Abercynon Colliery miners' memorial, Navigation Park
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Abercynon Colliery miners' memorial, Navigation Park
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 10 Aug 2012
Located in front of Ty Cynon http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3076583 in Navigation Park Abercynon. The memorial was erected in honour of the men who worked - and died - in Abercynon Colliery which occupied this site from 1889 to 1988. The memorial was the work of artist John Allinson of Penderyn. It was dedicated on March 31st 1995 by Ken Harrison, a former banksman at the colliery.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.640867
Longitude
-3.329448