE OF / CLLR GLYN JAMES / MAYOR OF RHONDDA Plaque 2: 21st DECEMBER 1990 / THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES THE CLOSURE OF MARDY COLLIERY / THE LAST ID 53 MAJOR COLLIERIES IN / THE 150 YEAR HISTORY OF COAL MINING IN THE / RHONDDA VALLEYS. / A PERMENENT REMINDER OF THE / TRADGEDIES AND SORROWS ENDURED AND / A TRIBUTE TO THE MIGHTY COURAGE, HEROISM, / AND PRIDE OF THE RHONDDA MINER AND HIS FAMILY / A GLORIOUS PAST IS SURELY THE CORNER STONE / FOR A GLORIOUS FUTURE

Tags

See a tag that’s incorrect or offensive? Challenge it and notify Art UK.

Help improve Art UK. Tag artworks and verify existing tags by joining the Tagger community.

Located at

Park Place, Maerdy

CF43 4BE