Gedling: tending the flowers at the miners' memorial
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Gedling: tending the flowers at the miners' memorial
Image: © John Sutton Taken: 25 Sep 2013
The memorial, in the form of a Davy Lamp, was created in 2010. It is dedicated to the 128 miners who lost their lives at Gedling Colliery and to all those who worked there from its sinking in 1899 until closure in 1991.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.975922
Longitude
-1.079169