The Miners Memorial Statue
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The Miners Memorial Statue
Image: © Mat Fascione Taken: 8 Feb 2015
This bronze sculpture is situated on the site of the old railway station. It was officially unveiled in 1998 to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the Whitwick Colliery Disaster, in which thirty five men and boys lost their lives. The statue was sculpted by Judith Holmes Drewry.
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Image Location
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52.724861
Longitude
-1.371569