The Collier and his Butty, Tredegar
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The Collier and his Butty, Tredegar
Image: © Robin Drayton Taken: 6 Jun 2013
A sculpture made from laser-cut stainless steel at the location of a former coal level. It depicts John Jones who hewed a huge lump of coal for the 1851 exhibition in London http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1180407 . His butty (young helper) depicts Thomas Bennett, age 14, who gave evidence to an inquiry into the Condition of Children employed in Mines, 1841. See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3506065 for a wider view.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.773691
Longitude
-3.245805